Grrr!

So I really, really enjoyed white-water rafting. I did it with the same group I tried the scuba class with. Both experiences have made me think that I may have an unforeseen appreciation for watersports.


There's just one problem. 


Watersports seem to give me hives.


For realz, I now have an intensely itchy red rash on my back that bears a striking similarity to the one I developed after scuba diving. I think I might be allergic to the material they use in wetsuits. Either that, or the detergent these rental places use to clean their wetsuits.


Why, universe? Why?!!!? Couldn't you have made me allergic to American football instead?



 

PSA

My Public Service Announcement of the evening:


If you haven't listened to The National's "Runaway" yet, you should. It's a beautiful song. Also, if you're a Johnny Cash fan, it sounds to me like his kind of song. As in, I can almost hear the ghost-echo of him singing it.


No good official videos for it yet, alas, but this one is a decent-quality fan vid.