.mellow yellow.

Today was by far the most mellow day thus far. Nice waves, only a handful of guys out, AND Glenn's second to last day. LOVELY. And since Ryan is training for China's contest this weekend he was longboarding it [as if he didn't catch enough waves on a shortboard!] and I got to try the board.

I don't think this is the exact board [maybe it is] the dimensions [9'0" x 21 ½" x 2 ¾"] are similiar but this neato board had a thruster AND four-fin setup. Today Ryan had the four-fin setup and it was a very different ride than my pretty little 8'6 that I'm accustomed to. G. is going to purchase the board after Ryan uses it for the contest and has said that I may use it, hooray! Either that or I'm going to cave and go purchase it for myself ... so much for a new shortboard.

I also got stung by a stupid bee today. I saw something fly into my hair [and in my head, even kind of thought it was a bee] but quickly reached up and brushed it out anyway. Just as Ryan opens his mouth and says "Don't! I think that was a bee!" I can feel the stinger in my finger. Lovely, just lovely. So Ryan pulled the stinger out for me and I nursed a slightly swollen hand all day. Weasels! This made up for all the mean-ness that had taken place earlier when Ryan mocked me for putting sunscreen on on my stomache [since it gets on the board and makes it oily].

Ryan [as he climbs onto my board]: "Do you oil your board?!"

Me: "No, but I wear sunscreen."

Ryan: "On your stomache?"

Me: "Yes."

Ryan: "So Potagee, you!"

I guess I need to start wearing shirts again so I can continue to wear my sunscreen and prevent skin cancer! [I still love Ryan]