Okay, apparently the suntan prediction for my trip to Brazil was a tad optimistic. It was certainly not for a lack of opportunity…because I am pretty sure our little island straddled the equator (which probably cost extra).
Let’s just get this straight…I am on a yacht, surrounded by water, straddling the equator. I wasn’t afraid I was going to burn, I was afraid I was going to spontaneously combust. I pretty much took a bath in sunscreen while checking through customs and did not stop at any point throughout the weekend. I didn’t even bother to rub it in…it looked like a primer coat. I mean…I put sun screen on my follicles. By Thursday, I was paler than when I arrived. I looked like I was vacationing in Vermont.
THAT is when I decided to play a little radiation roulette. You know…see if I could stay out for an hour without sun screen just to get a “base tan” (it’s all relative, folks – it’s a tan for me). Not in Rio, baby. I went to the beach without sun screen for THIRTY minutes on Thursday and came away looking like a walking isotope.
Thursday happened to coincide with the tour that we were getting from a Brazilian local. When we were introduced, he just stared at my “base tan”…I don’t think he blinked for about 3 minutes…his eyes were probably seared open from the heat emanating from my skin. I told him it was an Irish suntan and that no, I didn’t need to be rushed immediately to the hospital. He told me I needed to wear sun-screen in Rio, because they are “ultra-violent rays”. very freakin’ funny…please pass me the aloe.
I never had these problems in the tanning bed.
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Well, it's about time I made a comment on one of these blogs of yours. I'd like to address a few things. 1) You should have known about the "suntan" thing, but I still feel your pain...literally--those burns hurt like hell, 2) How can you be so funny at 5:53am? You must be delirious or something, and 3) What's with all of the anonymous comments on your blogs? Aren't we related to all of the people commenting? Maybe they are afraid to reveal their identities b/c they don't know if they're as funny as you (esp. if it's my dad. haha)
-Mikee
I think Mikee just went on record to say i was funnier than Niall. And "anonymous" is really just Anne Louise's log-in name. - McC
Actually, seeing as how Niall is the one buying me a new MacBook, I guess I'll revoke that insinuation...sorry Mr. Mauve, but it turns out that I can be bought.
PS-- I just thought "anonymous" was Dad not being able to figure out how to post again. You know he's written about 50 responses but only managed to post one. Just push "publish your comment" Dad!!
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