I'm a pale kid. I've come to accept this fact, and I have taken to buying SPF 50 sunblock. Yes, the kind that comes with kids playing on it. While the rest of my family can tan, I received the crap skin genes and can't. It seems as if every summer I being with one awkward sunburn that will fade into awkward "tan" lines. I use tan in quotation marks because my version of being tan is far from actually being tan.
I received my first awkward "tan" lines at the end of March thanks to an unseasonably warm day and the apartment pool that stays open year round. I apparently have serious issues spraying myself with sunscreen. I always miss spots.
On Friday, I volunteered at basically a field day for companies. I wore flip flops because I was just a volunteer. A team dropped out, and I got asked to play Volleyball on a volunteer team. I played barefoot in rough grass. I'll be honest though if I had had tennis shoes on, it really wouldn't have made a difference. I was terrible. 0 of my serves made it over the net. It got hot, so naturally I rolled up my tshirt sleeves. The next round the sun came out from behind the clouds as I kept score the baggo (also known as corn hole or bean bag toss). Upon leaving, I realized I had turned quite pink. I'm the idiot that had sunscreen sitting in the car, but did not put any on because I didn't believe i'd be out in the sun much. My shoulders aren't pretty. To make matters worse, I met a friend at the pool yesterday morning and hung out for a couple of hours. While I managed to put sunscreen on this time, I don't believe I should've put my shoulders back in the sun. I've added some awkward burns on my thighs and stomach thanks to my terrible job of applying sunscreen.
Aloe is now my friend. I'm not sure if there's a limit to how often you should use aloe, but I tend to put it on every couple of hours. I am pretty positive I'll have some interesting "tan" lines this summer thanks to the past two days. At least I'm semi-smart, despite it being a nice day I'm sitting inside instead out in my bikini by the pool. I don't think I'll forget sunscreen again for quite some time.
This past week, I also learned, don't drink water by your laptop. I know that seems obvious, but half a cup of water dumped on your keyboard isn't a good thing. Thankfully after two days of drying out, I now have a fully functioning key board. I didn't have a working M key until this morning. The M key is crucial when your last name beings with an M. Or when half of your computer log in's contain M's. I did pretty good at getting around the letter. Though my friends probably think i'm weird for referring to myself as "this girl" all weekend.
Recap: Wear sunscreen. No liquids by electronics. I'm glad I can bring you valuable life lessons.
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