the blur...
So much has happened…
Don’t know where to begin… hmm.
Let’s see…since last I wrote…life has been insane/amazing (As usual!)…feels like a year has passed in the past few days…
Midnight Frisbee/introspective talks in the park, lounging in the grass, watching stars…cuddling on sodden blankets, talking to people about life…all the questions…laughing until morning…honesty…
Running across the street, soaked in the rain, losing my flip-flop in the middle of the intersection…watching incredulously as Aaron ran back into the street to retrieve it (he almost got hit by a car to get it, but he was grinning all the while)…happened twice…quite embarrassing, really…it didn’t want to stay on for some reason…had to take them off and walk barefoot…which I love.
All of us went to the Blue Mountains for the weekend…and ..it was….AMAZING!!!!!
Oh my my MY!
It is soooo effin’ beautiful up there…we went on several hardcore hikes that left us all feeling dead (sooo hot, and hours of uphill climbing)…but it was incredible…first day there, we went to this lookout, but it was misty, so we stared out into the mist, and it was beautifully ethereal and spooky…something about knowing that there is something out there that we can’t see that makes your jaw drop…
Then we went to this rainforestty area…saw “kissing trees” which are trees of different species who have fallen into each other, leaning, and now are fused together at the bark…thought it was terribly romantic…:-) …in order to get to this area of the rainforest we had to take this sky tram that apparently boasts the steepest drop in all the world…we were nearly vertical…gets your adrenaline going…loved it…and the air there smelled absolutely divine…I could not stop smiling…I was so ridiculously excited to be there…reminded me a lot of the Hawaiian rainforests…
Next day, we went to the Jenolean Caves…which were incredible (HUGE caves, miles of passageways, there were these underground catherdrals, and all you can do is just stare up and up and feel beautifully small and in awe)…then a few of us ballsy ones went for a swim in the absolutely freezing waterhole…we all climbed up these rocks and jumped off amidst the watching reptiles… and there was so much squealing and swearing and clinging to each other for warmth…some of the coldest water I have ever been in…it was amazing! Muscle spasms were had by all….and we could not feel our bodies for a while afterwards…intense!!
We all stayed in these cabins, and it was fantastic…free coffee…and compost toilets, which were cool…we all bonded over those, for sure. :-) Everyone got a lot closer over the weekend…dramas got a bit more intense…soap opera-esqueness...but everyone was smiling through it all…
Funny incident at dinner…there was this delicious chocolate desert with whipped cream and strawberries, and everyone was in heaven…but, apparently, those that know me know that sometimes I have a hard time hiding things, my face is pretty honest…so I happened to have this delighedl expression on my face, and Sam started to crack up, called it my orgasm face…everyone had to have a look…but I get embarrassed when people ask me to do things on the spot…so I made a goofy face, and we all called it the “anti-orgasm” face…for some reason, it was the funniest thing ever (you had to be there), and we all nearly choked on our food…yarrow spit out her tea, sam, krista, and kelly were almost in tears, hans made fun of me, and everyone around us kept turning around to see what all the fuss was about. Ah…reputations. :-)
We had a big party in our cabins…played crazy games…I sang an impromptu song about avocados (go me!i am so cool it hurts!)…had crazy talks…had a campfire…went out and stared up at the stars….i have never seen so many stars in my life….it was unbelievable…
At one point I had to run from the campfire back to the cabin by myself, and it was pitch black and misty and I could hear things moving in the bushes…and I had to skip and whistle happy songs so I wouldn’t freak out…I felt really dumb…and ended up sprinting back…
Stayed up til the wee hours of the morning…everyone shared stories and secrets and it was beautiful…. talked about our greatest fears, regrets, love...first kisses, etc etc...some people really opened up...Dain, the player of our group, usually just talks about the number of guys he's slept with, how unnattached he is, etc etc....but the other night, i asked him if he had ever been in love, and he got almost weepy and opened up to all of us, showing an entirely different side...it was amazing...
had fabulous tipsy talks with yarrow and kerri outside, standing up in my sleeping bag…listening to the night birds…there’s this one bird that can mimic the sound of a cell phone and a lawnmower… bizzareeee
the 17 year old aussie son of our biology instructor came along, and stayed with us…I had thought he was gay b/c he was definitely flirting with Dain, but then he got trashed and tried his best to seduce kerri and I, ended up falling on top of me, have a huge bruise on my arm now…he kept on trying to convince us that he was almost eighteen, and that we should take pity on him…then he stole my hairband when we wouldn’t comply…it was all quite dumb. He got lectured by a number of the other people in our cabin…everyone got pissed off at him...he was really embarrassed and apologetic at breakfast…and on the bus trip home we all had a good laugh b/c he kept on saying that he was lactating (he was refering to lactic acid), and he could not be convinced that "lactating" referred to something else...:-)
Yarrow designated me as her snuggle partner…so we shared a bed for the weekend and cuddled and had random whispered conversations about relationships and staying true to one’s self (so as not to wake up Caitlin who is such a sweetie), then we passed out, and woke up with lovely cricks in our necks b/c we hadn’t moved the whole night …but it was really nice to snuggle with someone and just chat and babble without anything having to feel forced or awkward…special.
We were all slightly hung over the next morning…and that’s when we had to go on our 5 hour hike that left us all panting…but it was amazing, we passed through several environmental biotas, arid deserty terrain to the rainforest (learned tons about the wildlife and the different organisms)…walked under waterfalls, slid down muddy hills, rock climbed mossy boulders, huffed and puffed over scorching desert…learned what to do in case of a snake bite (good to know…eee)…
then we ate lunch at this waterfall…and yarrow, kerri and I decided to get wet, no one had bathing suits, so we just stripped down to underwear or shorts, and climbed up the waterfall, several levels to it…all of it extremely slippery, and pretty damn dangerous now that I think about it…lots of people fell and got hurt…but chances must be taken, and it was soo amazing…we sat under the waterfall and just let it fall…then we lay out on this cliff and stared at the view…miles and miles of beauty, we all had a moment where we turned to one another and were boggled by the reality that this was our classroom…the blue mountains are incredible…very much like the grand canyon, but more rainforesty…and it’s blue b/c of all the eucaplyptus which release the oil into the air that turns it blue…and it is gorgeous!
Whew…there is soo much that I am leaving out...trying to condense it all..
But the bottom line is, the trip was flabbergasting…we are all more tightly bonded, we all shared so much of ourselves this weekend….I love everyone in the group, and there is constant laughter and inside jokes…all of us feel so hardcore now, since we managed to survive the insane trek that left us feeling like we were going to die out there…now everything feels like a breeze in comparison…I’m sure our muscles will be screaming tomorrow, though. Oy. Anticipation is great!
At one point, I was walking through the rainforest, and looked down at my shoes, and was struck by the thought that these shoes were going to take me to so many different places…places I have yet to imagine…then I thought about all the footsteps I have left to take before coming home, and how each one was going to change me in some way…it sounds terribly cliche, i'm sure...but it left me smiling and elated..so shush!
I have to run and get my groceries home…and wash the waterfall out of my hair…
Ah, life…not much else like it. Nope!
Don’t know where to begin… hmm.
Let’s see…since last I wrote…life has been insane/amazing (As usual!)…feels like a year has passed in the past few days…
Midnight Frisbee/introspective talks in the park, lounging in the grass, watching stars…cuddling on sodden blankets, talking to people about life…all the questions…laughing until morning…honesty…
Running across the street, soaked in the rain, losing my flip-flop in the middle of the intersection…watching incredulously as Aaron ran back into the street to retrieve it (he almost got hit by a car to get it, but he was grinning all the while)…happened twice…quite embarrassing, really…it didn’t want to stay on for some reason…had to take them off and walk barefoot…which I love.
All of us went to the Blue Mountains for the weekend…and ..it was….AMAZING!!!!!
Oh my my MY!
It is soooo effin’ beautiful up there…we went on several hardcore hikes that left us all feeling dead (sooo hot, and hours of uphill climbing)…but it was incredible…first day there, we went to this lookout, but it was misty, so we stared out into the mist, and it was beautifully ethereal and spooky…something about knowing that there is something out there that we can’t see that makes your jaw drop…
Then we went to this rainforestty area…saw “kissing trees” which are trees of different species who have fallen into each other, leaning, and now are fused together at the bark…thought it was terribly romantic…:-) …in order to get to this area of the rainforest we had to take this sky tram that apparently boasts the steepest drop in all the world…we were nearly vertical…gets your adrenaline going…loved it…and the air there smelled absolutely divine…I could not stop smiling…I was so ridiculously excited to be there…reminded me a lot of the Hawaiian rainforests…
Next day, we went to the Jenolean Caves…which were incredible (HUGE caves, miles of passageways, there were these underground catherdrals, and all you can do is just stare up and up and feel beautifully small and in awe)…then a few of us ballsy ones went for a swim in the absolutely freezing waterhole…we all climbed up these rocks and jumped off amidst the watching reptiles… and there was so much squealing and swearing and clinging to each other for warmth…some of the coldest water I have ever been in…it was amazing! Muscle spasms were had by all….and we could not feel our bodies for a while afterwards…intense!!
We all stayed in these cabins, and it was fantastic…free coffee…and compost toilets, which were cool…we all bonded over those, for sure. :-) Everyone got a lot closer over the weekend…dramas got a bit more intense…soap opera-esqueness...but everyone was smiling through it all…
Funny incident at dinner…there was this delicious chocolate desert with whipped cream and strawberries, and everyone was in heaven…but, apparently, those that know me know that sometimes I have a hard time hiding things, my face is pretty honest…so I happened to have this delighedl expression on my face, and Sam started to crack up, called it my orgasm face…everyone had to have a look…but I get embarrassed when people ask me to do things on the spot…so I made a goofy face, and we all called it the “anti-orgasm” face…for some reason, it was the funniest thing ever (you had to be there), and we all nearly choked on our food…yarrow spit out her tea, sam, krista, and kelly were almost in tears, hans made fun of me, and everyone around us kept turning around to see what all the fuss was about. Ah…reputations. :-)
We had a big party in our cabins…played crazy games…I sang an impromptu song about avocados (go me!i am so cool it hurts!)…had crazy talks…had a campfire…went out and stared up at the stars….i have never seen so many stars in my life….it was unbelievable…
At one point I had to run from the campfire back to the cabin by myself, and it was pitch black and misty and I could hear things moving in the bushes…and I had to skip and whistle happy songs so I wouldn’t freak out…I felt really dumb…and ended up sprinting back…
Stayed up til the wee hours of the morning…everyone shared stories and secrets and it was beautiful…. talked about our greatest fears, regrets, love...first kisses, etc etc...some people really opened up...Dain, the player of our group, usually just talks about the number of guys he's slept with, how unnattached he is, etc etc....but the other night, i asked him if he had ever been in love, and he got almost weepy and opened up to all of us, showing an entirely different side...it was amazing...
had fabulous tipsy talks with yarrow and kerri outside, standing up in my sleeping bag…listening to the night birds…there’s this one bird that can mimic the sound of a cell phone and a lawnmower… bizzareeee
the 17 year old aussie son of our biology instructor came along, and stayed with us…I had thought he was gay b/c he was definitely flirting with Dain, but then he got trashed and tried his best to seduce kerri and I, ended up falling on top of me, have a huge bruise on my arm now…he kept on trying to convince us that he was almost eighteen, and that we should take pity on him…then he stole my hairband when we wouldn’t comply…it was all quite dumb. He got lectured by a number of the other people in our cabin…everyone got pissed off at him...he was really embarrassed and apologetic at breakfast…and on the bus trip home we all had a good laugh b/c he kept on saying that he was lactating (he was refering to lactic acid), and he could not be convinced that "lactating" referred to something else...:-)
Yarrow designated me as her snuggle partner…so we shared a bed for the weekend and cuddled and had random whispered conversations about relationships and staying true to one’s self (so as not to wake up Caitlin who is such a sweetie), then we passed out, and woke up with lovely cricks in our necks b/c we hadn’t moved the whole night …but it was really nice to snuggle with someone and just chat and babble without anything having to feel forced or awkward…special.
We were all slightly hung over the next morning…and that’s when we had to go on our 5 hour hike that left us all panting…but it was amazing, we passed through several environmental biotas, arid deserty terrain to the rainforest (learned tons about the wildlife and the different organisms)…walked under waterfalls, slid down muddy hills, rock climbed mossy boulders, huffed and puffed over scorching desert…learned what to do in case of a snake bite (good to know…eee)…
then we ate lunch at this waterfall…and yarrow, kerri and I decided to get wet, no one had bathing suits, so we just stripped down to underwear or shorts, and climbed up the waterfall, several levels to it…all of it extremely slippery, and pretty damn dangerous now that I think about it…lots of people fell and got hurt…but chances must be taken, and it was soo amazing…we sat under the waterfall and just let it fall…then we lay out on this cliff and stared at the view…miles and miles of beauty, we all had a moment where we turned to one another and were boggled by the reality that this was our classroom…the blue mountains are incredible…very much like the grand canyon, but more rainforesty…and it’s blue b/c of all the eucaplyptus which release the oil into the air that turns it blue…and it is gorgeous!
Whew…there is soo much that I am leaving out...trying to condense it all..
But the bottom line is, the trip was flabbergasting…we are all more tightly bonded, we all shared so much of ourselves this weekend….I love everyone in the group, and there is constant laughter and inside jokes…all of us feel so hardcore now, since we managed to survive the insane trek that left us feeling like we were going to die out there…now everything feels like a breeze in comparison…I’m sure our muscles will be screaming tomorrow, though. Oy. Anticipation is great!
At one point, I was walking through the rainforest, and looked down at my shoes, and was struck by the thought that these shoes were going to take me to so many different places…places I have yet to imagine…then I thought about all the footsteps I have left to take before coming home, and how each one was going to change me in some way…it sounds terribly cliche, i'm sure...but it left me smiling and elated..so shush!
I have to run and get my groceries home…and wash the waterfall out of my hair…
Ah, life…not much else like it. Nope!
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