adequate hydration

"You should get a bigger water bottle."...a seemingly innocuous comment...that I seem to have gotten a lot of. Firstly, why do all these people even care that I have to walk a whole 15 steps into the office to fill my 12 oz. water bottle almost a whole two or three times a day? Secondly, don't they think I knew what I was doing when I purchased it? I am verging on 29 and have lived away from home for much of that time. I mean, my little bottle is just the size I want! It fits in my purse, can be tucked under a jacket, doesn't look out of place on my desk, and is not ungainly to drink from. It's not like I'm crossing the Sahara in my daily commute. I only have to make it from one conveniently located source of purified water to the next. If I had a cup you wouldn't be saying "you should get a bigger cup," but cause it's a bottle it needs to be bigger?! I also got stainless steel on purpose since most of my fluids come from it and I don't want to intake any more of that plastic chemical that is reportedly bad for me than I have to. And maybe I like having an excuse to get up and walk around every so often throughout the day. Who wants to sit inert for 5 hours together? Certainly not me.

So, honestly, while I don't hold anything against these people with their truly innocent, yet irritating comments, I do beg of you, should you notice my diminutive-yet-perfectly-adequate water bottle and wonder why I didn't splurge on a larger...just keep it to yourself.

motorized funness

Yeah, so I went to Bear Lake this weekend and realized, again, that really I don't care about boating. It really sort of fascinates me how people just loooove it. I mean, don't get me wrong. I do loooove going to a beach and hanging out in the sun all day with cool people. I love playing in the surf, throwing football, lounging on a raft that is gently rocked by the swaying of the water...could do without having to reapply sunscreen every second...but anyway. I love land-meets-water excursions.

However, I simply do not understand the fascination with having a huge possession that takes oodles of time, space, energy, and money to get, maintain, and use. I'm sure there are exceptions, but most boats are, in my book, and absolute waste. I mean, half the time conditions aren't good enough to do anything anyway. I will submit, though, that there is a fabulous alternative.

The seadoo. Oh dear, the seadoo is quite a different matter, for, there is no doubt that while it may still take some time, space, energy, and money, all of those are far less in proportion to the fun they provide. Man, seadoos are so easy to run, you hop right on, turn the throttle and what do you have? Instant fun, I tell you, instant fun. Yes! It's like a motorcycle (and I love motorcycles) only better cause there are none of those pesky lanes or that dangerous asphalt. Sweet! You can go crazy, jet all over, and if you should happen to take a turn too tight? So, you fall off, into billowing water, pop up thanks to your nifty life vest, laugh over the gobs of fun you are having, hop back on and are off again. I love it! Man, heaven grant me a seadoo, that is some motorized funness that is well worth the effort.