For two girls that are used to ten roommates, going to only four was a challenge, then going to two... well that is just plain crazy but what can I say me and Nat are pretty wild. Kaitlin and Marcie left for the weekend leaving me and Natalie to our own devices for one super long weekend. On Friday nights I work alone in a computer lab where only a few poor World of Warcraft deprived souls wander in to hide in a corner of the lab and live in fantasy. Meanwhile I study and feed my growing addiction to Facebook and reading random blogs. This particular Friday Natalie decided to accompany me to the Lab and experience the life of a computer consultant herself. Well we did homework, listened to some tunes, laughed and goofed off (now I know what you are thinking, no one was in the lab, I promise). Anyway we get a call and our neighbors invite us to go bowling and with all the grace of a five year old Natalie proclaims, "I hate bowling" well needless to say she was shocked that she had just blurted that out, so we called them back and promised to do something after they bowled.
Well we got back to our apartment, called them and lo and behold they were home... they didn't go bowling after all. Our neighbors seem to now how to do everything and like I said me and Natalie are pretty daring so we finally decided to attempt long boarding. Now neither Natalie or I had ever long boarded so it was an adventure, I definitely was more timid then Natalie but by the end we had determined to buy our own Long boards and conquer our new found love. Personally I want a ukelele and a long board so I can pretend to be Polynesian. The best part other than Natalie speeding down campus and Jason running just to keep up was riding down Old Main. Now before you think I have gone totally Hot Rod on you....we were just sitting on the board. I was actually pretty good, I made it to the bottom of the hill without falling which is quite an accomplishment.
After a heated debated on what to do next, we girls were forced into the driver seats of a manual car. I knew I lacked any confidence in the whole endeavor and judging on Natalie's face she wasn't too hyped up either Well after a couple test runs, I was starting to feel a little more confident, basically I wasn't fighting the urge to cry anymore when, something on the car exploded. Okay, maybe it wasn't exactly an explosion but pretty sure it was terrifying. We got out of the car and Trent's tire had completely blown. I was convinced I would be the first person in history to go down in History as, "The One to Blow a Tire When Learning to Drive a Manual. So... we learned how to change a tire. Something that will come in handy latter on I am sure. But to clear my good name I do need to say that the alignment was off and the tire was down to the steel so it wasn't my fault, I probably just saved a life, call me Wonder Woman if you will.
After long boarding and vandalizing Trent's car, we picked up yet another new skill, slack lining. Now if you are any thing like me this is a completely foreign thing, so here is the gist: essentially a towing rope is attached between two trees and without the aid of the tree, friend or foe you walk across the rope. As the terms implies the line is pretty slack so it is a challenge. But we proceeded to crawl across the line ending our Friday with a new found addiction, slack lining.
-Tessa
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