above: a collage of annie and i being sexy (as per ;]) at the beach.
we were all supposed to meet at 10:30 at yorkville, but i showed up twenty minutes late, as usual.
i found kjell first and then we met up with annie and her friend – who is now my new friend – katy.
introductions were hastily thrown about and soon we were all aboard the ttc and on our way to woodbine beach.
i think it’s safe to say that when annie and i are around each other, we kind of go a little bit crazy and this results in us being louder, more frivolous and less conscientious of all the people around as than usual.
in other words, we were entirely obnoxious.
as soon as we’d arrived at the beach and set foot on the sand, kjell took his speakers out of his backpack and we strode along that little dessert awash in loud music to announce our arrival. there was nobody there though, so our theatrics were a bit of a waste.
we found a nice, quiet spot by the water to lay down our towels and settle and i dipped my feet into the lake and discovered that it was too cold to swim, which was alright because i’d forgotten my swimsuit at home.
the rest of the day was spent lazing around, tanning, eating candy, dancing to the music and generally chilling. kjell’s friend josh joined us at one point, and then there weren’t enough towels (but we managed).
i love the beach. it’s always so relaxing.
at one point kjell went out into the water with me and i got my shorts wet. we were trying to see how far we could get without feeling like we were about to die. it wasn’t very far at all – as i recall, we started darting back towards the safe and dry sand as soon as the water hit our torsos.
as my shorts were too wet to comfortably wear, i decided to strip down to my underwear and let them dry.
nobody seemed to mind, which was good.
at one point we even had a small fire burning thanks to various pieces of cardboard and some used matches.
we spent about four hours just lying about and then we went to get lunch at pizza pizza, where we were attacked by a couple of demonic seagulls. i think one of them was marking its territory or something, but it was RUDE.
we all headed over to eatons afterwards and did a bit of shopping before parting ways.
i stayed with kjell since he was going in the direction of my house and we headed over to NOISE on queen west so he could buy another tanktop. i approved of his selection.
the employees there were also very friendly. i like friendly people.
and then we went to davd’s tea for some nice banana daiquiri iced tea.
we sat in the shade and i got extraordinarily cold, which was bizarre.
when i got home, i looked at my reflection in the bathroom mirror and realized that i’d probably stayed out in the sun longer than i should have.
my whole upper body was – and still kind of is – red, but nothing hurt so i’m hoping it all just settles into a nice tan by tomorrow.
the plan for tomorrow is to go to the beach with shannon and then explore some of toronto’s nature trails.
should be fun.