Or maybe I just smartened up and realized, just because I wasn't getting sun burned, doesn't mean the sun wasn't taking it's toll on my milk chocolately skin. In any case, I put my motorcycle up for sale (anyone want to buy a white 2008 GSX-R 600 w/ extremely low miles?) and headed to Vons where, w/ my HSA credit card in hand, money was no object.
The sun screen Market is huge. The selection made my head hurt, but as with everything else in life, I looked for the one with the prettiest packaging and easiest (to apply). Anything that referenced 'sport' or 'active' seemed right up my alley. I also had to make sure the product came in a spray on applicator; imagine how awkward it would be to ask a coworker to get my back before I left for a lunch run. Now imagine all the female coworkers having already left for lunch.
For the last two months or so, I've felt pretty awesome in my war against skin cancer...but now the bottle's about dry and I'm sad. Sure, I realized I'd run out eventually, but I can't help but think back to the ride w/ E.J. , Rene and others, where I offered E.J. some sun screen and he proceeded to generously apply what seemed like half the bottle to his exposed arms, legs and face. My 'whoa whoa whoas' were met w/ 'I burn easily, bro'. Not wanting him to die either, I let him continue to drown himself in sunscreen - imagine the gasoline fight scene in Zoolander. I caught E.J. 5 miles into the ride climbing mount soledad and he looked like he had just lost his puppy or was remembering the end of the note book. He had an equal parts tears, sweat and sunscreen cocktail streaming down his face. *Hint* always apply sunscreen with enough time for it to dry before your activity...especially on your face.
I should walk to Vons now for some more sunblock. After all, I am a runner. What's 3/4 of a mile? But the lazy in me, wants to see if my favorite nickname, 'Rhino', is more than just a play on my name and is also reference to my tough exterior.
I was not aware of the "do not apply directly to face" on the "female" spray bottle of sunblock. I'm all about the lotion type applications but hey, I didn't burn that day!
ReplyDeleteAs I was reading this, I laughed out loud a bit while sitting in the middle seat of a 757 in the very back. Because of my outburst, my two neighbors wanted to relive the moment of hilarity and they too laughed and commented on the great writing style. Keep it up!