{"id":620,"date":"2009-09-08T19:34:55","date_gmt":"2009-09-08T09:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/?p=620"},"modified":"2010-08-06T23:39:23","modified_gmt":"2010-08-06T13:39:23","slug":"i-found-a-new-favourite-activity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/2009\/09\/08\/i-found-a-new-favourite-activity\/","title":{"rendered":"I found a new favourite activity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Okay, so I suck at skiing but I&#8217;m awesome at sliding down slopes. In an effort to avoid the annoying school groups, we went up Mount Hutt pretty early. The plan didn&#8217;t work. We got there about the same time as the first busload of school kids. Oh well.<\/p>\n<p>I got myself to the top of the kiddie run and promptly fell over but it was a controlled fall this time. I got about 10 metres down the slope when I fell over. Not dignified at all but I did manage to get back on my feet. Me being me, I ended up careering down the slope way too quickly with no control. But I didn&#8217;t fall over which was good I suppose. The only reason I managed to come to a halt without falling over was because the end of the run has a rise so I just stopped. <\/p>\n<p>I got myself back to the top and once again fell over. I took my skis off so I could get out of the way and then all the school groups arrived for a lesson. I couldn&#8217;t see myself getting down the slope without crashing into someone so I decided to walk down the slope. Whimpy I know but it&#8217;s better than injuring myself or anyone else.<\/p>\n<p>Kim and I messed about on the slope and even made snow angels. Then we decided we should do what a group of kids was doing and slide down the small slope that separated the green run from the kiddie slope. It was awesome fun and we did it repeatedly &#8211; so often I ended up with snow down my pants. But it was totally worth it because it was so much fun. I&#8217;ve found a snow activity I can actually do that doesn&#8217;t require any coordination at all.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/members.iinet.net.au\/~wordnerd\/media\/newzealand2009\/024.jpg\" title=\"Me in my skiing outfit\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" \/><br \/>\nI look like I should be going golfing in those pants not skiing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/members.iinet.net.au\/~wordnerd\/media\/newzealand2009\/025.jpg\" title=\"My peeps with their snow gear\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><br \/>\nKim, Andrew and Mel all geared up to hit the slopes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/members.iinet.net.au\/~wordnerd\/media\/newzealand2009\/026.jpg\" title=\"Andrew and Kim about to slide down the slope\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><br \/>\nAndrew and Kim at the top of the slope we were sliding down.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/members.iinet.net.au\/~wordnerd\/media\/newzealand2009\/027.jpg\" title=\"Kim\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><br \/>\nKim &#8211; It&#8217;s totally awesome duuuuuuuude!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/members.iinet.net.au\/~wordnerd\/media\/newzealand2009\/028.jpg\" title=\"A much happier face\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><br \/>\nMe in the car after sliding down the slope repeatedly. Much happier face this time.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/members.iinet.net.au\/~wordnerd\/media\/newzealand2009\/029.jpg\" title=\"The summit of Mount Hutt\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><br \/>\nThe summit of Mount Hutt on the way down.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Okay, so I suck at skiing but I&#8217;m awesome at sliding down slopes. In an effort to avoid the annoying school groups, we went up Mount Hutt pretty early. The plan didn&#8217;t work. We got there about the same time as the first busload of school kids. Oh well. 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