Oh dear. What the course of a few hours can bring. Yesterday (March 15, 2024) I was talking about hitting the city for a trip to Wreck Beach. My first of the year and the third March trip in 7 years. Well, as fate and inattentiveness would have it, That didn’t happen. It should have happened today. This morning. Early.
What did happen was that I slept through my alarm because I didn’t get enough sleep the night before and took some NyQuil to make sure I did sleep last night. Well, I slept alright. Soundly. Very soundly. When I woke up, I was disappointed. I knew by the quality of light (and the fact there was any light at all) that I had messed up. I knew instantly that it was far too late to make the first ferry to the city. Now, I had a couple of options. I could make the NEXT ferry and still have a few hours on the beach, or I could just stay home, get naked in the yard again, and just relax and not worry and stress about running around like a maniac, spending way too much money, and not having the experience I had prepared myself for.
I chose the latter. I felt like maybe I should just enjoy the sun at home, do some drawing, slow down, and really just bask in the day. This way I wouldn’t be spending 4 hours on transit, spending more money than I should be, and worrying about just how much time I’d have on the beach. Would it have still been a great day if I had gone? Undoubtedly, but I can still have a great day here. I have some drinks. I have coffee. I have a place I can sit and soak in the sun…. What more do I really need?
I do have the option of heading to a local secluded beach area and getting undressed as well, but there is talk around the coast that the local district government has been sending police officers out to walk the beaches and accost any nude sunbathers. I don’t know how exactly accurate that is, but today? I just don’t want to take any chances. The whole situation is just another reminder that puritans are winning the war on body positivity, and I don’t have the strength for it today.
So I’ll spend some time around home today. The sun is warm and inviting, I haven’t done any drawing in a week, and I could still use some cleaning and laundry time. When Wreck Beach time DOES arrive, you’ll be sure to know. Until then, happy nuding.