Monday, 9 July 2012

Don't have a PADI

Finished the first day of PADI Open Water Diving course.

Had to sign a ridiculous legal waiver which signed away my rights to sue even in the event of "active negligence". No joke.

I got around this by signing as Marmaduke von Sexypants. Just want to hear a judge say that name if it ever comes to court.

Our instructor was nice, but called all the girls by name, but pretty much ignored me. I think this is unfair. Maybe I want to get winked at and flirted with too, you know?

It was surprisingly disorienting down there, even at the very shallow depths and the skills could be pretty scary and uncomfortable (e.g. removing breathing apparatus and re-inserting it), but I'm excited about the next days training.

Also, on a unrelated note, what is the deal with corporate videos? We generally watch these videos because a) we want to or b) we have to. In either case some shitty gag that wasn't funny a decade ago when the film was made, is either unnecessary (stop telling me diving is awesome - I know, I just paid to learn it for 3 days) or insulting (your work's Corporate Ethics Refresher course is probably not going to be improved with a skit involving Japanese businessmen).

Here is a picture of a lightning:


By popular demand, here is a picture of some food:


Todays blog is a bit surreal. I think I may be tired.

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