Saturday, August 12, 2006
FLYING WATERMELON!!!
Or should I say, "FLYING SHAMU IMPERSONATOR!!!"
I was looking at these pictures the other day and I thought, "I'm glad this picture is all fuzzy." Because, let's face it... I could manage to shed a couple of pounds. Admittedly, I'm not huge by any means... I just think I would feel better if I shed 15 pounds or so.
Anyway, this is a picture of me performing a "flying watermelon" at a friend's house on the 4th of July. I'll not mention their names to protect their anonimity, but they know who they are... Thanks B#%@!&'s!!!
This is pretty much my favorite diving board trick... (think that one in Napoleon Dynamite's voice). I like it because it looks a little crazy, it makes a big splash, it involves a semi-front-flipping/rolling action, and I rarely get injured doing it. It just feels very natural.
The only time I got seriously injured doing it was off of the 5-meter diving platform at BYU. We got to play in the diving pool after my Lifeguarding class. I pulled a flying water melon, and when I landed it felt like my head exploded! It sounded like it too! I felt pretty dizzy for a while, but thought I was fine. It started to hurt wicked bad later that day. So, I went to the docter and they gave me some hecka strong pain pills to help me get through the healing. I guess there's not much they can do for a ruptured ear drum.
So, that's about all I have to say about the flying water melon.
Oh! It is done by flying through the air (like in the picture above) as if you're headed for the biggest belly flop ever. Then at the last minute you roll up into a ball and basically do an upside down cannonball. Or in other words, a water melon... Niiiiiiice........
Well, I hope this blog has been fulfilling for you, as it has for me.
Bye now!
# posted by D-dawg @ 2:23 PM 
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Wow... that was a great, detailed explanation on a watermelon dive. I really had not ever heard of a watermelon dive actually so I learned something new. thanks for blogging! and never call yourself shamu again. or else.
That dive is...niccee! I could never do it. I feel like I would try and then it would end up being a huge belly flop! A ruptured ear drum does sound "wicked" painful. I'm glad you recovered and can hear. Keep blogg'in - it was fun to read!
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