It’s summer my dudes!!! That means it’s either crazy hot outside or raining so badly that the streets are flooded. There is no in between. But regardless, it’s still amazing. And with the extreme heat comes the UV rays that completely fry your skin and make you want to take ice baths for the rest of your life. You want to wear the least amount of clothes possible because it’s SO HOT but you also want to protect yourself from the sun. It’s the ultimate struggle. Some might say that I sound a bit salty…..and here’s why as told by gifs that don’t belong to me because exposing my sunburnt skin is not something I want to do on the internet.

Where it all began….

It had been raining for DAYS where I live. So much so that the streets were flooded and driving to and from my house was starting to become a problem. So when the sun finally came out, it was now the chance to head to the beach to get that long awaited summer tan on and swim in the ocean.

I had everything I needed packed, towel, water, change of clothes, and I even had some killer shades on. As I got ready to slide out the door, I caught the glare of the Coppertone girl.

And you might be like, bruh what? But let me tell you two things. Number one, yes I am still a child and Coppertone is my ride or die sunblock. And number two, that blonde little girl being totally victimized by a brown dog had me thinking that maybe I had forgotten something. Something like taking her with me on my little adventure to the beach. Buttttt considering I hate the feeling of being extra oily from sunblock and getting it in your eyes when running into the ocean plus the pain of just putting it on and having sunblock on everything you touch for the next decade, I convinced myself that I’d be fine and I’m totally up for a little tan.

So I threw the shades on again, headed out the door, and didn’t look back.

Never had I been so wrong.

During the day I felt great. Sure it was warm outside, but I was loving it. The ocean water was nice and cool to balance out the hot sun and when I got out of the water, the sun helped dry me. The sky was clear with a few clouds and I was having the time of my life. Even walking to the pier in direct sunlight wasn’t that bad because no matter how many miles we walked, we were still having fun talking and joking around. On the way back, our feet hurt pretty badly but we walked along the shore so the cold water helped soothe our feet. And it was still perfect.

Until I got home and took off my sunglasses for the first time that day and looked into the mirror.

What I originally thought was a nice tan was actually me the newest Larry the Lobster.

I was burnt to a crisp. And to make it worse, I had even helped someone put sunblock on their back and wiped the excess sunblock from my hands on my shins so my shins were the color of a tomato except for the awkward white streaks resembling my fingers. And to top it all off, I had even rejected the idea of sunblock by jokingly saying, “Nahhh I’m too cool for sunblock.”

So I’m 1000% sure I looked like this.

And here I was standing in my bathroom was a look of pure horror on my face as I prepared to take the coldest shower of my life. And if you know me, you know that I DESPISE cold showers.

For the rest of the night and the day afterwards, I was basically like this every time someone touched me.

My skin felt like the surface of the sun and I was constantly in pain. Everything hurt at all times.

By the end I was just glad that I didn’t get sun poisoning or something even worse.

Now I’m currently in the stage of suffering where it no longer hurts but my tan-ish skin is peeling and I’m paler than before.

And let’s just say that I’m not finding it very appeeling. I’m hilarious, I know.

So what can you learn from my trials and tribulations?

WEAR SUNBLOCK AT ALL TIMES!!!!!!!!!! Or at least protect yourself from the sun.

Which seems totally extra, yes I know. But considering I just scratched my thigh and winced in pain, DO IT. If you’re a girl, just invest in some good foundation or moisturizer that comes with SPF protection so you kill all the birds with one stone. If you’re a guy, I don’t know. Wear a hat or something. Just remember to protect yourself from the sun so you don’t end up like me, a tomato. 🙂

Kasual kook xx