Icy Plunge for the Cure

Before I talk about my experience, I just wanted to thank everyone who sponsored me. We raised $270 for Breast Cancer research in just a single day! We have some audio and video of the event that I will be posting (Some on my podcast). But, for now I will tell you my experiences briefly as I warm up and prepare for a shower.

There were hundreds of people just running in, there may have been nearly a thousand spectators, although it was hard to judge. One people of note was woman wearing an orange dress. I got a picture with her that I will post when I get it. We talked for a bit and she liked that I brought a waterproof mic with me. She was going to run in heels but decided it was too dangerous. Another person that I though was clever despite lack of tact was a guy with the words "Save Second Base" painted on his back.

So everyone gathered on the beach. Most of the girls were in bathing suits, shorts and T-shirts, while others were just in bathing suits. Some of the guys had on shirts but most just their trunks, and I was among them. I managed to get beside the woman in the orange dress and we talked for bit. I was just getting ready f-

"BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRTTTTTTTTTTTTTT" The horn blared and chaos ensued. The first brave souls plunged into the water and half of them stopped suddenly. I climbed in but was afraid to jump on chance of hitting someone. Waist deep my lower body lost all feeling and I could barely walk. Then I saw a space and I dove right in, head first, mic and all. I'm still not sure how much I picked up. I was expecting to be cursing but after the horn blew I was in a total zen moment and I was totally silent. I crawled out of the water and stumbled onto the beach and ran toward my clothing, specifically my bathrobe. While drying off I noticed I could feel nothing in my legs. My core was pretty warm at this point, almost pleasant. My arms were cold but they were not in as long as my legs.

Now I'm sitting here typing this out for you while it is still fresh on my mind. Wherever the trunk was on me, I am still very cold, since I didn't take them off right away. My legs are tingly but the feeling is coming back. I have a minor headache but I'm sure that will go away. Overall it was a great experience. I've never been more awake. I will definitely do it again. I may even do it "Just because" if I can get some people into it. All I can say is we did good, and I'm glad I was part of something so great.

Reorganization

So I've decided to reorganize the way I have my blogs set up. This blog here I'm going to use as a weekly update on any projects I'm working on, including my podcast and my "100 words a day" blog. So now I have a central hub for my various accounts and any creative writing I do. Look forward to some updates on my "The Last Day" story. Look forward to more DeviantArt updates. And look forward to my new podcast "Unsolicited Therapy"

Speaking of my podcast, I'm going to use the blog for that podcast (links below) for any of my inspirational posts and then talk about them on the podcast itself, maybe even read them aloud in full. I guess we shall see. So I'm going to post in this blog once a week on the weekends, my "100 words a day" blog every day I remember to (about every other day) and post in my podcast blog whenever I have a new episode or something to talk about.

Hopefully this way these blogs will actually be useful and/or interesting! So here are the links to my other two blogs, although links will be posted periodically anyways.

100 words a day blog
A semi-daily updated blog filled with blips of exactly one hundred words

Unsolicited Therapy
Blog for my podcast where we discuss all the intricacies of life, but we don't take ourselves too seriously