A day to mark in history folks.
Danielle got another tattoo.
KIDDING!!
Did I fool any of you? That is actually a photo of my friend Kelsey's tattoo that she got this morning. I was asked to accompany her, so I dutifully quit the studying for a couple hours and we headed out to West End for her to get all tatted up. This was her first one, and it's a pretty epic masterpiece if I do say so myself! I was happy to be able to distract her with my anatomy reenactments to make her laugh, and I think the tattoo artist thought we were on drugs. Literally.
After this tattoo job, Kelsey and I met up with Alexa at a cafe down the street called Three Monkeys. Here, we actually got some work done while drinking MASSIVE bowls (yes, bowls) of Chai Lattes. Yum!
On the way to the tattoo shop though, Kelsey and I saw the coolest thing. In South Bank (the area where they have the built in beach and outdoor pool) there is a wall where you can take and leave various items. This week's theme was Magazines, and the theme changes each week apparently. It's a really cool system where you are allowed to help yourself to whatever magazine you desire, as long as you leave something in return! Brisbane always has really cool and avant-garde ideas like this....sometimes, I wish Canada was more innovative!
Yesterday (sorry, this post seems really backwards!) I helped Alexa out with her practical exam by being the guinea pig in a VO2 max test. Basically, I was hooked up to a ventilator which monitored my oxygen consumption and usage during maximal aerobic exercise. I was on a stationary bike, and every 2 minutes Alexa would turn up the resistance. I had to go until I was fully exhausted/almost puking, and then from the data, Alexa had to demonstrate to the tutor that she knew how to calculate my critical values and explain them to me. Turns out, I am within the 90th percentile of women in my age category, which classifies me as an elite athlete! Funny eh? I also found out the heart rate at which my body stops using oxygen efficiently (aerobic to anaerobic consumption) and when I go out for a bike or run, if I stay below this heart rate, I can sustain exercise for much longer. Interesting values to know, but I have to admit the test was hard as. I was only biking for 15 minutes, but the last 6 were probably the toughest 6 minutes of exercise I have done in Australia to date. I wouldn't volunteer to do the test anytime soon.....
That's about it for the updates. I just wanted you all to know that instead of studying like a normal uni student, I am currently very good at finding alternative activities!!! I'm sure my marks will definitely reflect these decisions...but in the meantime, I'm loving life!
xoxo Danielle
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