I have only been on a trampoline maybe four times in my entire life. Consequently, I have no acrobatic skills whatsoever and may be irrationally certain my next encounter with one will leave me paralysed. Contrast that with Mike who grew up with a tramp in his backyard and can tumble and somersault and backwards somersault (etc.) without any fear whatsoever (and without having done it for nearly a decade). Of course I believe him to be magic and awesome (for many reasons but mostly for his mad tramp skills).
All this to say, yesterday I was inexplicably drawn to our neighbourhood park to play on
Sacrilege 2012 (aka bouncy Stonehenge). Perhaps because of its size or the lack of metal framing but I felt very acrobatic during our 10 minutes of play and asked Mike to teach me how to tumble. He was a good sport and spent a few minutes helping me out. Here, in 7 easy steps, is how to tumble.
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| 1. Prepare by tucking your chin into your chest (it's okay to cry a little bit here) |
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| 2. Start to fall forward (optional: keep your arms at a 90 degree angle at all times) |
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| 3. Embrace the fall, try to tuck in a bit and fling your feet over your head |
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| 4. Gravity takes over |
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| 5. Just go with it |
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| 6. Come to a rest, confirm your neck isn't broken |
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| 7. Celebrate |
I proceeded to do a bunch more of these sad tumbles and I had the best time! Of course, I thought I looked more like this at the time:
but, whatever.
