Harder than it looks
(You can click either to get a larger, zoomed-in view… if you really want that…)
First, I just wanted to clear up some issues. Yesterday, when I ‘leaked’ (sorry) the first picture on Twitter, I had a lot of responses questioning the colour (and consistency?) of my urine. No, I do not have anything wrong with my kidneys. I’m not taking any vitamin supplements. I did not drink a lot of orange juice. That’s just the natural, slightly-radioactive hue of my urine. Sorry. That’s just how it is. [And if you want more too-much-information, hit up Lilu's blog. Can girls write with yellow snow as well as boys...?]
Would it make it any better if I said my entire family were out and about enjoying the snow on our estate today, as I defaced our lawn? I think my sister’s off to the left somewhere, making a snowman. Also, after I had done up my fly, we made snow angels. My mother’s up the drive, shaking snow from the trees. I think my dad was off in the other field making a ramp to practice his snowboarding.
Anyway, it’s still snowing here in the UK. It’s really, really crazy. It’s easily the most snow I’ve ever seen — apparently it’s the most we’ve had in 50 years! The first half of it fell during the Christmas holiday, but this latest batch has effectively shut down the country. Really, really crazy.
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Wow, you need to drink more water!
January 7th, 2010 at 1:39 pmYes yes…
Kidney failure… drink more water… less vitamins…
NEXT…
January 7th, 2010 at 1:39 pmWell healthy urine should be the colour of “pale straw”. This looks like golden syrup and has put me off starbucks caramel frappuchino forever.
And you can stop mid flow? I don’t know why I am asking that.. why am I asking that?
January 7th, 2010 at 1:40 pmNot enough pee to write “Seb needs to book himself in for a urinary tract swab” ?
January 7th, 2010 at 1:41 pmMen can stop, yeah, it’s just a little painful.
Well, I had to drink something to get all THAT out… maybe I drank golden syrup?
January 7th, 2010 at 1:42 pmhaha. Nice job!! A few weeks ago my friends had a pee writing competition on a wall. I was pretty impressed. But this my friend, is superb. Nice work.
January 7th, 2010 at 1:42 pmOn a wall?
Doesn’t it… drip down and ruin the letters below it?
January 7th, 2010 at 1:45 pmI would have stuck with snow angels probably, but sounds like your all enjoying the snow–in your own ways. Have fun!
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January 7th, 2010 at 1:59 pmIt’s the snow itself… we all go a bit CRAZY when it snows.
I’ve never seen more than 2 or 3 inches before… so this is like… BONANZA.
January 7th, 2010 at 2:15 pmThe snow hasn’t shut down the whole country… things are running all right up here in the Northeast! People aren’t coming out much, but there are still buses, trains etc.
I feel like it would be quite difficult to pee and take a photo at the same time… Good job!
January 7th, 2010 at 3:14 pmMy pee went incredibly orange last time I was on some kind of medication – VERY bizarre. I hope you moved on to another pile of snow before you made snow angels.
I’ve been hearing about the snow on radio 1 and how all the schools are shut down and the airports are cancelling flights and basically the world has stopped for Britain right now. We have that much snow in a day over here – just bundle up harder!!
January 7th, 2010 at 3:17 pmHez — probably because snow is slightly more common up there, especially in Scotland. You probably have, like, salt and grit and shit like that. Down here, we don’t get more than an inch of snow most years. Bit like heat waves — the country also shuts down for those.
Emily (very cute avatar by the way) — there are photos of my snow angels on Flickr! And yes, it was fresh snow. Lovely, deep, fresh snow. Very cold snow…
People still listen to Radio 1?
January 7th, 2010 at 3:38 pmHahahaa, don’t feel bad about your radioactive urine. My bf’s is the same (It could probably take paint off the walls…)
I hate to come out like this, and say it this way, but YOU STOLE MY MOTHERF*ING SNOW! You jerk. (We have had a very pitiful snowfall, and it is severely affecting my snowboarding.) So, if you would, please box up those clouds that the glorious white snow is falling from, and send them to me.
Oh, and I love the pic of your urine flying out of the snow. Very… Well, it’s pretty damn cool
January 7th, 2010 at 3:56 pmHey, this is the first time we’ve had serious snow in the south east for 20 years! Let us have our moment!
I have another ‘action’ shot that I might upload in a day or two (you’ll understand why I’m reticent when you see it…)
January 7th, 2010 at 3:59 pmHa load it up can’t wait to see it. This is going to be my photo of the day…….nothing like a family outing huh? May not get to doer again for another 50 yrs. Giterdone!
January 7th, 2010 at 4:18 pmI had to look up what ‘giterdone’ means…
Make the most of the snow while I’ve got it, right?
January 7th, 2010 at 4:27 pmI love the snow
We had twice as much last year – but our village is still cut off, even with 6 inches!
January 7th, 2010 at 4:43 pmWell I think the UK has a grand total of 3 snowploughs that it moves around the country at its leisure. Obviously, they’re never in the right place at the right time…
6 inches is nothing though! Where’s the farmer with the tractor to save the day?!
January 7th, 2010 at 4:45 pmYay for peeing in snow! And girls can do it, but it’s kind of ruined with all the foot prints.
I’ve only done it once, but it resulted in my laughing hysterically with two of my friends. I think we got more urine in our pants than in the snow. ;P
January 7th, 2010 at 4:50 pmWell, you could probably do punctuation very well then… just not any letters…
January 7th, 2010 at 5:00 pmwow. really. sigh. men.
January 7th, 2010 at 5:22 pmYeah make the most of it. Giterdone, Larry the Cable Guy coined the phrase I’m pretty sure. At least he got it started.
January 7th, 2010 at 5:37 pmDon’t think anyone would want to try to pee in the snow where i’m at right now. It’d probably freeze b4 it hit the ground. Lot’s of snow and colder than a well diggers *arse* it is!
I imagine in places where there’s PROPER snow (i.e. proper snow drifts), it probably comes up to their ‘bits’ anyway…
I’ve seen some great photos of people walking around in big 2-meter-high walls of snow. Think it was somewhere in North America. Crazy stuff.
January 7th, 2010 at 6:21 pmWheres my snow? And my estate?
January 7th, 2010 at 9:17 pmFor the right price… all of this… could be YOURS!
January 7th, 2010 at 9:18 pmi swear to boys II men i really thought that was orange juice you were spurting around. damn you’re a good aim-er.
damn i did not just say that did i? haha. oh well.
January 7th, 2010 at 9:44 pmWell, as a bit of a penis master, you’re probably best-situated to really JUDGE my skills… and flow…
January 7th, 2010 at 9:48 pmYou’re just too creative for us Seb.
January 7th, 2010 at 11:18 pmIs that your pee, REALLY, Seb?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
January 8th, 2010 at 4:01 amMAYBE…
All will be revealed tomorrow… well… kind of.
January 8th, 2010 at 4:03 amwow my pee isn’t that orange unless i take a certain vitamin.. B50!
you and your weird photography (art?) antics. hahahha.
January 8th, 2010 at 4:05 amI’m simply trying to mix things up a bit.
I’m sure you realise, as a fellow artist, that we have to push our boundaries, and thus our comfort zone
January 8th, 2010 at 4:16 amMore water?
Sometimes, I wish that I had a dick, simply for the sole purpose of using it to write my name and perhaps other derogatory messages in the snow.
January 8th, 2010 at 7:41 amIs that your real name…? Or an RP name?
Penises are great in general. But I’m led to believe that female bits have some benefits too.
January 8th, 2010 at 2:11 pmWhich [ 1st Person Pisser ] game is that one :]
January 8th, 2010 at 2:14 pmWe would be in more trouble if it was ‘FPS’ and not ‘FPP’…
January 8th, 2010 at 2:15 pmI have to pee now.
But that’s pretty cool, though…I wonder if I could do it if I shimmied around a lil bit while I peed. That would be a pretty good workout, wouldn’t it?
Except it doesn’t snow down here.
Aw, nuts.
January 10th, 2010 at 7:22 amOh, man. I have missed this blog. I think I stopped reading for a while when the whole exhibition thing started making me a little queasy, but I’m glad I came back.
January 10th, 2010 at 7:43 amYou are clearly as insane as ever
It doesn’t usually snow here either, Zandria… you should practice anyway, in case it does one day snow…! Good for the muscles, as you say… and everyone likes strong kegel/pelvic muscles, right?!
Thanks, Ambles.
January 10th, 2010 at 3:56 pmI seem to remember that Helen Chadwick, the English sculptor, had some sculptures based on her peeing in the snow.
January 10th, 2010 at 4:22 pm