slow progress
Jul. 25th, 2002 09:43 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dchenesI went climbing last night for the first time in about three weeks. The gym is up to its ears in 5.7 routes now, which is cool because that's about where I am, ability-wise. I climbed a couple of new 5.7s and fell off both of them at least once apiece. One of them has been dubbed (by me) George of the Jungle, because you start on the right-hand side of the wall, and then the route meanders back and forth across the wall a couple of times as it goes up. Nifty stuff, though. Even niftier is the fact that I've been getting slowly better at all sorts of things. I can climb overhanging walls now because I don't need to have both hands and both feet on the wall all the time any more.
I need to borrow the book on how to set anchors outdoors and actually read it this time, instead of just skimming it. I realized last night that although I know the theory of tying off to anchor points, I know nothing about setting the end the rope actually goes through.
I've re-arrived at the conclusion that upgrading my current laptop much further isn't going to be possible and that I should just buy a newer one. I knew that already, but I decided for certain yesterday when I found out there's no way to get USB capability in my current computer, and I really would like to have that. So, after I go broke in September getting my smaller student loan paid off, I start saving money for a new laptop. I wonder how long that'll take?
Today's poem is a reflection of what I haven't been doing for the last week, because my boss is on vacation and it's comparatively tranquil around here.
When in danger,
When in doubt,
Run in circles,
Scream and shout.
I need to borrow the book on how to set anchors outdoors and actually read it this time, instead of just skimming it. I realized last night that although I know the theory of tying off to anchor points, I know nothing about setting the end the rope actually goes through.
I've re-arrived at the conclusion that upgrading my current laptop much further isn't going to be possible and that I should just buy a newer one. I knew that already, but I decided for certain yesterday when I found out there's no way to get USB capability in my current computer, and I really would like to have that. So, after I go broke in September getting my smaller student loan paid off, I start saving money for a new laptop. I wonder how long that'll take?
Today's poem is a reflection of what I haven't been doing for the last week, because my boss is on vacation and it's comparatively tranquil around here.
When in danger,
When in doubt,
Run in circles,
Scream and shout.
