Finishing a problem that I've been working on for months often feels anticlimactic. Especially when there was only a move or two that needed to be worked out. Having climbed the route over and over means that all the other moves are wired and flow once I get everything right. So the lack of effort means that I'm actually climbing better than I ( Read more... )

Right now I can quite honestly say that I loath the legality of fireworks in Oregon. Don't get me wrong, I love big fireworks shows, but having them go off right next to me gives me a headache like nothing else. And makes it more than a little difficult to get to sleep when I have work the next day ( Read more... )

Friday evening, ate a quick dinner a Hot Lips Pizza then rode down to OMSI to see the Body Works exhibit since it was the last night I could use my free pass from OHSU. It was really neat to see, though I wish I could have gone when it wasn't so crowded. It felt rude to shift around the bodies too much since it meant getting in the way of other ( Read more... )

For the second weekend in a row, I manage to ride over 100 miles in a day. There was a triathlon going on Marine Drive, so it was deliciously quiet and lacking in motorized vehicles. Though I was rather confused when a motorcycle pulled up next to me and asked if I was part of the race. More hilarious though? Seeing a vulture (yes, you read that ( Read more... )

Nothing hammers home the feeling of "I am so glad it's Friday" like proofing nine pages of sequences. Especially when you don't know what the expected mutations are.

That was the second most painful bike ride I've ever been on. I ended up riding almost all the way out to Multnomah Falls and probably would have gone all the way if my left knee hadn't been giving me so much trouble. By the time I got to Marine Drive, the ligaments on the outside were one bundle of pain, sometimes shooting down my leg. I almost ( Read more... )

Today was painful. Thankfully in a literal rather than figurative fashion. Even though my quads hurt like woah all day, I still managed to bike to and from work. The one really good thing about it all was realizing that my joints didn't hurt, as they tend to be the weakest link. And my knees were twinging a bit while I was running. No major harm ( Read more... )

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Grrr... SttP is not open late when I want them to be.

Feet are just about the worst possible places to have bug bites. It is almost impossible for the bites to not itch when you are wearing socks and shoes.