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Re: In The News

Laurel — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 16:07:51 -0000

"real" mermaid: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/...

Re: Tuna Time

Laurel — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 17:07:49 -0000

I never really had tuna salad growing up. Canned tuna was for spaghetti. Now my favorite "tuna salad" is poke (http://en.wikipedia.org/wik... for anyone who is not familiar with it).

Re: Episode VI: Return of the Douchebags

Laurel — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 18:31:21 -0000

Initially it doesn't make sense that tweeter thinks that someone cosplaying -- dressing up as a fictional character, for fun, at a con that's all about entertainment -- wants to be "taken seriously". It's not like she's wearing a gold bikini to her thesis defense or the presidential debate. Except that by "taken seriously" he really means "not raped".

Re: This is so the worst thing you're going to read all day.

Laurel — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:41:18 -0000

Actually, it pretty much does. The definition of productivity is output/input, so the more "productive" you are, the more output (money) you get out and the less input (work) you put in.

Re: Blog Note

Laurel — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 13:25:00 -0000

what's "party on dudes"? That sounds gay (and by that I mean awesome).

Re: The Ladies of The View Talk Lesbianism

Laurel — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:35:26 -0000

This is going to be totally irrelevant to the original post, but there are actually more older women than older men, some statistics here:

http://www.nationalatlas.go...

Re: How to Be a Dipshit

Laurel — Wed, 26 May 2010 15:14:16 -0000

Brain, heart, and balls? Sounds like there might be some good recipes following the head-to-tail meats trend.

Re: What The Fucking Fuck of Fuckingtonshire?

Laurel — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:18:10 -0000

The Washington Times is a particularly ridiculous newspaper. It was founded is funded by the Moonies, see the wikipedia article for more:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

Re: Death Fat on My Mind

Laurel — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 11:47:38 -0000

Is it only the "regular" people who are supposed to eat the magical "oily fishes and blueberries"? Cause they're full of fat and sugar that make you fat!

Re: Today's Edition of "Conniving and Sinister"

Laurel — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:52:26 -0000

I got an IUD put in yesterday. It was a pretty uncomfortable 10 minutes, but I figured it was a lot less painful than having a baby or an abortion.

Re: I Have No Words And I Must Scream

Laurel — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:37:40 -0000

There is some hope for society -- notice that this is a "Bargain" book, which means that nobody really is buying it (or at least not enough people are buying it to sell at full price).

Re: Joshua Tree Tweet Up in November

Laurel — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:28:11 -0000

That's going to be my birthday.. very tempting

Re: The Dynamic Mountain Environment, Always Changing

Laurel — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:49:59 -0000

wend magazine's blog had a story about a bike/ski mountaineering/raft (???) trip:

http://www.wendmag.com/iwen...

The rafting part was on the descent, I think. Water has an annoying habit of running down mountains instead of up them.

Re: The Dynamic Mountain Environment, Always Changing

Laurel — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:58:21 -0000

I did a skills class with RMI a couple years ago, and did another class with a local climbing club, the WAC after that (http://wacclass.org). Even though I learned all the skills at a superficial level with RMI, I didn't meet anyone to climb with until doing the WAC class. The review at a slower pace (every week through 2 months instead of all in 5 days) really helped me feel more comfortable with stuff too.

By the way, I haven't done much climbing in BC, but on glaciers in WA September can have some of the most unfavorable snow conditions in terms of exposed ice, crevasses, etc. So you might find stuff you'd do in season here a lot easier (with the right equipment, I'd rather walk on good snow than an average trail). Though if you're going climbing in Nepal I guess everything here will be small time and you won't need any advice from people like me!

Re: Review: Orikaso Bowl and Cup

Laurel — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:56:37 -0000

I haven't used the orikaso, but I've used the fozzils (the ones with the snaps) and don't like them. The snaps don't really hold together.

I still use my snowpeak titanium mug for both food and drinks -- sure, it's not foldable, but it's easy to creatively use up the interior space (food you don't want to be crushed, fuel bottle, etc.).

Re: Chicks Rock – Devil’s Lake, Wisconsin Trip Report

Laurel — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:49:58 -0000

Sounds like a great trip! I'd love to do a clinic like this, maybe Chicks with Picks this winter...

Re: This weekend's two-fer: Marmot Pass Hike and Exit 32 sport climbing

Laurel — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:01:55 -0000

Nice job getting back on it after falling! I have the opposite problem, I get too scared or too busy trying not to fall to say falling (sometimes I manage to squeak after I've been caught).

I've found that upper crux is kind of moisture-dependent...

Re: Index Lower Town Wall trip report, part 2, plus mental training and shoulder health

Laurel — Thu, 21 May 2009 17:05:10 -0000

What do you use arnica cream for? I have some but it doesn't seem to have do anything when I use it.

Re: It takes a village.

Laurel — Wed, 06 May 2009 16:53:22 -0000

I assume you've checked the bird nesting closure? http://mountainproject.com/...

Re: My Climbing Life, a climbing-light installment

Laurel — Fri, 01 May 2009 22:30:27 -0000

The forecast discussion is talking about good weather next weekend after raining/showering all week...

Re: Where were you, before climbing?

Laurel — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:54:13 -0000

I've never been an athlete and still am not, but love all things active. Ironic, isn't it...

Re: Fear of falling, part three... taking it outside

Laurel — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:49:28 -0000

Congratulations! I like falling after it's over and nothing bad has happened. That doesn't mean I don't hate the anticipation of falling...

I don't know if it's just me, but Vantage seems to have a lot of stressful anchors. Several times I've been hanging on at the top of the climb unable to shift my weight off either hand, staring at the anchor chains... Maybe something to do with the anchors being placed in the solid unbroken rock, instead of the kind that chunks off and leaves nice holds.

Re: In the gym... and a fear of falling update...

Laurel — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:06:05 -0000

Gym training? It's outside climbing time. Please ignore the snow falling in Seattle right now.

The jump catch is great when the belayer is heavier than the climber. Not so great when the climber is heavier than the belayer -- the only time I tried that I ended up next to my climber (also the last time he asked me to jump when he fell).

Re: Climbing-induced Stockholm Syndrome

Laurel — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:09:38 -0000

Dave Y, great point about the 3. I'm relatively inexperienced at leading trad and good at cleaning/following, so when I'm climbing with a more experienced partner in a team of 2 I know that if I ask for the lead I'm going to climb slower, place more gear, do one pitch where two could be linked together, and otherwise slow us down. If I'm in 3, not only am I usually the middle person in terms of experience, but we've already decided we're going to be much slower than a team of 2.

Lot easier to pee on route too, since you're not always on belay, heh...

Re: An open letter to the universe.

Laurel — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:10:33 -0000

Thanks for the weather request, it seemed to work out.

(except for the HIGH WIND ADVISORY GUSTS FROM 40-57MPH on Monday that canceled our Cat in the Hat attempt on Monday...)