I PTFTW your thanksgiving!

Heh

T day update.
Drove 3 hours to wife's aunt. Cousin and cousin GF knot there. Ate 2 much turkey. Made teh kids play outside cents they were 2 wild. Drove 2 hours home. Fri had bro's family over. Bro would axe me a ?, then start texting on his cell. OK. Good to have you over.
S-S went up to the local mountains, big bear to stay with freinds at their cabin. Pretty sweet, actually. We took the kids for a hour hike. no one died.
I thing this weakend we will jess relax.

wife must have been happy with the no-show.

nice on the cabin, though. That's sweet.

Um yea, she's not so happy about not getting th eword her cousin bowed out. Funny thing is, his GF lives less than 10 miles from us. She sould just call her up and swing by to see her sometime.

family conspiracy theory ploys at work?

I think they drive. Looong drive.

I want to know what they do for accommodations... Mammoth isn't unreasonable, it's the accommodations that have kept me from making that stinking drive.

There are flights, direct, from San Diego now, too. I should check into that, cause that drive is kind-of a kicker.

I skipped work and went to VOTM today. (it was rad.... yes)

Started on Best Crack in the Moon then found my way working a bit on Einstein's Relativity.
Got on Sketch and skared myself half to death. Made the onzite with three falls.
Sent Paradigm Shift on the second go; the route is pretty cool.

Rounded our way to Patina Wall and did Tech9; it would seem I find myself on it every time.
Then kicked over and went up Full Auto before working on M11 for a bit. Got it on my third go.

Checked out some new lines on the back wall that aren't documented in the guide. All pretty sweet.

Got harassed by Border Patrol agent on a horse. He was quite douchey and was skeptical that we were climbers. Despite the, um, ropes harness and such. Dude was annoying.

On our way out we were harassed again by some 20-something young tool trying to look in the esuvee to see if we had migrants or drugs.

To top it off, at the checkpoiint we were harassed again, though this time I suspect it was because I was making faces and being an ass to the cameras.

Fuck..


Off to the Bay Area for the weekend. No climbing on this trip. I think we're diving on Friday in Monterrey, though.

8 hours of driving. I didn't kill anyone! Whoo!!!

Ate turkey. Am fat[ter] now.

Here's a little climbing story for you all, you might enjoy...

http://www.joshuatreeclimb.com/Stories/prethewhale.htm

If I die here, I will my gear to Jeremiah, my artistic energy to Loran, my ability to not have family crises to donny, my scottish heritage to sunny to carry on with strength, my ability to post TRs to Erin AND Deana, my ability to cook fish to sylvia, and my climbing spirits to bryan.

Bolt's not near ground-fall is it? That'd be a shitty way to find out why the bolt's there.

Good that you're back at it. Pay attention to that elbow, though. I'm telling you, you don't want it to flare up.

Yep. Protects groundfall. Gray TCU is good substitute??

Yep. Protects groundfall. Gray TCU is good substitute??

WIN!

YGD
That is awl.

WOO!

I ate turkey, let the BF drive while I slept, and skiied for 4 days!

I'm less crappy of a skier nao too! I think i've now skiied something like 10-14 times...

Here's a little climbing story for you all, you might enjoy...

http://www.joshuatreeclimb.com/Stories/prethewhale.htm

Well, I went yesterday and tried out a Crossfit class . . . haha, not what anyone here would probably have in mind as a good "something", but a fun experience: a ten-minute workout that left me feeling weak hours later. That really says more about my general fitness right now than the workout, though.