so i know i haven't written in here in FOREVER - its been killing me! but i have had NO time because i started this new job and unlike my last two jobs, it is an ACTUAL job that doesn't allow me to be on the internet all the time - ugh! it has been very frustrating! but this is what you need to know in short and hopefully i will have more time now to come back and officially update!
- me and my boyfriend moved out to california at the end of september and we love it!
- my boyfriend is no longer my boyfriend - he is my fiancé!!! we got engaged a week before halloween :-)
- i HAD a job for the past two months but i recently quit - its a temp job so its fine cause i can just get another temp job when i get back to california (i'm in connecticut now with my family).
- will got an AMAZING job and it has been going awesome for him!
- we moved into our own apt in the beginning of december and its in the building next door to my sister and we love it! we have our own balcony and granite counter tops, its sooooo much better then our last apt.
so yeah, things have been going good! i miss you vox neighbors but hopefully my next job will allow me more free time to come back on vox!
Went to check out Ben's home wall last week. He's still got a few mods to make but it currently has a pretty sick roof section. Slightly risky with a lack of mattresses/pads and spinning holds, but good fun nonetheless. Managed to get some footage of Graeme and Ben working on some of the problems (some of which were created by moi).
In all the hussle and bustle of crazy last minute Christmas shopping. This made me stop to take a picture.
Well we had our Secret Santa thingy at work last Friday. There were noms and gifts:
All in all, a very civilised event. :)
Hi Vox friends! Just stopping by this holiday season to wish you all a Merry Christmas! Guess what! I graduated yesterday! And I got tiramisu and diamonds. And it snowed (weak, melted from the sun today).
Just wanted to say hello and send some smiles your way... take care <3
I've signed on to do 100 climbs in 100 days. From the 1st of January to the 10th of April 2010.
Started by a friend of mine as a fundraiser for Friends of Australian Rock Art (a non-profit organisation based in Perth working towards the protection of rock art across Australia).
We can apply our own rules to cater for individual tastes and abilities but at the end of the day it amounts to a challenging amount of time on the rock:
- Only outdoor routes/problems (no plastic)
- All climbs must be grade 16 Ewbank (5.8 US, 5c French) and above
- All climbs completed from beginning on lead (sport/trad/mixed) without falling, resting or aiding
- Pre-placed gear (optional)
- First draw pre-clipped (optional/esp when safety is an issue)
- A multipitch route shall count as 1 climb only, must lead at least one whole pitch
- Failure on route will incur a 10 push-up penalty (swearing optional)
- Named boulder problems graded V4 US (6b French) and above can count
- No double-ups, i.e. each climb can only count once
PAM has discovered a way to solve an age old conundrum.
From News.com.au:
- Pulling a tick off the wrong way can lead to meat allergy. An Australian doctor found the link while studying rising cases of the allergy among people who live on Sydney's tick-prone northern beaches. "I now tell everybody I see who lives anywhere near ticks to use `Aerostart' (spray-on engine cleaner) or another high-alcohol substance," said Dr Sheryl van Nunen. "Stun the tick before you scrape it out and it can't inject what it injects."
Further ref: http://www.allergy.org.au/content/view/124/1/
Might have to try this seeing as it's now summer and the ticks are out and about. Especially when one goes trudging through the bush looking for boulders. :P Luckily I'm not yet allergic to meat.
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