thelawgoddess

thanks, dfa. your thoughts are right on and your points are well taken. you should write a book. or something. i spend quite some time in the gym and will use that "safe" haven as a place to work more directly on passing my 5.10 barrier. i think working specifically on my weaknesses is going to be the key to making me a "better" and stronger climber. ooh, can't wait for my next sesh!!!

aw, crap; i just re-read this thread. if you're going to invite me along, please send me a pm!!! anyway, a couple of friends went up the north side over thanksgiving and said it was primo ice. anybody got better beta than that?

what; no climbing walls???

yeah, the rumor is it's coming the end of next week. well, some of it anyway. god help us all if the freshies don't get here soon!!!

so, what you're saying is ... i should get more in touch with my non-sexual masochistic side? i agree that it is an often "irrational" fear, but *realistically* how does one get over it? you're right that relatively speaking i didn't get *that* hurt - no missing limbs, broken bones or stitches anyway. it took me over a year before i got my ear pierced again just because i knew it would hurt!

sounds like you guys had a great time anyway. must have been gorgeous!

well, there's my problem(s). i definitely need to work on my weaknesses. do you have any suggestions for getting over one's fear of falling on lead, though? the only two times i took falls on lead i got pretty hurt and i know it's holding me back big time.

men of alaska? right direction; wrong country. wasn't there one of those reality show on not too long ago about women who went to alaska looking for a potential hubby? i just remember the poor women standing there waiting for the float plane to bring the man, and the plane would land ... but no man would come out. it was so sad!!!

i would just like to request that people stop impersonating me in the chatrooms, trying to set me up on blind dates. that's not funny!!!

8 mile was good. not the best movie ever, but it has its moments. better than jackass, i'm sure!

muffy, you missed out. it was so nice this weekend. people were even climbing shirtless on sunday!

i thought messner preferred to solo.

boohoo, erik. you big baby!!! bring your whiny ass home and i'll climb with you. i'm a "wimmin" in dire need of a climbing partner who can talk my ear off.

i'm off to the land of nubbins myself in a few minutes. probably see you out there!

thanks you!!! my sentiments exactly - it just didn't quite come out that way.

hey muffy, HOT TUB - HOT TUB - HOT TUB. just teasing. next time we get to climb at smith together i'll join you guys for the apres-climbing apres-eating HOT TUB fun ...

too bad it's just a virtual bulletin board and not a hot tub, eh? you must be one of the "cool" guys, though ... thanks for logging on and keeping us company for awhile.

nice work, muffy! i like your quirky spelling ways ...

cool. btw, why doesn't he just get on board the board with us???

the way i do it is: copy the stuff you want to quote (highlight it and push Ctrl and V on most PC's), reply, under the "Instant UBB Code" options pick "Quote" then paste (Ctrl and P) the stuff you copied. not sure if there's an easier way to do it - haven't really spent time trying to find out.

yeah, i got that one too. and i thought i'd get a new "more special" one once i passed 1,000.

hey trask, what's with the hand signal by your name? what makes you so "special"???

and i thought y'all weren't posting 'cause you were out climbing!

thanks a bunch for the wedgie, trask! i like them a lot - that's why i like to wear thongs.

why don't you just order from barrabes then? and stop your whining! i don't mean to be harsh, but i'm sure there's more than a few of us who'd like some $200 ice tools for $20.