thelawgoddess

SWEET!

not that gordito's (in greenwood) is *that* great, but if you like HUGE burritos and have never been, give it a visit. i think one burrito lasted me four meals! it's also not a full-service restaurant so you don't need your platinum card to eat there.

did you tell him he should be thankful? i bet they got starbucks there, though ...

try getting spicy hot food up here in bc. seems like they think their hot wings are "hot" just because they're cooked and have some kind of red sauce on them. and there really is fairly good mexican food in the seattle area. (definitely better than anything i could find in the southwest corner of colorado! ) that little taco trailer on the way to/from index f'ing rocks!

foraker, it's pointless of you to ask if it's pointless. if you really want to go, just go - partner or no. (it is often possible to find partners here if you're really keen to climb ... but you might want to bring your soloing setup and/or bouldering pad just in case.) also, the forecast is not pure science and spring is a volatile time of the year. last weekend it rained friday night and then produced three days of beautiful climbing weather.

imho taco time is better than taco bell (unless you're totally broke), but get some "real" mexican food - like fish tacos from taco del mar. you can even get 'em in squamish now!

i was happy to see that the new masters have sewn toe flaps. the ones on my older ones are flapping like crazy - even after trying to glue them down a few times. they obviously knew it was something they had to fix - i think i might have to call warranty on this one!

rumr already posted something about this here ... or was this another rockfall in the same area? i'm actually surprised it's still closed, though ... must have been big!

i think they used to give you a deal if you joined for a certain amount of time, but you definitely couldn't end your contract early ... unless maybe you died and didn't have any money left in your checking account.

it's $45/month (plus tax) for normal adults ... but there's also a $40 initiation fee.

this was something i didn't realize was a bonus until i heard my leashed partners complaining about mashing their fingers on the ice. somehow, i never had that problem. j_b, there are quite a few people climbing leashless. maybe not so much in washington because there's not really any sporty ice around, but if you take a trip to ouray or other places where there is much more nice water ice and mixed climbing i think you'd be surprised. climbing leashless is nice and fast. not being tied to my tool i can leave it placed while i shake out quickly and move on with my climbing. plus that other stuff dru said.

well, i would happily make a trip down to index ... but i'm far from leading .11's. (and i know that by "NW" you meant "NW USA"! )

seems like something that should be more of a concern in a single rope system ... not that i'm that concerned. i use my halfs for ice climbing ... here falling is not an option anyway, right?

i use the roca migu (8.1). the roca website says they are 43g/m. the beal ice line is 42g/m. the mammut phoenix is even lighter - 41g/m. but who can afford mammut ropes?

hmm. sounds like somebody doesn't want to be sitting around holding a gri-gri all day.

i like toasted golden brown marshmallow skins! mmm!!!

i thought ashw was talking about lance's birthday suit.

yeah, but he doesn't look nearly as hot in lederhosen! (tommy rocks, though!)

rumr, it's not too late - you can still be free. all you gotta do is grow your dreads back ...

i f'ing hate that shit!!! personally i think it's worse than a virus. just so you know, one thing that might help avoid getting it in the future: stop perusing porn sites! (this seems to be a problem when letting other people use your computer while you're not around! )

and don't forget "jim bob, jr"!

HOLY SHIT! hmm ... well, at least she waited four years after she got married to start spittin' 'em out!

i don't really get into reality tv, but i'll admit i find some of it entertaining. this particular show, though ... i found rather uncannily disturbing.