allison

I had trouble finding my first Pub Club as well, but the gallant and effortlessly cool mattp found me and brought me in for a safe landing. It's only awkward once, and then you will always know someone!

Anybody want to do the Karpool thang from the North End? Shoot me a PM!

Mt friend Doug Meyer is an ordained minister in the Universal Life Matrix Chrch. I had him ordained (via Internet, but it is all legal) so that he could preside over the proceedings of my first wedding, which took place at Smith. So, ULM is already active in this sort of thing in Central Orygun. ULM's slogan is "do that which you think is right."

Anybody heard how the weather's going to be around 11worth?

Second Skin works really well, and if there is a hotspot in any plastic part, you can hit it with a heat gun, and round out the offending rubbing bit with something roundish, like a stone. Don't forget the natural process, which involves letting blisters form into callouses. I'm having a hard time NOT picking at loose skin, which will soon form up for the summer! Oh, and preventative application of 2nd skin and duct tape will get the "normal" foot far.

I'm 35, and my mom is a true-blue Boomer, her dad was in the Navy and died in service. I've worked for non-profits for fifteen years (which essentially means I work for 30% below the for-profit version of my job), I vote, I volunteer, I'm active in my community, and I stop for pedestrians. I also make art, which people buy because it makes them feel good to look at it.My parents never gave me anything once I left home after high school. I drive a fifteen year old car. Most of my friends live similarly, though the married ones do a little better as they can combine their resources. Where do you see all of these slack-jawed trust fund babies? How dare you assume you know us!

I've got to third the vote for the PR. I tested one all summer last year and found it to be, uh, tits! It gets a little lower performing over 7000' but I've had it up to about 8000' with no real problems. Biols quick, and a full canister and the stove weighs about the same as the W'lite WITHOUT fuel. I've abused mine a bit too, and it hasn't broken yet. Couple of tips for dealing with the stove: If the iso bottle starts getting cold and the stove is underperforming, first try warming it with your hands. If it's still cranky, take the LIT stove, and dunk it in the water you are boiling. Works great, heats the fuel right up. Also, if you want to recycle your used iso canisters, run the stove at sea level until it is no longer burning, which means the fuel is all out. Then you can puch a hole in the canister with a nail and it's recyclable. If you don'[t get all the gas out, it could explode, so get it all out of there. This information is provided for entertainment purposes only, so if you try it and something bad happens, don't try and sue me.

Definitely chub! Definitiely power food. Gu is not food, IMO. I have to admit that my finicky tastebuds require a fine imported HC though, and perferably with an equally fine cheese, and a fun fun fun partner. Gu lacks the love I seek from my outdoor exloits!

Hey, a buddy of mine is climbing with a guy, this is his name. I need to get Terry's home phone number, please shoot me a PM if you know it. Thx.

I ran across this thread while I was looking for something else and thought interesting enuf to bring up top. Dwayner, I know you wanted inputs from the guys on this topic, but I'm going to put in my $.02 anyhow. Guys who are serious climbers are hard to date, for a number of reasons. I tend to avoid dating them. [ 06-23-2002, 04:27 PM: Message edited by: allison ]

Victoria has suggested that Pub Club be over at the Nickerson, in honor of her b'day, iffin' I'm not mistaken.

Being average can be rather nice. Now WHAT were we talking about? [ 06-22-2002, 10:59 AM: Message edited by: allison ]

quote: Originally posted by sk: I have a nice ass, strong well built muscles, nice legs too. Do you ever get tired of hearing yourself talk? Crikey! Another niiice option for a small carrying container is MEC's version of the Bullet Pack, I think they call theirs the Blitz-Crag, small compact dealie that rides high between your shoulder blades. It's got about enough room for a pair of shoes and a fleece thing, and maybe water. With the exchange rate it's under $20. And while we are on the subject of the Great MEC, they've got a Shoeller jacket that's a pretty decent knockoff of the Cloudveil one everyone seems to covet, and it looks to run about $80, compared to the Cloudveil, which I think runs $225. MEC RULES!

PP, if you are reading this, please reconsider. I cannot speak for anyone else, but I for one would miss you! [ 06-20-2002, 04:07 PM: Message edited by: allison ]

The frustrating thing can be that MDs are in many cases so reluctant to try surgery to fix things that you waste good years of your life waiting for them to come around. I'm six years since my accident, and except for about 2 decent years in the middle, have had tons of pain and misery....and docs telling me to deal with it. There comes a time when surgery is a reasonable option, and in my case it was long before I got a surgeon who was sensitive to the problem enough to agree that we can try something different. So, if you've tried all the other stuff, don't be afraid to consider surgery. It's not the end of the world to do it, and it *might* make you all better.

I'm feeling a certain affinity towards the Alki this week.

Tell them, "it's okay, Mummy and Daddy aren't snotty elitists"?

It's Monday, and time for the weekly debate about whose favorite watering hole we should descend upon.....what do we say?

DENNIS HARMON SUCKS.

OhMyGawd Timm@y.....did you know at the time that TippyToe is...a....black...diamond!!!Holy mackerel!

quote: Originally posted by Muir on Saturday: quote:Originally posted by allison: Muir on Saturday's autosig sucks. better? Yep.

Muir on Saturday's autosig sucks.

Oh, sorry, I must have left my computer for a moment. Peter Puget RULES! Dan Larson SUCKS!

me, hikerwa, Ralph, to the Top, ehmmic, V, Sayjay, Wayne1112, GF, dog, 009, 2 dogs, ChucK, Alpine K, Juan, Erik, Carolyn (from Minnasody, did Tooth with F8 today!!), Figger Eight, Dave W, MattP. Chris W, Dave Schuldt, Dr. Jay and "friend", CoonDog, and a lot of other people who I can't remember right now. It was an excellent Pub Club despite the fact that I got Seam Grip in my hair while trying to seam seal my damn tent, but I also got rid of a lot of marshmallows, chocolate, and graham crackers. Kudos to Ehmmic for calling Pub Club at Shilshole despite heavy law enforcement presence on the beach, who once again SINGLED OUT MattP!! [ 06-12-2002, 08:57 AM: Message edited by: allison ]

Hey gang, I'm going to go down around 6 and try to snag a picanic shelter. Anyone want to PM me their phone # if they are going to be online around then, and I'll call on my cell and give an exact location, which you can then post? GG isn't huge but there can be a bit of walking around to try and find people...and heaven knows none of us like to do any of that! I'm going to bring some briquettes to get things going and then hopefully several truckoads of palettes will arrive and we can do some SERIOUS burning!