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I hear that. The first time I was on part of that trail was when I hiked from the Gorge to Sisters. I remember being very hot and unhappy busting my huge pack up Zigzag. Gear cache...hmmm that's a not a bad idea.

How'd you know I have a dog?

Dru, if you go hunting "slow elk" let me know. I'll help butcher it and make dinner.

Bummer about the knees. I was kinda thinking about doing a 2-3? day trip in a few weeks. Sounds like it'd be reasonable for an overnighter or two, or three, or four? Knees. Ouch.

Well, Fuck! Oregon Field Guide has their shit waaay off!

I'm STILL reading The Making of The Atom Bomb. and Fatland. I also surrepetitiously perused a few snippets out of the new Lynn Hill book at my girlfriends place. heheh. Damn, I gotta finish those.

Actually, there used to be a buttload of sheep grazing in eastern Oregon an western Idaho, mostly by Basques that had come over here after reading advertisements of how green and beautiful it was. There's a Basque Cultural Center in Boise, and they even have a bar called Guernica. I digress. The grazing issue is complex. For example, in Hell's canyon there used to be sheep grazing allowed. What started happening though, was the sheep were getting this virus and spreading to wild bighorns. So the Forest Service discontinued grazing permits (I think in 96) and now large swaths of the canyon are being overrun by invasive weeds due to no more grazers eating the grass and keeping everything nice and trimmed. Rangers are terrrified of what will happen if a fire gets going in those area. Crazy. Seems to me like the best solution to issues as huge and complex and emotionally charged as this one is that all interested parties have an equal voice. Like the Steens Alvord Coalition, which consists of ranchers, environmentalists, hunters, couple of recreational groups, and at least one Indian Tribe.

THAT IS WRONG. "Hey Peter, man. Watch your cornhole, buddy"

Ooooh, I'm gonna have to aah, Disagree with you.

"No, man, I think you'd get your ass kicked for sayin' something like that." Hey! Would you all like Some shrimp shooters, extreme fajitas, or pizza poppers!?

That blows Timmy. I would have your back in a nanosecond. This site keeps me sane sometimes.

I have my little forms of rebellion that help me ameliorate my outlook in regards to my fucking suck ass job.

OOOHHH BABY.... I wish I could, but alas, the reality of my financial cirmustances compel me to remain gainfully employed for the time being.

I just found out I have to work tomorrow. FUCK I HATE MY JOB SOMETIMES!

June I did one 2-day trip. July I did one 2-day trip. August I did one 2-day trip and one 4-day trip. I don't expect to be able to even go out every weekend. All I know is that it seems like I am sacrificing my entire life outside of research and my advisor still is not satisfied. From having talked with several people since yesterday, I've come to realize several things: Many other people have had issues with my advisor. We have fundamental communication barriers. He'll be optimistic and say that I can get X done by Y time. I'll think he's crazy. I'll be realistic and say it's not possible to get W done by Z time. He'll think I'm fatalistic. He gets offended when I speak of work in terms of hours. He thinks I should be so passionate about my work that hours don't matter. I want him to appreciate and respect the sacrifices I make to put in long hours. My advisor is not known for his ability to be supportive and encouraging. Damn, Gary, that sucks. The kind of shit you're dealing with is exactly why I didn't pursue my PhD in Physics. Too much Bull-Shit. (2 classes left for a Master's though) I have a good friend finishing his PhD, and he is basically at school all the time. That sucks, man. Sorry.

Well SHIT! It sounds like us Eugene/Corvallis climbers need to get together and spank the butte around a little.

Man I wish there was a bouldering area closer to eugene. Haven't checked out Sweet Home, but still that's like 40 minutes. There were places in Bend that I could ride my bike to. That'd be sweet if we had that here.

Yeah, Skyclimb, Oregonians are pretty secretive sometimes. I guess they just want to have the first volley in the ensuing bolt war.

Bouldering on the coast you say? Where might that be?

That's pretty fucked up.

Ya know, I didn't even know that there was actually an episode of Happy Days where "The Fonz" jumps a shark. That's fucking hi-larious!

Sex is like... Sex is like... Damn, it's just good.

Just a reminder shakti wil be here 9/25 Moore Theater WHAT?!!! But one of em died! Guess he'll just have a replacement..

Shakti w/ John MacLaughlin: Natural Elements