Sherri

Sequim When you're driving by Sequim on your way to some ONP alpine adventure, stop by "The Buzz" just a block north of the Sequim Ave. exit. La Vita coffee, funky music, fresh goodies, red walls, and a creaky wooden floor. Oh, and there's a quote painted on the back wall: "It takes millions of flowers to make a prairie, and one bee." Coffee AND inspiration. Now isn't that nice.

OMG, that's funny.

Hey Jesse, Welcome! Get the latest guidebook--Rockin' on the Rock, by Dallas Kloke--at the little Mt. Erie grocery store, just before you get to the park. If you don't see it on the shelf, just ask for it. Sometimes they keep extras behind the counter. Great folks there. Have fun!

Not sure if this will be helpful, but just in case: After a muscular meltdown due to overtraining(running), I began seeing a PT who did somatic release. I had pretty much blown every muscle from my QL to down to my ankles, and the part that scared the hell out of me was I didn't know what I had done or how it happened. Seemed to come "out of the blue." Long story short, the somatic release was a good road for me to go down treatment-wise because it has made me aware of how to communicate with my muscles again, rather than just use and use and use them till they no longer have anything to say. Part of the somatic approach is about "waking up" muscles which have been chronically spasmed and therefore no longer responsive to things like registering pain or consciously being able to relax them. It also "resets" them back to their full range of motion(or close) instead of being chronically shortened. Anyway, for me this was only one piece of the puzzle in getting back to where I can do all the things I enjoy, without injuring myself, but it was a significant piece. Perhaps it's something worth bringing up to your doc, if you guys haven't already covered that ground. Different things work better for different people, but might be worth investigating. Best wishes on your journey to health and healthy living. Sherri

E, you know I'd do a climbing trip with you any day, but I think I'll pass on the camping part.

Ooops, my bad, I was holding out. 1968. Thought the Chevelle in the background was a good clue.

No, no, I wasn't dissing the canvas shorts. The reinforced butt is a nice touch of class. They were just a bit of a let-down after the "garter-harness" you sported in the "Nice Climbing guys" thread. Oh shit, now I've gone and done it. I've created a monster. Sherri = cyberstalker?? I'm sure I'm not the only you created with that photo. Lovin' all the other wayback pics, too, though! Makes me wish I had started wayback before people started climbing in color.

No, no, I wasn't dissing the canvas shorts. The reinforced butt is a nice touch of class. They were just a bit of a let-down after the "garter-harness" you sported in the "Nice Climbing guys" thread.

Who opened up a can of spray? Nothing wrong with a woman or man indicating a gender preference when posting for a climbing partner. Doesn't have to be any more complicated or controversial than that. Sometimes girls just wanna have fun. Don't take it personal.

Only if she was trolling for gay guys. No shortage of eye candy there. Too bad I don't have much of a sweet-tooth, as far as that kind goes.

Now that might be a more popular topic, especially if you don't specify smokin WHAT. What, there's babies who smoked illicit substances?? The Pall Malls were bad enough. That's why I quit at around 10 mos. old. It was a dirty habit.

Shorts!? Boo!

Pall Mall, if memory serves me correctly.

Man, those pictures are smokin'!

You had it goin' on, Mr.E, even way back. I love that little guy's big smile!

Thanks, Archenemy. Nice to flex a little "Girl Power" now and then. I'm not proud of myself for this, but I admit I've had a little fun with women who worry aloud about "getting too big"--like it's going to happen accidentally if they pick up a weight --by telling them that I only started working out a week ago. Should see them run. Heh, heh. I'm going to a very bad place, aren't I?

I don't want to rock climb if it's going to make my arms too big... Oops, too late. Carry on.

Err, something's "up" with that tree at the top. I'll never think of "crack climbing" in quite the same way, that's for sure.

Nope. That's pretty weird.

Uh, yeah. The "Teresa" in the email address....very surreptitious, indeed. Boys.

Hey Red, Feel free to PM me(tried the email address but the server said there was no tcd.org?). I'm no ropegun myself, but I'd enjoy getting out with more female climbing partners. Sherri

Oooo, snap!

Pick me! Pick me!

Cool, I got called a woman on cc.com! Thanks E!