Sherri

No worries, luv. My bad. Given the new scale, I must say: I suddenly feel hot, so hot. 27 is my new favorite number.

Hey, thanks MisterE! That was sweet. The best part is that my partner thinks I should have ranked at least somewhere in the low teens on the hypothetical poster-inspection scale. 27?!? Pffft. We miss you up here, buddy!

Sorry it didn't work out, hun, but you can do way better than a 27.

Maybe the bad spelling was a clue?? I vote for Muffy.

Would you settle for a fork?

And I hope you find her. Beauty truly is in the eye of the beholder. About 15 years ago, this soft-spoken, homeless guy used to hang around the coffee shop where I worked in Santa Cruz. One day he showed up looking a touch less dissheveled but kind of "uncomfortable" with himself--still had greasy hair, ratty clothes, and that certain eau de unbathed, but I guess the difference was that he suddenly seemed acutely aware of his appearance. I took a coffee out to him and asked what was going on. He shyly explained that he had a new girlfriend(who was also homeless.) He was seeing himself through her eyes, and he wasn't sure he liked what she saw. He recited this poem he wrote about it, and it's stuck with me ever since: "It's hard to be beautiful on the streets, Without sleep, Keeping our eyes open at night, dirty hands and dirty feets." An ode to dirtbag-dom if ever I've heard one. He was a beautiful person.

It's not about who's climbing this weekend, it's about who can look hot WHILE climbing. The bar has been raised. I'm out.

But they do live longer in captivity.

Well, don't just stand there, lady...SEND IT!

Is that the same as saying someone is "a bubble off level?"

If I could climb WITH someone other than myself, I'd be a better climber. "O River, I fall below the level of myself, too--but how happily you do." A. Thomas

That should be stopped immediatley!!! unless they are the high cut short shorts! They call those "boy shorts." They get my vote.

Is it the side effects of the tegretol you are concerned about in your climbing activities? Or the potential for seizures? I know a climber who takes anti-seizure meds with no adverse climbing-related effects. Not Tegretol, though--had a bad ride on that horse. Ditto on A.E.'s advice about steering way clear of the alcohol, though. Not only do they mess with the meds effectiveness, but for some forms of epilepsy(JME in particular) alcohol lowers the seizure threshold... Bad news for more than just climbing. skull

A Prehistoric Pickle? Was there a Vlassic Age?

I know where you're coming from--if I'm not doing SOMETHING which physically challenges me, I just don't feel "alive"--but the necessity for truly listening to your body cannot be underestimated, unless you want to put yourself on the path to a chronic injury cycle. If you see being healthy, or "normal" as a fine line, that could be a red flag. Rules #9 and 10 of Being Human: Life will give you lessons. They will be repeated until you learn them.

Say WA?

Ummmm...I'll pass.

He shouldn't have stopped with the heart. Ewwww.

Score for the good guys!! Nice work.

Hats off to you both for doing what needed to be done so that you both lived to post about it. Thanks for sharing...I still have goosebumps!

Go Kitty Go! We're pulling for both of you.

It's a nice place to spend the afternoon...rock's ok, routes' ok, but the views make it all worthwhile. I've heard it can be a little frustrating finding your way around the maze of paths there. Grab a copy of the guidebook at the little grocery store(Lake Erie Grocery) just as you turn onto Heart Lake road. They sometimes keep it behind the counter, so you have to ask for it if you don't see it. Good luck,

***hugs***

Hardcore all the way, baby! Way to go for it!