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I know the feeling.

Sounds better than the TAship I get to look forward to this summer.

Fell off the peace wagon did you Bug?

Dennis Leroy Jenkins??????

The safety word is meaningless.

I could really use some of that helium-3 right now!

Bumblefoot anyone?

[]That's hilarious! The author states that some string theories predict black hole formation at the LHC but that Hawking radiation is unproven. Not one shred of new physics has come from string theory but more can be said of the work of Hawking. He then jumps to the assumption that the black holes will be formed and that they won't radiate. Some new physics had better come out of the LHC or some heads will roll. It's a multi billion dollar industry so there's some serious pressure to achieve some results. Down with the Standard Model! [/:nurd:]

You can't really compare them. That's why they have different grading systems. I don't even know what the accepted translation is. The endurance factor of route climbing only comes in on super high ball boulders. A lot of boulderers don't make it far up a sport route because they pump out on the second bolt. Now quit bringing up climbing grades. They're about as accurate and meaningful as figure skating scores. Plus it keeps reminding me about how weak I am.

I heard the story of a guy that was taking long slab falls on one of the Chief Apron horror shows/classics. He started tumbling and the rope went around his neck. He just managed to pull his head free when the rope came taught.

I like the Big Lebowski version: RqtgfjkB6Pg

Earth hour was a good reminder that we have artificially lengthened our winter days with the invention of the light bulb at the expense of increased power consumption. DST has really become a meaningless inconvenience to the urbanite. The utopian consumer model is all great but marketing has become too powerful. They convince millions to do crazy things. Bottled water comes to mind. How did they convince us that our tap water is so bad? How many resources are wasted basically selling us our own tap water with a little filtering? Plastic bottle waste is totally out of hand. Dosani by Coca-Cola is the same water as is in Coke and it costs the same?! A change in thinking is needed and things like Earth Day force people to face what they take for granted.

It's going to take a long time for this year's snow pack to melt. There are quite a few trip reports giving all the info you need if you do a quick search.

Nice save! Glad she has the right instincts and didn't look up. A friend randomly through a frisby; it started coming toward me so he yelled my name. I turned around just in time for it to nail me in the nose. I need to get a helmet fits comfortably.

Ya, my case sucks and SG's are fragile. Iverson did a good job repairing it though.

Do everything you can to carry it on. I checked my guitar flying to europe and the neck snapped at the headstock. I thought I had it packed pretty well but those baggage machines are brutal and they won't insure it.

wax->waxes goose->geese moose->meese In English the only rule is there are no rules. It's got to be the most frustrating language to learn pronunciation aside.

ha-fil-ax so 2 hafilaxes I still love that one from Halifax is called a Haligonian. Glasgow->Glaswegian

Rooster's a necrophiliac?

There was another person of the same name as me at school. It confused payroll. The changed my contact info to his and used my banking info. I got all the money and he got all the pay stubs. Too bad they figured it out. A similar thing happened to my supervisor when he was grad student only the professor he was mistaken for had a much larger salary.

We're lucky to have MEC in Canada. I swear it's the cheapest place to get climbing gear in the world for retail price. Kind of like REI with a conscience. The help you get from MEC can be pretty random. Sometimes they know what they're talking about, sometimes not. I got $100 back from MEC this year kind of like the REI dividend. I still try to support the little(er) guys like Valhalla Pure but sometimes the pocket book dictates. I read everything I can find before I make a purchase and generally know what I'm looking for ahead of time though.

I'll probably head to Whistler tomorrow.

Here's SRV's stage rig from '84: http://guitargeek.com/rigview/308/ It's his fault Tube Screamers are so damn expensive. You can build one for about $60 Who has your favourite lead/distortion tone? Favourite stompbox or dirty amp? I'm currently running a modified Rat into a Bassman modded Traynor and I've built a couple of others (Distotion+, Big Muff). A Tube Screamer is in the works. I'm thinking about modding my amp into a Bassman clean channel and JCM800 dirty if I find the time. I've got the parts.

I can't believe I forgot skiing and snowboarding.

climb ski snowboard windsurf surf skateboard mt bike hike sail snowshoe fly fish guitar guitar amp repair build guitar effects physics juggle/devil sticks/ diablo yoyo petanque I'm trying to learn to unicycle and speak French.