Well here we are folks. Here I am anyway. It's been a long time since I've written regularly, almost a year. I've had some pretty wild experiences in that time, how about you all? The short update is that I'm back in school full time, I've got maybe two and a half semesters left to go and I can definitely see the light. I'm working at a bar/restaurant now, which is way more fun than my cafe job, which was more fun than my desk job. I must say I haven't been perusing the internet for funny and interesting things much these days. I've been working a lot, and climbing a little, and part of me feels that all that junk on the internet is simply that, junk. But I understand, and I remember what it was like to be stuck in front of a computer all day. You want to be stimulated, because your job or your schoolwork or perhaps your social life aren't quite getting the job done. Can we talk just briefly about the presidential race? How wonderful was that speech Obama gave at the convention? I gotta tell you folks, he's a quantum leap ahead of anyone we've seen in a long time. He is the first politician I've ever seen speak about love and hope instead of fear. That alone is enough to get my vote. It's about time somebody realized that we're all in this together. But I like what Bill Maher has been saying, isn't it time for someone to come out against war, totally against it? Not just to pick the smartest or most reasonable war but to actually acknowledge the fact that war is not a way to resolve conflicts, it is a way to create them. Anyhoo, I hope you're all doing wonderfully. And who knows, maybe there are some funny and interesting updates coming to you in the future. After all, I still knowwhatimdoin ;)

Lock Crimbing

Here's some climbing photos from the past few weeks. Crimbin' and stealin', it's a way of life.

Music Television

Pitchfork's pitchfork.tv debuts today and it's pretty sweet. This is precisely what the world was missing. Youtube helped, but let's face it, what we really want is for someone to hand it to us on a platter. Screw typing in searches.
p.s. Does anyone still read this?

The Salacious Salt

Well we've returned from our five day adventure on the Salt River. Here are a few photos I took during the trip. I didn't even pull out my camera until day 3 so my selection is limited. But I managed to catch a few nice images. The Salt was definitely more involved than we realized. Lots of rapids and a continuous gradient made for an exciting trip. Unfortunately my group photo is missing our eleventh member, Jen. But you get the idea. The rest of my photos can be found at my photobucket page, here. Pizzy

Attn: White People

Go here to find out what you like. And of course, if you're not white, you can visit this site to find out what really matters to white people. It's all laid out in plain language, and it's dead-on. Thanks to Erin for sending me the link.
Here's a quote from the site that I particularly enjoyed.

When white people go to concerts at smaller venues, what to do they do? They stand still! This is an important part of white concert going as it enables you to focus on the music, and it will prevent drawing excess attention to you. Remember, at a concert everyone is watching you just waiting for you to try to start dancing. Then they will make fun of you.

World's strongest dwarf

This is a fantastic article with photos about a 2'9" dwarf from India named Romeo who lifts weights.

And this gem is a photoshop job sent to me by Rich. Hilarious


In other interesting small people news, Gary Coleman gets married.

Killer whales toss sea lions 50 ft. into the air.

Funny video about a guy on a brownie 'sugar rush'.

An interesting video depicting melting chocolate bunnies.

Passage of time

On occasion the passage of time reveals things to us that we may have otherwise considered impossible, or not been able to imagine at all. Such is the news I bring to you today. I am going home, back to Colorado. I'm leaving behind someone who has one of the biggest hearts and is one of the most beautiful people I have ever known. I can only say that her presence in my life has been so enriching to my heart and mind that I can never forget her, nor thank her enough. I can only hope that the future holds as much fulfillment and joy as we have shared together. I am deeply saddened to have to share this news with you. Please know that we part as friends and with mutual good will.