Friday, September 21, 2007

Of a Weekend Vacation

So, not that I'm a workaholic (yet) or anything, but last week, I used up my 40 hour max in about three and a half days, so Thursday afternoon through Sunday was all mine to do as I wished. I spent the extended weekend loving life and my hobbies. Here's a short version of how it went:

Thursday - arrive at ClimbNashville at 17:00 (CDT). Find Dave and check in for lead climbing lesson. Listen to instruction for 45 min, practice for 1.5 hr, and spend final 30 min taking practice falls in the lead cave. Enjoyed rush that fear of heights and willingly falling 12-15 feet gives. Now checked out to lead in the gym.

Friday - maintenance day. Did a lot of computer work and played around a lot with how my room was arranged. Made room for my receiver, speakers, and record player. Listened to Glen, Duke, Ella, and others for several hours between some other work that had to be done. Room is almost livable. Got back on WoW and am catching up to the guild at church (high 30s, I'm currently 32).

Saturday - couldn't sleep much. Too excited about going hiking this day. Julie and I met up around 11 and drove to Ceders of Lebanon for a day of climbing and caving. We asked tons of people that already had plans. I  packed all my climbing gear that I have collected over the past year or so to feel the weight (metal is heavy, in case you didn't know). Was happy that gear came in handy. Rigged a few anchors and lowered Julie into a cave with a vertical entrance. Next time, she is gonna anchor in up top and lower me so we both can check it out. Got all my gear tested and it checked out great. Went to REI and got a few extra things like some more webbing. Priced ascenders and rappelling gear for future reference. Looking forward to new projects for exploration.

All in all, it was a great weekend. I got to do everything I wanted to but dance, and with how amazing the weather was last Saturday, I'm ok with skipping my love for dancing to enjoy my love of being outdoors. The day made me realize how I had stopped taking photos because of the price of developing and having CDs made, so I took the plunge after a few days of research (already knowing what I wanted, all I had to decide was which features I could give up to save a buck).

PS: to whoever it is in my neighborhood that titled their wireless router "Try Again," I don't think it is a good idea to antagonize someone with malicious intent. I may not be a hacker, but I'm not the only neighbor you have. Just a tip; use a neutral title like a favorite movie (I used LordOfTheRings at my last place).

1 comment: