Rock Climbing
2-08-2000
For those of you who asked, no, I'm not a vegetarian anymore. I originally decided to do it for 2 weeks and then decide what to do from there. I did last the full two weeks and immediately dove into the nearest chicken strips I could find, much to the dismay of the person who ordered it. In any case, I'm eating much healthier now than I was before, even if I am not a vegetarian. I still haven't had the courage to try the tofu dogs that are in the freezer, so if anyone wants them, email me and I'll bring them in for you.
In an effort to find something new to try, I've been rock climbing at a gym, which is actually pretty entertaining. In all fairness, it's much more entertaining to the people who watch me climb than it is for me to actually climb, mainly because I'm so bad at it. Climbing probably isn't the right word for what I do either, dangling is probably a bit closer to the truth. I get about halfway up the wall when suddenly it occurs to me that gravity would much rather I stayed on the floor. Sometimes, when I'm not dangling, I'm just hanging by my fingertips thinking to myself. 'How the heck did I get up here?', 'What's my next step to get up?', or 'Why in the world did I buy Mystery Men on DVD when I already knew I didn't like the movie?'. Yeah, I probably should keep my mind focused on the task at hand, but I have a pretty short attention span which probably accounts for a lot of the dangling that I do.
The walls where I go are rated from 5.4 to 5.12, where 5.4 is like climbing a ladder (only there's no ladder and you have to wear a harness to keep you from plunging to your death) and 5.12 has you climbing across the ceiling. I've managed to work my way up to the 5.7 - 5.8 range. If anyone is interested in trying it out, email me. I usually go 2 hours on Saturday afternoons, but have been considering going more frequently.