Update #36

So the week went by and it is the weekend again. unfortunately the weekend for me means reading large amounts for hw. It is a bitter sweet thing. I don't have an overwhelming amount to do during the week since I can get most of it done on weekends. But I'm busy during the week too so this doesn't mean I free time. it just means I have enough time to get work done.

The reading I just finished was for one of my CORE classes. Our teacher gives us a lot of reading. I don't like it but luckily she hasn't given us any papers yet. I'll see how much I like the class once she pulls that. The book I'm reading is somewhat interesting. We are using it to look at globalization. It is about Denim (yeah the cloth) and is about how world trade effects the industries around it. There is also a bit in there about environmentalism but the class isn't too focused on that. I think if this class had about half as much reading I would be a much happier person and the class would still work.

Anyway... I went down town today to head to Dobra and had some tea with 2 of my friends. It is always nice to do this. I like to get down there and just relax for a bit. its nice to just talk with friends over some tea. I'm also getting to try different teas.

Yesterday I was supposed have a lead climbing lesson but something came up and I wasn't able to. we are probably going to try again next Friday. but it was probably the best climbing night I have had in a while. Four of us went and Sue, the clubs adviser, had suggested that Mike and I do some mock lead climbing. This is when you top rope climb (the way I have normally done it) and you also bring the rope up and clip in as you go. So it was really practice for lead climbing. since your using two ropes its a safe way to do this. We also cleaned some routes that Sue had climbed. Cleaning the route is going up a route after someone lead climbed it and clipping the rope as you go up. I did one of these routes and it was amazing. At one point I took a break right as the wall turned into an over hang. It was such an odd feeling to just hang there with no wall next to you. It was probably the same feeling I had when I first started climbing when you let go of the wall when you get to the top. It was awesome. We ordered Pizza and ate there. It was a good night of climbing.

I have put a live feed of my room on the side of the blog. I don't know how long I will keep it there or how often it will be going. but when it is going you will be able to click the play button and see whats going on in my room. It doesn't run when I turn my computer off so it isn't always up. but if you saw it and was wondering what that was you just need to click the small play button in the lower corner to get it to play. However most of the time I'm in my room I'm reading or on the computer so you wont really see anything exciting.