So it goes.

I am in my final weeks of training before our trip. I feel like when I am rested I am climbing alot better, but I am rarely rested.
We went to Flagstaff on Wednesday and got on some of the problems we have been trying forever and had no luck on, and still had no luck on them. That was a bit disappointing. But we moved to another sector and I tried a problem that I had tried last spring that felt way hard. I think all I had ever done was the first move, a long reach up to a small two finger pocket used as a bump to a three finger pocket. I had never gotten to the three finger though. This time I did on my first try!
A few more attempts and I had hit the second to last hold, but not held it. Unfortunately this was at the end of several hours and my skin was pretty dead. I will save it for next time. It is a V5, and I think the hardest problem I had done outside was a V2, so that is inspiring. See number 5.

In other news, the new movie from Big Up is out. It's called Progression and it looks pretty good. I am just waiting for it to arrive!

I also saw a pretty good movie last week called JCVD. It stars Jean Claude Van Damme and it was fantastic. It was sort of a mockumentary style, with a washed up star heading back to Belgium to start over.

Unfortunately for some reason Gunner has been peeing in the house and peed on the dvd player and receiver. The display of the dvd player is messed up and the receiver is not working at all. ARGH!
I am thinking I am going to start home brewing again. There is a supply store right there in Boulder. I have been craving some cider lately and I didn't see any at my local liquor store, so I may have to take matters into my own hands! Even if I don't make cider, I think I will try my hand at brewing again. I did enjoy it. I wish I still had that glass carboy I left behind in Philly when I moved to Stl. I wish had kept more of the stuff I left behind. Ah well.
The weather has been getting colder. It was 70 on Wednesday. I doubt we made it much into the 40's yesterday and it snowed with no accumulation. Today the high should be near 60, but tonight it will turn cold again and we are predicted to get an inch or so of snow. Needless to say, I am taking the bus to work. I could probably deal with the cold ok, but I do not want to ride in snow!