Wisdom for the ages

If you leave chalk lines on your floor overnight, you will wake up to cats with red paws.

Today's PSA

Do not make chalk lines for a tile grid under the influence of Fin du Monde. That is all.

(It could have been much worse, but it could have been better, too.)

Girl vs. wall: ongoing

There were new routes at the top-roping gym tonight. The 5.8 I kept falling off, and since it's a negative pitch, that meant sailing off spectacularly and nearly killing people. The 5.9, however, I sent, with a little cheating and dogging the rope like a...rope dogging thing. I had no stamina whatsoever--I think it's all in the floor.

But hey, a new 5.9. And I'll kick that 8's ass next time.

I have got to start yoga again. I pulled my shoulder on Monday doing a stretchy-reachy move, and it hasn't been happy since.