Every now and then I need to take a break from dancing to remember that I love it, not just do it. This weekend I did lots of not dance.
I climbed my first 5.10b at Mission Cliffs! I followed it up with my least-favorite type of 5.10a — one where I have to get across an overhang. There’s something so satisfying about feeling out of energy and continuing to push through. I also realized just how similar the use of legs are in dancing and climbing — in both I ground into the wall/floor and use it to take my next step.
Sunday I went with a small group hiking at Muir Woods. We got a later start than expected, and ended up finishing the hike in the dark (The last couple of hours of the hike.). I wore hiking shoes that I hadn’t worn before. First one, then the other of my soles peeled off, leaving me with a thin under-sole. It did increase my ninja qualities, making me quieter for sneaking up on fellow hikers… We got to see tons of stars. Stars… living in big cities for as long as I have it’s easy to forget how beautiful, how bright, and how many they are. I like the feeling of insignificance. It’s oddly comforting. A really loud owl cheered us on for a while. Our adventure culminated in the discovery that the bridge we had to cross to get back to the car was washed out. We shimmied across the water on a fallen log.
I finished The Island of Dr. Moreau(The link is a PDF of the book!), part of a new SciFi kick I’m embarking on. Dr. Michael Drout is a marvelous professor who’s done several audio courses for the Modern Scholar series. Dustin and I have decided to read all of the books and listen to the lectures. Want to join us? The syllabus for “From Here to Infinity: An Exploration of Science Fiction Literature” is available for download, among other places, here. I skipped to lecture two to get going on the reading right away, and am going to circle back for the chapter one reading. Most informal book club ever.
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