this weekend, i went climbing outside saturday, and inside sunday. on saturday i did the hardest boulder problem, ratings-wise, that i've done... indoors or out. it didn't _feel_ like the hardest one, but there you have it. it was still immensely satisfying. i have to get strong, quickly, because i'm going to a comp in about a month, and i really would like to make a decent showing, but i won't worry about it too much. the comp is in an area that's only open 1 day a year, so it will be nice/fun/cool/exciting to climb on all that rock that is so rarely touched. took a new route in this morning on the bike; it's street the whole way, as opposed to the 3 miles of trail i was taking the other way. this way was much more thrilling; lots more traffic, but on streets wide enough that i didn't crap my pants. there's a very looooong downhill section that was great on the way in, but i think will be hell on the way back, so i might take the trail route, which is longer, but more moderate. means i'll probably get home in about the same amount of time as if i was struggling with that hillclimb, anyway.

very excited about tonight; the Special Lady Friend is going to be making dinner. she's got a grill of some sort, and she's going to be grilling up a bunch of vegetables. she's quite the cook.