Kim! Rebecca! Mirabella!

Kim Hargreaves' latest collection is up. As is Rebecca's latest.

I bet you want to know about the sock. I chugged along on the road but stopped WHEN I RAN OUT OF YARN. Now I know, start the second sock with the second ball! ... I should finish the sock this weekend, then I'll start proofing the pattern. Oh, and I have a name: Mirabella, after the Mirabel Gardens. There's a fountain there whose falls echo the pattern.

My mini-vacation at Maple Canyon in Utah was wonderful. We haven't gone camping in a long time, which I attribute to the 2-month climbing road trip we took a few years ago, so we were looking forward to this. We made the 10-hour drive with friends and all our gear, and a few others flew up and drove down from Salt Lake City. Four days is actually not the longest we (BF and I) have ever been without a shower, but surround yourself with 7 other people and it's all about the wet wipes. And the bonfire! (I think I'm a closet pyro.) It was *fun*. There was lots of great climbing, although in some areas the route ratings were soft. On the last day BF and I discovered a crag that was all harder 5.12 routes (yes!) that we'll be returning to next time. Performance-wise, I wish I had more endurance, as on the harder routes I climbed, I fell before the top. So it's back to the gym for power-endurance training! Pictures of Maple Canyon to come soon.

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Satellite pictures of the earth. I found my work! And my apartment! Kinda cool, sorta scary, big brother and all, y'know?