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julietAnother "selection of random things" post, then.
I went climbing yesterday & had AWESOME FUN, despite (or perhaps because of) falling off several times & sustaining a splendid bruise to the elbow. (Falling off is kind of good for you, though, because hey: you fall off, no major harm done, more inclined to throw yourself into it next time.) There are at least two things that I really love about climbing: the meditative nature of it (not thinking about anything other than what you're doing at the time); and the fact that it's about both physical ability (being able to do particular things) and mental puzzle (how can I get from A to B?). The physical exertion/exercise part helps, too. Anyway: I now have a decent pair of shoes (thank youdoop) & a harness (thank you Mum & Dad), both for Xmas, which obviously commits me to going a lot & making use of them :)
This has led me to a certain amount of contemplating about the sports/physical activities that I enjoy & what it is that I get out of them; as opposed to the ones which I'm still not remotely interested in. I still have this mental image of myself as "not very physically inclined" from school sports, which these days is kind of out of date; but of course basically everything we did at school fell into the second category, and I hated it.
I've also been writing a lot, which is cool but a little scary so I will not say anything more about that. (Although I will put here links to the two things I wrote for the Yuletide fic exchange.)
On the subject of making things: someone on my FL linked to an auction to help Haiti, so if you want a pair of hand-knit socks, wander over there to make a bid.
This CGI video is seriously beautiful, and v hard to believe that it's all CGI.
I could have sworn I had other things to say here, but apparently not.
I went climbing yesterday & had AWESOME FUN, despite (or perhaps because of) falling off several times & sustaining a splendid bruise to the elbow. (Falling off is kind of good for you, though, because hey: you fall off, no major harm done, more inclined to throw yourself into it next time.) There are at least two things that I really love about climbing: the meditative nature of it (not thinking about anything other than what you're doing at the time); and the fact that it's about both physical ability (being able to do particular things) and mental puzzle (how can I get from A to B?). The physical exertion/exercise part helps, too. Anyway: I now have a decent pair of shoes (thank you
doop) & a harness (thank you Mum & Dad), both for Xmas, which obviously commits me to going a lot & making use of them :)This has led me to a certain amount of contemplating about the sports/physical activities that I enjoy & what it is that I get out of them; as opposed to the ones which I'm still not remotely interested in. I still have this mental image of myself as "not very physically inclined" from school sports, which these days is kind of out of date; but of course basically everything we did at school fell into the second category, and I hated it.
I've also been writing a lot, which is cool but a little scary so I will not say anything more about that. (Although I will put here links to the two things I wrote for the Yuletide fic exchange.)
On the subject of making things: someone on my FL linked to an auction to help Haiti, so if you want a pair of hand-knit socks, wander over there to make a bid.
This CGI video is seriously beautiful, and v hard to believe that it's all CGI.
I could have sworn I had other things to say here, but apparently not.
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Date: 2010-01-14 02:16 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-01-14 02:29 pm (UTC)I think it costs £12 to get in (no time-limit on session), & then £2.50 to hire shoes & another £2.50 if you want to hire a harness & do top-roping.[0] You have to be signed in by a member (which I am) if you're a novice.
So, yeah, if you want a go, suggest an evening when you're free!
I need a climbing icon.
[0] Basically yr options are: top-roping, where you are attached to a rope & the other person belays you, & you go up fairly high then get lowered back down; or bouldering, where you have no rope & don't go up too high. Top-roping is probably the most fun thing to try out.