Archive for September, 2004
Saturday, September 25th, 2004
Woody is done!!!
Paul and I just put the last plywood sheet into place, and we’re ready to start setting routes and climbing on the thing! All pictures here.
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Tuesday, September 21st, 2004
Pixies – Mesa Ampitheatre
Last night I drove up to Mesa to go see The Pixies at the ampitheatre. It was my first time seeing them live, although I saw Frank Black and the Catholics a few years ago in Pittsburgh. The show was awesome… it was like listening to a greatest hits album live. Update: If you want [...]
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Monday, September 20th, 2004
First Heuco Weekend!
This past weekend Paul, April and I headed down to a little-known climbing spot just outside of El Paso, Texas: Hueco Tanks. Update: Vince sent me some pictures he took as well. See those here. All photos I took here.
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Thursday, September 16th, 2004
Rock you like a hurricane (or, more wildlife adventures)
Holy motherfucking shit. I was in my little guest house cave, finishing up some last minute work stuff, when April came running to my window. “Matt, come outside! There’s a huge scorpion out here!” I go out, and sure enough, there’s a big-ass scorpion out there. Like, Clash of the Titans big. First Paul is [...]
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Thursday, September 16th, 2004
Another day, another lizard.
As per request, I have some carnage pictures today. Manson brought in another lizard this morning. I can always tell when he’s got something, because he’s just pleased as can be with himself; making little trilling sounds and rubbing up against my leg. This time I figured I found it too late, as it was [...]
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Wednesday, September 15th, 2004
Trouble in paradise
Well, it can’t all be perfect here in Tucson. I realized yesterday that I have two major gripes: What the hell is it with everything closing early? I went out the other night to try and get a paint roller to help apply the weatherproofing to the backyard climbing wall (I would have said “backyard [...]
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Tuesday, September 14th, 2004
More outdoor cat fun!
So, the cats seem to have a bit of a routine now with being let outside. Syd will go out, eat a bunch of grass and then come inside and throw it up. Manson will bring in a small lizard missing at least one limb (today it was a leg AND a tail, and the [...]
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Tuesday, September 14th, 2004
Happiness is
... running out to grab lunch wearing your pajama bottoms. Well, maybe they’re actually shorts that I use as pajama bottoms, but the point is I slept in them and then wore them all day at work today! I love telecommuting!
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Monday, September 13th, 2004
Rrrrrriiiiip!
Well, if I thought last time I got cat scratch fever was bad, that was nothing compared to yesterday. We were getting ready to go climbing, so I was retrieving all the cats from outside. They always go in the backyard, so if they don’t hop up on the little separator wall of their own [...]
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Monday, September 13th, 2004
Mt. Lemmon
Paul and April took me on my first outdoor climbing excursion yesterday. We drove up to the top of Mt. Lemmon to check out what the local crag had to offer. First of all, the drive up the mountain is totally amazing. The desert floor drops away, and you completely change scenery going from saguaro [...]
