Tighten Up Your Harnesses

Today the outdoor pursuits class at SRU went to the ARC climbing room. I must admit I was excited to try out the wall because I have never climbed on it before. I was fortunate enough to have another person in my group that was experienced in belaying so I felt completely safe while I was climbing. Not that everyone else is untrustworthy, its just I would like them to gain some experience before I tie onto the "business end" of their rope. I guess it is really hard to say that and not sound like a jerk, but that is surely not my intent.

The webpage project has killed me!

I sure am glad I didn't wait til the last minute to work on my Tech PETE webpage project. I am quitting for today with about one hour of work left to do on it. The thing is I just sat in the same chair at Bailey Library for 10 1/2 hours doing this thing. I wonder if that is close to the normal time it takes to do this thing? I may have been distracted at times but I never left my chair and I didn't eat anything either. Based on any guidelines I have ever seen when it comes to doing a project, I broke every rule in the book when it comes to staying fresh, but that is how I work, totally locked in til its done. For me it is time for some food and to see if there is still a world outside this building.

The cold and the climb.

This cold weather has been the death of any attempt or desire of me getting outside to be active in any way, especially when it comes to running! Every year I despise the western Pennsylvania winters more and more. Some day it will warm up, but that day cannot come soon enough.
In other matters, over the weekend I had the great opportunity to work at Seneca Hills as a belayer on their climbing wall. In the end I helped thirty to forty kids climb. This tied in perfectly with my outdoor pursuits class at Slippery Rock University because we are currently in the middle of our climbing/rock wall unit. It also made me realize how much I really enjoy the outdoor/adventure activities approach to being a physical education teacher.