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  1. skybytch
    Audiobooks are what got me hooked on HP... I listened to the first one before I'd read any of them.
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    The Harry Potter series. The guy who reads them is excellent. The Lord of the Rings series is good too. If you're into "classics" be sure to check out the free audiobooks on Librivox.
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    I've decided I'm not going to drink at LP this year.
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    He did. His 100th save happened Sunday. And it wasn't a tandem! Looks like I'll be baking a cake this weekend.
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    It was Darling Nicky's 1661st jump when his Velo spun up on him Sunday morning. It was his first ever chop (and he'd better pay his beer for this first!). But more importantly (to some of us anyway), it was his rigger's 100th save. Congrats, Keith! Yes dear, I know you hate it when I do stuff like this. Which is, of course, why I did it.
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    You're welcome.
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    ] LMAO!!! I hear ya. Looks like he had a great time!
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    It is a neck brace; got issues with a disc in my neck. I can't skydive, I gotta do something. And the doctor didn't tell me I couldn't or shouldn't - not that I asked.
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    Black rocks. That's all I know. Hiking is making me want to take a geology class so I know a little about what I'm looking at while I'm walking. There's a fire ring inside it. Good thing - it blocked the wind so starting a fire was easy. Bad thing - it blocked the wind so well that sitting around the fire was a very smokey experience. Here's a few more pics from my friend's camera - 87 is me at the start of the hike, 22 is me at the campsite with my JetBoil, 14 is me taking a picture of her taking a picture of me, 04 is the coast looking north.
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    That's probably the size I should've gone for. Mine was over full with half of the tent, the stove and my personal gear. I like the small size to keep me from bringing along irrelevant and heavy stuff I don't need, and the forced lighter weight is better for my neck but... REI Pinnacle. They call it an "Alpine daypack." The strap that the chest strap is attached to broke at the bartack as I was putting the pack on in the trailhead parking lot (safety pin fixed it for the trip) so I'm taking it back. Haven't decided if I'll exchange it for the same pack (and have the b/f add a few bartacks) or go the next size up...
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    Yup, it was time to downsize. I may have gone too small. The new one is 2100 cubic whatevers. It's fine as long as I don't have to carry the tent, food or more than one bladder full of water; the suspension isn't quite enough for the extra weight. I also got to try out my new JetBoil. It's cool.
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    South of Eureka. We hiked out of Shelter Cove, which is in itself an adventure to get to. Quite a lot like Big Sur, but even more rugged.
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    More pics... 018 is my friend getting a sunset picture. 020 is post sunset. 021 is what we saw from mid-afternoon Thursday on... coastal fog kinda kills the view. 022 is Horse Mountain Creek where it comes onto the beach.
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    I just spent three days hiking on part of California's Lost Coast - a 25 mile stretch of coastline too rugged for roads that is now an official wilderness. Carrying backpacks while walking on the beach was hard work but camping on the beach, going to sleep to the sound of the waves, seeing no other people for over 12 hours and enjoying a couple of incredible sunsets more than made the effort worthwhile. Some pics... 004 is a view up the coast, 1/2 mile or so from the trailhead. 006 is our packs resting on some rocks while we took a break. 008 is a view to the east - the "hills" come nearly straight down to the beach. 010 is the ocean... and a rock.. and some sand. Notice the color of the sand. They don't call the trailhead area Black Sand Beach without good reason, and the sand stays black for quite awhile. 015 is looking south from our campsite at sunset.
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    Let s/he who has never done anything stupid and/or selfish throw the first stone.
  16. skybytch
    What makes you think my bag of goodies contains anything other than diazepam?
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    Fine. I was gonna get you high. But since you're being a dickhead, I'll take my bag of goodies elsewhere.
  18. skybytch
    It's Friday. You got nothing else to do.
  19. skybytch
    Shoulda paid for the extended warranty. Oh wait. You did. Nevermind.
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    Yay!
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    We were promised giraffe steaks, dammit!
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    Why am I still smiling? Because I know something that you do not know! I don't have a trunk either.
  23. skybytch
    Why am I smiling? Because I know something that you do not know! I don't have a car.
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    Yes.
  25. skybytch
    Always take SKYBYTCH with plenty of alcohol. And a big pinch of salt.