Hooray, it’s another chemical warehouse fire! Firefighters were gaining control until an explosion renewed the whole blaze. Ah, Houston, the city of space exploration, the rodeo, hot weather, and spreading toxic chemical fumes to the masses. What’s not to love?
I had my birthday check-up at the clinic this morning. My birthday’s at the end of the month, and the clinic here gives every civil servant a free check-up each year just before their bday. I got to give a vial of blood, get my height and weight checked, blood pressure and temperature taken, and all that good stuff. It was fun. I love the doctor. Seriously, I do, and that’s probably weird, but I think all the little tests and things that they do are so cool. I can’t wait to see my blood results. The best thing is that they compare our blood numbers not to an average person, but to an average astronaut. Thus I get to hear things like, “Well you’re a little bit outside of our range for this, but you’re still ok for a mere mortal.”
Oh, fine, no, they don’t say that. But it would be funny if they did.
Sigh. I have just been in a bad mood for too long now. I need to snap out of it. People are on my nerves.
Except for Irwin. He donated to my MS150 ride and wins the honor of being the person who pushed me over $400, which was the minimum I was required to raise. Yay Irwin! Thanks to all of you who have donated, and if you haven’t but still want to, the link is at the bottom of this page. All the money goes to the National Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, so it’s a good cause…and tax-deductable! See? No reason not to do it.
Climbing last night was ok, it was just me and Jason and Fred. The crowd that shows up has thinned…Jason and I are the only ones who’ve been going regularly since Christmas, but ah well. I tried a red route I thought I had no chance of making headway on, and got almost halfway up the wall, so that was encouraging. Also did a few other routes…the yellow one with the skull hold, another red, and the infamous yellow (which I didn’t try till late, and had more trouble than usual on). Did some bouldering as well. I must’ve been working hard, because I was pooped when I got home, and my hands were raw.
Tonight I plan to do absolutely nothing. Well, I do have to take my bike to the store for a MS150 safety inspection since I want to get it done before the 40-mile ride I registered for this Sunday. But other than that…nothing, I say!
