As I sit here listening to DJ Shadow, fresh from a 2 hour slumber behind the rock wall, I realize that 4 full fledged gumbies just walked up. Good Lord. I am typing this as they gawk and stare in awe of this massive 40 ft man-made cirque of slabs....So, I have a slight pet peeve. The rock wall hasn't had a register or any kind of monetary exchanging device for as long as I have worked here. So why the shit do the front deskies always tell the people who are taking a belay class to pay back here?!?! It blows my mind the stupidity of some of these people, do we have a register? No.
Oh. My. God. I am literally about to start throwing wrenches. This gong show that has now grown to a 6 person family is having an epic putting on harnesses. I have stopped telling people how to put on harnesses...simply for the enjoyment of seeing the kinds of methods they develop. This one dude just tried to put it on like a t-shirt...over his head, followed by leg loops on top of waist belt. I have to stop working here. I have turned up the music now...it's now PT2 of this album, the remixes...way cool. I have a serious feeling that I am going to have to thwart a disaster with this family....my psych level has dropped to sub-zero levels. I woke up rather happy...had a good night, things progressed that kind of got me psyched...and then I came here. Have done nothing but want to die all day. So I just gave a belay class to this woman...and then I have to help her get the freaking grigri off of the daisy chain because the "carabiner is broken."
ok...I've ranted enough...I could literally sit here and give real time bitching updates on what this family is doing to my patience...but I'm going to choose to go outside and smoke.
Saturday, June 14, 2008
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Monday, June 9, 2008
Sorbalnageek
So...I have decided it's about time that the NAC get another blog up and running, as I recall the last edition to be both humorous and slightly frightening. So with that in mind, and with 3 days of no one coming into the NAC, it's time to talk about our beloved Sorbalnageek.
Now the reason I chose Sorbalnageek as my first entry is simple: he's the only person dumb enough to be in here today climbing. It's hovering around 100F outside and while we are in the A/C, the heaviness of the air has found its way through these cheap faux rock walls. Not only that, but it's freaking GREASY in here, which makes watching Sorbalnageek all the more entertaining.
So, for those of you who don't know Sorbalnageek, let me tell you a bit about him. Sorbalnageek is 13 or 14, I'm not really sure, I tend to stop listening after about 3 seconds when he talks to me. He slightly favors Splinter from the Teenage Ninja Mutant Turtles, and even has the same kind of demeanor as Splinter to be honest. I just realized this whilst typing...Sorbalnageek talks like Splinter. The same "I've been smoking sooooo much weed today that I pause 2-5 seconds between words, more between sentences." Now, Sorbalnageek also goes to Jay Peak a lot, as I'm sure many of you have heard or had to bare witness to one of us humoring his stories about the rad snowboard runs he did this weekend or how he "hurted his finger" and now can't do the crux of this 5.8 when it's more an issue of his sewing machine leg and his inability to unweight the rope while climbing.
Ok...so I feel kind of bad after saying all of this about Sorbalnageek, because he's actually a cool dude and he supplies me with endless entertainment on days like today when the other option is to forge a new sleeping arrangement behind the desk or mindlessly listen to music and geek out in the laptop. Bottom line though.......good god, Ben Rosser just walked in....
next time: Ben "the rising traverse" Rosser........
Now the reason I chose Sorbalnageek as my first entry is simple: he's the only person dumb enough to be in here today climbing. It's hovering around 100F outside and while we are in the A/C, the heaviness of the air has found its way through these cheap faux rock walls. Not only that, but it's freaking GREASY in here, which makes watching Sorbalnageek all the more entertaining.
So, for those of you who don't know Sorbalnageek, let me tell you a bit about him. Sorbalnageek is 13 or 14, I'm not really sure, I tend to stop listening after about 3 seconds when he talks to me. He slightly favors Splinter from the Teenage Ninja Mutant Turtles, and even has the same kind of demeanor as Splinter to be honest. I just realized this whilst typing...Sorbalnageek talks like Splinter. The same "I've been smoking sooooo much weed today that I pause 2-5 seconds between words, more between sentences." Now, Sorbalnageek also goes to Jay Peak a lot, as I'm sure many of you have heard or had to bare witness to one of us humoring his stories about the rad snowboard runs he did this weekend or how he "hurted his finger" and now can't do the crux of this 5.8 when it's more an issue of his sewing machine leg and his inability to unweight the rope while climbing.
Ok...so I feel kind of bad after saying all of this about Sorbalnageek, because he's actually a cool dude and he supplies me with endless entertainment on days like today when the other option is to forge a new sleeping arrangement behind the desk or mindlessly listen to music and geek out in the laptop. Bottom line though.......good god, Ben Rosser just walked in....
next time: Ben "the rising traverse" Rosser........
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