[slackline]

Turns out it's "only" V6 but is mint. Lagers is going to sort the daft skirting out.

Why?  Lick of black paint, a nice tail fender and a red-stripe down the side and away you go, Faceman.  I reckon Lagers' would look good with a Mohican too 

[Jaspersharpe]

This idea has already been discussed. 

[dave]

one of you would have to black up.

[lagerstarfish]

No particular order of importance, but the causal relationships between these items will probably dictate the chronological order in which they are achieved - could be an all or nothing year.

• sort out gout/arthritis/extreme-toe-pain vs decent climbing footwear problem
• loose at least a stone in weight (13st 8lb ish now)
• boulder harder than 7b+ for the first time
• stay motivated
• keep up deadhang regime
• regain six-pack abs
• do some front lever pull ups
• start training for planche press ups (will take longer than a year to get there)
• have a second year free of significant finger injuries
• sustain very happy relationship

 

sort out gout/arthritis/extreme-toe-pain vs decent climbing footwear problem

Totally avoided the issue by not going climbing

loose at least a stone in weight (13st 8lb ish now)[/

Now 14st 8lb. Arse.

boulder harder than 7b+ for the first time

Unlikely to happen

stay motivated

Motivation disappeared for the summer - now back 

keep up deadhang regime

As above.

regain six-pack abs

No chance.

do some front lever pull ups

Came close - might happen.

start training for planche press ups

Managed first tucked planche pressup. SYKED

have a second year free of significant finger injuries

Yes, yes, fucking YES. So far...

sustain very happy relationship

Not only has she agreed to marry me, I am going to be a dad again       

[magpie]

If I write down my aims will it make more likely to do them?   

Currently, I am aiming to be less weak and fat unfit by Christmas.  That's a bit general isn't it.  I need to give it more thought or hire an angry man to shout at me and make me do things.

I have one clear aim for 2009 though: Touch Chris Sharma on his actual real life body, ideally that will look a bit like this --->   

Congrats Lagers, mainly for the last one 

[unclesomebody]

If I write down my aims will it make more likely to do them?   

Currently, I am aiming to be less weak and fat unfit by Christmas.  That's a bit general isn't it.  I need to give it more thought or hire an angry man to shout at me and make me do things.

I have one clear aim for 2009 though: Touch Chris Sharma on his actual real life body, ideally that will look a bit like this --->   

Congrats Lagers, mainly for the last one 

This really is easy to do. Just find out where he's going to be bouldering, then happen to be there when he arrives to try the same thing. When he has a go make sure you are underneath him, arms aloft, and then touch him as he falls off (which he does occasionally).  It wasn't so difficult from what I remember...    Good luck!

[lagerstarfish]

I have one clear aim for 2009 though: Touch Chris Sharma on his actual real life body, ideally that will look a bit like this --->   

Congrats Lagers, mainly for the last one 

Cheers Mag. The last one is the most important.

[magpie]

  It wasn't so difficult from what I remember...    Good luck!

Have you really touched him? 

[Jaspersharpe]

Cheers Mag. The last one is the most important.

I should say!

Especially as the rest are mainly variations on "I've been lazy and got fat(ter)".   

[lagerstarfish]

Cheers Mag. The last one is the most important.

I should say!

Especially as the rest are mainly variations on "I've been lazy and got fat(ter)".   

I have been very content and as a result have got fatter.

[Jaspersharpe]

 

I'm sort of envious as if I got fatter I could never be content. 

[nik at work]

By increasing his contents he's got fatter.

(Congrats Lagers)

[lagerstarfish]

By increasing his contents he's got fatter.

(Congrats Lagers)

That posts reads like a clue from The Daily Telegraph cryptic crossword.
How many letters?

Ta.

[Jaspersharpe]

By increasing his contents he's got fatter.

(Congrats Lagers)

That posts reads like a clue from The Daily Telegraph cryptic crossword.
How many letters?

Ta.

Large Gross Cant? (Works using a Guy Ritchie character accent)

[SA Chris]

Fuck, that time of year for tallying already.

1 Not get injured

Minor back hassles - but a general tick

2 Make better use of flexitime to surf and use wall at lunchtime

Yes on flexitime, although it's been a poor summer for waves, although getting a longboard has made it a lot more fun

3 Following good use of surfing flexitime, improve enough to do Scottish NW Coast and Hebrides justice

HA HA

4 Following that, get some good surfing done in Oz in Autumn

HA HA HA

5 Get some winter routes and ski touring done

Double no of winter routes from previous years to 2. got some great ski tours in

6 Make an effort to get down to gritstone more often

HA HA HA HA - Once. Some good Northumberland trips though.
7 get to Font

Great week at maisonbleau (with average weather), ending in a similar result to lager's marriage bit!

8 Have a good snowboarding trip to somewhere with decent powder

Tick

9 Have a considerably more productive year for trad and boudlering in Scotland

Tick - great spring, average summer

10 Get more mountain biking done at 7 Stanes etc (might even upgrade bike)

Upgraded bike, but not done much at 7 Stanes. Good local stuff though.

[nik at work]

1) Sell house

Have you seen the housing market lately? No neither have I...

2) Buy a new house

Due to failure at step 1 step 2 is not gonna happen...

3) Retire

Or alternatively work more and more and more and more aaarrrggghhhhhhhhh.....

4) Get a full nights sleep

Iced like an expensive wedding cake, oh yeah.

5) Go climbing more than this year

YYFY, dunno how but that aim is ticked.

Also got the wife to concede that:
1) moving to Font was in principle possible
2) spending several months tootling round Europe in a couple of years is a great idea

Given that aims 1)-3) are no-hopers I'm going to optimistically replace them with:
1) Jess's Roof
2) Iron Man
3) Something classic old-school in the Peak, maybe Jerrys Traverse at the Plantation?

[andy_e]

ending in a similar result to lager's marriage bit!

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Either or, congrats

[Munkii]

maybe the "aims for 2009" thread should be realeased soon?

[SA Chris]

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Either or, congrats

? Not sure what

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Means, but we got engaged anyway. Thanks

[lagerstarfish]

we got engaged

Hurray! Congratulations 

[GCW]

maybe the "aims for 2009" thread should be realeased soon?

I will "release" it on 01/01/2009, one year after this was released.  I can't put it out any sooner because I'm unsure how many '08 aims will be on the '09 list.

Or maybe we should get another 10 for '09 and add the '08 ones on- it'll be impossible to acheive

[SA Chris]

we got engaged

Hurray! Congratulations 

Cheers. I blame the romance of Paris in the Springtime.

[GCW]

After a while pissing about with duff sequences (which everyone else seems to use fine), I suddenly got a sequence that worked for me and Mothership Reconnection was in the bag.  3 out of 10 with 6 weeks to go.


1.  Buckstone Dyno
2.  Mothership Reconnection Tick!!
3.  Picnic Sarcastic
4.  West Side Story
5.  Jerry's Arete
6.  Sloping Beauty
7.  Dezertion Eliminate Tick!!
8.  Shallow Grave Tick!!
9.  Clash of the Titans
10.  Big Marine

[grumpycrumpy]

Move pile of left over sand  from flat into Broadfield in surreptitious ' great escape' manner , tick .......

[andy_e]

Good thread.


1. 7b+ in any shape or form  TICKED
2. one-armer  nope
3. Produce a decent tune   nope
4. get stronger in general   getting there
5. work harder at everything   eh-heh, nope 
6. stop being addicted to coke and pringles and sugar (typical geek habit)  sorta