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Yesterday was interesting. I was basically moving all day long, which was good, because I hadn't really moved since Friday. I kicked my day off at about 10 with turning in my War and Peace final, then went straight to the rock wall. I was wiped out after about a half hour, but I made a friend who felt like pushing me, so I kept going. Two hours later, I was wiped out for sure. I went to lunch, then realized it was sunny and went on a hike. On the way back down, I randomly met some friends and we walked around looking for things to boulder. We didn't get any done, since all the rocks were wet, which makes things difficult. As a result, we slipped around like crazy while looking for spots.

I must here mention the Curse of the First Aid. My friend had Allison brought her first aid kit with her. I laughed at her prepared-ness, considering I always figured if I was gonna hurt myself hiking, it would be beyond what first aid could take care of. Turns out there's a tendency for those who make fun of Allison's first aid kit to need that first aid kit shortly after they make fun of it.

I laughed this off.

I did not expect to go blitzing up a path and not notice the dead branch sticking out into the trail until I hit it with my face. I felt the branch "boing" and I doubled over backwards. No one saw me fall, which was a bummer, but they heard all heard it. I sat up and thought I had destroyed my teeth. But no. It was my nose that was bleeding profusely. Allison had also been trained in first aid, so the bleeding stopped eventually while I laughed at my misfortune. Meanwhile, my lip has swollen up and bruised on the inside.

I arrived back on campus, and having missed dinner, made some Mac and Cheese. I won't go into details, but due to events which unfolded inbetween my returning and my dinner, I became increasingly irritated and grumpy. I've found out that a great way to relieve myself of tension and anger without blogging and saying something dumb is to take it out on something else, and preferably, while certainly not purposely, hurt myself in the process. Simply put, this keeps me from hurting others verbally. I'd say it's worth the pain in order to keep others from hurting. The result was a return trip to the rock wall, where I climbed until my climber's elbow began to return, not just in my right arm, but also in my left. Sweet. I was hurting and feeling good.

The group of the four of us walked down to Haggan for food and due to the lack of anything better to do.

My day ended at about 2:00 AM. I was glad it was over.

Today, I have just been studying all day. Due to my arms and the fact that I got a cramp while sitting down studying, I've decided to take the day off from climbing. At least that's the plan. We'll see how long it is before I crack and need physical activity. Actually, I'm gonna go skateboard right now.