Disaster

I was editing images this morning on my computer at home when out of the blue, my computer completely crashed. All that appeared was a black screen with white text saying my harddrive could not be found.

To say that this is a complete disaster is an understatement. Lost files aside, Nick needs a computer to work. Without it we’re really SOL.

I’m calling Gateway today to see if anything can be done at all. Barring that, it’ll be a multi-hour reinstallation process.

Sweet Justice

On Saturday, Mike, Doug, Perry, Phil and I tried to climb Mt. Daniel. Unfortunately, we were thwarted by an additional 4 mile approach on the road (ugh!). We made it to Peggy’s Pond before deciding that pizza in Roslyn sounded better than summiting in the rain and arriving back at the cars at 9 p.m.

There wasn’t anything remarkable about the actual climbing part of the trip. On the way out, though, we had an interesting encounter with a truck that was 4x4ing around huge snow banks and destroying the trees, bushes and undergrowth OFF THE ROAD.

They passed us, mud flying, dogs barking, children shouting, and then got stuck in the snow about 100 feet in front of us (sweet justice!). We were feeling too irked at their complete lack of respect for the landscape, so we avoided eye contact and didn’t offer to help them get unstuck or call a tow.

Petty, I know - but hey, we were irritated!

They must have gotten themselves really stuck, because after dinking around at the cars for 45 minutes, they still hadn’t driven out.

Village Pizza was great as usual

Guye Peak

Doug and Mark coiling the wet rappel rope | Canon PowerShot

Doug, Mark and I attempted Guye Peak on Sunday. It was supposed to be a beautiful day, and it probably was - everywhere except Snoqualmie Pass. Needless to say we got rained off just as we got to the base of the climb. More pictures of our adventure are available here.

Kitty Pictures

Okay, I admit it: I’m absolutely kitten crazy this morning. Their cuteness is so addicting! I can’t keep the camera away…

Nap Time

Nap time for Bernstein | Canon 10D, 28-105mm

The kittens are now four weeks old and cute as can be. It’s amazing how fast they grow! (Remember when they looked like baby rats?) Jet moved them from their original box, which was getting a little crowded, to the large cat carrier.

The little girl spends most waking moments tentatively exploring the room and chattering like a bird. (It’s an amazing noise, not at all like Vespa’s trill, if you’ve heard that.) No name for her yet though. Got any suggestions?

Then there’s Bernstein. I was a little worried about him until last night. A full week after the calico began exploring the room, he still showed no interest in leaving the box. He would just sit in there and stare at the back wall. If we picked him up, he’d start screaming. Just when I started to think that maybe he couldn’t see very well or had a mental screw loose, he took a bold leap out of the box. He’s much less steady on his feet than his sister, but I’m sure with practice, that will improve.