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 I really just want to close this tab on my browser.  It’s been sitting there for 2 weeks, waiting for me to post on here.  While I’m pissed at Obama for wrecking Tuesday night primetime television last night, I think that it is pretty cool that he is the first president to have his portrait taken on digital media.

 The EXIF data for the file tells us that this portrait was taken with a Canon 5D Mark II (21MP) with a 105mm lens at f/10 and 1/125 sec at ISO 100.  I’m a nerd.  Anyway, thanks for sending that to me Jeff.  Office hours are nearly over…

 Last weekend was a blur.  (For another account, see Front Range Rants).  We left town at 7:00 pm on Thursday, stopped by REI in Denver for some screws, picked up Aaron at DIA, and passed out in Grand Junction at 2:00 am on Friday morning (driving over Vail Pass with 1 headlight is fun).  Five hours later, we were on the road again (after Aaron insisted we stop at Starbucks for breakfast) and were climbing in the Ouray Ice Park by 11:00.  Pictures below.  First one is Brandon’s, the rest are mine.

DAY 1

 Brandon got his tool stuck.  I had to climb up to retrieve it.  Dr. Smith’s videos below.

 

 

DAY 2

All of the pictures from Saturday are in the Pic o’ the Vic area.  Kenny was the first to get lowered into the 135′ canyon.  The only way out is to climb up.  We each took a lap on Tangled Up in Blue.  The guy in the yellow helmet was leading a crazy route next to us.  We heard he was at least 65.  I hope I can still climb at 65.

 

 

DAY 3

Kenny is pictured climbing Chinese Water Torture (left) and Dizzy (right).

…and the trip is over.

 Dropped Aaron off at DIA and made it home before midnight, only to wake up and go to work 7 hours later.  I’d do it again.  I will do it again.

 Aren’t office hours great?  I get to sit here, eat my sandwich, and update you on my weekend.

 I’m going to be climbing the ice pictured below Friday through Sunday.  We’ll have an extra rope along that I can hang from to take some hopefully awesome pictures.  Should be a great test for my new f-Stop bag.

 

 Last fall, Jeff and I decided that we should shoot weddings in Colorado.  We put together a price list, printed a portfolio, and posted online ads, but we lacked a website.  Now finished with cumes, we spent the last week building a site that I am quite proud of.  It is simple, classy, and hopefully effective.  Click the picture below to check it out!

 January was a busy month.  In review:

(a) Jenni, Travis, and I skied a bluebird day at Keystone.  The Outback was in season and the tree skiing spectacular.

(2) I led a short pitch of ice in the park because Brandon’s hands were "too cold".  I failed to mention that I had never placed an ice screw before heading up.  Oops.  Any votes as to what I look like with a red hood and artichoke jacket?  (photo credits go to Kenny)

(IV) X-Games.  7 days and 84 hours of the most boring work I’ve ever done.  I still managed to have fun though.  I spent 3 days telling people to use the door marked entrance instead of the ‘exit only’ door, and the other 4 searching bags and patting people down at the VIP gate.  I missed the Flobot concert.

 

 

(4) Vail.  No pictures.  Amazing powder.  Giant bowls.

(e) Steamboat.  12" fresh champagne powder made for a 4 star day on the slopes.  Rediscovered my love of car bombs.  Speaking of cars, I brushed mine off in the morning only to get it stuck in a ditch 2 hours later. 

 

 

 (7b) Chemistry?  Oh yeah, I did some of that too.  Very little of it worked.  I ran in to my old boss at the Steamboat conference.  February looks to be more productive.  Right after I finish tomorrow’s cume…

 Remember when Dead Point Magazine posted a gallery of my Bishop pictures on their homepage?  I do.  If you forgot, take a look at the page view report from my website below.  It should be obvious when the link to my site went up, and when they took it down.