Rochelle is my yoga teacher at The Studio for You. She was listening to The Jersey Guys on New Jersey 101.5 and heard them talking about a Breast Cancer fundraiser called "Cans for a Cure". Basically they asked women to call into the show and have their breasts cast, and they'd then auction off the busts and donate the money to Breast Cancer. She called in, and a few days later she was on the radio and having her boobs set in plaster.

So boys... don't you want to have a lovely cast of Rochelle in your house?? Check her out!! Bid on Rochelle's Cans for a Cure!!!

hmmmm... Sam... what kinda cool fundraiser can we do like this for HERA?

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Posted by Jessica on October 18, 2006 7:06:25 PM EDT #

Tim made my day. He put up a new problem at the gym. Its a lovely little V2+ called "Jess is Short and Sweet". Tim rocks.

Next week, Saturday October 28th, is the first bouldering comp (competition) of the season: Philadelphia Rock Gym's Midnight Burn 2006. I'm SO excited. I just registered. I wonder if I'll end up sandbagging the comp. This is how they broke down the categories:

• Womens:
• V2 and under: Novice
• V2 - V5: Advanced
• V5 and up: Open
• Mens:
• V3 and under: Novice
• V3 - V5: Intermediate
• V5 - V7: Advanced
• V7 and up: Open

So.... I climb V2s, and after I've been working on bouldering for awhile, I can climb some V3s. I'm trying to remember how the stuff at PRG's last comp were rated. From what I remember, they were rated easier than how they rate things at Go Vertical... so something at the comp that was rated a V2, would be a V1+ at GV.... But anyway. The reason for the concern is I'd like to get myself in the right category and not end up sandbagging the comp. PRG has a decent explanation of sandbagging on their website. Basically its rating yourself lower than you should, i.e. someone who normally climbs V4's putting themselves in the novice category.

No matter, I'll be pushing myself as hard as I can. I'm sure my hands will be very sore by the end of the day. I'm quite excited. I think we'll get a pretty good crowd from Go Vertical to come out too. That'll be fun.

YAY! Bouldering comp season!! It'll be fun. I'm excited (can you tell?)

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Posted by Jessica on October 18, 2006 3:44:57 PM EDT #