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RAT

in a nails for breakfast kind of way

About Me

my hair grows curly on the left side and straight on the right side. i was born that way. it looks like a rat's nest. hence the name Rat. i have two cats, harry the dirty dog and maurice. i can't stop reading. i have a tall bike named Shirley Temple. i learned to weld. now I can build my own stuff with metal and bikes. when i'm not working or riding my bikes, i'm climbing rocks. it is my obsession. i eat, sleep, drink, breathe rock climbing. it is the only thing i can think of that i want to do with my life.

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My Interests

bouldering and rock climbing, music, books, pirates, dumpster diving, tattoos, riding bicycles all day long, learning to weld, building and fixing bikes, cooking vegan food with lots of garlic

I'd like to meet:

people who are as obsessed with rock climbing as i am. to ride bikes with. to jump in dumpsters with. to sit in the park and read books with. to climb trees with. to cook vegan food with. who build and ride freak bikes. who knit and sew. who like music...

Music:

at the gates, lucero, strike anywhere, luca turilli, refused, rainer maria, johnny cash, hank williams, postal service, sigur ros, etc.

Movies:

Donnie Darko, Skinner, Cannibal the Musical, Pirates of the Carribean, Harry Potter, Metropolis, Iron Giant, Howl's Moving Castle, V for Vendetta

Television:

i don't watch TV enough to say

Books:

I work in a bookstore, there are too many to list...

My Blog

We know how to party...

with our panties on the outside!!!If you wanna see pics:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/ratclimbsonthings/sets/72157594 581424037/
Posted by RAT on Sun, 11 Mar 2007 07:50:00 PST

now hiring for the full time position of cuddleslut. location: my bed.

Today I had to ask a customer something that it has never crossed my mind that I would ever need to ask someone.  Ever.  I had to ask a man "Sir, are you putting your mouth on my book?" ...
Posted by RAT on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 09:41:00 PST

I'm so over it all...

The PRAXIS Exams that is.  I took 3 today.  5 hours worth of testing my brains out.7:30am Mathematics: Content Knowledge10:45 am Chemistry: Content Knowledge2:15 pm Mathematics: PedagogyAnd ...
Posted by RAT on Sun, 04 Mar 2007 05:05:00 PST

Just in case you didn't know

but cinnamon toast makes EVERYTHING better.It's true.  Try it.Work sucked today, kind of per usual, but even more than usual.  I came  home and made cinnamon toast and all is well.p.s.&...
Posted by RAT on Fri, 02 Mar 2007 09:48:00 PST

blah mcblahsalot

My sister is getting married in June.  My littlest sister.  She can't talk to my mom with out hanging up on her.  My mom isn't much better towards her either.  So I'm stuck being t...
Posted by RAT on Wed, 28 Feb 2007 08:33:00 PST

Tennessee State Code and Bicycles travelling in traffic

These excerpts are from the Tennessee State Code regarding the operation of vehicles, specifically bicycles.  I actually like reading laws.  It's fun to see the exact verbage they use and to...
Posted by RAT on Mon, 13 Nov 2006 10:31:00 PST

car at 30mph + my body = ouch

I got hit by a car for the first time tonight.  I was more shocked that it actually happened than anything.  I rode my bike to work today, so when I got off work I hopped on my bike.  I...
Posted by RAT on Mon, 13 Nov 2006 10:19:00 PST

musings on a rainy day...

I've had a long day with a lot of rain to do a lot of thinking.  It's been a good day.  Not the day I was expecting, but maybe it's better this way.I was expecting to be at Horseshoe Canyon ...
Posted by RAT on Tue, 17 Oct 2006 08:11:00 PST

i am so so so sad, or a eulogy for Moo, the best cat I ever had

    Sunday night my cat Moo got hit by a car and killed.  Her and her brother Harry the Dirty Dog were my first pets that were actually MINE.  I went to Arkansas for the weeke...
Posted by RAT on Wed, 12 Jul 2006 03:26:00 PST

oh FNB you were good today

i went rock climbing today and ripped my hands to shreds.  soon i will go to the radio cafe to drown the pain.  or some bullshit like that.  really, i'm just going to go drink beer and ...
Posted by RAT on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST