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I’m back in Cincinnati, and Delana is visiting me for Halloween (the only time of the year when you can dress like a freak and be perfectly normal - not that it’s stopped me otherwise). This weekend, Lana, Beck and I went to the Monster Bash 2006 Halloween Party hosted by the Cincinnati Sports League.

The original idea was that Delana would dress up as an Ice Queen, all in blue, and I’d be a Ringwraith. However, both our costumes didn’t quite turn out the way we wanted. Delana’s costume didn’t quite fit her, and my Ringwraith costume was hard to put over the face (and almost ripped apart).

So, here is how we looked when we started out.

And following a trip to a restaurant in our monster outfits, we decided to go ahead and make changes to our costumes. Delana changed her Ice Queen costume to a black dress, so she became the Dark Ice Queen.

My Ringwraith costume had a headgear that was hard to breathe through, and it almost ripped apart, so I went ahead and put on a scary-looking mask. Here are some pictures of the Dark Ice Queen and the Ringwraith.

Beck showed up a little later, in her Cat Woman costume, looking cool.

And do not ask me what the hell that whip is for. Whatever makes people happy and all that.

See how happy the Ringwraith and the Dark Ice Queen look?

And as you can probably tell, the three of us are one big, happy abnormal family.

Of course, there were other things such as a band whose lead singer/guitarist was a banana. And there was this guy who was dressed up as Big Boy, with a huge, umm, burger. Yes, that’s what it was. There was also an almost clean-shaven Jesus dancing to Livin’ on a Prayer and better yet, postal workers! Better than a couple of years ago, of course, when someone was dressed as a Republican.

Then there was Cat Woman with the Wraith mask.

Of course, there were some funnies — an Asian dude who wanted to look like Prom King, but everyone thought he was Pedro from Napoleon Dynamite. So, he borrowed Lana’s Ice Crown to look like a Prom King. Hilarity ensued!

Wraiths need a drink too, damn it!

And Wraiths need love too.

Finally, here’s us drinking to our total evilness.

T’was a fun night, folks.

So, just a week after my climbing at the Eldo Canyon, I decided to head back there this Sunday with Roy from CMS.

Barring an incident when I almost climbed over a stray boulder that would have fallen on my left foot sending me sprawling down a few hundred feet to the rocks and the river, it was a great climb. I climbed the Bulge for a pitch (again, this time differently), Whale’s Tail (once again, differently this time), The Bomb (multi-pitch climb, lots of fun) and Calipso (top-roped this one because I was beat to do trad).

I’m in Denver on a business trip, and I get one day off — and what do I do on that one day?

I spend 8 hours today climbing in the El Dorado Canyon in Boulder, Colorado. I went with Roy Legget from CMS, and we had a great time doing some fun climbing. There were some tricky climbs, and it was very interesting.

So, here are some pictures with descriptions for all you fine folks.

Turns out that certain Muslim cab drivers at some airports are refusing to give you a ride if you carry alchohol in your baggage.

Eva Buzek is a flight attendant who came back home from a trip to France. At the airport, she hailed a cab and asked the driver to handle her bag with care because it had some wine. The cab driver not only refused to take her, he also told other Muslim drivers that she carried alchohol, making them refuse her a ride, as well.

Here’s my dream watch (not that it’s particularly expensive, I just haven’t found a good enough occasion to get it) — the Casio Pathfinder PAG70-1V.

It has a bunch of features that I’ve always wanted when I am out there — Digital Compass, Altimeter, Barometer and Thermometer.

On top of everything, it works at low temperatures (-10ºC/14ºF) and has a few other cool features such as the Auto EL Backlight and is Solar Powered.

Can you say drool?

Sorry for the lack of updates, folks. I’m out here in Denver on a business trip (supposedly; the real reason is the mountains, of course).

Fortunately, Denver has beautiful weather. It has been hovering around the 40s, with mild showers and winds. There is something wonderful about nice, cool weather, feeling the chill winds, mild frost and cold rain on your face.

On another note, I’ve hired a guide from the Colorado Mountain School to go climbing with over the weekend at Boulder. I’ve heard good things about them, and I figured that this would be a good way to improve my rock climbing skills, before I go off doing some serious ice and snow climbing.

Either way, I will certainly try getting some pictures of my climbs to all you fine readers.