[New Book] Charity book drive finds

I chanced upon the book drive organized in our office, and of course I couldn't resist digging around for interesting titles. It was a bit tough, though. The setup was chaotic, and I could feel my inner OCD struggling to get free in order to organize the books. Obviously I had to restrain myself lest earn the wrath of the staff spouses (a.k.a. the organizers). 

Tough as it was to dig through the pile, I still managed to score these two coffeetable books: Doug Scott, Himalayan Climber, and Mike Harding's Footloose in the Himalaya.

Ein

My life just got a whole lot furrier when this little rascal arrived last Friday. Everyone, meet Ein!

Ein is short for Josepfine, her registered name. Ask her Ukrainian breeder why that spelling. Anyway, we decided to keep the name since it's pretty close to Ein, the name of the hyper-intelligent Pembroke Welsh Corgi in Cowboy Bebop (which got me interested in corgis in the first place). 

Go Climb A Rock!

Last Saturday I put my training to the test and joined a "novice" and "fun" competition in Power Up Tandang Sora (or TS). I've been going to TS regularly now for the past month (plus the occasional mountain rockstar sessions), and I can feel some progress on my overall strength. Besides, they said it's a fun event, so no pressure to win (as if I would!).