On Belay!

These are like the minutes, only in photos….

And for all you burgeoning photomografers, remember, please shoot in raw, it’ll make you happy at the end of the day. Especially at the climbing wall.

Ok, so this was before the meeting, but Robin was talking about buffs. They kind of look like this, but not this…(the thing on his head)

And they’re available here… http://www.buffwear.com/

Here is a picture of Robin’s, but Ryan’s arm is in the way…

Shawn has one too. Talk to them for more info.

For those of you who missed the announcement, Ryan will be bringing the hula hoop to practice for the upcoming hula-hoopin’-on-slack-line-over-the-river event. I added in the over the river part.

Also it’s worth noting that Natasha wasn’t very good at hula-hooping until I taught her.

Ok, so the secretary broke her arm   bruised her thumb had a “1st proximal interphalangeal sprain” and she was pretty happy about it.

She did it on the way to the soccer game (which we lost, but I wasn’t there…) and here’s the re-enactment in pictures.

She went walking to the game at the SAC.

She fell on the ice!!!

People stared at her, like this…

Then she cried on the ground for a really long time.

Then people around her began hula-hooping.

The end.

And in case you missed it, there was a once in a lifetime event where you couldn’t see the full moon of an eclipse! There was actually a shadow on the moon! So if you missed it, it was just about as exciting as this picture of it…

well hello there.

earth shattering news: on belay is now on the cutting edge of technology - with our own W E B S i T E ! ! ! ! jon crain made it. you can now view the meeting minutes online at http://onbelayclub.wordpress.com/ i think im still going to send out an email to you guys, for now anyways.

i would like to point out that jon crain is obviously not a doctor because he misdiagnosed my injury - its actually not a broken hand, but rather a 1st proximal interphalangeal sprain. but i have found that i can still climb, considering that 90% of my fingers still work. so you guys can’t get rid of me that easily; i know some of you would like to.

and also, i would like to formally apologize for always sending the minutes out late - at least i am consistent! but i’m sorry if you guys miss out on events because of it. i would like to nominate jon crain for secretary after i leave, since he seems to have the time, energy, thumbs, and computer to fit the role.

ok, so ryan started the meeting off by saying that he had a bunch of important info.

At the end of spring break, Dave and Elliot and others are planning a trip to KY in the red river gorge for some sweet climbing. i believe they plan to go Thurs-Sun. contact dave at sadle1dc(at)cmich.edu if you are interested, or if you want to send him hate mail, which i have the urge to do sometimes.

March 15, there will be a pathfinder climbing competition at GVSU. i’m planning on going. more info to come later.

There are also a couple other climbing comps that we have info on. March 16th there will be a climbing comp at UofM from 10:30-1. it is $10 in advance, $15 at the door. registration is at 10 a.m. call 734-764-3967 for more info or visit the website www.recsports.umich.edu/outdooradv.

there is another comp at planet rock i believe 2 days - Feb 23 and March 15, don’t know- the flier was kind of confusing. your best bet is to visit the website www.planet-rock.com for details.

IMPORTANT: at next week’s meeting, BRiNG YOUR ON BELAY SHiRT, or buy one if you still want one ($12). we will be taking a club PHOTO. matt christensen, please do not show up this day because i don’t feel like cleaning up shattered glass from a broken camera. ryan and other hippies, please shower that day. oh, and jon crain, i think it would be a good idea for you to stand in back because we want all the good looking people in the front - it makes us look better and will help us attract more people to the club.

Oh yeah, i forgot to mention before that february is facial hair month and we are all growing it out. supposedly there is some reason for this. anyways, mine is getting pretty long.

ryan brought a hula hoop to the meeting. he says that it will be available for those who want to use it when he isn’t using it.

next week we are taking a picture of hair.

thanks for reading.

ang.

p.s. whats up with having no snacks at the last meeting? i count on those snacks to fulfill my daily caloric intake.

editor’s note: I brought cookies on Thursday, and they were good.