burning like matchsticks in the face of the darkness

thedeadparrot is organizing a low-key bike ride one Saturday next month. Many of our invited friends have been saying things like, "I'm not really in biking shape," and she's been reassuring them it's a gentle route and they'll go slow &c.

I can't make it the date that won the scheduling poll, so she said something like, "serenadestrong will be my jock friend -- yes, that means you are one of the jock friends."

I was like, "How dare! Well okay, since it's about biking I suppose I can concede being the jock friend, since I'm like, 'Yeah, I bike 9 miles a day in most weather, No Big Deal.'"

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I Tweeted, ".thedeadparrot said I am a jock friend. J'accuse!"

seascribe sensibly replied, "you bike more than any non-jock is allowed."

Also, this happened:

thedeadparrot: it takes one to know one, and am i am one.

me: You just want more people to join your jock life :P

thedeadparrot: you climb with me every week, bud. you're already all the way in.

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I posted a fuller version of the evening's conversation to FB, and in comments with my mom I said I think part of why I don't think of myself as a jock is because I enjoy certain physical activities but don't have a strong drive to Get Better at them.

Like, the times that I say I'm maybe becoming a jock are when I consider getting a gym membership again to work on my strength and/or cardio so I can climb better. (Not that I'm not trying to get better -- just that I'm not usually doing anything outside once a week climbing toward that goal.)

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In other news, elite baby climbers of color! (h/t thedeadparrot)

Young Gun: Part I (Reel Rock S3E5) "Fifteen-year-old Ashima Shiraishi and 16-year-old Kai Lightner are the leaders of the next generation of climbers, and have sent shockwaves through the sport. "

Young Guns: Part II (Reel Rock S3E6)

cadenzamuse, please to be watching so you can fangirl with me :)