Halting State by Charlie Stross

I just finished reading it -- fun book. But, oddly styled. It is told, entirely, in the 2nd person. Even more precisely, in the 2nd person present tense. (From multiple characters PoV, too. With "you" in each chapter being the PoV character.) It is jarring at first, and continued to be odd. Then, about 2/3 of the way through I figured out why it was written that way. :)

Apparently, not quite over the cold...

I went out climbing at a local gym this evening, did ok, but found I didn't really have my wind. I'd be breathing heavier after a route than normal, with my chest feeling tighter than it should, and just generally feeling tireder than I should. Still it was good to get out on some walls again.

The gym, Dallas Rocks was ok -- moderately sized, with a fair bit of bouldering and a moderate amount of climbing -- unfortunately most of it over-hanging. There ratings for climbs seemed about right -- I could flash 5.9s and below, and get the easier 5.10s. But there bouldering grades seemed a bit soft -- I didn't do many problems, but I did flash a V3 (and did so latish in the evening, without much struggle) -- and I don't flash V3. Outside local (to Ottawa) I don't even hope to make it up a V3.

And, I'm still hoping to get out on some real rock this coming weekend, if the weather is ok.