Home again & inflight movies (Frozen, Goldfinger)

I've made it home, despite an incredibly slow passage through security in Vancouver. Flights were ok.

On the Vancouver-Ottawa segment, I watched a couple movies: Frozen (2013) and Goldfinger (1964). Interestingly, there were ads played before Goldfinger, but not before Frozen. Maybe ads are only directed at adults, since Frozen was considered a "family" (read, "children's") movie in the listings on the plane.

Frozen was surprising, or perhaps, not so surprising, fun. At times beautiful animation, some nice little character bits (Kristoff's admiration of the quality of the ice in the castle quite amused me, for example) and (of course, it's Disney) some lovely songs. The messages were a little... blunt... at times, but, again, children's movie. Also, I now know why someone asked if the snowman we made was called "Olaf".

Goldfinger, was surprisingly disappointing. Bond's witticisms were obvious and flat. The racism, and especially, sexism were horrible. (Though, it does pass the Bechdel test -- Pussy talks to her pilots, and it isn't about a man, it is about the job, and piloting.) And, of course, there is the rape scene. *sigh*

Beautiful day outside for the first outdoor climbing day of the season

I head out to Home Cliff with Jex and K8 (of the Red River Gorge crew), Bruce, and Helene (from acro-yoga) and her two kids. I managed to forget my climbing shoes, so I lead the first three (easy) climbs in my hiking boots, and TRed a 4th that way.

Luckily Bruce's feet are a couple sizes bigger than mine, so I was able to borrow his shoes to lead a couple harder climbs. I lead Piton Highway (5.7) and found it easier going than I expected (from previous memory, and from expecting to be out-of-shape since it is first day out), then was going to go after Peggy (also 5.7 but with a hard opening crux), but just before I got on it, somebody else headed up it. (It was a busy day out at the cliff, too.)

So, I hemmed and hawed a bit, then decided to try to lead Lavender (5.9 - I've only lead this clean once, and that was last season when I was in climbing shape). I got most of it completely clean, except couldn't finish the final crux section to the anchors at the top. I'm disappointed in not being able to finish it -- but happily surprised at how much of the rest of it I got clean, I'd expected to take a fall or two before that point. I'm also happy with how unworried I was about taking the lead falls (I took three) trying the top section -- I'm pretty sure I came off from not getting the moves, not from not committing to trying the moves.