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So in the spirit of Thanksgiving, I would like to share something that I am thankful for this fall season … and that would be Monday nights. I am nowhere near a TV-junkie but I do love my TivoHD and enjoy some downtime on the couch every week – particularly on Mondays. Let me explain…

1. Chuck (NBC)
This 1 hour comedic-spy-drama satisfies the uber-nerd in me like nothing else. Case and point: the main character Chuck spoke in Klingon with his college friend/nemesis in last night’s episode to defuse an intense hostage situation. No, I do not speak Klingon and I find that fact rather comforting. =) But back to the point – I love this show! Haha =). On top of the uber-nerdiness, there is the sometimes very painful unrequited love, Jayne from Firefly (who is still trigger happy), gadgets, the super awesome theme song that’s taken from Cake’s “short skirt, long jacket” and of course, saving the day.

2. How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
I think you know a show is great when you start referencing specific scenes in everyday life. Take the Vicky-Mendoza diagonal for example. Barney explains that for a girl to be date-able, she needs to be above the Vicky-Mendoza diagonal when placed on a Hot-Crazy scale. Cross the diagonal into the more crazy than hot arena and well, maybe you should rethink your commitment to that one. I have to be fair though and say that the Hot-Crazy scale is an equal-opportunity coordinate system and applies to both genders no matter the creed, sexual orientation or political affiliation.

3. Heroes (NBC)
The comic book themes are heavy in this show, the visuals exciting and the characters deep. There’s the battle against good and evil, the debate about what is moral, the protection of one’s family, the battle with your own demons, the struggle for one’s identity, etc.. What I like about the most is that there are no teams. You get a feeling for who is good and who is evil but there is plenty of treachery and the constant struggle for each individual to do what they believe is right makes for a very interesting show. Plus it’s cool to see Peter kick some serious ass.

Now if only the Writers Guild and the studios would kiss, make-up and compromise so the shows could go on…

October was roller coaster ride of really high highs and really low lows. But let’s focus on what was freakin’ awesome about the past couple weeks and leave the sobering stories for another time. Halloween certainly lived up to the hype this year with Alex and I suiting up for 3 nights in the city and handing out mounds of dum dums =). I would compare the festivities to how Barney describes his “Get Psyched Mix” as “all rise baby.” It all culminated to a middle of the week MV reunion in the Marina that we all had to pay for on Thursday morning. Haha… worth it.

But like all good things, the Halloween festivities are over. Although after all that, I had the next weekend to look forward to: Yosemite. I think that was my 6th time to Yosemite overall but my first for many other things. My first time rock climbing in Yosemite, my first time lead climbing, my first time taking a lead fall and my first time checking out the Ahwahnee Hotel. Yeah that place is crazy but I know one thing for sure and it’s that they really know how big fireplaces should be – 15 feet across. =) We climbed all day Saturday at Swan’s Slab from practically sun up till sun down – sometimes in the way of the film crew shooting for the travel channel. Seriously… who climbs in Seven jeans? But my favorite moment of all was on Sunday at the top of Nob Hill. 2 short crack climbs to the top (or a scramble around the side) and a sunset view of the Merced winding out of the park that can’t be described. Think… Anton Ego eating his first bite of Remy’s ratatouille… absolutely delicious.

Self portrait on the first morning in the Valley
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Jeremy gearing up
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Joel, defeated
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Couple enjoying the sunset
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