...Language Barriers

Slightly frazzeled brunnette hair...
...gives a sense of down to earth
Large eyes framed by thicker black glasses...
...makes me think alil' punk rawk
Long slender body...
...hmm

'This is Camille' Richard says walking up to a couple of us at Flashpoint a couple weeks ago. All of us turn from our deep discussion of how to send this boulder problem, to see this tall slender girl with dark brunette hair and a nervous quirky smile.

I'm instantly intrigued.

Thicker, black framed glasses and the choice in clothing to climb in leads me to believe that she has a sense of style. Very cute... you could tell almost right away that she wasn't a local.

Maybe she's from back east, I think to myself.

'She is here from France and doesn't speak much English' Richard continued. 'Camille will be around for awhile and seeing as you three are here all the time I'm introducing her to you in hopes that you'll help her out if she needs it.' With that said he turns and returns to what ever it was that he was doing up stairs.

Definitely from back east, I think to myself.

All three of us introduce our selves. Say the polite "Hi's" and "How are you's". I think she was a lil' overwhelmed or maybe not necessarily expecting Richard to put her on the spot. I seemed she was having a hard time understanding what we were saying I'm not sure but as soon as the intro's and awkward dialogues were done she kind of snuck away to continue climbing on her own.

We continued on trying the boulder problem and while we tried to link the two sections of the problem together I couldn't help but notice her around the gym. I thought about heading over and talking with her... get to know her a little. But she didn't really seem interested in the group of us... so I didn't.

The better portion of a week goes by before I am back to the gym for a short climbing session. As I'm heading out to the parking lot I pass her coming in... I smile and nod. She smiles back hesitates, then continues on leaving me awkwardly standing there by myself, half stride, expecting something... anything.

I walk away with this feeling in my stomach that I should have said something. I wish I said something.

A few more days pass.

I head into the gym to climb again climb for a bit. She walks in...
...and I notice her right away. It has been awhile since I've seen someone that does that... catches my attention right away. Or atleast someone I've briefly met.

The night moves on and the two people I climb with take off for the evening, too tired to climb any longer. But I stay and play around on some boulder problems. After a couple climbs I sit on the mat and pull off my shoes. After sitting there for a moment I noticed that she was sitting just a lil' bit further down the mat.

She smiles a big smile...
one of those big playful ones...
and quickly looks away...

Karma... If Such a Thing...

...if such a thing never existed it certainly does now. It just burned me today.

Long Weekend...

I cannot believe that I just bailed on a last minute hiking trip so that I could buy new tires and help someone move...

...while on my way to the persons house
...after waking up at 6:00am
...on a Saturday

...this weekend better hold something spectacular in store after what I've just done. I assume on some subconscious level this decision is for the better good?

I'm going to go drink my coffee and wait for Symons Tire to open.