nobody like that

[lauralh]

Today I'm reading about the Dunning-Kruger effect. Basically, people who are incompetent, are unable to see that they are incompetent. Conversely, people who are highly competent, tend to assume others are as well.

I am also wearing socks with sandals, cos I am cool like that. No really it's because it's 60F and raining. At least they are grey socks with racing stripes, not thick black ones.

Last night Keely and I attempted to have a Gurlz' Night, but the other Gurlz flaked out. So we just sat at Bleu and chatted, invited JackH, and I told some funny stories about the times I hooked up with a 19-year-old. (hotcrab loved to ask if we were going to the zoo.)

I've been checking out possible camping opportunities. Reg and I have been camping since like we got together, but we kind of hate the scene now. Too many awful white trash kids and drunken adults. So I've been looking at "dispersed" camping. You basically just find a flat spot and pull over. The downside is you don't get a toilet, but the upside is true solitude. A good idea for a holiday weekend.

Comments

[tcinseattle.livejournal.com]

I was really put off by camping lately. 90% of the people in the group I went with were just there to sit at the campfire all day and eat and smoke up and eat and get drunk and EAT AND DRINK AND SMOKE and wake up several hours later in their chair with the fire out, then be hungover the next day. This was in a big group site, at least, so when you went back to your tent you were somewhat seperate and things were quiet, rather than the parallel-parking camping awfulness.

[herbaliser.livejournal.com]

yeah, when I try to bring friends camping, I want to wake up early and explore, and they're just like "uhhh I'm hungover" from drinking around the campfire till it burned out.

[line32.livejournal.com]

There is roadside camping along the road(highway? not sure as I wasn't driving) on the way to the ice caves. I camped like that(and evidently others had too b/c of makeshift fire rings last summer. It was nice and right next to a stream.
A couple weekends ago I camped at Lyre River campground on the peninsula. It is first come first serve and is only 10 campsites. I recommend it as far as campgrounds go. You could still get lame neighbors, but since only 10 sites it's less likely. Though that also creates the problem of it filling up fairly fast(there were half the spots still open on the thurs night we went out there though). Also, Lyre River is close to salt creek rec area, where there are awesome tide pools and hiking.

[herbaliser.livejournal.com]

the ice caves near like Darrington? sweet!

[line32.livejournal.com]

The big 4 ice caves:
http://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/big-four-ice-caves