Coral and I went for a nice hike on Saturday before the rains came. We headed up to Mount Doug park. It was the first time in a long time that I went for anything that resembled a “proper” hike. We had to trek over mud, across puddles, under felled trees and scramble up rocks.
We must have looked pretty comical. I was wearing white hipster street shoes and and huffing and puffing away. Coral and I didn’t want to carry anything, so we left the water bottle in the Jeep. yeah, bad idea.
But in the end, we felt really good getting our hearts pounding (and pounding and pounding) in our chests (and throats). We’ve decided we like doing a nice walk that is more challenging than a stroll but not running around a track on pavement. We’ll try it again and again till we get ‘er that we can easily trail-blaze to the top. Then maybe run down!
I had to hit Mountain Equipment Co-op today and buy some shoes. That was fun… I put on a pair trail running shoes and couldn’t believe my feet. Years of hipster slip-ons and Chucks had me thinking that feet were supposed to just hurt all the time. This is like walking on angels. A road made out of baby angels. so soft. I am going to DJ in these shoes.
My new shoes ::Vasque Light Trail Shoe
It was pretty scary going into MEC and seeing the wall of shoes (and really all the out door stuff). Luckily there was another gentleman in the shoe area buying shoes and he seemed the hiker type. When I was explaining to the clerk lady about my needs and weekend warriornessisms… the dude interjected and said, “buy these shoes. I am actually here to buy my next pair of them because the first ones were so so so good.” Thanks old teacher hiker guy at MEC!
We’re going to hike again mid week. Tuesday its supposed to rain and I am meeting with an accountant anyways… but Wednesday onward looks spectacular to get outside. Then I was telling Coral about how in my youth Bob and I used trail run all the time at Buntzen Lake. Next time we’re in Coquitlam I’ll have to take her. Maybe we’ll need to drag Vancityrockgirl as she likes the nature hikes too and its her neighbourhood! When I’m rich I am going to move to Anmore or Belcarra. As kids, we used to explore back up in that area a lot. The best shape I was ever in my life was the summers when Bob and I would trail run in the hills at Buntzen (didn’t hurt that I was like 17 at the time!).
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What do you think of the name Ottoman Empire?
I’ve been thinking about a name or brand for DJing. The easy answer is just to use my name. People know it. But boring (no offense Mom) and I wouldn’t mind splitting off from my radio DJ persona for the music I want to present and create as a DJ. Sometimes I find when I DJ and people find out its ‘Jeremy Baker’ they get confused if I don’t lay down a Pearl Jam song and tell them the weather in the bar. Weird, but true.
I like Orc as well but Coral was pretty meh on that. I like Orc because its super nerdy and is short.
She sent me DJ Beatdown… but that sounds way to aggro for the chillwave/indie/classics that I normally lay down. A spin on that that I like is Beatmonger. Like a fishmonger, but of beats. get it?
The other name I liked is National Sound Company because… well I love the National, so its like an homage to my favourite band.
Any thoughts you have are always appreciated. I can use a name or maybe no name and keep trucking along under my actual name. Whatever works I guess, just let it come naturally.
Go with yourself.
The Morning After 
If you went Orc.. I’d probably try something non-standard.. Ork
Waveform Empire
Vinyl Samurai 😛
I like the name “Ottoman Empire”
It has some nasty connotations though because of the
Armenian Genocide…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenian_Genocide
I am also quite partial to DJ Orc. I would go one step nerdier and go with DJ Witch-King-of-Angmar or DJ Sharky after the nickname that the Orcs gave the wizard Saruman.
God I’m a nerd.
Don’t use DJ Baby Teef though, that’s mine.
JangoBeat kinda like a reference to Jango Fett but ya… just throwing ideas out there
uses your Initials too
JangoBeat is kinda nice sounding to say.
Ottoman Empire… for good and bad is why the name appeals. Not that I am pro any genocide… but for the complete rise and fall. Maybe I’ll save it for a song title or album title 🙂
DJ Witch-King-of-Angmar is fucking rad. even cooler, remove the vowels all hipster style, DJ_WTCH-KNG-OF-ANGMR maybe?
lol.. JabbaBeat *dies laughing*
Your DJ name, holy crap! It’s a bit like naming your company or child I’d think. Good luck with that 😉
And when you’re done with all your local hiking take the SkyRide up past the Grind and hike the Peak on Grouse. I find it more satisfying and fun than almost 3000 stairs in the shady bush anyway. Awesome hike on mostly rock which should be all good with your new hikers, a nice sunshine/tree shade combo and amazing, mind blowing, you will forever remember view at the top where quite a few pretty cool people hang out as well as hang gliders taking off, it’s a treat and you can almost see to your house from there 🙂
that’s a great idea Huck. Never done that before!
If you’re around on Wednesday night, stop by the CP Lawn Bowling club (behind the Crystal Garden) at 7p.m. It’s a regular meeting called “Ideas” where you bring up any idea, such as picking a DJ name, and a bunch of other critical thinkers work with you on your idea.
With no limits on content/topic, all kinds of ideas are discussed there. I’ll be there this week, anyone is welcome, it a casual atmosphere.
Yay for hiking! 🙂 I love hiking around Buntzen Lake. Gorgeous area and lots of variety.
yeah I know you’re an epic hiker! I read and look at your pictures all the time. But you and BF are way more advanced then me. I am just baby stepping back into it.
i am SO IN for weekend hikes whenever you guys are here.
i was just talking about doing the buntzen lake trek next weekend, funnily enough.
and then one time i can take you guys to my hike at minekhada. and i can show coral where the wolf pack lives 😉
ummm… also, that was twilight talk.
i wasn’t implying i was going to feed your wife to the wolves.
promise.
isn’t taking her on a Twilight related outing the same as feeding her to wolves? come now 😛
perhaps.
😉
you can always trust those high tech running shoes developed by adidas or nike, they are expensive but they are very good *,’