Buoying

Met a newish friend at the climbing gym, to help her practice her lead climbing and belaying; she'll do fine after some more reps. Another longer time friend arrived later, and we had a pretty good session, although it was uncharacteristically subdued. We'll try again later.
Calvino's The Baron in the Trees is slowly worming its way into my heart. Calvino's easier to binge on than Zola for me, maybe it's the philosophical underpinnings I prefer in the former.