Planking, Yesterday's "IN"

Maybe you have heard of a somewhat recent fad called "Planking."  Wikipedia describes it as,

Planking" (or the "Lying Down Game") is an activity consisting of lying face down in an unusual or incongruous location. The hands must touch the sides of the body and having a photograph of the participant taken and posted on the Internet is an integral part of the game.^[1] Players compete to find the most unusual and original location in which to play.^[1] The term planking refers to mimicking a wooden plank. Rigidity of the body must be maintained to constitute good planking.

It has really taken off because anyone can do it.  It doesn't matter your

OCCUPATION

LOCATION

FITNESS LEVEL

or AGE/SIZE

The first time I actually ever saw someone I know plank something was on my dear friends Mike and Megan Martin's blog.  They just hiked the entire Appalachian Trail this summer and took pictures of themselves and our friend Brock planking multiple things.

This picture is incredible!

Well friends, I believe I have recently invented something that will make planking obsolete.  It is called...

wait for it... 

"Little Mermaiding!!!" LMing for short

This is me "LMing" the top of the mountain I was climbing in my last blog post.  I really think this is going to be HUGE!  I can just hear hiking dudes in Colorado talking to each other now. 

(This is to be read with a slight surfer voice)

Hiker dude A:"Bra I just totally Little Mermaided Pike's Peak!"

Hiker dude B: "Sick bro!  I just LMed Mount Elbert last week!"

(A high five or chest bump then concluded the scene"

"Little Mermaiding" (or the "LMing game") is an activity consisting of posing in an unusual or incongruous location. The hands must touch the item being LMed while having a photograph of the participant taken and posted on the Internet is an integral part of the game.  Players compete to find the most unusual and original location in which to play.  The term Little Mermaiding refers to mimicking the acuatic Disney Princess Ariel . Curvicure of the body must be achieved to constitute good Little Mermaiding.

It would make my week to see pictures of you guys Little Mermaiding.

A Little Hiking Action

Here is a little "picture dump" post.  These are a few pictures from a recent trek we did.

Stay tuned for a story coming soon.

No Vacancies

Not only is our apartment starting to fall apart...we also have multiple unwanted roommates.  A week or so ago the population of our apartment decreased by one in an epic battle of man and beast (when I say man, I mean men (4) and when I say beast I mean...no it was a beast). 

Two good friends (same ones from the photo shoot) came over to hang out with Andrew and I.  We were talking and watching youtube videos when Andrew jumped onto the couch and screamed, (and I mean that word literally) "There he is."  Based on his statement I'm guessing you can deduct that we have seen this rat and maybe even his family members multiple times.  Him/her/they live in the ceiling above our kitchen.  We have been planning on how to take him down for months now.  We even considered letting a mangy cat that roams our complex live with us for a few days till he caught it.

Well this rat picked the wrong time to make an appearance the other night.  There were four large men that ooze adrenaline and testosterone ready for battle.  We were able to trap him in our living room and each man armed himself.  Weapons included but were not limited to: a large rock(not really sure why that was in our house), a broom, a basketball, and feet.  After 20 minutes of yelling grunting, moving furniture, and throwing objects...we had our prize.  After the fifth go around we were able to stun it with the basketball and finish it with the rock.

In another battle of Man vs Beast.  Man won! (look how fat that thing is)

I'll be honest, after the adrenaline faded...we weren't nearly as proud of ourselves.  However, the event has not gone unnoticed as we have neither heard or seen another rat sense.

I will be heading back up to the mountains for a week of backpacking in the morning.  I'm sure I will get a few good stories along the way so be sure to check in next week.