4d ago

Weekly thread - How is your week going?

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I had a seven hour date (2nd!) last night. I didn’t want it to end. I’m falling hard for him.
I just started reading an incredible book about various first ascents on the tallest mountains of our world. It's fascinating what the human body can withstand and how much mental fortitude our minds can muster - it has also again reinforced my conviction to never do serious mountaineering. Other than that, I'm just chilling and waiting for the days when my partner has time off.
I only work weekends so I decided to do a mid week 1 night camping trip before the camp sites clog up with school kids over the summer holidays. Managed to luck out with perfect weather but I also managed to forget to bring a pillow so I had to buy a travel pillow instead
- What travel pillow did you get? Many moons ago I got a Nemo Fillo camping pillow, and that thing has followed me everywhere. It's so so tiny when collapsed, then you inflate it with air to exactly the size/firmness you want.
  I just looked now and they have different sizes and colors, when I got it there was only 1 size, and you could get it in any color you want as long as it was black (which is probably good because black doesn't show stains and I definitely would have gotten the yellow one if given the choice, which would probably look nasty by now lol)
  I got to visit the Nemo equipment factory/office in Dover NH a long time ago, and it was really cool seeing the space they work on and invent/design new equipment. Shortly after, I bought a Nemo tent (a long discontinued model), and it has kept me comfortable and dry for the last ~10 years and has showed no signs of deteriorating. I always plug the brand whenever I can because I just think they make really good stuff.
  I also made a poor financial decision and bought a Sea to Summit inflatable neck pillow recently specifically for an 11 hour flight. It was way more expensive than a neck pillow has any right to be, but I'm a sucker for things that collapse into tiny pouches. It's super comfy, though, and I've used it on a bunch of flights since!
- Well, look at the bright side: now you have a travel pillow! That's a handy thing to have.