A goodbye of sorts

[PalmettoTiger 1]

As some of you know by now I'm going back to school after taking a semester off. Given that I didn't leave under the best of circumstances, when I get back I'm going to have to work my ass off. I'm seriously expecting to spend 8 hours a day in class or in the library, and the time I don't spend studying will be spent working out or reconnecting with the social scene at school that I eschewed in favor of web surfing and computer gaming last year. I think that a major part of academic success this coming year will be actually turning my computer off and not turning it back on until I've finished studying for the day. So, although I'm going to miss these forums and all the friends I've made here, this might be my last post for quite some time.
If I get to do much skydiving this year I'll try to detail each jump on my website - start checking it here in two weeks or so and you might see some changes for the better. Have a great year everyone, and hopefully I'll see some of you at Delmarva this weekend or Cross Keys next week.
Blue skies!!
Dan

[Jessica 0]

Good luck to you!
Get that Princeton degree and help make skydiving's demographics look even better!

[freeflir29 0]

Dammitt....real life interfering with Skydiving again! What's the world coming to? Good luck...keep the GPA up. Get smart...get rich!
"The cab driver said... he recognized my girly by the back of her head" -Beasty Boys
Clay

[DZBone 0]

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I'm going back to school after taking a semester off. Given that I didn't leave under the best of circumstances

Dude, I went through the same thing when I was in college. The good news is that when you make the decision to go back, especially after having a taste of what the "real world" is all about, you will apply yourself and succeed. And it's a great feeling when you get those first set of grades back and realize you are finally off academic suspension.
But the really big deal for me was when I finally realized that I didn't want to do what it took to get to medical school (brown-nose advisors, take chem and bio, compete with unethical peers, etc). It freed me up to do what I really loved, and even left time to take courses in areas I never would have, and really dug! I was so much happier, and have probably ended up more successful because of it. Do what you love and the rest will follow.
Anyway, good luck!
P.S. f) the Princeton Band

[skymedic 0]

bone, are you calling me a brown nose....and who cares if I dont have ethics.....
Marc
Because I fly, I envy no man on earth

[PalmettoTiger 1]

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P.S. f) the Princeton Band

*PTiger struggles not to take the bait.... and fails.
From last year's pregame show:
Oh, that Brown University. It seems like the courses have just gotten easier every year. Here are some selections from this fall's course guide:
Breathing 101
Advanced Topics in Computer Science: The On/Off Switch
The Internet in the Late 1800's
Paint-By-Number for Non-Majors
Legos for Maniacs
Variations on Page-Turning
Showering for Engineers, and
Advanced Potty Training (aka Crapping for Credit).
To get an 'A' in one of these courses, you just need to show up. To get a 'C-,' you just need to wake up-at least once a semester. And who gets an 'F'? The Brown Band!
all in good fun......
PS check the attachment, it's me back when I played trumpet, had a beard, and wore my keys on a chain, and oh yeah, played in the COLDEST band on earth!!

[mouth 0]

Take care, study hard and best of luck to you PT. We'll miss you but hey someone has to have priorities around here!! Check in with us once in awhile so we know how you are doing...you don't have to read all previous posts just post a HI to us.

[DZBone 0]

See what I mean about a lighter course load?

[Zennie 0]

Hey Palm, I for one am gonna miss you. Make sure j00 stop in for chat from time 2 +i^^3! Good luck in your studies!
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Zennie
"I know the pieces fit. 'Cause I watched them fall away..."
--Tool

[rainman 0]

I hate to sound like somebody's mom here, but I'm gonna say it anyway:
Go for the education! If you have a good job in a couple of years, making lotsa $$$, you can still jump your ass off!
Ramon

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[jfields 0]

PTiger,
A bunch of us have been there. I left college after two years, because I had no clue what I was doing. So then I did something really stupid and enlisted in the Army. After that, I worked full time and took classes here and there. Finishing my BS took... ten years, from beginning to end. And I second what someone said about going back and doing well when you are ready.
It reminds of a quote from Cool Hand Luke. School, prison movie, close enough.

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YOU RUN ONE TIME,

YOU GOT YOURSELF
A SET OF CHAINS.

YOU RUN TWICE,
YOU GOT YOURSELF TWO SETS.

YOU AIN'T GOIN'
TO NEED NO THIRD SET

BECAUSE YOU'RE GOIN'
TO GET YOUR MIND RIGHT.

AND I MEAN RIGHT.

Sorry about the caps, I just used cut-n-paste because I'm lazy.
Justin
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