FlyingRhenquest

Aah! I coughs up a lungs! My checklist includes: 1) Arrange for beer at funeral (First funeral as the guest of honor) 2) Find the ruler of that dark place and overthrow him. As for my family, well I hope they enjoy the plethora of sex toys I've hidden around the house and the contents of the petri dish in the fridge. Perhaps next time they won't suck so much. I'm trying to teach myself how to set things on fire with my mind. Hey... is it hot in here?

Generally, yeah, relax. Sounds like you haven't actually jumped out of an airplane enough to relax yet. So when you do relax and flow so much better because of it you'll be all like "Oh! So that's what they were talking about!" Funnily enough I usually tense up more in the wind tunnel than in the air. You can see that chipping on a lot of my youtube tunnel videos, including recent ones. A few months back I went in there with no objectives and as soon as I hit the air I relaxed almost to the point of being floppy. My flying was AWESOME that day, and I actually bought another 10 minutes after the first session because I was enjoying myself so much. Next time I went in there, I was listening to an instructor again and I'm all stiff once more. Like a freaking bread stick I'm trying to teach myself how to set things on fire with my mind. Hey... is it hot in here?

Meh. Load up mobile phone with 10gb of music. Put on shuffle. You could drive to Mars and not run out of music. And no inane commercials or DJ chatter. I'm trying to teach myself how to set things on fire with my mind. Hey... is it hot in here?

This year should be tropical storm Krokidil... I'm trying to teach myself how to set things on fire with my mind. Hey... is it hot in here?

With hours of tunnel time, keeping track of your altitude and flying your canopy is really the only part that should prove troublesome. Even if you're not reasonably altitude-aware on your first jump (And I think you will be,) I don't think you'll miss the "pull" hand signal from your instructor. Flying the canopy really isn't that hard. I was lucky enough to have someone on radio talking me down the first couple of times and they told me when to flare. You can't really rely on the radio, though, and should always be prepared to fly a predictable pattern and land it on your own. Flying the canopy isn't that hard. It's not a huge effort to steer it, especially for the gentle maneuvers AFF students will be doing. Just don't ride the brakes the last 200 feet (That was always my problem up until my canopy course,) look out toward the horizon like you would when you drive your car, and flare when you're at about the altitude where you could kick the guy who's talking you down in the face. And always be ready to PLF. They'll go over all that with you, and I think you'll find that it's reasonably comfortable to fly the canopy. They always have AFF students pull higher, so you should have less canopy traffic to deal with than the fun jumpers typically do. I'm trying to teach myself how to set things on fire with my mind. Hey... is it hot in here?

1) Go to DZ that has fun jumpers 2) Walk up to a random person or group of 2-3 skydivers and ask them what they're doing on this jump. 3) If they don't say "freeflying", say "Mind if I join you?" This works reasonably well, and is usually why my 1-2 way tracking dives end up being 4-5 way tracking dives. Be sure to get their names so you can log them in your logbook. See if you can get one or more of the guys from the jump to sign your log book, and offer to sign theirs. I'm trying to teach myself how to set things on fire with my mind. Hey... is it hot in here?

I like the awesome camera-guy sit-fly style there. You can never really tell what the cameraman is doing in most tandem videos. Their skills are most definitely underrated. I was pretty impressed that Shayne was able to keep up with me seemingly effortlessly when I hired him for my 125th jump, despite weighing probably a bit less than 2/3rds what I do with all my gear on. I'm trying to teach myself how to set things on fire with my mind. Hey... is it hot in here?

You don't seem to get the false positives from the lab tests they use. They will set off the home drug test kits, though. I got tested fairly often in the 90's because I was job hopping quite a lot (that's the game you played in the 90's.) Despite being a poppyseed bagel fiend, I never got dinged for a positive result. If you're feeling particularly sadistic, eat about 2 pounds of asparagus a couple hours before the test. I'm trying to teach myself how to set things on fire with my mind. Hey... is it hot in here?

Oh, me too, but I have a tendency to ask Google questions I don't think it'll have an answer to. That's how I found out the guy who likes to have sex with dolphins and a clown porno. And a 4-dimensional rubicks cube simulation and a rotary dialer for android phones. I don't think I've ever actually managed to stump Google. I attribute this entirely to not being creative enough. Or maybe just being afraid that it'll have an answer if I really go out there to the edge. I'm trying to teach myself how to set things on fire with my mind. Hey... is it hot in here?

Why don't we get really drunk and watch a Charles Bronson film festival? I'm trying to teach myself how to set things on fire with my mind. Hey... is it hot in here?

Never thought to Google "How to buy weed on teh internetz?!" huh? I'm trying to teach myself how to set things on fire with my mind. Hey... is it hot in here?

Possible subterfuge so as to not reveal "sources and methods." I would never rely on the security of TOR to keep me from being arrested. That just doesn't seem like a great idea. In a computer security class I was sent to, they did recommend using TOR for certain things, however using it isn't completely untraceable. I wouldn't use it for anything that I could get arrested for either. What would you use then? I would post an awful lot of messages on internet forums. A small number of these messages would contain coded instructions. Or perhaps they wouldn't. I'm trying to teach myself how to set things on fire with my mind. Hey... is it hot in here?

You seemed pretty well composed! The king air's just a little less awkward to get out of than a Cessna is. I don't look good getting out of a Cessna either! I'm trying to teach myself how to set things on fire with my mind. Hey... is it hot in here?

You plus a video person, 1 grand (I'm assuming the video person doesn't work for free.) Video of you jumping out of a flying fortress, priceless! I'm trying to teach myself how to set things on fire with my mind. Hey... is it hot in here?

Niece's one Hmm, I had hair back then. I forgot. Shaved it all off shortly thereafter. Grandma was not amused. Sister's one I'm bummed neither cameraman got me yelling "Und now, ve jump!", opening the door and doing my exit. Maybe next time. I'm trying to teach myself how to set things on fire with my mind. Hey... is it hot in here?

I was putting my canopy in the bag and suddenly this started going through my head. "It's like they were made for each other!" I'm trying to teach myself how to set things on fire with my mind. Hey... is it hot in here?

Heh heh. I'm glad my DZ did AFF. I wanted to jump out of an airplane, I didn't want to be strapped to some dude. Couple hundred jumps later, I still don't want to be strapped to some dude. I'd probably end up pulling the dude (Sorry dude, I'm just so used to reaching for my hackey, there!) It takes a lot more to qualify to be an AFFI than it does to qualify to be a coach. I could qualify to be a coach if I were so inclined, and I'm just getting to the point where I feel like I could give advice that's not completely half-assed. I want to wait until the assedness of my advice is in whole numbers prior to charging anyone for it. I have had a couple of AFFIs ask me to look after students and have introduced myself to several new people and told them to seek me out once they get out of coaching, if they want to do belly jumps or tracking. I'm equally as happy jumping solo and will probably be there doing that anyway, but if someone comes and weasels into my jump, I'm just as happy to have the company as not. As long as I don't end up leading a 9-way tracking dive one of these days, anyway. I'm trying to teach myself how to set things on fire with my mind. Hey... is it hot in here?

Hmm, somehow I left the tomatoes out of the red chili recipe too. I usually use a 28 oz can or two of tomatoes in the red chili as well. This is why I always have a few cans of the things sitting around the house -- I always seem to end up forgetting something important and if it's those at least I don't have to drive back to the grocery store. Heh heh. I'm trying to teach myself how to set things on fire with my mind. Hey... is it hot in here?

You can use anything instead of goat! It tastes like somewhat fatty beef. It's not gamy at all, like lamb. I usually use beef. Lamb or venison would work too, though I'm not sure I'd want to waste venison on chili. You might even be able to leave the meat out entirely and make it vegetarian. I've never tried that, but with all the beans in there I'd expect it to work. I'm trying to teach myself how to set things on fire with my mind. Hey... is it hot in here?

What are the "new jumper blues?" I can guess but I like being sure. Wondering if that's what I'm dealing with.. That's where you leave coaching and are no longer the center of anyone's attention. Having achieved your goal of a license, you are now unsure what to do in the sport. I haven't encountered this problem yet. It'll be funny if it happens to me after I do my wingsuit jump course. But now I know it's fun to jump with friends and new skydivers, so I don't think it will. I'm trying to teach myself how to set things on fire with my mind. Hey... is it hot in here?

Heavy duty bolt cutters: Check Lockpick kit: Check Roof access: Check! I should probably remove the lockpick kit from my gear bag. I reckon those could be construed as "intent", despite the fact that I don't actually own a BASE rig, and probably never will. Though I might borrow one at some point if someone offers to shoot me off a particular bridge with a catapult (Just so I can tell mom "Yes, yes I would be shot off a bridge with a catapult if all my friends are doing it!") I'm trying to teach myself how to set things on fire with my mind. Hey... is it hot in here?

You could try some chocolate chipotle goat chili! 2 lbs goat. If you can get the goat equivalent of a chuck roast, you'd be in great shape! 1 bag of dried red beans (I'm guessing 16 oz but I never look at the measurement) 1 bag of dried black beans 1 tbsp dark cocoa powder 4-5 chipotle peppers 1 tbsp (Or maybe 2) of the adobo sauce the chipotles came in 2 jalepinoes, sliced into matchsticks 1 onion, chopped 1 bell pepper Garlic. How much is up to you. 1.1 bottles of really dark stout beer. You'll have .9 bottles of beer left over. Guess you'll just have to drink it. Some spices. I do red pepper, cumin, cloves, a cinnamon stick and some nutmeg, all ground. You can add some rasins to this if you want a kind of mole flavor to it. Cut your goat into cubes, chop your chipotles and bell pepper, smash your garlic and chop it coarsely, chuck everything in a crock pot, cover with water (if the beer didn't do the job) and stew for about 4 hours! It's a very odd chili recipe and I tend to find it's actually too dark for my taste, but it's still fun to make from time to time. I'm trying to teach myself how to set things on fire with my mind. Hey... is it hot in here?

Nah, honestly it's not that spicy. Below my pain threshold. I've shared some with the local coffee shop and the lady there says it's a bit spicier than she tends to like things but she just eats it with some bread. I make it in a 6 quart crock pot. Bruce's Pork Green Chili (All quantities approximate): 2 pounds pork shoulder roast 1/2 pounds smoked bacon 5-6 tomatillos, quartered 1-2 28 oz cans of diced tomatoes (This is quite a swing, and usually depends on how much room I have left in my crock pot.) 5 or 6 Anaheim peppers, roasted and peeled (optional) Some Jalepino Peppers, Roasted and peeled 1 tbsp freshly ground cumin The juice of 2 limes, freshly squeezed Salt to taste (Usually a couple teaspoons for me) Black pepper to taste (usually about a quarter to half a teaspoon) 2 teaspoons of corn starch to thicken it a bit more Water to cover How you roast your peppers is up to you. I do mine under a broiler until their skin turns black and they start to pop. If you have a "guy" who can roast some for you with a pepper roaster, even better. My "guy" starts doing that in mid-october. You can also do 'em on a grill and that'd probably work better than the broiler. Once their skins are black, they're very easy to peel under running water (DO use latex or vinyl gloves for this.) Cut the bacon and pork shoulder down to 1 inch cubes. If your pork shoulder has bones, put those in the crock pot along with the rest of the pork! Roughly chop your peppers. I usually do 'em into 1 inch strips. Then just chuck everything in the crock pot on top of the pork, cover it with water and let it stew on high for 4 hours! I usually make a slurry with the corn starch and a little cold water so that it doesn't make lumps in my chili. That's really all there is to it! Taste it after 4 hours and see if it wants more salt or lime juice. Add it if required, and serve. It should be a smokey, tangy chili that is great alone or served with burritos, chimichangas or tamales. Makes a great breakfast burrito -- fill a burrito with eggs, tomatoes, hash brown potatoes and green chili and that'll keep you going all day! *Edit*: Whoopsie, I forgot onion and garlic. There's some of that in there somewhere too. Lots and LOTS of garlic, really... I'm trying to teach myself how to set things on fire with my mind. Hey... is it hot in here?

Yeah! Like at my last job I had a co-worker who was so fat he had moobs on his back. If a gay guy ever wanted to know what it was like being with a woman he could just shave that guy's head and draw a smiley face on the back! I'm trying to teach myself how to set things on fire with my mind. Hey... is it hot in here?

That's kind of a drive, but there might be some at Mile Hi this weekend! One of the camera guys over there has been asking for more since I brought my last batch in! I can post the recipe again if anyone wants it, but I never actually follow it. It's a little different each time. I'm trying to teach myself how to set things on fire with my mind. Hey... is it hot in here?