VanillaSkyGirl

What firsts are you referring to? I've broken my ankle on the same leg during a canopy course about 5 years ago. Then, I stopped jumping. It's like deja vu with this injury. It was about the same time of the year, too!

My toe nails are still painted blue. It matches my cast. It actually looks really cute.

YAY! That's why I got baby blue, instead of black this time. The black one was cute, too, but you really can't sign that thing. Plus, they want to give me another one in 3 weeks because they say this one will be too big (stretch) in that amount of time. The great news is that this is a walking cast, too. See, it's not so bad, after all!

Ugh, I was taking a canopy course last Sunday the 17th, and I had a bad landing. I was eventually taken to the ER. I requested Lisa to take me, which she did. (I wanted a friend w/ me.) They initially told me that they didn't think that I had a break based on the X-rays. (I knew something was really wrong, though.) They couldn't guarantee that it wasn't broken, though. The part of my foot that might be broken could only be seen via MRI (mid & forefoot), so they said to see a specialist. I was wrapped up and a fiberglass splint was placed on my foot/leg. Then, I had to work earlier in the week, but I went to an Ortho. Surgeon on Thursday the 21st. We noticed that I could not move/flex it at all. There was absolutely no movement, so he initially thought that perhaps my Tibialis Anterior tendon was totally ruptured. He recommended an MRI, of course. I finally got some pain meds, too. I basically had nothing, but one ibuprofren for the first 4 days, which was useless for pain. I received the MRI at the end of last week. We had the long-fricken weekend. I did notice that I could move it a tiny bit, after 1 week (on Sunday), so I thought I was in the clear. I made an appnt. to see the Ortho this week, but they had another doctor, podiatric specialist in reconstructive ankle/foot surgery call me to make an appointment, instead. I kind-of knew something was up at that moment. I finally saw that doctor today. I'm still having a 2nd MRI done w/ my cast to double check my mid & forefoot, as well. With the MRi that he did have, he showed me two breaks as well as contusions/sprains, and we placed a cast on me. Voila. Painful process...this has been. At least, my little cast is cute. It's a pretty shade of baby blue. Plus, I've given Lisa some funny memories of my ER antics. Lisa, I wish you had been there when I was joking around with the docs in the ER. We kept calling me a hobbit. Too funny!

Lisa, you're the first one I told, after my mother. Ahahaha, I just now saw your text asking if you can start a vibes thread. Sorry, I wasn't near my cell, after my final text to you. I guess my whine thread beat you to it, baby girl. Love you! Muah!

Awwww...feel better, bud. Lol.

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Awww, yay! I miss you, Alaura. I'm wishing you a very happy belated birthday, sweetie. I hope that I can take you out for a night on the town very soon! I want to spoil my best bud. You deserve it.

Awesome!

LOL fucking white people Omfg...I just saw this thead, and it has me rollin! This thread is hilarious. Aw, Skymama is so cute. I *heart* her.

I'm trying to be funny, Lisa!!! Thank God, I gained weight! I was once 87 freakin lbs, despite how much I ate! Anyhoo...I guess my post is not as funny or sarcastic sounding as I had thought.

slide by without a single howl of outrage ??? You mean there are no currently 'big-boned' ex-'popular cheerleaders' out there in the diving community (small as it is) ... I'll register my outrage for you .... consider it registered.... I was an ex-cheerleader. Really, I hated the whole cheeleading thing, but I loved the athleticism & dance part. Anyway, Billy Vance...how dare you ! Are you claiming that 20 years later, I wouldn't still look just as good in my cheerleading skirt? Sure, I gained almost 10 lbs. since high school... Maybe I shouldn't try to squeeze into my old school uniform... Damn you, Billy Vance for opening my eyes to my un-cheerleader like appearance! And now...back to my bon-bons and ice cream!

Meh, I'm not really interested. I have never really cared so much about silly traditions, nor do I care much about the reunions. I truly wish everyone well, but I'm happy with or without knowing about the latest in everyone's lives. That said, I have many of my high school friends on my facebook. They found me on there over the last year and a half, which is why I began spending more time on there. I also deleted some of them, after a while. I don't see the point of keeping in touch, if we have so little in common. I'm happy checking in with some of my old friends every so often, though.

I've never been, either. If you want to go, you should totally do it, Lisa. It might be interesting. My 20th high school reunion is September 26th, 2009 but I can't make it. It's during Jump for the Cause. I'll be a little busy during that time.

Yes, I've felt so much pain that I just didn't want to be here, anymore.

Hahahaaa...I have to go now, but I love you. Be careful w/ the shots, sweetie. Oh, and text me to let me know when you'll be heading out tomorrow. I'm staying to take Jonathan's canopy course on Sunday. Love you! xoxo

I believe that the natives in the Andean mountains eat cuy. The Andean natives don't speak Spanish. They have a beautiful language that they've kept over the years called Quechua. I don't eat cuy and don't speak in Quechua. I also don't wear their traditional costumes. They are a beautiful culture that has kept traditions alive. Our backgrounds are quite varied in Peru. We have the Andeas, the Amazon jungles, the city of Lima & beyond, the coastal/beaches, etc. Like any country, it's filled with many different foods and traditions. This link shows well Peru's variety of food. Peruvian dishes have anything from seafood to chicken to beef to pork to lamb to turkey to so much else. It's normal stuff, but the taste is incredible...amazing spices. Peru is famous for their variety of potatoes. It sounds weird, but I swear it's true. I was never a potato fan, but Peruvian potatoes taste so good. I've become a huge fan of them. The potatoes are gorgeous, rich colors and really enhance the dishes. The corn is thick and amazing, too. Once again, the seafood dishes in my birth town of Trujillo are just incredible. Outside of fish, shrimp, ceviche - a lemon-lime marinated seafood appetizer. There are so many other dishes, which I can't even remember to list. It really depends on what you're in the mood to sample. Peru has to have some of the most amazing dishes around. Pisco is a really nice liquor made from grapes. I'd rather have that, than Vodka, but good Vodka is my second choice of alcohol. I don't drink much or regularly, though. Fyi, to everyone who went to Chick's Rock in 2006 and told me how much the jello shots rocked. I put Pisco in them. That is why they tasted so good & knocked you out.

I would never eat a guinea pig! My brother had a couple of little hamsters as pets, when he was young, and his fiance (a hard-core animal lover & vegetarian) runs a doggie rescue. We're all animal lovers here. Besides, I don't usually crave meat. Fyi, Peruvian dishes are quite varied. I tend to prefer ceviche, an incredible Peruvian seafood dish. It's amazing. I've always craved seafood much more than meat, but if I do eat meat, Peruvian Lomo Saltado is out of this world! There are endless Peruvian dishes...with or without meat. I've never actually had a craving for guinea pig, either. Sorry! It's not as common as Jeannie is making it seem...hahaha. I doubt my cousins would be into it!

What the hell, Jeannie? Do you seriously think that I would eat a guinea pig? Just because we're from Peru, doesn't mean that we're eating our pets for dinner. That's like saying that if you're Korean, you're having your dog as the main course. What the hell! Super funny, though...

Hahahahaaa...oh yeah, baby! Lisa, thanks for making these. For once, I'm not slaving away with the hundreds of shots. I always get a little buzz because I taste them and want them to be good. Fyi, I haven't even baked the goodies, yet. I'm having relatives from Peru visit tonight. I'll bake either LATE tonight or early in the morning. I can't wait to see you in my pink wig!

Yeah, where is the sexyfrenchbitch? Those crazy nights at the Bombshelter were AWESOME times! Amazing group of people...

Moo-ve aside...we have breakfast in bed being brought to us by our cabana boys.

One of Dan Brodsky-Chenfeld's skydiving profiles can be found HERE.

Many, many years ago, I was working as a costumer in a huge costume wherehouse. It was always cold in the wherehouse, so I grabbed a delicate sweater still warm from the dryer before going to work and threw it in the back seat of my car. Apparently, there was static cling happening with my laundry of which I was unaware. I parked, exited my car and grabbed the sweater, putting it on as I walked through the wherehouse doors. Not long after beginning our shift, one of the managers lets out an "Oh my God!" and points to a pair of panties on the ground. Her and another co-worked began to go on and on about the panties, figuring that someone had sex in the wherehouse. I just stared at the panties in a daze at first, then tried not to burst out laughing, when I realized that they were mine. I figured that they must have been attached to my sweater in the fresh laundry. Before I could say anything, my panties were scooped up and thrown away. They were going on and on about how tiny the panties were...and what must have happened last night in the wherehouse, how gross people must be to have sex and leave their panties behind, etc. About 1/2 hr. later, as the manager (an awesome woman) and I were discussing a new layout for our wherehouse items, I just looked at her and started to giggle repeatedly. She was smiling at my laughter, so I told her that I thought that the unidentified panties were mine. I explained how they must have been stuck to my newly dried sweater, which I had scooped out of the dryer, and that they must have fallen off as I walked in throwing the sweater on. We laughed hysterically, and she apologized for throwing them out. The scenario had happened so quickly, that I had no time to really say much, once they were screaming about finding undies on the floor. It was sooo funny...

I've never been. Looking forward to it, and looking forward to seeing everyone! Lisa and I are contemplating dressing in pink costumes while raising City of Hope/Jump for the Cause funds just for the hell of it. Join us!