VanillaSkyGirl

Thank you, everyone. That is awesome. Actually, all of us raised more than that. IFLY Hollywood sent in a check to APLA's L.A. AIDS Walk with several hundred dollars more from our IFLY "Tunnel for the Walk" fundraiser. If anyone explains how to (or if we can) post company check information onto our team page, I will try to place the info. on the team donation area.

Thankfully, I made it back into L.A. for the walk, although I had to give up my sleep and drive straight from my friend's memorial in Sedona, Arizona and into the next morning's AIDS walk. Alfred~ Thank you for being solid support and for walking with us all. You have helped the team so much with the DZ and tunnel fundraisers, as well as with your presence. Lisa~ Yes, I am a little crazy for making the trip (drove 16 hours total in a day and a half). Loved seeing you and Kris, too...muah!

Nice try, Remi. Perv!

Welcome to Dropzone.com, Jay. Thank you for accepting this new position. We are one big dysfunctional family, but we do have love in our heart for one another. After all, we share a unique bond. It is a small community, so we all tend to see one another at various boogies (skydiving events) and skydiving skill camps or competitions. Although you are more of a climber, rather than a jumper, you will find many similarities between the climbing and the skydiving communities. (I used to climb regularly about 10-12 years back myself.) As a matter of fact, I know several serious climbers, who eventually have gone on to become serious skydivers. Like climbing, skydiving really is a lifestyle to many. Many travel to jump and work to afford this lifestyle. Like climbing, skydiving is our passion. That's wonderful, Jay. I hope that someday, you'll get your license, so you can understand how amazing it is to fly with others. Yes, you're a skydiver in your heart. I would love to meet and climb with you, if are ever in Southern California. Also, I work in a wind tunnel (IFLY Hollywood - indoor skydiving facility), and we'd love to have you fly with us. Take care! ~Rosa

The following are raffle prize winners from the L.A. AIDS Walk – IFLY Hollywood team' s fundraiser at IFLY Hollywood on Oct. 12th: 1. 10 FREE minutes of tunnel time at IFLY Hollywood – Paul McCrane (Will pick 2nd runner up, if winner cannot use it.) 2. 35% off Liquid Sky jumpsuit – Adam Cole 3. 35% off Mirage Rigs (2 certificates) 2 Mirage winners: Jason Curtis Dennis Anderson 4. 25% off Certificate from Aerodyne (3 certificates) – 3 Aerodyne winners: David Sands Valinda Mitchell Cathy Bogle 5. FREE 10 minutes of Coach ing by IFLY Tunnel Instructor - Javier Figueroa (tunnel time not included) – Brock @ Airbrock 6. FREE 50 Minute Massage by Kayla Fejfar – Jen Shumaker 7. FREE Piercing by Moo Tang–Essential Ink Body Art – (2 winners ) Dennis Anderson, Jared Bickell 8. 20% off all spa treatments at Aqua Star Spa in Beverly Hilton – Juan Alva 9. 20% off at Circa 55 Restaurant in Beverly Hilton – Maggy Valenzuela 10. 20% off at Wax Poetic Spa in Burbank, CA – Jim Roberts 11. FREE Cozmo Card w/ up to $600 in gift certificates at L.A.'s best restaurants – Chris Johnson 12. FREE Jersey Boys CD – Paul McCrane 13. FREE Week of Yoga at YogaWorks–Fawwad Memor 14. FREE Liquid Sky T- shirt – Lob @ SD Elsinore 15. FREE Skydive Elsinore tees Winners: Annica Lin - S Dennis Anderson - S Randy Bogle – XL Jason Curtis - L Alerina Morales - M David Kerr – M John Mitchell – XL 16. FREE IFLY Holly wood long sleeved shirt (s) – LOB – 2XL Mitch Holleman - XL Dennis Anderson - L David Sands – XL Lob – 2XL 17. FREE IFLY Holly wood tank top( s) John Mitchell Cathy Bogle 18. FREE IFLY Holly wood' s ladie s 3/4 sleev ed shirt ( s) – Leszek Stachyra Jason Curtis – 19. FREE Season One of SkydiverGirls DVD - Brock 20. FREE Medium, black Protec helmet – Jason Curtis 21. FREE Birdz goggles – Dennis Anderson 22. FREE Skydiver Girls Tees – Men’s tee – Dennis Anderson Women’s tee- Alerina Morales 23. FREE Margarita & Cosmo coupon - Jen Shumaker Please contact me, if you see your name amongst the winners, so I can get your prizes to you. Please send shipping address information. Thank you!

That was also my most memorable boogie, and we roomed together! I jumped with my Airspeed friends, whom I had taken my first tunnel camp with a couple of months prior. I remet DZ.commers, whom I had met at the Byron Boogie and at Chick's Rock, as well people from tunnel camp and travels. There was so much love amongst everyone at that boogie, and I felt so welcome, even though I had just over 100 jumps. My final jump was my first 4-way BLOCK with Todd Hawkins (Airspeed) from 15000 at sunset. I have it on video (dagimp). I will always remember how special Todd made that jump. My next most memorable boogie was Chick's Rock 2006. What a blast! My jello shots raised much for breast cancer, and that made me so happy. The Rockstar party was unforgettable!

Lara, I would love to help, so we'll talk soon. I'm PMing you my cell #. My heart goes out to Dale and his parents. May Dale and his parents be provided with much love, help and support.

We had such a beautiful day of hope at the tunnel with the staff, friends and first time flyers. Thank you everyone at IFLY and friends for the support to the L.A. AIDS Walk!

Don't forget to support APLA by flying tomorrow at IFLY Hollywood at the Universal Citywalk. We'll have the following: Raffle tickets, Fundraising, Flying and a Bake Sale from 11-7 pm See you there!

Bluest of skies to you, Harry. May you fly free forever. Sending my condolences to your friends and family.

That was me a couple of years ago. I've been in amazing relationships throughout my life, but again, I am happily single. Now, I'm 37. I still feel the same way as I did when I last wrote this. Yes, I'm content and feel very loved by friends and family. Now, I have my Masters degree and a totally different life, than I did a couple of years back. I'm jumping again, and I recently did my first successful 100-way. Someday, someone will come and sweep me off my feet. However, if HE doesn't come along, then I'll just have to sweep myself off my feet! (Project 500, here I come!)

I'm sorry that you had to see that.

Wishing you a very happy birthday, Clint!

It's sort-of been done, but this is my way of sending my love to you...LisaH-style! Moo, moo, moo, moo 2 YOU! Moo, moo, moo, moo 2 YOU! Moo, moo, moo, moo, dear LISA!!! Moo, moo, moooo, moo 2 YOU! And many mooooooooooos!!!! Love you, hon! P.S. Are you going to the DZ this weekend, or do you have other plans?

Oh geez...please lighten up. I've never knowingly been hurt by a "cat person". I've dated and been in long term relationships with some wonderful men, a couple who had dogs for pets, one with a cat (whom I'm still close friends with...lol) and most had no pets. I wrote what I wrote because I have a loving sister-in-law-to-be who has spent most of her life caring for animals of all kinds, including cats. She is a "dog person". HERE is a link to her latest venture. In my post, I specifically wrote that saying that "dog people" (men and women) were "often" nurturers were generalizations. I have met such amazing souls, who have both as pets or none at all. I used the word often, not always. For the record, I've owned many pets over the last 37 years, including two beautiful cats, whom I've loved very much. I have owned dogs throughout my adult years. Now, my one and only dog is a beautiful and loving part of my family, but I have a lot of love for a great many "cat people". I don't care as much as you might think about what pets people have.

AIDS Walk raffle tickets, anyone?

Lol...and I love you. You are a "cat person" with a "dog person" personality. You are also loving and nurturing. The combination of each person's personality traits are unique for each individual.

That article was silly. The "cat personality" described there fits me, and I dislike cats. I do think that there is a differenced in personalities between people who favor one type of pet over the other, but I have my own views on this topic. Taking care of a dog demonstrates the ability to love and to take care of something/one other than oneself. Honestly, it seems like dog people tend to be nature lovers, down-to-earth, loyal and loving. These people often have great personalities. Dating a man with a dog often means dating someone, who is open, caring and emotionally available. When a person (especially a man) has a dog for a pet, it shows that person know how to take care of obligations, be nurturing and is not purely self-absorbed in his life. I will not write the personality traits that I've noticed about "cat people". In any case, these are generalizations, and they are skewed by my own bias.

That's what I was thinking. Maybe it would be a good idea to make a call or take him to the vet, just in case.

Huh?

Really? I'm 5'0".

Hahaha, I think that I've seen that picture! Personally, I'm more vertically challenged than Gia and Vinny, but the truth is that none of us officially qualify as little persons/midgets. All of our hopes and dreams are now shattered...

Cool! Let's fly together!