VanillaSkyGirl

I know it does sound like it, doesn't it? The sad part is that I double checked that the toggles were set under the ring twice. I set them right after I landed, and I had just talked with someone making sure that I was setting them the correct way just a few days earlier. I wanted to be so safe. I feel like an idiot. I can't believe that I set one toggle the wrong way. Edited to add: Does anyone else ever feel at times like he or she is too stupid to be a part of this sport, especially with it being potentially dangerous to our health?

Thank you for the info.

Yikes!!! Have you been hiding in my closet or something, Wendy!?! Just kidding! I agree with your comments. Smiling is my specialty, so don't worry about me, Wendy. I have those laugh lines around my eyes and mouth (BIG TIME!) to prove it. My mother's breasts (at 62) do not really "sag" like they should, so that may be genetics, too...(It's a little eeerie, though.) Oh well, to sag or not to sag, isn't going to make or break this girl.

Awww...Sunshine, I luv ya, too!

Ed, you are too kind. You must know women well, as that is exactly what a lady wants to hear, most of the time. In my world, we are all on the same level. I shall rule with my heart...

I was going to take you up on this room offer, but I'm a little unsure about sharing my room with a dude. Would this be strange or uncomfortable for you? Are there not ANY ladies that want to share a room? Anyway, think about it, Rookie (I will, too), and I will PM you on Monday about sharing your hotel room. I have to go now.

No pics, sorry. I'm 32 and no where near the sag factor, but you never know when one day I could wake up and look like hell. I guess you're right...who cares.

Jason, today I am happy because I know that we helped to make you feel better, yesterday. This change has made me smile and feel better about myself.

Thank you for your post. I didn't pack for myself when I had the hard opening. I used a different packer than I usually use. Sadly, he completely rushed it (he felt so bad afterwards), but I was told that by the rigger that I must have set the toggles incorrectly which caused an uneven deployment. I could have SWORN that I set them correctly as I checked them twice, but I was told that if I had set them both the right way, the right toggle holder would not have been torn off. The correct toggle placement can not be proved by me now, so I am going to have to take his word for it. I am surprised that this could be the cause for a hard opening. A while ago, I made the decision to not pack when skydiving because I have health issues (pain & internal bleeding) that could occur and become aggravated when under the stress of packing. I may change my mind about packing at some point, but I doubt it. I was completely out of my track when I went to throw, and I had been trying a "sit", which I never do. I'm sure that I was all over the sky when attempting to "sit", but I was definitely falling completely stable when I deployed. My canopy is a Spectre 150, and I weigh around 97 lbs. One thing that I noticed from the beginning is that this particular Spectre does not open as slowly as it should. That is all that I know about my incident. Does anyone else have any comments or suggestions for not having another hard opening?

NOW I CAN RULE THE WORLD!!! (evil laughter resumes) Bwahahahaha, bwahahahaha, bwahahahaha!!!!!!!

Hello Chris, I seem to be having trouble concentrating, for sure. It's a struggle. It's really strange, so I am trying to rest more. I even forgot about this post, until it popped up from someone having left a post just now. I hope that you are feeling better. It sounds like you are going through a lot. I will let you know how things develop for me. Bye for now. Feel better. Hugs, ROSA

It seems like you have or had a wonderful life that is represented by the beautiful house. You willingly have sought out a difficult challenge or obstacle and were cautiously heading towards your goal to overcome the obstacle. This is represented by you following the trail down the hill to the lake where you see that the Lion is chasing the people in the field. You acknowledge that others are dealing with similar, yet not as large challenges as yours, which is represented by the petting zoo. Your challenge or obstacle will not go away and is now in your way, which is represented by the Lion rolling in the pool. Your challenge or obstacle frightens you, but you have decided to deal with it. This represented by you bathing and grooming the Lion. You realize subconsciously that it will be OK, and that you will achieve your goal as you can handle your obstacle better than you had initially anticipated. Maybe you are almost done overcoming your obstacle.

EXACTYLY...that is how I climb, too! Uh...I enjoy lead climbing on difficult (for me) Sport Routes, but I clean trad climbs quite well, too. I love it all. I find "The Zone" with both. I also want to aid climb at least once. I have never tried it.

LOL! I am very new to skydiving, too, but that is how I feel and felt from the first time that I was in the sky. There is a sense of serenity and beauty in a nice exit or in a great skydive. There is a certain rhythm in a nice skydive. It is quite subtle. It's not about random adrenaline rushes for me. I hate that. My fear of bouldering is so funny. I think that I may have a fear of falling, but it doesn't seem to matter when I am on longer routes. I do not even think about it when I am concentrating. It all happens so quickly...my mind just gets into an altered state and I have this rhythm that takes over my body. It is like I am dancing up the rocks. I have never seen footage of myself or pictures, so I am not sure what happens exactly, but it feels so right when I climb. Anyway, we should climb together some day.

freak...

Amazon, you have much more to offer than just your looks, and I know that you know that. Don't ever feel that you are not "Hot" enough to post a pic. That is not the way that I intended the thread to go. I was just asking for pics, so that I could say "Hello" if I ever recognized a fellow female dot.commer's suit or rig. The funny thing is, that my body (being so different than your was) small and strong with great balance helped me as a climber, too! (Think Lynn Hill!) The only catch is that I have to do many more moves than everyone else to complete routes. It's OK, I always find my own way of climbing up a route. My fingers are small, but my hands are strong as hell. Amazon, I really am looking forward to meeting you in Byron.

LOL! we'll talk. I feel the same way about climbing. I love skydiving, though, and I feel the beauty and serenity in that, as well, or I would never do it. I never thought about falling when I climbed, unless I bouldered, which I did not enjoy. I could lead climb difficult routes, no problem, but it was so funny how I never felt too comfortable bouldering. The thing about climbing is that I was a natural. Instinctively I always knew what to do. With skydiving, I analyze things to death, but, then, I have to rely on instinct when in the air, too. It is so different, and yet, the same somehow.

VonSanta, dude, I have always thought about climbing El Cap...I'm serious. I have been thinking of climbing more lately... Dom, you are doing just fine now. Wisdom, experience and a great personality beats physical perfection any day. Anyhoo, Duece, about sacrafices...if you only knew what junk food I ate all day. I think that I have always eaten more than every guy that I have ever dated, and pasta sounds nice right now.

I know that men look. I wasn't born, yesterday, but sadly I have noticed that more than just a certain quality of guy usually do not think too highly of women with implants. It is surprising, but that is the way that it is. I have a small body and large breasts. I always have. I don't even notice men looking anymore. It would be nice to be less...high profile...LOL! I have to admit that I do often think that my breasts are beautiful, but I am scared of sagging someday. Also, I think that sometimes I look fat in pictures because of my breasts.

Sorry, Arthur and Dom, I m pretty mentally screwed with my body image. you are both nice-looking, by the way. Anyway, Michele, does have the BEST personality. Hey, I also love your pale skin and long hair. It's really pretty. I hope that you are feeling better, too. Rebecca, your eye alone is absolutely gorgeous...gosh, if I could have been born with those eyes. Anyway, I am positive that you are not a Flabbalanch! LOL! I understand about feeling fat as I also dated a swimmer/climber once who had a perfect body with broad shoulders and a tiny waist. He had like 3% body fat and was 32 years old. Now, he is more normal-looking with a little more fat, and HE loves that he is heavier and more normal. LOL! Btw, I am VERY tanned for me right now, but, girlfriends, I naturally have PALE skin. You would be surprised. I will show you al one day. LOL!

I think that his body is unbelieveable, although I prefer much broader shoulders and a small waist on a man. I used to climb, too, and it made my skinny body bulkier with all the muscle mass that I quickly acquired. I would have to climb much more for that kind of definition, although my back has always been somewhat defined. I am too curvy right now, but I would love to have the female version of that man's body. The problem is that I eat like a pig and rarely exercise, so having less fat and more muscle is highly unlikely for me at this time. Blah...I feel like a fat ass. Edited to add: OK, fine I NEVER exercise, and I know that technically I am not a "fat ass". I love that picture that you posted, but it makes me feel so out of shape.

Happy 30th birthday, Chivo!!!

No, but I may hit 100 at Byron or maybe right before.

The offer to talk still stands, ok?

Rebecca & Keith, thanks for the head up. I am for having written that...