Douva

No, but it can buy you out of a lot of unhappiness. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

I like the corn field personal ad--very creative. I was once working on a movie at a minor league ballpark, and the powers that be realized they needed to change the image on the Teletron, but nobody knew how. I was a production assistant for the baseball department, and part of my job was to change the scoreboards (separate from the Teletron), so they asked me to figure it out. Once I'd figured out the Teletron computer, I started having some fun. A hundred and some odd crew members and a few hundred extras were treated a giant personal ad for one of the guys in my department, complete with a made-up list of turn-ons, turn-offs, etc. I think everybody enjoyed it. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

I've got all the cowbell you can handle right here! http://www.angelfire.com/biz/setpa/cowbell.gif I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

Bumping my own post BECAUSE IT'S FUNNY! I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

I think I'm finally desperate enough to give personal ads a try. Women, would the attached ad catch your attention? I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

I haven’t been in school in eight years, but every year I still get that strange sinking feeling in my stomach when the calendar rolls back over to August. Even though September and October are traditionally the nicest months of the year in Central Texas, I still have this nagging “back to school” feeling that haunts me around this time of year. So to those of you headed back to school in the next week or two, I feel your pain. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

Don't get diarrhea while staying at a Swiss hostel with coed bathrooms. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

Damn, now I have to buy a Lamborghini. Anyone know who that is skysurfing in the commercial? I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

I have a feeling the whole rig will be at the riggers for a good bath when he gets home. Hell, if i lived two doors down from my rigger that is what i would do. Yeah, the harness webbing got a good rinsing with the hose in Cabo. I'll drop the rig off with my rigger/neighbor tomorrow for an AIR and possibly a container washing (depending on what he suggests). I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

The container got a little wet when I fell down and a little wetter when I used a hose to gently rinse the salt water off the outside of my rig. I immediately dumped the canopy in a big tub (kindly provided by Jonathan and Jessica of Skydive El Sol) and filled it with fresh water where I let it soak until I could take it back to the hotel with me that evening and take a cold shower with it. I tried to avoid agitating it and rinsed it as thoroughly as I could (it doesn't taste salty). Then I spread it out in my hotel room to dry. It's dry now and doesn't seem much worse for wear. I'll have my rigger inspect my reserve and Cypres when I get home, but I think they're going to be fine--Like I said, The container just got a good splash. Unfortunately, our inebriated friends were a little behind the curve, so there's no pictures or video (Does that mean it didn't happen?) of the incident, but Alicia (goodnplentygirl) got a couple of nice shots of me standing in my dripping wet gear. Everyone at Skydive El Sol was great, and I definitely reccommend the place to anybody heading down to Cabo. I'll be home tomorrow and will try to post some pictures in the next few days. Blue skies, Douva PS. I also owe a big thanks to the two locals who saw me land and helped me drag my waterlogged canopy out of the surf. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

After hauling our rigs all the way to Cabo San Lucas, most of our group decided today they were too burned out to jump this trip. But then we saw a canopy landing on the beach, and Jason (jumpjunkie) and I got a second wind and made the one hour round-trip back to the hotel to grab our rigs. Before exiting I did a little dialogue from Point Break ("I know it's hard on you, Johnny. I know you want me so bad it's like acid in your mouth..."), in honor of our jump over the Mexican desert/coast. The Mexican jumper sitting next to us finished the dialogue for me with the last line, "Adios, amigo!" The jump was uneventful--We just checked out the scenery and pulled high. I had a great swoop on landing and learned a valuable lesson--DON'T TRY TO SURF THE SURF. After a family of four blocked my intended carve onto the beach, I had to land in knee deep water. I was then promptly knocked down by a huge wave. So while my canopy soaks in a bucket of fresh water and my friends wait for a table at The Office restaurant and bar, I thought I'd post and say hi from Cabo. So, hi from Cabo. Blue skies and dry landings, Douva D-22772 I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

I'm still thinking of the low pigtails... naughty school girl keeps coming back to me... I'll trade you video of me learning to pole dance for a picture of you in this outfit. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

I've known a few people who had nearly 100 jumps before they learned to land properly. Landing is a slow learning curve for a lot of people. Have you tried a canopy course? I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

Instead of focusing on the ones I haven't achieved, I'll focus on a few I have: 1. Be a competition skysurfer. 2. Work on movies. 3. Work as a stuntman. Sometimes when I start getting down on my life, I remind myself that I'd have thought I was living the dream if I could have seen at age fourteen what I'd be doing now. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

No way! I always dreamed of doing that, too! I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

The kitties are living together in Atlanta? ROAD TRIP! I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

Should tube the San Marcos river. That's where they filmed Piranha. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

This weekend I'm going wedding crashing, but NEXT weekend I'll be jumping my ass off getting ready for Nationals. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

I always carry a printout of the TSA's regulations on carrying on a rig, a printout of the airline's policy on carrying on a rig, a full-page printout of a Cypres card, and a copy of the USPA recommendations page where it states the exact section of the TSA screeners' manual that details how to search a rig. I've met a few ignorant screeners, but the paperwork has always gotten me through without a problem. You'll have to search the website of the airline you'll be flying to see if their policy is posted. Here are links to some of the information you'll need: http://www.tsa.gov/public/interapp/editorial/editorial_1147.xml http://www.cypres.cc/Fotos/Sites/My_Cypres/PTT_Parachuting_102003.pdf http://www.uspa.org/membership/travel/rigs.htm#tsa "Skydivers encountering problems with screeners should request that the screener's supervisor become involved. Skydivers should insist that the supervisor review 'Chapter Section 17.2 of Version 4.0 of the Screening Checkpoint Standard Operating Procedure.'" http://www.cypres.cc/Sites/englisch/My_Cypres_airtravel.htm Here is the Southwest Airlines information: http://www.southwest.com/travel_center/sports_equipment.html The rules for parachutes on American Airlines are in their Sabre Reservations Computer under the heading N*Prohibited Articles. It's on line 76N Parachutes without CO2 Cartridges are allowed. (This information may be dated.) I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

I'm buying up beginner boards as we speak. Hopefully I'll be able to arrange to do coaching at a few boogies next year. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

I think the writers are getting desperate for fresh ideas. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

When I thought I was going to try to get work on that film, a buddy and I snuck out and checked out the sets being built. They were MASSIVE. Actually, I believe they're still standing. I ended up not pursuing that film very seriously because I got a better offer (which later fell through), but my buddy got on it. HERE are some photos we took the day we snuck out there. They really don't do justice to the massive size of the set. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

When I saw a live taping, I saw somebody get the $1.00 twice in a row on the big wheel, and then at the showcase showdown the other person guessed close enough to the price of her showcase to win both showcases. It was pretty cool. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

My usual safe word is furgenkataghensfuirchenstien. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

Just in case anybody hasn't already heard, WE WON! Skysurfing stays in Nationals! Now those of us involved in skysurfing start the hard part, rebuilding the sport. Blue skies, Douva I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.