bertusgeert

Thanks all for your insightful responses. Fab... I realize that 50 jumps is too low a number to start BASE, and I did state that in my post. If you read carefully (which is hard, because it is long and boring

I would agree with this. I just jumped in the same boat you did, and went and got myself a theory book. Basics of music : opus 1 / Michael Zinn, Robert Hogenson. It is pretty good, althoug I am getting bored with the latter half. Having a piano nearby, as well as working through exercises will def. help you out! --------------------------------------------- As jy dom is moet jy bloei!

Congrats man! I love seeing people's reactions to the first taste of sky. I only wish I could experience my first jump again! --------------------------------------------- As jy dom is moet jy bloei!

It never happened either. I was goin to talk to you about it at B-Day, but somehow didnt see you around at the partay. It is now a little cold, but doable for sure. Not as fun though. Weather is also unpredictable- as we all know from Saturday at 1:30! --------------------------------------------- As jy dom is moet jy bloei!

geeeeeeeeeee... what am i in trouble for now????? Just cuz u didn't have a clue who i was. maybe you still don't. don't worry, alana didn't either. thanks alana Nah, i really dont care, just jokin around. --------------------------------------------- As jy dom is moet jy bloei!

Pretty funny. I wish I knew that much about computers, but I dont. Although... One time I was talking to girl, and I knew one of her friends. She did not know that I knew him. I convicned him to tell me what she is posting with him, and I then proceeded to tell her I'm hacking into he computer. I told her I was watching her conversations. It fooled her pretty good, and she got waaay paranoid! --------------------------------------------- As jy dom is moet jy bloei!

Ever since I was a kid I wanted to bake a cake with rainbow in it. I think ranbowcake would be the bestest cake ever. --------------------------------------------- As jy dom is moet jy bloei!

Not trying to steal your heading Tom, but it is fitting!

yeah....thanks liz --------------------------------------------- As jy dom is moet jy bloei!

Any device that is guaranteed to wake me up peacefully in the morning. I HATE my alarmclock. Anything that will give you enough energy to stay up 24/7 forever. That would kick serious ass. Here is one idea I have been talking to a few people about. It would just be so super expensive that it wouldn't fly. Build a projector into your helmet or goggles that displays your data. Like a HUD on your visor or goggles. It is possible and has been done. This would work for skydive as well as scubadive. How sweet would it be to know what your ratio is WHILE flying your birdman suit or tracking, or immediate info on your fallrate? Skydives would become much more productive. And that idea WAS MINE. You all heard it HERE FIRST. I SAID IT. ME. --------------------------------------------- As jy dom is moet jy bloei!

Ok....holdup...you just got room confirmation? I called two weeks after we were allowed to book and everyhting was FULL. So me and two buddies will try to find a spot, any spot to camp or sleep. --------------------------------------------- As jy dom is moet jy bloei!

heyhey, just get through it, and then get ready to drive you ass down to BDAY! I'm gonna hava helluva time. hope you all join me! --------------------------------------------- As jy dom is moet jy bloei!

I knew something crappy was going to happen today when I woke up and fell over out of my bed because I had a deadleg. I look out the window and it is still dark, minda foggy. I couldnt see if it was fog or clouds or misty rain. I decided to wear a hoody, since it probably wont be raining. I should have listened to murphy. I had a class which thankfully ended at 10:35 as I had to be in my music class to give a presentation on a piece at 11. So I get on my dad's old speedbike and ride off to my next class, about 7 minutes away. I get there nice and early, walk into class and open up my bag to get the CD out. I look around, an find no CD. Then I remebered... I probably left the damn thing in my car. I run out of class, unlock the bike, jump on it and ride down the little hill. I have 18 minutes to make it to the carlot and back. I decide to use the speedbike to my advantage, and dont apply my brakes down the hill. The wet, slippery, ignorant-student filled hill. I should have known. From the left of my vision I see another girl on her bike, appearing a little out of control. We were on a collision path, I could see it from the start. She aims left, right, left then right again, not knowing if she is fast enough to pass me or slow enough to go behind me. A dumb kid steps in the middle at which point I squeeze my rear brake with all the power I had, which I should have know it couldn't handle. And then it happned...SNAP!!! The cable simply decided that right then and there was the the end of its lifespan. The girl and I SLAM into each other, land in a wet pool of water and her books flung everywhere. Normally I would have gotten up and helped her, but not today. Today just wasn't her day. I jump up, grab my bike and without a word start riding off as fast as I can. She must have thought she REALLY pissed me off. THen I notice that she slammed into my rear wheel so fast that it bent, and with every rotation it would rub against the frame and slow me down. My dad's speedbike wasn't so speedy anymore. So I'm now pedaling extra hard to make my car to make my class in time. I finally get to my car, frantically opening the door. look inside, under my climbing gear, under jackets, behind the seat, in the CD player. It's not there. I keep looking, wasting away the precious seconds. I then thought that it might be beneficial to check my backpack again. I should have just checked it better the first time. It was right in my music notebook, hidden away from sight by the pages. I slam the door shut, jump on my bike, turn around and try to make my class in 6 mintutes. Just as I jumped on the bike, the temperature must have dropped just enough for the rain to start. And did it start. A thunderous cloudburst, how great. I'm halfway up university drive, swinging through cars which are splashing me, trying to miss the pools of water, pedaling my half broken bike when another pedestrian decides to walk in front of me. A bike has brakes right? I slam on my rear brake, realizing I had none, then go for the front brake as the kid just keeps on walking down the narrow pathway. Any kid that has ever been on a bike going faster then 10mph knows NEVER, NEVER to hit the front brake while at speed. I fly over the handlebars and slam the concrete as my bike slams into me. Luckily the adrenaline is flowing and I have the power to pick up my bike, twist the handlebars the right way around and pedal off. I get to class with one minute to spare. I walk in, walk to my seat and sit down. The last couple of people walk in, and here I am when the teacher calls on me. I walk up there, wet as a fish in a lake, a big mudstripe going up between my legs and up my back, huffing and puffing, trying to give a presentation on a classical piece of music. What a day. I should have known that my bed did feel very comfortable this morning, and I probably should have stayed in it. --------------------------------------------- As jy dom is moet jy bloei!

I am the best at being an asshole. I would kick them hard on the ass so they wont just "tip" over, but smack their face on the shelf. Thats what I woulda done. --------------------------------------------- As jy dom is moet jy bloei!

Hey dude, yell hey when you pass Lexington KY. Hope the drive goes well brother. Be safe. --------------------------------------------- As jy dom is moet jy bloei!

600!!!!!! --------------------------------------------- As jy dom is moet jy bloei!

What a nut. I think I found my next passion life man. I'm becoming a master pumpkin carver dude. The one of yoda kicks ass --------------------------------------------- As jy dom is moet jy bloei!

Man, if you like that you should read this one Dictionary by O. Xford --------------------------------------------- As jy dom is moet jy bloei!

That's your opinion buddy Hey man, i'm just tryin to justify my actions OK?! I'm just a frustrated bored poor college kid with no money. I dont get to go to the DZ every weekend and jump and talk to skydivers man. Let me have my multitude of conversations as I please --------------------------------------------- As jy dom is moet jy bloei!

Yeah, but they are all interesting and related to all of you. I am no whore! --------------------------------------------- As jy dom is moet jy bloei!

I enjoyed Frederick Forsyth when I was a kid. I am now reading his Odessa File Again, and it is really good. --------------------------------------------- As jy dom is moet jy bloei!

mmmm....that person hasd WAY too much time on his hands. Now it will take me 2 hours to trim it down to 1200 words. Thanks AD. --------------------------------------------- As jy dom is moet jy bloei!

Not strange and investigative at all. I just wonder where other people stand on this topic. A lot of people feel ashamed of being a virgin, I don't. I think that I will keep mine for when the time is right, and i'm not worried about it. No big deal. I havent experienced it, so I can't say, but I think I have done some things that are much more rewarding than sex with much less risk and entanglement. If I were truly asking strange and investigative q's about sex, it would be more like: --------------------------------------------- As jy dom is moet jy bloei!

i didn't see the people who haven't lost their cherries respond in the other thread. So for those people that haven't lost their cherry, I open up another thread so you all don't have to be intimidated by the hundreds that don't know where their cherrys are. Why haven't you lost your cherry? edit to add: for those who have lost their's, what do you think of people who haven't? Losers? Do you respect them? Do you wish you still had yours? Are you happy you lost it? --------------------------------------------- As jy dom is moet jy bloei!

Ok, so my paper draft is due in 40 minutes. 1200 words. I am basically writing about safety in skydiving, so its hella easy. But i'm lazy. has anyone done a similar assignment, and can i borrow it? Thanks Bertus G --------------------------------------------- As jy dom is moet jy bloei!