Jessica

I wonder when this kind of thing is going to start affecting us. Hmm. Link doesn't work. www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29439-2002Jul5.html Skydiving is for cool people only

You're exactly right. I love belly flying, and that's what I'd like to do, but I'm tired of having my feelings hurt or being made to feel like my being included on a load is a huge favor. Skydiving is for cool people only

Yep. You're right...it's just in my nature to worry. I have no idea what the colors on my current canopy are either other than this mishmash of blue and pink and purple. Center cell's blue, that's all I know. I think I'm going to go with mostly purple. I've always been a purple kind of girl. Skydiving is for cool people only

Aw. It's no fun when you ask for abuse. Hey guys! C'mon in! Want a cold one? JUST KIDDING!!!! Skydiving is for cool people only

Happy birthday! Hope you get what you wish for when you blow out those candles. Skydiving is for cool people only

You know what's creepy about this? I haven't looked at any of today's stories yet, but the word we got last night was that shooter was subdued and disarmed when he was shot. Skydiving is for cool people only

Haiku is not static, you immobile stick in the mud. Now go straight to hell where you can be with others like you. Skydiving is for cool people only

They are lost, alone Who are they? Don, WildBlue. Watching for my posts. Shut up, you pathetic losers. You'd cry real tears if I stopped posting. You'd curl up (alone, obviously) in bed and watch Sesame Street and weep into your unwashed blankets if I weren't around. Skydiving is for cool people only

My mood is too bad For haiku to remedy. No wait, I was wrong! Skydiving is for cool people only

I'm sick of it because they talk down to me. I should have left gender references out of it. Although I'm not going to deny that I suspect that has a little something to do with it. Skydiving is for cool people only

*beating SudsyFist into grease spot* Skydiving is for cool people only

The posting volume tonight is inadaquate. I'm having a shit day at work. I am insufficiently entertained! I am purchasing a new canopy and must choose its colors. I haven't slept in two days. My stomach is in knots. My brain is numb. I have never been this tense about anything in my life. WHAT IF I GET SOMETHING AND THEN I HAAAAAAAAATE IT! Phree, please note commitment issues. This is why I decided not to get a new freefly suit. Too many measurements, too many options, too many colors. I can't deal. My job is very dumb tonight. The copydesk mind-fuck: It's an ugly thing. Me: Bob, there's an error on page 1A. Bob quickly fixes error, then reprints the page, hoping I won't notice. Bob: There's no error, you moron, see? Me: Sorry Bob, I'll lay off the crack. *whispering*Right after I beat you into a grease spot. I rented a couple of movies the other night. "Almost Famous" and "Pecker." I got home, put the movies on the couch, and went to check my e-mail really quick. Four hours later my ass was still glued to the chair in front of the computer. I have a friend who, if he sees me online, forwards me a link to netaddiction.com or something like that. Sometimes I worry that my life sucks because of skydiving, and not in spite of it. I can make myself miserable, wishing I were jumping, brooding because I don't jump enough, getting frustrated because of some obstacle to jumping. Hmm. Must ruminate on this further. I had a friend in town last week, and he brought Coors Light. Now I have a fridge full of Coors Light. I fucking hate Coors Light. But I've been drinking Coors Light. You know what I'm sick of? Getting treated like a moron in this sport. It's a small percentage of my fellow jumpers, but it's there, it's entirely made up of guys, and it's annoying as fuck. Look guys, the fact that I am female does not preclude my researching my gear choices and jumping habits. I've been at this for a little while. I do my homework. I am not stupid. I do not refer to canopy and safety naziism, which I fully support. I'm talking about the: "You're getting a what brand of popular semi-elliptical canopy? That's stupid." Or the: "You're buying from what major gear dealer? That's stupid." Or even, "How much did you pay for that? That was stupid." Fuck off, please. Whoo, I've been in a baaaaaaaaaaaad mood lately. Maybe I need a Coors Light. Skydiving is for cool people only

Cry me a river. I'm on the 3-midnight shift. I had to stop after one Heinekin. Skydiving is for cool people only

Mmm, yes, scars...*coming after Phree with box of razor blades and a hammer* Some girls also dig the smartasses that skydiving attracts. Skydiving is for cool people only

There was a Far Side cartoon with two cows sitting in a living room, staring grumpily at a ringing phone, and one was saying, "Well, there it goes again. And here we sit, without opposable thumbs." I feel like Chris Farley all of a sudden. Skydiving is for cool people only

Please expound. Skydiving is for cool people only

What was this post about? I forget why I hit reply. Skydiving is for cool people only

You think I look cuter with a full-face helmet on?! Just kidding. *dragging PhreeZone into back room, locking door, desecrating red hair some more* Skydiving is for cool people only

I think of that as my bad-posture and alcoholism-broadcasting photo. Skydiving is for cool people only

This guy is a FRUITCAKE. He's pleased as punch about all this, and his next project is to try to eradicate all gender-specific pronouns from the English language. I shit you not. Skydiving is for cool people only

Shit. Get better, Drew. You still have to come to San Marcos like you said so I can geek your camera. This really, really sucks. Skydiving is for cool people only

Tell me about it, geeeeeeeez!!!!! *falling to knees, shaking fists at sky* Skydiving is for cool people only

Honey, I've desecrated it a thousand ways you've never even thought of. I was once asked, in great sincerity, "You're a dirty little editor, aren't you?" Yay! Thank you pookie. I've been feeling kind of aggressive lately. Skydiving is for cool people only

Mental note: Andy doesn't read posts all the way through. Skydiving is for cool people only

Good question. I know I'd be all up on that. Skydiving is for cool people only