Jessica

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  1. Um, yeah. We should all have such problems. If it's not a money issue, go to Eloy. Sounds like you really want to. Skydiving is for cool people only
  2. Having your own gear will cheer you up more than you realize. I never thought of myself as materialistic until I bought my skydiving stuff...I stared at it and giggled to myself for hours. Plus it means you can skydive at your whim. Skydiving is for cool people only
  3. "Say, look, a madwoman!" or "That woman's either mad, or was recently part of a world-record skydive. My guess is mad, though." Skydiving is for cool people only
  4. Gooooooood job Michele. I feel like this on every jump.
  5. Jessica

    Downsizing

    I did it, and I'm actually much happier here than I was in my great cavernous loft. Skydiving is for cool people only
  6. If I laughed really hard at this, does that make me a giant pitiable geek? I'm with the Bytch, btw. More than two beers requires some significant sober up time. Skydiving is for cool people only
  7. So is going to a bar, getting wasted, and singing karaoke! Skydiving is for cool people only
  8. Um...OK guys, there's this handy-dandy feature called a PM for messages that only one person needs to see. Thanks for the suggestions folks. Skydiving is for cool people only
  9. Ugggh, flashbacks to working with college reporters. One of which I used to be. Skydiving is for cool people only
  10. Jessica

    DZ.com shirts

    I'm in. Skydiving is for cool people only
  11. Jessica

    DZ.com shirts

    Now there'll NEVER be one! Skydiving is for cool people only
  12. I have aquired my first ZP canopy, which means I have a leftover nine-cell PD 170 daisy-chained in the closet now. I can't sell it -- it's probably worth a dollar. I used it for about 150 jumps, which brings its total to ~450. It flies fine, but it's hard to flare. So what do you do with gear you really can't sell, but is still airworthy? Keep it for when your real canopy is being relined? Give it to your rigger-apprentice boyfriend to practice patching on? Use it as interesting curtains? Skydiving is for cool people only
  13. Yeah, and packing lessons! He taught me how to pack and I violated him immediately. Skydiving is for cool people only
  14. I dig ABBA. Ever see "Muriel's Wedding"? Skydiving is for cool people only
  15. If I weren't a total moron at applying makeup, I'd wear it, no problem. Sounds kinda kinky. Skydiving is for cool people only
  16. I think it might be a little small for you. I think you might look a little like Mango in it. But you can wear it if you want. You know what would REALLY make people think you can do RW? A suit with grippers...don't forget to put your sandwiches in them. Skydiving is for cool people only
  17. Nothing. Two years ago, I told my dad about my first reserve ride, because I was OK and it was a pretty good story. It freaked him out so much I decided telling the parents skydiving stuff was on a need-to-know basis. When there were two fatalities at Skydive Dallas recently, though, there was some local coverage, and they got in touch with me to make sure I knew about it in case I knew them (I did). I don't know. It's just easier not to make them worry. They don't really understand the risk we accept on the level that other skydivers do. Skydiving is for cool people only
  18. I have one and I'm very happy with it. It fits great, is freefly safe, and has excellent reserve pin protection. My only real problem with it is that it causes lazy riggers to bitch and I'm tired of listening to it. Skydiving is for cool people only
  19. Hooray!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wanna be on the next one. Good job! We are so proud. Skydiving is for cool people only
  20. Um, they didn't actually say that. Sometimes I exaggerate a tiny bit. Skydiving is for cool people only
  21. Hey, congratulations! I used to love going to j-conferences. I am the proud winner of live-contest awards in broadsheet layout, radio newswriting, and columning! That was all a million years ago though. Well done! Skydiving is for cool people only
  22. But I didn't set any records this week. The real pisser is that when I work up, it was cloudy, and I called the dropzone and they said to leave them alone, so I went back to bed...but then when I woke up again it was the most beautiful day in the history of the universe. Also I have a new main that I haven't even gotten to jump yet. At least I made some cool jumps last weekend, though.... *staring slack-jawed at photos (by Bobo™) from last weekend* Skydiving is for cool people only
  23. sigh:sigh:sigh Fuckin' cloud cover. Maybe someone has some good stories through which I can live vicariously. Skydiving is for cool people only
  24. Because women don't want to stumble in the bathroom in the middle of the night to pee, forget to check the seat that their worthless husband didn't bother putting down, and suddenly sit in a toilet bowl full of freezing water. Skydiving is for cool people only