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Hey, Hans! I just got your voicemail about it (I was out for the past few days.) Wow! How did you find out about that? Do you have a link to a story or anything? There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

The pics from our tour of the DC-9! I wanna ride first class when they let jumpers have at it! There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

I'm just posting a few pics that are from my camera. I'll post some more tonight from my regular camera. There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

Everyone needs a macaroni 9-cell canopy! I already know what I'm going as next year! What a fun party! I love how people dance in the Bombshelter! You don't see dancing much at dzs! That was so fun! There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

Lewmonst said that they were all really scrawny. They're "ripped" because they're small with no fat. They're not really muscular. There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

0:16:lost count! Wow. I left stomping my feet because I didn't want to leave. I want to be back in Perris right now. There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

First of all I just wanted to say, "Thanks," to Dan, Kate, Larry and Tony for all of their time and energy that went into making this camp great. This was one of the best skydiving experiences I've had in my short career, and I really appreciate how much they taught me. The first day of the camp, we were flooded out, and they gave us the option of using the money that was allotted for our jumps for that day for tunnel time!!! eeneR, Remster, Karen and I jumped on that opportunity! It's just not everyday that you don't have to spend money and get coaching by Dan BC! Dan is an extremely generous person in sharing his knowledge. I know he's a busy man with lots of things to do, but he graciously spent time coaching the big-way camp participants in the tunnel on our off day. I felt kind of guilty being happy that we had a bad weather day! After the tunnel, Lori (ltdiver) asked us if we wanted a tour of the DC9. My response: YES!!!!! Wow! We were given a full tour of the aircraft while hearing all about the process of getting jumpers to skydive from it! We ended the first day dirt diving for our jumps for the following day. For being a "bad" weather day, I learned so much, and there was stuff that I even missed out on (the seminars)! Larry Henderson was my fearless leader for our first full day of jumping. Larry has such an amazing ability to calm people and make everyone feel great. He is such a nice man, and he does a great job of being positive about the jumps. I learned so much from him just within the first few jumps. They really do throw people in just about every slot they can! I was in the base!!! Karen (Remster's stunning wife) and I were too fast for the big boys, and they floated on us! Never say that women can't fall fast enough to make a good base! Throughout all of this, I learned the importance of being a skydiver that can truly fly any slot. I also learned that the people around you in a skydive aren't always going to do what they "should," and that being a great skydiver means that you can deal with what's thrown at you...whether it's someone blocking the door....someone backsliding while docked on your leg...etc. The third day of the camp, I jumped with Larry again, and I finally got to jump with someone I've been admiring from afar for a long time: THE Kate Cooper! It was definitely an honor to meet her and jump with her because she's so darn inspiring. She is incredibly bright and "on top of things." She has an incredible way of being direct while still exuding so much positive energy. That day, we split in to two 36-ways. Once again, I learned such a huge amount in just a few jumps. I learned more about approaching the formation straight on, and I learned more about flying my canopy in more traffic. That night was the Halloween party! That was way too much fun even though I didn't win "Sexiest Costume"! Just because I break things and do the knee, I'm not sexy! I got to hang out with Tony that night, and he's my cheese. Tony is a really nice guy, and he made us feel very welcomed from the first day. He took time out of his busy schedule to sit down and critique our tunnel video with us. Unfortunately, he's not jumping yet, but he did a lot of work to make sure that everyone was learning and having fun! The last day of the camp was the 72-way attempts. We tried four times but never quite got it. I didn't get to touch Jayruss in the sky! Actually, I didn't get to touch anyone that day! Another thing that I learned from this camp is filtering out good and bad advice. Obviously, four organizers aren't available all the time to 70-something people. Jason gave me some tips here and there, and I knew I could take his advice on some things (not the bit about pestering others, though. ) I was nervous before going up for the 72-way attempt. I was on the outside, so I knew I'd have to do a lot of waiting, and I'd have to track well and for a long long time. I was also nervous about how chaotic it would be. Spotting my slot out of a mess of 70-something people, I wasn't sure if I could do it well enough. One of the coolest things about this large formation was that billvon was on my plane. Bill showed me how to do just a basic four-way a few years ago when I was the worst skydiver everywhere. I just thought it was neat that someone who taught me some of the basics of rw was on my first really big-way! Once again, I had an amazing time at the camp. I loved how I was able to learn so much without being overwhelmed by information. It really "sunk in" since that large amount of information was given to us over time. The organizers are just awesome. They are great teachers, and they are just so enjoyable to be around, too. I was sad to leave and be at home now. I loved how such a large group of people bonded so tightly. It took me forever to leave because I had to give so many hugs before leaving! I wish I could've taken everyone home with me! It was also great meeting Remster, Karen, Steve (Canuck278), Jayruss, and I'm sure lots of other people that I'm forgetting. It was non-stop laughs, and I had so much fun with you guys. It was also great of eeneR and Steve to cart my booty all around this weekend! Thanks so much guys! If you are contemplating going to this camp, GO! If you meet the requirements to go and learn more about big-ways, I highly recommend it. The only complaint about it is that it didn't last longer. I could've done that for another few days! There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

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Does this mean I finally get to sit in on Bill's seminar? There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

Hi, Remi! I see you! There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

Yep! He's on our first jump with eeneR (and we're docking on each other), Remster's hot wife Karen, and our organizerLarry!

We're gonna be in the air soon! It's chilly out today! There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

Sure! I will try to find you shortly! There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

eeneR, Remster's hot wife, Remster, Quade, Canuck278 and I are sitting in the Bombshelter, and we just wanted to brag to everyone. We're still on hold for the big-way camp until four, so look out for us on the manifest cam. I just got out of the tunnel where Dan BC worked my booty off! He's awesome! I've been running into dropzone.commers all over the place! Anyways, we're here, and you're not! There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

You're my hero. There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

Yeah, but who gets which corner???? I'm generally good with just stairs, though. There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

Yeah, I did! I said it would bother the heck out of me!!! It's something I haven't had to deal with too much, though!

If I knew that they'd understand, why not? So, when they are asleep and in the spooning position! That's also why hotels have showers! There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

I think they're kind of funny! It's funny to see people post only the fact that support them and ignore everything else. It's funny to see people get so angry in the process of not changing anyone's mind. It's funny that people use their personal experiences in arguments. It's actually really funny to see people who have no clue how to argue do so! I wonder how many people spend just as much time worrying about their local candidates as they do worrying about convincing others who would make the least bad president. There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

Good point! My dog is the "curious" type. He'd start whining, licking, etc. I only like that sort of thing when it comes from weidlblblue. There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

I'm sorry, but Opie will be too busy collecting beads for me. There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

Uhh...that's why I said that there's a strong correlation. It's not a "1" correlation. There are always exceptions. But, on these boards, it seems that the people who have a math/science background tend to be liberals. There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

It would bother me a whole heck of a lot. I'm a prude! There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

I'm sorry! That made me laugh! He goes from step A to B clearer than most people on the forums. Actually, I think it's funny that the liberals being associated with math and science on these forums has a pretty high correlation. There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning