Vallerina

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

I have gotten paid for ONE coach jump ever....and I jumped with many newbies last season. I participated in the Scrambles, did two-way drills, gave people their first kiss-passes....although, it really is selfish of me....I don't look at my jumping with newbies as "paying it forward." I don't look at it like work/chore or anything of the sort. I look at jumping with newbies just as skydiving with friends....it's fun to be around people so eager to jump. Plus, I prefer to jump in smaller groups of people. No, I don't think it's a problem "all over." I've gone freeflying with really good people for free, and I've paid for coach jumps. There is a huge difference between jumping with someone and being coached by someone. You can learn a lot for free at a dropzone. You can learn a lot more by paying, though, which is a much fairer way of deciding who gets the most coaching (otherwise, I'm sure someone would complain of favoritism...and not getting coaching because no one likes them, or their too ugly, or their boobs aren't big enough.) There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

I wouldn't have been able to picture you as a nun unless I saw the pic for myself I wanna move to CA!!!!! *stomps feet* There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

First of all, before I go off into a tangent (yes, I know better....oopsy), I just want to say that I am all for what SDAZ is doing (seeing as I don't do 270s, I'm unaffected by their policy from a "fun" stance.) I take offense to that post since apparently, I'm one of those new instructors just out there for the big bucks! You know me....I won't even talk to newbies unless they pay me. Give me a break. It's easy to generalize all problems in the sport as that crazy, young crowd who breaks down the community built up by so many.....it's much more difficult to see that with the progression of the sport, new problems never seen before are going to happen, and it's better to combine brains (not mine...I have no clue how to solve these issues) think of solutions....instead of grasping for the past. Just when I feared thread drift...the greenies clean it all up! I feel like I spilt my milk and they come running after it with napkins! There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

Haha! Funny pics! Looks like you guys had a great time!

It seems pretty common. I know I did the same as pretty much anyone else....start off in the sport, go to a bunch of boogies, meet tons of people, have a blast, etc. The thrill of that fades, though. So, I replaced boogies with skills camps. Skills camps are just as much fun (probably more), you still get to meet lots of people, everyone is there to learn, and (it's in the name of it afterall) you actually learn some skills!

Happy Birthday, Betsy! There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

Oooh! Pretty pics! I'm jealous! There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

Me. Will you smack her ass for me? There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

I'm just trying to play catch up with you and all of YOUR tunnel time!

Figures you'd miss out on another one of my birthdays! There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

Actually, did you know that April 14 is my birthday? There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

I have to go back. I left my credit card at the Bent Prop. That'll teach me for buying my own drinks. There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

Eliana would win the swimsuit competition for the rest of the team. The real question is...who is Miss Congeniality?!?!? The video of the Valentine's Meet is very very pretty. I wish I was going to Deland this weekend. Instead, I'll complain to everyone that I'm not. There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

Right on!!! I think that was the best made point in this thread. I remember being a poor, college student thinking how nice it would be just to have my own gear!!!! As I said before, I don't know Natasha, but it is inspiring to see someone achieve so much so fast. I have no desire to "blow out someone else's candle to make mine shine brighter." I'm never going to win a gold medal in skydiving (I plan to put my nephews in the tunnel soon...so maybe they will ). The fact that someone else can, and can achieve it so quickly, doesn't take the joy of the sport away from me. If anything, someone like her working hard/training hard makes me appreciate the sport that much more. I think it's great that nothing is unattainable in my favorite hobby. I've said it before, and I'll say it again...girls kick ass There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

Airspeed will definitely win the swimsuit competition. Oh, and I also want to say, "Go, Rhythm!"

I don't know her, and I've never met her. However, someone having a really strong desire to learn as much as they can and achieve what they set their mind to seems to be exactly what this sport is about, and for that I say, "Go, Natasha!" There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

Since I had such a fantastic time at the last one, I'm going to it again in April!

There might not be a bad seat, but we just happened to have some of the best seats (excluding where families get to sit.) Next time we go, I'll give you a call....and you will regret saying that! And, Cory, I just like Herb's hair. Big John is my favorite ref! There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

I bet you would've licked his head. There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

Why would you want to do that? Because it was Tim's spit. Had it been Randy's, I would've opened wide! There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

F*** yeah!!!!!!! I saw his spit fly in PERSON!!!! I almost had to dodge it There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

*Warning* this may sound familiar to some of you

Wow! Great video!!!! I wish I could fly like that!

What I want people to do with my body after I'm dead (in preferential order): 1. Donate everything possible (organs to people who need it....rest to medical research if it can be used) 2. If there's leftover parts, bury me in a green cemetary 3. If my family doesn't want to do that, cremate me. 4. If that doesn't fly, a HUGE f***ing shrine 5. It won't really matter since I'm going to die by spontaneous human combustion 6. Regular ol' plot next to my family 7. Garbage can There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning