Vallerina

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  1. What was your best vacation ever? (Yeah, I'm sure some of you have read my other vacation threads. I'm still trying to get ideas for the perfect getaway.) Vegas and the Grand Canyon? Caribbean? Alaska? Europe? Egypt? So, what was your best vacation ever? There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning
  2. An ink blot test. You're supposed to tell me what you think it is! There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning
  3. Haha! I think I got drunk with that guy once (Brew). a number goes here:0:0 In spirit of all of the "blah blah blah"-sexual posts about what it takes to be a "real man," if cooking is required for me to be a "real woman," I will gladly take a spot in the sexually ambiguous bunch! "Well, that's not how this was supposed to turn out..." "I probably should've let that cook longer...." "Oh! Yeah...I should've added milk!" I'm glad that bottle of Cava (mmmm Cava) and dessert saved me! Lesson learned: cooking is a man's job! There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning
  4. I was told mine looks like an ultrasound. There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning
  5. Oooh! That looks gorgeous! Thanks for the suggestion! I'll look into that! There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning
  6. Haha! I don't remember the parking lot looking like this. Sigh...I'm still having troubles finding cheap hotels! I don't need to stay somewhere fancy! I doubt we'll spend much time indoors! Even the hostel is pretty expensive. Sigh.... Who wants to donate to my "Send Val Somewhere Cool" Fund? There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning
  7. Holy moly! Those are expensive!!!! Yikes! I don't think I can afford that, but thanks for the suggestion. As tempting as that sounds, we need to get away NOW! I'm thinking about stayin in a hostel for a couple of nights! It's cheap, they provide breakfast, and one is in the middle of an island which is filled with gorgeous national parks we can go and hike in! There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning
  8. I'm not limited to taking a cruise, although they do seem to offer the cheapest way to travel. I'm looking into flying directly to a beautiful island (Virgin Islands....St. Thomas/St. John.) Does anybody know of somewhere good online that offers great vacation package deals? Flying there doesn't seem to be the problem....the accomodations are really expensive, and I'm just wondering how to cut those costs down while going on a very peaceful and romantic vacation.
  9. Plenty of threads have disappeared/been locked when they've been determined as a waste of money (ie, Non-Americans or something like that.) There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning
  10. 1) I was probably the only kid to cry throughout the entire Bozo show (I was pissed I didn't get picked for Bozo Buckets.) 2) I was probably the only person to cry thoughout my brother's wedding (I was pissed he was leaving me all alone with my parents.) There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning
  11. Blue Moon (just because it's what I'm craving right now) Asking me what's my favorite beer is like asking me what's my favorite dessert! There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning
  12. Well put! There really are valid reasons that whuffos want their partners to quit skydiving (financial, safety, etc.) And I think that's what the poll is missing: if it's an ultimatum to do something actual (as in, if a married couple is about to declare bankruptcy), of if it's an ultimatum for selfish reasons (ie, whuffo tells partner they're not spending enough money on them.) There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning
  13. Vallerina

    Cruises

    That's what I'm looking for recommendations for!
  14. Vallerina

    Cruises

    They haven't been to the Caribbean, though, so I don't want them to be limited because of what I've already done! There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning
  15. Vallerina

    Cruises

    I've been on Princess and Carnival. I've been to Virgin Islands, Bahamas, Venezuela, Aruba, and some other Caribbean islands. I would love to go back to the Virgin Islands (I went to St. Thomas) because the beaches were absolutely gorgeous. However, I would also like to see something new (maybe an Alaskan cruise!) I'm really open to anything. I guess I'm just looking for opinions on what's good/what's not. Thanks for your help! Much appreciated!!!! There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning
  16. Vallerina

    Cruises

    We're thinking of taking a cruise. Does anybody have information for me?
  17. It depends. One skydiver's wife overheard many instructors telling this guy to take up bowling. He was very unaware in the sky, and he was dangerous. She understood that this sport probably just wasn't for him. She was on the instructors' side. If I were him, I would've picked the relationship. There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning
  18. Yes. I get tired of people trying to outdo one another. I get tired of the phoniness at dzs. I get tired of never jumping with good friends. Skydiving is like anything else in life for me....it's always more fun when I can laugh and have a good time with it with good people. Even if people aren't on a team, some people are still so competetive....like I really care if you're better than me at A, B and C. The only real reason I'm excited about skydiving anymore is that I can't wait to go visit my friends at their little dz. That's the only real time I love skydiving. For me, it's about the people. I haven't found people I love to skydive with except at Goshen. It's not that I think people elsewhere suck, it's just that I don't click as well with anyone else. But, I really am sick of everyone trying to outdo everyone else. Really...you being able to do a 10-pt 4-way, flip on your head, make dinner all at the same time doesn't do much for me. It doesn't make you a better person. Sorry for the rant. I don't have that many jumps, but I feel the same. There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning
  19. That's fine. There are many tourists that come to Chicago each year. Many of them purchase jumps that they can't use because they don't live here. She is not special. Doug made a post telling her the situation would be resolved when he heard about it. Should he have thrown her a parade? Yes, I'm a little defensive because I love the dz. However, I dealt with the public while in college, and I've heard enough sob stories about why people want their money back. It happens all the time. If I buy a non-refundable ticket from an airline, do you think I'd get that money back if I told them I booked it for the wrong airport? There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning
  20. No, it's just that everyone has a "special" circumstance. If the staff gave the phone to Doug and TD everytime someone had a "special" circumstance, they'd never be able to skydive! Instead, they respond with, "I'm sorry. There are no refunds." When someone buys something under certain conditions, it's not the business owner's responsibility to go beyond those conditions. There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning
  21. You know how many "My dog died," "My house got picked up by a tornado and put down in Alaska," "The government is after me, and I can't leave my house," stories people who deal with the public hear??? There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning
  22. But, I think that we're all in agreement that CSC has a "No refund" policy like many other dzs. I jump there, and that had been clarified to me before I ever made a purchase there. There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning
  23. Vallerina

    Pimp Fees

    This is always my confusion with "Pimp Fees." I met Phreezone because of your site. Phreezone got too scared of my obsession with Homer Simpson, so he pawned me off on Wildblue (who has an obsession with Jessica Rabbit...so this works out well.) Since I met Wildblue through Phreezone, do I still owe Pimp Fees???? There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning
  24. Only if you bring back whatever you slaughtered so that I can cook it up for you! There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning
  25. Many consider me to be a strong, independent woman who stands up for what she believes in. Many people also consider me to be a bit too stubborn. Many others consider me to be a feminazi who is a manhater. This has all be tested yesterday. I am always incredibly grossed out by women who do things that they don't really want to do for males. Yesterday, I did just that, and now I'm questioning myself. I really wanted to leave my brother's house and go home. I tried. I told my nephew, "Bye bye," and he looked at me and whimpered, "No bye bye! V play trains!" He took my hand, made me sit down, and he made me play trains. I tried to leave a few more times, but the same thing kept happening. One time, I got really close to leaving...so close that I even went to go get my keys! He started crying, so of course I had to put my keys down and console him. My brother said that I was being bossed around by a 3 year old. Does this make me a wussy girl and a pushover? There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning