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I'd be pissed at them both. The girl a little more, but the guy I'd be really pissed off at as well, in the case he knew that she was in a relationship. I know we're all mammals here, but our level of thought and emotion should not allow us to act on basic animalistic instincts. Personally, if I ever met a girl who I knew was in a relationship, and even if it would be super easy to sleep with her, I still wouldn't do it. I like to consider myself better than some basic urges. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

It was a...different...motivating speach. Not the kind you'd be used to. His 4hr. speach, which I got to listen to twice because I got rolled, went into depth on many different things. The mind in combat, how to suck up bullets, sleep deprivation and its influence on the mind, physical exertion, stress levels, controlling fear, training for combat, staying at the ready at all times, for whatever may arise. He kept referring to us as sheepdogs, ready to protect the flock from the wolves. Very motivating speach, but he is definitely not your normal character. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

Power naps are awesome indeed, especially when you need to get recharge of energy. Usually 10-20min max. Between 20-30min, you will start to drift into deeper sleep, and anything over 30min is no longer considered a power nap. Take in mind though, that while power napping does give you an energy boost, it does not help in regaining sleep deprivation. All that information was taught to us by Dave Grossman, when he spoke to my class. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

I say another possibility why the chest strap is higher. When tightening your leg straps, especially on student gear, make sure you push down on the locking keepers that prevent the leg straps from loosening. Sometimes with this older gear, the leg straps can loosen quite a bit on opening. When you're lower in the seat, obviously the chest strap will be higher. This used to happen to me occasionally. Now when I suit up, I always press on those keepers. As for the flaring issue. IMO it's much harder to flare a larger canopy, with a lighter wing loading. Reason being is that your forward airspeed is not going to be as fast, so you won't be generating as much lift in the flare. If the canopy is F111, or a hybrid, it will make it even more difficult. When you begin to downsize, you'll probably find the flare to have more lift, and easier to time, but I wouldn't downsize at all until you get at least a few good standup landings. Some video would definitely help out. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

Got a new personal record on CrossFit's "Fran" today. For time: 21, 15, 9 reps of: 95lb Barbell Thruster Pullups A barbell thruster is when you have the bar at chest level. Squat down, then stand up while pushing the bar over your head in an explosive movement. When I first did this workout, I got like 12:30. A few weeks ago I just broke 10min. Today I scored a 7:37. One of my instructors at my command, can do this in under 3min! Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

A nap in the afternoon is fine. You can either schedule a workout before or after a nap. Do what your body tells you. If you slug your way to the gym on little sleep, then the workout won't do that much for you. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

My buddy who got me into skydiving gave me some good advice on timing the flare. He said, "Look at a 45 degree angle to the ground, and not straight down. Then, when you feel it's time to flare, wait a split second longer, and then start." Worked for me. The best timing I've had though, is when somebody else is in the landing area. When my feet seem to be about their head height, I start my flare. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

I love the fear. The more I jump, the less I'm anxious about it. For me, having that fear while you jump out of the plane is one of the greatest feelings in skydiving. Now that I average 4-5 jumps a weekend, I'm not very anxious on the ride up. Sometimes I get a little, but not much. Maybe I should take a couple weeks off, so the anxiety can return... Wait...Elsinore's boogie is this weekend. Nevermind. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

Creepy movie overall. Thanks for bringing this up right before I go to bed. Now I can try and fall asleep, while I think back on all those horrible images I took about a week to get rid of. *Flashback to the jackal in the mirror.* *Shudders* Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

Save some money for next weekend, at Elsinore's Summer Boneanza! Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

I'm gonna be there tomorrow afternoon. Unfortunately, I can only do 1 jump this weekend. I have no money left Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

Well, if you're looking to hook up with a skydiver... Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

"Dude...where do you get your weed?" "From you Dante." "Oh yeah! What's up Mr. Cheezle!" On a more serious side, you my friend, are on the edge of an out of body experience. When the experience is a conscious effort, it's usually referred to as an astral projection. I've only sucessfully projected a couple times, but it's enough to convince me that the astral plane is real. When we dream, our astral body splits from our physical, and wanders around the astral plane. However, due to the fact that we are generally unaware during the day, we are also unaware of it when we sleep. That is why we have dreams. It is our subconscious projecting images for us. Experienced projectors get there by developing a high level of awareness at all times. They can project any time they wish, and when they are in the astral plane, their subconscious has little impact on what they observe. I am truely envious that you can do it without much effort, although I can understand why it can be scary. It's a very interesting place, and the process of splitting can feel...wierd. It's a huge buzzing sensation, like a strong dissociative. The more you practice, the less this feeling will be uncomfortable. The couple times I've projected, the feeling scared the living crap out of me. If I were you, I would not try to get rid of your ability to do this. I would research more about astral projection, and learn to do it at will. Also, meditation is not astral projection, but it's one of the steps prior to projecting. With meditation, the goal is to be fully relaxed, without thinking of anything. You let thoughts come and go without notice, and are in a state of complete relaxation, and peace with yourself. http://www.gnosticweb.com - Register on the forums, and sign up for the dreams and out of body experiences course. It's completely free, and has helped me a lot. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

Well if you're going to go there I may as well let you know that: A. The camera was secure in a pocket during freefall, with a zipper and a velcro flap. B. I opened higher on the jump to have more canopy time, and was flying perpendicular to jump run. C. I did several complete scans for other canopies in the air. D. The camera was secure to the pocket and itself utilizing a boline knot, secured with a half hitch, on either end of the line. Just wanted to point that out. Also, very good info. Nick! Thanks for the input. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

Skydiving IS dangerous. I'm sure even you have experienced some close calls in the 180 something jumps you have. Fatalities happen, regardless of the fact that they are rare. You can do everything right and still get killed. There's a much higher chance of getting injured, whether it's something small like a twisted ankle, or big like a broken pelvis or femur. I've seen some hairy close calls, and have been in a few myself. Regardless of how safe I try to be, sometimes things just happen, either by someone else's mistake, or just bad luck. I hope you weren't serious about skydiving not being dangerous. You're at an experience level that is way above mine, but you are still inexperienced. I can only hope you won't have to learn the hard way, about the risks associated with jumping from a plane, and falling towards the Earth. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

Screw that game. My Spectre takes about a 1000ft. to open anyway. I don't even roll the nose. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

:8:3 Just got my B. Did my first night jump...AND crossed the beer line on my first night jump. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

Christian Bale in another movie? God that man is taking over the world! Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

Do they have a flight sim yet were you can be a jump pilot?? Could have it rated M, and have girls flash for more altitude Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

So I did a little more research, and found out that 800MHz is the idle speed for both cores. Somehow though, my multiple was locked at 4, so when I play games, or other CPU intensive stuff, my FSB would not increase like it should. So far I'm very much liking the more playable framerates. Really pissed me off in CSS when I'm trying to headshot with a scout, and some guy running at me with an MP5 takes me out, because I can't hit his moving head at 15fps. Now that I'm between 90-100...beware you MP5 whores! To quote FPS Doug..."BOOM! Headshot!" *Edit: ...and there goes any potential women for the next year Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

Yes, it lists 3GB under Computer>>>Properties Well, first off, thanks for all the replies! Got quite a few more than I thought I would. Second, I think I found the source of the problem! I downloaded an overclocking utility, as I've had experience overclocking AMDs in the past. My purpose was not to overclock, but to see what my FSB and Multipliers were set at. As it turns out, my FSB was at 200, which is where it should be, but my multipliers were at 4! This could either be the way they set it when they built my computer, or some type of power saving feature. Either way, the multiplier is capable of going to 10X. This is the first CPU I have EVER seen that did not come set with its multiplier at the max. already. The great thing about the multiple, is that it doesn't increase the heat of the CPU like more in-depth overclocking does. Now my average fps is about 90-100, which is more like where it should be, regarding the specs. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

So, since there seems to be quite a few gaming nerds around here...besides myself, maybe they can help me in figuring out what the hell my computer is doing. So I customized my own laptop with: AMD Turion X2 TL-60 (2.0GHz) 4GB OCZ DDR 667 RAM 80GB HDD GeForce Go 7600 (256MB) Now, comes the interesting problem. I use CPU-Z to monitor what my CPU's clock frequencies are, and other various system information. When my frame rates on Counter-Strike: Source fall below 30fps average, it really pisses me off, because I'm a sniper, and having a choppy screen doesn't help in a fast paced game. So I first check all of my settings. No AA on, AF is on Trilinear, and HDR Lighting is off. The resolution I play at is 1280x800. Everything else is on the default settings, which are high. Frame rate is about 15-30fps...wtf? So I check My Computer. It has only 3GB of RAM listed, which is fine, because I know windows doesn't always display all the ram. My processor speed confused me though, listed at 800MHz. I go to CPU-Z, and not only are both my cores listed running at 800MHz (200MHz slower than what they should be), but my CPU was listed as an AMD Opteron 8100 (WTF!). In the specification though, it has it listed as it should be. AMD Turion X2 TL-60. Why then, is my computer running 400MHz slower than it should? It's running at 1.6GHz, instead of 2.0GHz. My BIOS is still stock, and I haven't changed anything. Anybody that has any input it's greatly appreciated. I don't see how my current computer can do so much worse than my desktop back home. Current: See Above Desktop: AMD Athlon 64 (1.8GHz) 2GB OCZ DDR400 RAM 80GB HDD GeForce 6800GT (256MB) Laptop: 15-30fps Average Desktop: 90-120fps Average Same resolutions, same settings. If anything my laptop is much more sophisticated than my 3yr old laptop, but is performing so badly. I've checked for spyware, viruses, etc. Any ideas out there? Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

How I feel about threads like these... Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

I was addicted to SOCOM II on PS2 for a longggg time. Once I customized my own PC, I've really gotten into the Half-Life games, especially Half-Life 2 and its episodes. Plus, I have to say, Counter-Strike: Source is still one of the trickiest shooters to play. I like the competition Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

If you're going to get into FF, then make sure your rig is made freefly friendly first. That includes covering up ANY exposed bridle, and getting the bungee installed for the leg straps. I had about 1 1/2in of bridle exposed before I had a flap put in by my rigger. If I tried to sitfly with that, I most likely would have had a premature deployment, or horseshoe already. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.