OlympiaStoica

Yes ... plenty of times - for us Europeans, nudity is not such a big deal. I didn't wear a bra at the beach/pool until I came to US (and was told I could get arrested for not wearing one ). Awesome ... there is nothing overtly sexual about it, as one might think ... though there could be plenty of sensuality associated with it - it depends on the place, the amount of alcohol involved and how attractive those involved in being nude are ... O

Crickets … O

:3:0 3 freefly jumps on Sunday - hot day, great to be at altitude

:5:0 I had a 4 day weekend, but chose to "diversify" rather than just skydive. Though, after going to the beach and getting a nasty sunburn, I'm thinking I should have been jumping all weekend after all . O

:2:0 Weather wasn't all that great on Saturday, but I got two jumps in ... freeflying from 10K wasn't all that great ... damn, break off came in no time. I got to experience rain at 120+mph for the first time - ouch!!! Sunday, I went boating, as I was recovering from a DZ party on Saturday night. O

One of the most difficult decisions one has to make ... I have been putting off letting go of my sick little rescue for months ... I'm not strong enough just yet ... Wishing you courage ... and may Riley run free in "Doggy Heaven" forever :) O

0:4:0 On Saturday I spent 8 hours watching people crash-land due to gusty winds - I took the conservative approach and kept myself grounded. On Sunday, in between clouds rolling in, I got 4 jumps ... a 4-way RW (which is something I haven't done in 100+ jumps), a 2-way FF with a new friend, my first "chase the tandem" jump (I lost them after exit ... I had no idea they fall that fast, and didn't think to freefly down to them - duh!) and a 7-way FF for my ex's 100th. Good weekend ... though lots of heart ache . O

Well, I guess that leaves out all of us skydivers. So I suppose we should lie about our hobby... So, according to this "Dr.", we're all "players"? Since when enjoying life and not wanting to be bored/boring equates to being a player? This "Doctor" must have gotten his/her degree online ... O

That would be vice versa. Jus' sayin'. Cheers, I'm an enginnnear not a english major :-) You misspelled “engineer” too, but that’s beside the point. Don’t make such statements on here … or Shah will get on your case about how socially inept you must be . O

You are making the assumption that someone may be using the name “dorkzone” to imply “low intelligence” – WRONG. Perhaps they mean to imply … well … “dorkyness”??? Definition of dork (from www.urbandictionary.com) “Someone who has odd interests, and is often silly at times. A dork is also someone who can be themselves and not care what anyone thinks.” Dorks!!! O

(Most) people suck ... but not all of them. I had a similar hugely pleasant surprise a couple of weeks ago. One Saturday morning someone rang my door bell. I didn't expect anyone so I didn't answer the door - I was in the middle of something anyway . 20 minutes later the door bell again ... I don't answer ... 20 minutes later door bell again, for the 3rd time. Thinking it's one of those church people, I'm supper annoyed ... I throw some clothes on and rush to the door ready to rip someone's head off. There stands this guy ... he came out of the gym and found my wallet on the sidewalk - credit cards, ATM card, driver's license and $300 in cash. He found it, opened it, saw the address on the driver's license, tried (really hard) to return it to me. Did I feel like an ass? Oh yes ... People suck ... but once in a while someone comes along to prove that wrong - I'm grateful for that

:0:0 Why do we even bother with the first statistic (number of "humps") ... nobody wants to talk about it, or hear about it. (You wouldn't believe me if I said something anyway ). No freakin' jumps ... Saturday supposed to be shit weather ... turned out great, but the Otter at the DZ I was planning to jump at broke down ... still broken on Sunday ... still broken today . O

You're 42 and haven't figured it out yet? You are by your description of yourself an extraordinary guy, you need to find an extraordinary woman! Statements about 'not keeping up' with you, mean your pulling from the middle of the pack and not the front... My better half is 'about' ( -cough cough) 15 years older than YOU...a grandmother that spends 4 house a day in the gym, she's a Zumba instructor, runs 6-8 marathons a year, speaks 6 languages, reads 3 books a week, pilots a 767 from the left seat...an extraordinary woman that challenges me physically & intellectually every day. They are out there trust me! Don't pigeon hole women by age or intent...there is probably a woman dying for a guy like you that can 'almost' keep up with HER! Thank you for giving me a reason to refrain from throwing a few darts at that overinflated ego. Well said … women who can “keep up” are out there … and your wife is a very lucky one – I hope she gets a chance to read how you speak about her to us strangers on here – you both have my admiration

Ugh ... Note to self: don't open posts from this individual ... almost a year has passed and he has regressed, instead of growing up a bit . And how exactly would "ladies help out a brother" with this situation? 1. You are beyond help. 2. You aren't asking for help ... you are bashing "all American women" ... than move on to do the same with all the foreign ones as well. Perhaps you would consider dating a different sex ... (edited to add: though men wouldn't put up with your bullshit either) O

Thank you. My boyfriend is 12 years younger than me ... I'm a pervert, but not because of the age difference ... and no, "mayonnaise, rope and Great Dane" are not my thing either ... O

There's a club? Do we have meetings? I'm in. Riiiiight ... you guys never do this stuff ... or worse. I had hoped that during my 10 month break from here, the place would ... well ... grow up a bit; no such luck it seems . O

Bringing this to the forum instead of talking to her about it - yep, that will "definitely" solve the problem . O

:4:1 Not a big jumping weekend ... lazy and afternoon storm on Saturday, too windy on Sunday, perfect yesterday, but too slow at the DZ to get lots of loads up. Got to land in somebody's back yard again (second time in 3 weeks). This time I barely made it - I landed between a huge tree and an electic fence ... all on camera

True ... is this really news to anybody?

I haven't been getting much sleep lately (don't ask why ), so I'm back on the cafeine train ... 4 hours last night, which means I probably won't stop at just one cup of coffee today ... O

I'm still off caffeine (per my trainer), but stopping by to say "hi" ... this thread still going ... wow :) O

One could think that ... O

OMG ... no way ... this thread is not still going!!! In the mean time I've given up caffeine (my trainer made me ), but I can't believe you guys are still going with this :) O

Good Morning Bry