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  1. grue
    stay alive and not get injured, of course. Beyond those: 1. Get my B (I just need to take the test. I've got water training and all that, I'm just lazy) 2. Get my coach rating (Next month!) 3. Night jumps! (once it's warmer) 4. Stable headdown, forward/backward movement, turns, and smooth transitions to sit & stand. 5. Get my C 6. Get an AAD 7. Couch Freaks! 8. Ten jumps in one day 9. Safely downsize to a 190 cavete terrae.
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    I wasn't on the load, so this is all heresay, but I'm told one of the high-alt loads before mine at the Holiday Boogie didn't get the O2 turned on. I don't know much beyond that. cavete terrae.
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    TiVo remote (which is always handy) controls the TV volume in addition to channels. I've never needed closed captioning before. I haven't even seen the actual TV remote since I got the tivo a couple years ago cavete terrae.
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    The wise man mutes it cavete terrae.
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    http://www.metacafe.com/watch/84646/russian_girls/ No nudity, but may not be safe for work. EDIT: DEFINITELY not safe for kittens. EDIT 2: DZ.com trip to find Russian hotties. Who's in? cavete terrae.
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    Because that'd require my actual TV remote. My Tivo remote can't control that aspect of the TV. I'd never had to use it before, so didn't happen to have my TV remote handy. cavete terrae.
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    I excitedly turned on my TV to watch the return of Prison Break, and to my horror, there was no sound. Flip up a channel... sound. Flip down a channel.. sound. Run across the hall, try my friend's TV... same deal. Call up CableOne, sit on hold for fifteen minutes. While I'm talking to the (hot sounding) chick, the sound came back on.. "Oh, it works now" "Great, is there anything else I can do for you?" "You should start the episode over and just push everything back 15 minutes" "We can't do that, sorry!" "That makes me angry. YOu won't like me when I'm angry" "What?" "I'm hungry and I'm cranky" "Oh, sorry to hear that" cavete terrae.
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    Boogie Pimps is the name of the artist, for what that's worth. cavete terrae.
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    Welllll I haven't actually made my first jump yet, but I have someone offering to mentor me when I'm ready. I'm 24 now, but I fully expect to make my first BASE jump whilst I'm 25. First skydive at 22. cavete terrae.
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    I'm a worthless newbert, but I'd like to relate something that might prove helpful: Not all riggers will pack Racers. I almost bought one used, but didn't because my local rigger doesn't pack them. cavete terrae.
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    Let's just say my life is a waste cavete terrae.
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    I can't speak for others, but I bareback mine. I can't find a pilot case that it'll fit in, but still be small enough to carry on. I tighten up the leg straps as much as possible, and stow the excess. Stuff the hacky all the way into the pocket. Chest strap around the MLW and through the reserve handle. I was tempted to use something else, but I figured I didn't want to put myself in a situation where it would be possible to put on my rig correctly, but have the reserve handle disabled because I forgot about the flextie or something. In any case, rig over the shoulders, goggles, gloves, alti, logbook in the other bag. Everything I need to jump is with me. cavete terrae.
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    For the sake of the rest of America... would you? cavete terrae.
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    Back home in Australia, a good friend of mine and his sister came over to hang out. I'd had a HUGE crush on his sister for about 2 years at this point. She was a year younger than me, about 5'8", brown hair, blue eyes... basically just about the more perfect woman I'd ever seen. Anyway, another of my friends called, and I happened to take it on speakerphone while we were all watching the TV. He asked what I was up to, and I said something along the line of "Watching TV with Dima and Natasha", and he, not knowing I'm on speakerphone, says "Is she the one you said if you don't hook up with, you'll consider your life a waste?" She went BRIGHT red, and I almost had a coronary on the spot. Dima, meanwhile, gave me the "you touch my sister and I'll murder your entire family" stare cavete terrae.
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    I haven't flown a PDR, but I've got a ride on my Smart, and had no complaints. Opened quickly and smoothly, landed well, no issues. cavete terrae.
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    Sitting around being cold and looking at overcast skies. Fuck the midwest. cavete terrae.
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    V for Vendetta

    grue replied to sid's topic in The Bonfire

    I liked it a lot cavete terrae.
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    Toepick!

    grue replied to NWFlyer's topic in The Bonfire

    haha, touché. I don't think I've ever posted in there, ever, which is funny since I've been a member of the site for coming up on 4 years. cavete terrae.
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    Toepick!

    grue replied to NWFlyer's topic in The Bonfire

    Nah, only watched the first hour or so. At that point I was so filled with white hot rage it was a good thing the show I had the TV on to actually watch came on, lest I climb a tall building with a firearm and go Whitman cavete terrae.
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    Toepick!

    grue replied to NWFlyer's topic in The Bonfire

    God that movie infuriated me. As do all hockey players, I love the first one. The second one.... cavete terrae.
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    I'm at a loss for words, yet strangely intruiged. cavete terrae.
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    ooooh, this sounds intriguing. Any estimate on how much postage would be? cavete terrae.
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    I was 6 or 7 when the "front by front" album dropped, depending on what time of year it was cavete terrae.
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    When I was very young, dad was big into the club scene... I grew up listening to Front 242, Microchip League, LA Style, Ned's Atomic Dustbin, etc. I'm pretty sure that there aren't many kids who got calls home for singing to teachers "I'm looking for this man, to sell him to other men, sell him to other men, at ten times the price at least!" cavete terrae.
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    I don't know any, but I'm listening to the song "Headhunter" by Front 242 right now Anyone familiar with the song gets points! cavete terrae.