Casquito 0 #1 December 9, 2003 Hey everyone, just joining this full on party and wanted to say hi to everyone. Damn this sounds like a AA meeting intro... But my story's pretty much the same as everyone else's here. I friend of mine talked me into jumping at Perris about a month ago after talking about it for years. I figured I'd just go straight to AFF and jump without some guy spooning me in midair, so I signed up for AFF1. Besides, I knew at the very least, I'd "like" it, since I've climbed for years and actually liked taking long (if safe) falls and loved heights. You all can guess what happened. It's a short but sordid story of spending every subsequent day off finishing AFF (no repeats, yay!), taking the packing courses, and doing my first solo jumps. It's hard to describe the draw of jumping to others. It's not really the adrenaline rush (though it's pretty fun to look down from 13k, realize you'll die if things don't work out properly, then jump out anyway) that gets me out there. Maybe it's the sense of freedom and leaving the earth with all it's problems behind. It all came together yesterday on the sunset load. I was the last one out of the plane as the sun sank low on the horizon, casting an orange glow through the door of the plane and the landscape below. I took second to breathe in the scene and then rolled out the door. I didn't notice the 120 mph wind, the ground rushing up to meet me, but only the feeling of being free and airborne as the sun raced me down. I did some backloops, barrel rolls, then a little tracking back towards the DZ and everything just seemed so fluid and natural. After being caught by my nylon friend, I floated gently to the ground, touching down with a perfect landing in a light wind. Perfect jump. I stood there for a bit, looking up, jealous of the birds flying lazily by above me, and smiled. I'm going out there again as soon as I can though it's supposed to rain the next few days. All my friends think I'm crazy, and maybe I am. I'm like the little lab rat pushing that bar to get the cocaine fix over and over (anyone read those studies?) Anyway, just introducing myself to you all! J Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chute 0 #2 December 9, 2003 Welcome to the forums and to sky diving. Blue Skies.Bottomless Beers and Blue Skies! * Brother_Brian * D.S.W.F.S.B. #2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 35 #3 December 9, 2003 Welcome to the forums! She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #4 December 9, 2003 Nice Domo Kon, you've got to be a Farker.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billymotox 0 #5 December 9, 2003 Welcome! nice AA intro LOL the people here are way cool. billy d------------------------- "Escape may be checked by water and land, but the air and the sky are free." (from the story of Daedalus and Icarus) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Casquito 0 #6 December 10, 2003 What's a farker? I'm suprised you know Domo-kun though... haha Actually everyone has seen him in that "God Kills a Kitten" email but no one seems to know who he is or his name. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Markj 0 #7 December 23, 2003 Hey, welcome to the forums, It is kind of like the AA if you think about it. It should be called SA (Skydivers anonymous) .. Hi my name is Mark and I have a problem. I am addicted to skydiving M.J Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #8 December 24, 2003 Domo-kun is a joke on Fark, I know what he is and where he's from and such, but I would have never had known about it until reading Fark. http://www.fark.com--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
outofit 0 #9 December 26, 2003 welcome! It is better to be dead and cool than alive and uncool! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChileRelleno 0 #10 January 13, 2004 HI! ChileRelleno-Rodriguez Bro#414 Hellfish#511,MuffBro#3532,AnvilBro#9, D24868 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites