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I didn't know what that meant at first... I thought it was a bad thing until I saw the little key at the bottom. I'm hot! -Miranda you shall above all things be glad and young / For if you're young,whatever life you wear it will become you;and if you are glad / whatever's living will yourself become.

Yep, that was me! I definitely feel like I've found a home at SDC; everyone is so great (and the club up here at UW-Madison helps a lot, of course.) -Miranda you shall above all things be glad and young / For if you're young,whatever life you wear it will become you;and if you are glad / whatever's living will yourself become.

Tandem Creeper Ride: Hadn't heard that one; I like it! btw-How do I quote just part of a post? I can't figure it out... -Miranda you shall above all things be glad and young / For if you're young,whatever life you wear it will become you;and if you are glad / whatever's living will yourself become.

Definitely a Tigger here! My mom used to work with someone she called Eeyore (not to her face, mind you). No wonder Eeyore's so grumpy, he has a nail up his bum! -Miranda you shall above all things be glad and young / For if you're young,whatever life you wear it will become you;and if you are glad / whatever's living will yourself become.

Do you ever find yourself in a really quiet office (or in my case, computer lab), laughing really loudly, while everyone else gives you annoyed/questioning looks? Everyone around me is trying to look at my screen to figure out what is so damn funny. -Miranda you shall above all things be glad and young / For if you're young,whatever life you wear it will become you;and if you are glad / whatever's living will yourself become.

Wow! It's multi-functional! I like it! -Miranda you shall above all things be glad and young / For if you're young,whatever life you wear it will become you;and if you are glad / whatever's living will yourself become.

Wow; it's crazy how many people are on here and how quickly you respond! I like it. About the pictures, I'm really not very technologically advanced, so I'll try to figure out how to post one under my name, but no guarantees. Until then, you'll have to follow the link to my logbook (in my profile). Thanks for such a warm welcome! -Miranda you shall above all things be glad and young / For if you're young,whatever life you wear it will become you;and if you are glad / whatever's living will yourself become.

Wow; that looks perfect! I MUST have one! Thanks for the link. -Miranda you shall above all things be glad and young / For if you're young,whatever life you wear it will become you;and if you are glad / whatever's living will yourself become.

Hi everyone! Gosh, after lurking around this board for so long, I feel kind of timid posting (like you guys are *famous* or something! ). Anyway, like I posted on the Gear and Rigging section, I'm fresh off AFP and newly licensed (I don't even have my number yet...). I'm 18 years old; I did my first jump in June and couldn't get enough of it. Skydiving is definitely my new passion, and everyone I know is sick of hearing me talk about it. Anyway, I just thought I'd make my presence known around here. You'll be seeing more of me, no doubt! -Miranda you shall above all things be glad and young / For if you're young,whatever life you wear it will become you;and if you are glad / whatever's living will yourself become.

That was definitely my first impression, too. I guess maybe if you're physically injured to the point where you didn't have any other option (i.e. something completely extreme like dislocating both shoulders?)? IMHO, people shouldn't be finding themselves in situations where they need to make that sort of decision. -Miranda you shall above all things be glad and young / For if you're young,whatever life you wear it will become you;and if you are glad / whatever's living will yourself become.

Thanks for the quick replies! I jumped with a Protec during AFP, but I'm afraid my peaceful pink nose will be frozen in the cold. I read a bunch of the old threads about jumping in the winter, and I think it kind of scared me off.

I've heard before that if you can't avoid someone else's canopy, you should spread your body out to avoid going through their lines. I read this weekend (in the Skydiver's Survival Guide), though, that Microline can act like a cheese slicer at too high of a rate (gross imagery, but it gets the point across), and that you should think about making yourself as thin as possible. Is that the generally accepted concensus? btw-I really like the Skydiver's Survival Guide. I recommend it to everyone just off student status. Or anyone else, for that matter. -Miranda you shall above all things be glad and young / For if you're young,whatever life you wear it will become you;and if you are glad / whatever's living will yourself become.

Hi everyone! I've been lurking around on the forums for a couple weeks, and decided it's time to show my face.