brierebecca

hello all! I had a really bad day the other day too, because school is getting harder and I was freaking out about about not being prepared for my classes all day. And I was thinking about the fact that I hadn't yet bought an outfit for the naughty cupid boogie and that I probably wouldn't have time to go get something.... And I walked in to my apartment, relieved to be home finally, and my fiance was there with a kiss and a smile (both gifts in themselves) and he walked me over to our table and there was a white rose and the cutest little pink corset to wear to the boogie. I hadn't said anything at all about it that day, and he seemed to have read my mind.

Mell, you are so cutie! Travis and I will be there with Ian and Katie on Saturday. We can't wait to see the videos and everything, and you definitely owe me some freestyle! Ooh, and Travis and I have been practicing kissing while I'm in sit and he's in head-down, so it should make for some great video! I'm so excited!

I'd definitely agree with the majority of people here when they say to TAKE A CLASS! I took Kaplan, just went to the classes and the practice tests (which are really helpful), and didn't do any real work outside the class. My beginning score was a 157, and I ended up with a 168 on the LSAT. Take the course. Kaplan was the best thousand dollars I've ever spent. Although some people on this thread have said to make sure that you really want to be a lawyer before you go to law school, I would really also consider the fact that a J.D. is no longer a degree you get just to become a lawyer. It is amazingly useful in many other respects, especially in the business world. I'm getting a law degree not to practice law, but to deal art. As for time it takes away from jumping, it kinda depends. If you want to be in the top 10% of your class, plan on spending your weekends in the library. If you're like me and just want to be in the top half, you'll have plenty of time to jump on the weekends. The curve is brutal in most schools, but only if you want to make the top 20%. For my career goal, the focus will be on another degree, so it's not such a big deal if I don't make dean's list (which is around 85 usually) I have a decent GPA and I don't study a lot. In fact, the only time it's taken away from jumping has been in the few weeks before finals. I'd estimate that I did close to 150 jumps during my first semester (first year is the hardest), and I just joined a freefly team for the coming year. In any case, best of luck if you do decide to apply to law school. Brie "Ive seen you hump air, hump the floor of the plane, and hump legs. You now have a new nickname: "Black Humper of Death"--yardhippie

does anyone know which DZs are bringing the case and/or who is handling the case for them? I have to put in a significant amount of time in pro bono in order to graduate, and I couldn't think of a better way to do it than to volunteer to do research/briefs for whoever is handling the case.... Brie "Ive seen you hump air, hump the floor of the plane, and hump legs. You now have a new nickname: "Black Humper of Death"--yardhippie

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEE!!!!!! Twavis and I wish you the absolute best! And a new camera, ooh la la! We'll see you at the Naughty Cupid boogie to test it out. mua mua mua! and some hugs too! Brie

how are you going to fool him into thinking that you're not remodeling your Airstream?? 60 free minutes in the tunnel with a camera crew following me around would seem pretty suspicious to me. mua! Brie "Ive seen you hump air, hump the floor of the plane, and hump legs. You now have a new nickname: "Black Humper of Death"--yardhippie

400 or so...maybe a few more. It was fun to do my 200th, 300th, 400th, and 500th all last year! mua! Brie "Ive seen you hump air, hump the floor of the plane, and hump legs. You now have a new nickname: "Black Humper of Death"--yardhippie

hehe, you can't marry him, but you can borrow mine this weekend if you want to! mua! Brie "Ive seen you hump air, hump the floor of the plane, and hump legs. You now have a new nickname: "Black Humper of Death"--yardhippie

I'd have to agree with the majority here and say that it doesn't really matter what someone does for a living. But if we're talking about benefits in a relationship.... Great Freefly Coach Awesome Auto Mechanic Gifted Masseur Oh wait....I'm already marrying someone who is all those things!

hey Andrea, If you're looking for affordable summer travel, I would definitely look at some places in Europe/Italy that are off the beaten path. Anywhere in Paris/London/Switzerland is going to be terribly expensive, especially if you don't want to camp or stay in hostels. I actually got around cheaper just buying tickets for the Eurail instead of buying a pass, it's just not worth it if you're spending less than a month over there. Some places I would check out are: * ANYWHERE not on the Euro currency yet. The dollar is rapidly losing against it, and so you'll lose money just going over there *PRAGUE! I have friends who have stayed there for like a week on 50 bucks, everything is so cheap. A beer is like 3 cents. It's also one of the oldest cities in Europe, and all the buildings are stunning. You feel like you're in a time warp just walking around *Cinque Terra in Italy. It's a little set of five towns right on the Mediterranean, with a trail along the coastal cliffs linking all the towns. The trail itself is amazing in the summer, the ocean is so blue, and the prices are really reasonable for Italy in the summer. If you go, have dinner in the little restaurant on the cliff in Monte Roso, it's the best homemade pesto ever. I can't remember the name, but any local will be able to tell you how to get there. *Sligo in Ireland. It's also not a huge town like Dublin, and I just stayed in a B&B for a week for like 20 bucks a night. The north west of Ireland is the best part of it (at least I think so). If you're looking to go even quainter and cheaper, go to Doolin, which is like 50 miles north (where the Cliffs of Moher are), because it's got the best traditional music pub I went to over there. This is so exciting! Oh, and if you are interested in Costa Rica, the SA guy going over there is my fiance's brother, so let me know if I can help you get in touch with him mua! Brie "Ive seen you hump air, hump the floor of the plane, and hump legs. You now have a new nickname: "Black Humper of Death"--yardhippie

okay, now I'm fantasizing about doing it in the car wash. Did anybody see the aftershave commercial where they do that? So hot! mua! Brie "Ive seen you hump air, hump the floor of the plane, and hump legs. You now have a new nickname: "Black Humper of Death"--yardhippie

Let's not even talk about how much it hurt! And yes, the guy who tattooed me said that I'd have to get them touched up every five years or so, but my heart was set on having them there. We used to draw them on with permanent marker when I was running in college, as sort of a good luck ritual before races. I wanted to have them on permanently to remember the amazing time I had with my teammates. pics coming soon! mua! Brie "Ive seen you hump air, hump the floor of the plane, and hump legs. You now have a new nickname: "Black Humper of Death"--yardhippie

he is definitely around a lot at SA. I was just wondering why he hasn't weighed in on this issue. also, lawrocket, I thought that trademark stuff was regulated by the FTC. If it is, it is impossible to bring a suit in federal court under the FTC, you have to sue under the "little FTC act" of the state wherein the act is committed. Am I right about this? If it's not under the FTC, then that doesn't apply. But if one were to sue under federal subject matter jurisdiction, state lines don't matter at all, I guess that's why I was confused when you said that the acts being in different states bump the case to federal court. That rings a bell in my mind as being diversity Jx. But I really wanted to know what you thought about the monopolistic trade practices idea. I've got a couple of the lawyers in the US attorney's office glancing over a little memo I've got going on the subject, so I'll let you know what they think when they get back with me. Brie "Ive seen you hump air, hump the floor of the plane, and hump legs. You now have a new nickname: "Black Humper of Death"--yardhippie

the pics are coming soon! I don't have a digital camera, but I'll post pics wed. night. mua! Brie "Ive seen you hump air, hump the floor of the plane, and hump legs. You now have a new nickname: "Black Humper of Death"--yardhippie

now my toes look like this!

huh. I thought that all plaintiffs had to be diverse from all defendants, and the amount in controversy had to be in excess of 75 grand for federal diversity jurisdiction....it would be difficult, because I know that this cybersquatting and copyright infringement has effected DZs in Georgia as well. I also was thinking that monopolistic practices might be a better platform for injured DZs to work from, because copyright issues are very difficult to prove (at least from what I remember from my property class). For monopolistic trade practices in Georgia, I think all one needs is the intent to expand one's business to the detriment of other businesses (an offshoot of McAvoy v. Medina), and a demonstrated loss. Lying about the existence (or lack thereof) of a DZ seems intent enough to me, so all one would need would be demonstrated damages (more difficult to prove). I was wondering what the lawyers on here think about this. Danny Page, where are you? Brie "Ive seen you hump air, hump the floor of the plane, and hump legs. You now have a new nickname: "Black Humper of Death"--yardhippie

whoa....I did the same thing in march. But I'd have to say that my most memorable moment was my now fiance turning to me in the kingair and asking me what I was doing on the jump. I said "a solo." He said "a SOLO?!?! Do you really WANT to do a SOLO?!?!?!" Then he bumped off the flocking dive he was on to jump with me. The rest is history. Everyone have a great Christmas, and Travis and I will see some of you in Zhills for New Years.

I'm one of those just barely 5'2" people....and my fiance is 6'4". One of the things that suck about being short is getting a sore neck from kissing the tall guys. Another is getting thrown around when the bigger guys get drunk at rowdy. I've spilled my beer more than once that way! Another issue I find happens with smaller women is that it's difficult to get your rig tight enough to freestyle, which requires a much tighter harness than freefly or RW. This is because harness yokes tend to be to wide for me. But then it's just tough to buy used in general, there aren't many used rigs out there for short, small people. But I've heard it's much easier for little people to do Mr. Bills, although I can't speak from experience. munchkins of the skydiving world, unite!

I hate to be the obnoxious law student here, but if your back keeps hurting badly enough to take all of those painkillers, it might be a good idea to at least consider filing suit. I'm not saying do so right away, because you'd have to show some sort of damage other than your pain, but if your back is bruised, it would be a good idea to take some pictures and start documenting how you feel, just in case you have to see a chiropractor. Because if you do, you're probably not going to want to foot the bill yourself. The only reason I'm suggesting this is because spinal damage can be serious, and take a long time to detect, and we just read a case in one of my classes where improper documentation was a bar to recovery for this lady, and she lost thousands of dollars in medical bills and lost wages because her back was so badly damaged by her masseuse. Just my two cents. I hope you feel better soon Brie "Ive seen you hump air, hump the floor of the plane, and hump legs. You now have a new nickname: "Black Humper of Death"--yardhippie

You didn't list my favorite subject! I was a Classics major, so my favorite subjects were Latin with Greek in a very close second. My professors all wore bow ties and clutched at their chests when I told them I liked to jump out of planes. "Ive seen you hump air, hump the floor of the plane, and hump legs. You now have a new nickname: "Black Humper of Death"--yardhippie

Travis and I will be there! We can't wait! "Ive seen you hump air, hump the floor of the plane, and hump legs. You now have a new nickname: "Black Humper of Death"--yardhippie

http://www.realultimatepower.net/ mua! Brie "Ive seen you hump air, hump the floor of the plane, and hump legs. You now have a new nickname: "Black Humper of Death"--yardhippie

Thanks for this thread, Lisa. I'm in the middle of my first exam period of law school and hating life, and this thread made me stop and consider that I have so many things to be thankful for, and that I shouldn't be freaking out over something that is really insignificant compared to the wonderful people and opportunities I have. Thanks for the wake-up call. Brie "Ive seen you hump air, hump the floor of the plane, and hump legs. You now have a new nickname: "Black Humper of Death"--yardhippie

I have a question that is kinda like the question posted for the Pilot v. Sabre 2 dilemma. However, my question is more closely related to swoop progressions. I jump a Stilletto 107, and it's a lot of fun

thanks so much for all of your wonderful suggestions!! We are so excited about the team! And Katie and I are busy trying to perfect our GROPE DIVES! yay boobie docks! we should post the video at some point.....or we could sell it on the internet. Mel, I love your designs! I wasn't too crazy about the white, but you make it work so well with the black and blue. The only thing is, I need to keep it off the butt and knees of my jumpsuit, or it wouldn't stay white for long, as my recent swoops will attest! Katie, you rock. That's all. Plain and simple. I'm so lucky to be your teammate! We need to get brandy posting here too. mua! love, Brie "Ive seen you hump air, hump the floor of the plane, and hump legs. You now have a new nickname: "Black Humper of Death"--yardhippie