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Alright, I'm back to the gym. I started up again today- and man am I whooped. A little sore- which I'm sure will turn into alotta sore by tomorrow morning. But at least I'm back at it. I feel great that I started back up, and this will definitley help me lose weight so I can make my first jump this summer...YEAH!!!!!!!! The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

I tattooed for about a year and a half- and to tell you the truth, I wouldn;t even know where to begin. A cross of Celtic with something skydiving related....hmmmm. If you have something a little more specific in mind, let me know. I'd be more than happy to design something for you- no charge of course. And for the record- I may not have jumped yet, but I'm not a whuffo (at least I don't think I am...) The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

Honestly- no Sport Bike can be used to it's full potential on the street. I owned an R6 (my first bike)- after riding it conservativley for about a month, I decided to see how fast one could go in 1st gear before redlining the RPM's (at 11,000 if I remember correctly)- I made it to 68 MPH at around 9000 RPM's. When you realize that- you realize that 2nd- 6th gear are just meant to conserve gas and make a smoother ride. Even cruising at 75 MPH, you really wouldnt have to come out of 4th (and thats a pretty slow speed for 4th gear). The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

Am I the only one that noticed that the vehicle is taking part in a parade??? Honestly, I wish I had that on my truck. The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

Thanks for the reply- for a while there I was getting worried. I figured absolutley nothing would be going on. As it is, my manager is a complete Buttnugget (yes I stole that term) and only gave me off on Sunday. So I dont know if I'll make it out that weekend. Maybe the week after though. The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

Ya know- I had heard about this ad over a onth ago- my buddy scared the shit out of his wife with it- but I had completley forgot about it....Damn did I jump. But the best thing was getting my wife to watch it....she's still pissed at me The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

It's actually kind of funny that African-American has become synonymous with Black. I work with this black guy at work- and he's real easy to talk to about this stuff- and I was aking him what he checks on forms. He told me African-American, because theres no where to check off black. Then he says, and I'm not even from Africa. But he's cool with it- on anything govt related (like the SAT's for school and college apps) he checks off other because he doesnt want any special treatment. The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

I started emailig people yesterday to see what I could come up with. Aerodyne says that they have gear for me (its basically the military rigs they have). Mirage says they can do it to, and I've also looked at Relative Workshop. So it looks like I can get gear at my current weight- but at over $1200 for AFF, and then a few hundred more for coach jumps to get to my A, then a few thousand for gear? I think I need to lose weight so I can rent gear for awhile. Trust me-I'm one of those people that likes to have brand new, all their own stuff- I just dont see being able to pay for all my training and then drop a few grand on new gear. I wonder how many gear manufacturers do financing...hmmmmm

Yeah- thats fine- email me both pics again, so I have fresh images to work with. I'll work on it tonight, and send it back to you. My email is [email protected] The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

I was a tattoo artist for a while- in all honesty, anything you get from here is going to have to be redrawn anyway. Get sometihng close to what you like, then bring it down to your tattoo artist- tell him/her what you like/don;t like, and any changes you want. They'll give you a picture a hundred times better than what you can get off a computer. The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

Well is there? I missed you all at the Season Opener Boogie, so I figured Memorial Day Weekend might be a good time to come out. If my manager is cool about it, I should have off on Friday and Sunday. Prick wouldn;t give me off on Saturday just because it's a holiday weekend....BASTARD!!!! The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

I added the lines and cells to this drawing- I know you said the canopy needs to be smaller, but I'll have to work on that one. BTW, what exactly is this for if you dont mind me asking. Had to resize this quite a bit- so I hope its not too small now. I still have the original bigger pic- I can email it to you if you want. The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

Well, not really. I carry most of it in my stomach area. My legs are pretty muscular, my arms, not so much. Everyone that sees me says that I look like I weigh less than I do. Not that that means much. I'm talking to Bigun about going out to Oklahoma to train there. They have rigs that will support the weight, and instructors that can keep up with me (I'm assuming I might fall faster than normal???) Anyway, one of the problems is, I have to find a DZ up here that will have rental gear big enough for me. After paying for training, I wont have enough to pay for gear right away. Question for you all- from one of the posts, I get the idea that alot of manufacturers dont make gear for big people. Is that the case? I know its a ways off (and I do plan on losing weight regardless) but I was looking at Mirage and Aerodyne. Am I going to have difficulty getting gear for my size? Thanks again to everyone. You all have been a great help. The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

It's not Photoshopped- It's just done with a paint program. Don;t know if it;s exactly what you're looking for. But I tried. The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

Alright- my numbers for this week: Current Weight: 290.2 Change from last week: -3 WHOOOOOPPPPPEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sorry, that just had to be done. The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

Got an email from them today- apparently its 250 no matter what. So, apparently they don;t have gear for the bigger folks. I'm gonna shoot out a few more emails tomorrow to the other local DZ's to see what their limits are. The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

Years back I was in A & P school. We had to fill out a document with all the classes backround (White/Caucasian, Chinese, Mexican, African American, etc....) I noticed that the only category I fit in was white. SO I said screw this- if everyone else gets to claim where they're from, so can I. So I checked off other, and wrote in European American (I'm Italian, French, and German)(For the record, I was doing this to prove a point). The paper was returned to us the next day, because I wasn't allowed to put European American. I could only check the white box. So if thats the case- ya know what- THIS IS AMERICA PEOPLE!!! Iam proud to be American. And if you need to preface America with somethin else, go back there and enjoy being whatever you are. This is the country that is suppposed to be the melting pot- but we promote racism by tagging everyone with their heritage. Make everyone American. Thats it- plain American. The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

The DZ does a tandem progression. It's 2 tandems, ground school, a third tandem, then 7 AFF jumps. Since everyone keeps bringing up money- the total for all 10 jumps (if I dont have to repeat a level, and if I pay cash in advance) is $1734 plus gear rental. This also includes one free jump after the progression is over. Would that be considered alot? In some sense, I think I would rather do a tandem first (for the possibility of me freaking out on the way down). But I really want to get into this sport, and having to wait till I make it to 250 is gonna take awhile. Hey Bigun- feel free to PM me if you don't want to discuss this here- but which DZ are you at, and how much is the training there? I doubt I'd be able to talk my wife into coming to Oklahoma with me (and I'm sure she'd be pissed if I left her at home with the baby) but hey, you never know... And again, thank you all for the advice. I find it refreshing that people in this sport are willing to help out the newbies. I trully appreciate all your help. Mike The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

If this is posted in the wrong Forum, I apologize now. For anyone who doesn't know me, my name is Mike. I'm looking to get into skydiving. But I have a question for the Instructors out there, in regards to Tandem and AFF. The DZ that I am interested in using for my training, requires 3 tandem jumps before you begin with your AFF training. I have heard from people on this site, that they started with the AFF jumps. I am wondering if most DZ's require Tandems as a first step, or if there are DZ's that will start you off on the AFF program. And, if you work for a DZ that specifies tandems first, have you ever made exceptions and started a student out on AFF (and what were the reasons you did so). For a little more backround- the reason I haven't (can't) jump yet, is that I am overweight. I weigh 292- max ground weight for the DZ is 250. I understand that this has to do with the Tandem rig weight limits. I would assume, that if I started on AFF, the weight wouldn't be as big an issue, bing that I would be able to find gear to support my weight. Any info and help in this matter is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. Mike The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

I so wish I was there. We havent had a really good thunderstorm here in a while. I envy you right now... The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

Ha dthat done about 10 years ago. It actually wasnt that bad (except for living on liguid foods for a week). Good luck, and I hope all is well. The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

Yes...that's what the clamp is. The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

If I may say.....gorgeous. You look incredible (and not just because of the boots ) But anyway- I just actually like the way the boots look. And the fact that they're typically worn with a short skirt helps. I try to talk my wife into getting them, but she alays blows me off...oh well. The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

I completley disagree with you- my piercer uses clamps, and I wouldn't want it any other way. And if done correctly, there is no extra chance of infection from bacteria. Any clamp, needle, taper, etc... that a piercer uses should be clean, and sterilized. My piercer goes as far as to resterelize my jewlery before I put it in any part of my body. He's been poercing for well over 10 years, and he's the best piercer I know. Just my 2 cents. The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

Sweet- how big of a loss so I can keep track myself. I actually wrote it down this week (its about time I did). Thanks again. I lost some weight!!!!!!!!!!!! Sorry- got a little excited there. The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.