Zennie

But what about that lesbian porno I saw you in where you... Oh... nevermind.... - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

I think Marah has the rights to Mike's videos, so you probably should touch base (no pun intended) with her first. - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

I was there too. I remember it well. We were all thinking "Ruh roh". What was really cool though was what came next. Eric can tell the story if he wishes, but he wound up slowing down a bit and next thing I know we're out at the bridge again and he was a totally different jumper. I got to talking to him about aerials and it turned out that he was a longtime gymnast. Next thing I know he's throwing off gainers (and I think a double or three) that weekend and then ices it with a slot in the 21-way. The main point with Eric's story is that he started off a little cocky, but he wound up getting the fundamentals and now, in a very short time, is solid as hell. If he puts half of his gymnastics experience into it (as I'm sure he has) he's gonna be a scary aerialist. So don't rush, get the fundamentals, and then throw it down. You can believe in yourself and do things at a sane pace. They don't have to be mutually exclusive and you'll be much happier in the long run.

Can she pack? If she can't can she at least write prescriptions? - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

Tired of constantly being made fun of, a blonde decided one day to have her hair dyed so that she would look like a brunette. Feeling confident (and more intelligent) with her new darker locks, the brunette-blonde decided to air her hair out with a little drive into the countryside. After driving for a while, she saw a farmer and a flock of sheep and thought: "Oh! Those sheep are so adorable!" So she stopped, walked over to the farmer and said: "If I can guess how many sheep you have, can I take one home with me?" The farmer, being a bit of a gambler himself, accepted the bet. The blonde glanced at the flock and, without hesitation, said: "157" The farmer was amazed, and being an honorable man, instructed her to have her pick of the flock. Finding one of them to be to her particular liking, she picked it up, and began heading back to her car with her new found pet. Before she could leave, however, the farmer strolled up to her and said: "Excuse me, but if I can guess the real color of your hair, can I have my dog back?" - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

You could, but I personally wouldn't want to deal with the probability of prematurely unstowing them or having to fish them through by hand and then dropping one or both of them. - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

The clamps go on your packjob, not your breasts hun. - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

It's a slider with releaseable grommets so that you can practice flying the line mod during a skydive. - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

HERESY!!!!!!!!! - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

i swear it's scarier than "incidents"... Or prickly pears.... And AS IF you are one to shy away from stepping up to the plate in this forum little Miss Asbestos Trousers. - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

Yeah... me. - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

36% Probably got docked points with that "lubricants in bed" question.... *shrug* - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

Very simple, elegant design. - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

Tom, you were one of the good guys. See you on the other side brother. - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

Hey Chris thanks for the links and the head's up. Knowing my bros & sistahs as I do, flowers, balloons & oxycotin will be headed directly to Matt soon. - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

Bah humbug... - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

As far as the skydiving community goes, if you can talk incessantly about boobies, weekend numbers and masturbation, you should fit in just dandy. As far as BASE jumpers go, if you ever find yourself having any confidence in any of us, I strongly suggest hiding in a dark corner until you regain a healthy sense of disdain for everyone. - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

I'll say! The landing areas look kind of sketchy though.... - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

Given the torrid history of the BASE forum, my vote is for the "Flamethrower & Asbestos Undies" forum. - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

Yep. Immediately followed by the JV clip that demonstrates what happens to day blazers and rail bailers. - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

Good lord keep her away from those lecherous skydivers. Everyone knows we BASE jumpers are a clean, wholesome bunch. - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

Shouldn't you be in bed? - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

I'm in 90% agreement with you here. I'll explain the 10% reservation in a second. The most import thing is a person's actions... they're either ethical or unethical (granted there are plenty of grays in there). I think if you go back through any of my rant posts you'll see that I try to focus on WHAT is being done, not the person doing it. If Jeb went off a tower on a bicycle, resulting in the bicycle striking the tower, or day blazed high-profile objects which are mainstays of many jumpers (thus putting their ability to jump it at risk), I'd be equally upset with him. Or any jumper for that matter. The 10% reservation regarding attitude has to do with repercussions. In the justice system... and human dealings in general... if you have two otherwise identical people who do the identical thing wrong... who gets the harsher treatment? The one who shows true remorse or the one who's remorseless? Further, if one person realizes what they did is wrong and chooses to no longer do that thing, while the other person continues to do it, who is going to receive the harsher treatment? Finally, which person will have a lower tolerance threshold for future less egregious actions from the community in general than the other? All BASE videos are "look at me" things of one sort or another. Again, it's more a matter of what is being done on the video than the "look at me" aspect that gets people riled. What you did with the RADIX/rail jumping issue was really cool and I think most people here will give you credit for that. At least they should. And I'll be the first to admit that the rail jumping scenes from Continuum make me uncomfortable... and I tell folks who see it not to do that... but the circumstances there are important. When they were doing that, and when the film was originally released, rail jumping wasn't a problem with the City of Twin Falls. As far as I know they still frown upon it. But the rail jumping thing is a dead horse I think most everyone is tired of beating. I agree, again it's why I try to focus on actions, though the attitude that comes with it often gives me an insight into their personal ethical system. I've had plenty of strong personal disagreements with people. I also know that people change, as do their actions. So if someone has a torrid past (and god knows I do) I tend to overlook it in light of their present actions. I also know I tend to be WAY more argumentative writing things than discussing them in person. Probably a lawyer thing going there. *shrug* - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

I've found that if I eat a burrito my offheadings tend to be more to the left. Hot Pockets tend to cause more rights.... - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

Hey Pete, any chance you can post pics of your slider design? It sounds like a great tool for learning/practicing flying the line mod.... and a hell of a lot less risky than trying to fish your toggles up through the slider grommets mid-flight. - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon