shaiziel

Buuuuuuuukakkee!!!!! ---------------------------------------- 6.8% - Almost there!

I would only kill a poisonous snake, and only if it was in a location that was seen as dangerous for a poisonous snake to be. Spiders on the other hand - I kill with prejudice. I hate spiders. Hate. ---------------------------------------- 6.8% - Almost there!

I'm thinking of heading to Hastings and renting 2 or 3 cheesy movies. Recommendations? ---------------------------------------- 6.8% - Almost there!

I just loved the irony of the statement. While I wasn't nearly as scared (see: at all) as I was pumped about jumping, it's still hilarious to tell someone, matter-of-factly, "Hey don't worry about me" as if that's who they are worrying about. ---------------------------------------- 6.8% - Almost there!

I'm bored so excuse my threads from not quite making the bar in entertainment. I was just thinking. Sitting next to Mike Mullins I was occasionally checking out the plane's altimeter and other instruments remembering my flight-sim days. At one point he looks over and says "Don't worry. Just know that whatever happens to you, I'll be ok." Good times. ---------------------------------------- 6.8% - Almost there!

So the itch tells me daily that it must be scratched. It's getting bad. I have the feelings of wanting to save the money and do it all at once. But I also have the feelings of wanting to get into it now! I know I could do it either way. And I continually re-evaluate the benefits of both. Heck, I'm thinking about how I would do it just to give some sensation of making progress that goes beyond the monetary factor. I'm up to $150 in my savings account. That's almost the cost of the first SL/IAD jump. I suppose that's what has really been getting at me. Just thinking "Holy crap, I could schedule my first solo jump for later this month!" Well... you know how it is/was I'm sure. Besides making pretty steady progress with my saving money, I re-evaluated my level of debt. I owe: $2250 - car loan (9 months left) $11xx - income tax/computer loan (9 months left) $2000 - parents for car down payment (this will be paid off 5 months after my car, with my current plan) $500 -- post graduation road trip (paid off first week in September) So in total, $5800 which will last roughly the next year at my current income level. Now a point of mention is that my goal for saving, is just a wee bit more than what I owe my parents. So I have the idea in me to save the money and give it to them when I reach $2000. That would essentially bring my time left until debt free to 9 months if I can save up the $2000 in 9 months (which I am almost certain is the case) Of course this would set my skydiving funds back to zero. I plan on being at a higher income level by then so I think it would only be a matter of 4-5 months after that before I could just take my week or two off and spend it on a skydiving vacation. A problem with that would be that I don't foresee myself to be capable of doing the vacation deal as my job position will most likely require me to not do it as to avoid 2 weeks worth of work to get backed up. It's just the nature of the job so I will most likely be relegated to spending the weekends going through training. Nothing shocking there to ya'll I'm sure. But I would probably still want to wait until I get back up to $2000 saved so that I can move through training as quickly as possible (and spend part of my then newly freed up paycheck on tunnel-time) Anyway, longwinded I know but I needed to get it all typed out to make more sense of it all. Luckily I can keep from thinking about gear for a LONG time as that will probably be yet another larger financial goal to look forward to setting. So with this post, I've made 1.3% progress towards my goal of saving $2200. 6.8% baby! ---------------------------------------- 6.8% - Almost there!

I think there is a better way to phrase this. I believe that everyone, at one point or another (even atheists) deep down at the most basic level, feels that they want their spirit to be eternal and not just end when we die. I think that is, ironically, a stronger statement. Most people do not want to die. It's one of the primary reasons humans survive. Their is a will to survive. And the feelings you have of a hoped-for eternal existence are not surprising when you look at the context of the people/society/nature in and of our lives. You don't have to be a christian to want to live forever. ---------------------------------------- 6.8% - Almost there!

You know the rules. Video or pics or it didn't happen. ---------------------------------------- 6.8% - Almost there!

This isn't personally directed at anyone but you have to remember... you can ask questions like that to people who believe in the eternal nature of one's personal existence, but for people who disregard that as a non-truth, the question serves no real purpose. ---------------------------------------- 6.8% - Almost there!

Actually this reminds me. Not only should those things be mutual between each other, but you should have the things like love, respect, and commitment for yourself, the relationship between the two of you, AND the other person. Details details I know. But I think it's important. ---------------------------------------- 6.8% - Almost there!

The 7 essential elements of a healthy, long-term relationship. Love - A deep, tender, ineffable feeling of affection and solicitude toward a person, such as that arising from kinship, recognition of attractive qualities, or a sense of underlying oneness. Respect - A feeling of appreciative, often deferential regard; esteem Honesty - Truthfulness; sincerity Trust - Firm reliance on the integrity, ability, or character of a person Intimacy - (couldn't find a good definition here, but we all know at least part of what it entails) Compassion - Deep awareness of the suffering of another coupled with the wish to relieve it Commitment - The state of being bound emotionally and/or intellectually to a course of action or to another person or persons But more importantly, these things are only at their highest level of effectiveness when they are shared mutually. And by definition, in a marriage, mutuality should be present, of course we see the times when it's not. It is important to remember that love, by itself, cannot keep people together. Love is not all those things. Love is powerful but it is not strong. It's fragile and beautiful. That's where these other things come in to play. Those times when the two of you are upset with each other, when the struggles in life put your love for the other in the shadows, those are the reasons you need more than just love. But don't listen to me. I've never been in a serious relationship so I'm no authority. ---------------------------------------- 6.8% - Almost there!

Cracked fuel tank, last minute crew replacement, gees people. At this point, I'd think NASA would be considering aborting the launch. The crew has got to be having doubts. http://www.oxfordpress.com/business/content/shared/news/stories/SHUTTLE_VULTURES_0630_COX.html ---------------------------------------- 6.8% - Almost there!

11/10 at least Spot the real hoax! ---------------------------------------- 6.8% - Almost there!

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Ought as well be. I just don't go looking. ---------------------------------------- 6.8% - Almost there!

There are ways you can bypass the tongue. ---------------------------------------- 6.8% - Almost there!

I will once again refer to the advantages of a lifetime of relative celibacy. At this point, I prefer life in the desert with spice supplements as opposed to life in the wetter climates that suffer through dry spells. ---------------------------------------- 6.8% - Almost there!

That is a relative privilege if I remember correctly. ---------------------------------------- 6.8% - Almost there!

There is a small airfield (grass maybe?) just off the highway near Goldsby that my cousin took pilot lessons at. My general manager apparently used to skydive their a few years ago and a lot of people asked me if I was going or went their to skydive. There seems to be uncertainty if they still had a skydiving operation their but my mom just told me some of my cousins are going to skydive their tomorrow. Does anyone in Oklahoma have any more information on this operation? Internet searches turn up nothing (am I not looking hard enough) and until now I hadn't felt inspired to go down and ask around. I'm pretty sure this would be a pretty small operation or I may be totally wrong. But any info would be appreciated. ---------------------------------------- 6.8% - Almost there!

http://ffc.fcstuff.com EDIT: Do not link to this forum there, should you decide to post. ---------------------------------------- 6.8% - Almost there!

Find a single objective website worth looking at that refers to C.S. Lewis and how he relates to Christianity and I'll look. He's the poster boy of the christian community. Yes I read Pilgrim's Progress back when I was in a private christian school. ---------------------------------------- 6.8% - Almost there!

I'll put up the money for the account deposit! ---------------------------------------- 6.8% - Almost there!

One thing about girls that bugs the shit out of me. They almost always say "I gotta go pee." Frankly, I don't want that image in my head and even it is only for a half second, that's still too long. I'm pretty good about saying "I gotta go to the restroom" when in mixed company (guys and girls). Around guys that are friends, I'll say piss or whatever. Of course if you say "I gotta take a shit" around a girl you'll most likley get a look or sigh of disgust or maybe even a pointless quip about how gross you are. But a girl will tell ya "I gotta pee" and it's almost as if it's taken to be cute. BTW when it comes to farting and belching, the gas only gets worse when you try to hold it in. As a matter of fact, i think it marinates a little. I am quick to release any gas as discreetly as I can. It's just a bodily function. Get over it. ---------------------------------------- 6.8% - Almost there!

Enlightened by what or whom? Understanding through knowledge. New perspectives and realizations about how things are, were, and are becoming. ---------------------------------------- 6.8% - Almost there!

I Corinthians 13:11 - When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I felt as a child, I thought as a child. Now that I have become a man, I have put away childish things. Yes I already read verse 12. In the end, one can only say that Paul took this proposed experience to be of god. Doesn't mean it was. Again, this is circumstantial. The only thing god appears to have planned big enough to convince more than one person undeniably, is the proposed rapture. Of course if Israel is supernaturally protected in a miraculous way coming up here this year, that could be substantial evidence. We'll see. It does require simple faith. Because as soon as you start probing for answers and understanding, you usually find yourself walking a path to no where. There are many dead ends and "I don't know"s that, while they may not be important for those who think only of salvation, for others these things are important or at least worthwhile for contemplation. Pity to have the cognitive ability we do and not use it. Love is nothing more than hormones/chemicals caused by external or internal stimuli which, by definition, occurs mutually between two parties at one point or another. If you take away the equipment responsible for making those chemical/hormonal compounds, you'll find a person who cannot feel love. Much like a person who uses MDMA and overtime loses a large part of their ability to become happy without the drug. Interestingly, fervent beliefs can cause very real chemical reactions which can lead one to believe what they are experience is supernatural. But in reality, it's about as supernatural as getting high. ---------------------------------------- 6.8% - Almost there!