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    On a more serious note, It sounds like you have no responsibilities (kids, loans, etc...). Enjoy your life.

    THERE IS NO RIGHT OR WRONG IN CHOOSING THE LIFE YOU ENJOY!

    If you like your life, and you have no one to be accountable to, or who is dependent on you, good for you. :)
    Just don't knock anyone up. :P



    Yes to all except loans. About...72K worth. :S:o:o

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    How do you support yourself and your skydiving with no job and a love of art? Then maybe I can answer your question?



    Well I barely skydive (barely = 141 jumps or so in about 5 years). Since moving to NYC, it has been a combination of contract gigs, freelance gigs, and unemployment.

  5. :P:ph34r:

    But seriously though...

    Nearly 99% of all my friends (including high school classmates, grad school classmates, and even former students of mine) are seriously dating, engaged, married, married with a child (or two), have an apt/condo/house, have steady careers that provide a reliable paycheck (albeit careers that are definitely not for me)...and I'm single, moved to NYC a little over a year ago, and trying to put together an artistic career and trying to find a job.

    Am I doing something wrong? I'm definitely passionate about my career choice and have no desire of changing it to something else, going back to school, etc. I just don't see myself doing anything else. Then again, I thought that I would have a steady job, an established career, and at least a serious relationship. But I have none of those things except my passion for my design work and
    knowledge that I will make it.

    But...is it the wrong approach, and would I be better off having something more predictable and steady, yet somewhat boring? And yes, I am referring to both jobs and relationships...

    Weigh in fellow skydivers! :P:D

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    OTOH, If you fall asleep at a boogie, your face is fair game for a sharpie. :P





    ...and eyebrows fair game for a trimmin'! >:(:ph34r:


    Oh that's just...wrong. :S:o



    Waking up with no eyebrows and & half a mustache is a training aid! NEVER drink more than you can handle!! ;)



    or at least learn to walk around with your shoes off ;):ph34r::ph34r:


    I am NEVER drinking and falling asleep at a DZ with you guys around. ESSSSHHH!!!! :S:o:P

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    I'm very superstitious about pre-logging. I still log every jump, but only after I'm safely on the ground.

    I rarely ask for signatures anymore, but a very nice note from the organizer of my 900th at LP reminded me that it's good to ask for them sometimes, especially on the milestone jumps. B|



    You mean you don't fill out your log book as you're on final approach? :D:P


    No, I'm too busy editing my GoPro footage. :P


    Oh right. What WAS I thinking? :S:P

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    I'm very superstitious about pre-logging. I still log every jump, but only after I'm safely on the ground.

    I rarely ask for signatures anymore, but a very nice note from the organizer of my 900th at LP reminded me that it's good to ask for them sometimes, especially on the milestone jumps. B|



    You mean you don't fill out your log book as you're on final approach? :D:P

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    I am in NYC. Doubt I'll be doing any dives in the Hudson. :S

    If I go somewhere, it will be about 2 weeks.



    Do the PADI eLearning for $120, which will save your vacation time from sitting in a classroom. You'll still have to prove you know your stuff and review with the instructors though. ETA: http://www.padi.com/elearning-scuba-registration/

    You're so close to Dutch Springs. www.DutchSprings.com

    I bet if you get right on the eLearning and link to a dive shop and call them to tell of your plans, you could be OW certified before you leave NYC for a vacation.

    Good luck.


    Thanks luv!!

    Advice is much appreciated from you and everyone else. Can't wait to do this...

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    Hey, Nikita!

    The only place I can recommend from experience is Aqaba, Jordan. I went there for two days of diving with some friends -- two of us did our advanced, one did her full open water. The other guy just came along to do some dives. :)
    Maybe wait and do it next summer -- you can do the Jordan Boogie during the same trip! ;) I would even go dive with you.



    Now THIS is a first class incentive! :);)

    I may do the boogie regardless...IF i have a job/money. But the reason why I want to go in October is that I'll be finished (hopefully) with my book by then, it will be at the publisher, and I will want to take a much needed vacation. I want one now...but will wait until the book is signed off. :S

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    Now, wait a minute -- first we tell Nigel that he should be considerate of his wife's feelings of being left out, of her being uncomfortable with his 4-way team having a young woman -- now, when he has made the effort to help her get more involved with the sport, we laugh at her being uncomfortable with a "filthy" drawing in her log book?

    Nigel -- I agree with you. It isn't funny to do it to people you don't know. I'd be more than a little upset if someone did that to my logbook, especially if I wanted to share my skydiving experience with my parents.

    I've never heard of that, or flashing the pilot. Beer for firsts? Paid more than my fair share! ;) But we even offer non-drinkers the option of buying some other beverage of their choice.

    However, I'm definitely keeping my stuff out of sight now. [:/]



    Thanks:)

    Anyway at this point just hoping for good weather on Saturday so she gets some jumps in.


    Sending you and her blue skies, good weather & clean logbook wishes. ;)

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    People please don't vandalise other peoples logbooks, its not funny or cool to do it to people you don't know.

    My wife is VERY conservative and just texted to say she was humiliated and embarrassed. She is busy doing the course to get recurrent and the chief instructor was flipping through her logbook in front of all the other AFF students (she is doing the FJC again) and stumbled on a 'filthy drawing'.

    I could kick myself cause popsjumper warned me, to keep an eye on her logbook and I know that he was trying to as well, but somehow one slipped through the net.

    In short do what you like to your or friends logbooks, but please leave other peoples alone [/rant]



    Honestly? It depends on how 'filthy' the drawing was. Was not possible to just laugh it off and forget about it?

    I'll venture a guess and say it was a. done by accident in the wrong logbook, b. whoever did it didn't mean any harm and didn't think the person would get that embarrassed, or c. a and b together.

    Can't you just let it go? That's part of the culture...same as flashing the pilot, beer for all your 'firsts', etc etc etc. :|:S

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    If memory serves, the PADI cert requires about 4-5 days of classroom...

    Cozumel has a good selection pf service offerings up to and including full certification. I saw their operation, but didn't delve too deep (I made a pun) :D



    That pun didn't even scratch the surface. :D

  24. Has anyone here done anything like that? I want to take off to some warm islands for two weeks in September or October to get my scuba diving license. Has anyone here done any all-inclusive scuba certification trips, or is there even such a thing?

    Also, would love some recommendations for scuba diving destinations. I'm thinking Bahamas, Cozumel, etc...

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    Good timing for you!

    Scion does it again

    Personally I think Scion is the coolest division of Toyota.
    Like a Lexus, only cooler, and for people that know it's a Toyota anyway.
    :D:D:D:D



    Good timing...except that I live in NYC now and the car has been staying at my folks' house in CT. So...probably won't get another car. Maybe a motorcycle? :D:D:D:o

    If I get a few thousand for it, I'll either get a new rig, or will go to the islands for a few weeks and get my scuba diving license. B|