Marion

Joe- no one chased me last night. Maybe they were all afraid I'd hurt them when I tripped over my own feet... Mak- I know who you are! RW dude. I didn't know you were a Dukie!

David's not coming to Chapel Hill tonight. Something about driving to Florida early tomorrow... So what time am I getting chased? Joe is taking a friend shopping now () but I think he'll be available later. Oh, and let's not turn this into a Duke/unc thread. It could get ugly. Mak- do I know you?

Awww... Mike W- But your suit would look so niiiiice without those gripper thingies all over it. Joe- it's not my busted out window that makes your house look like the ghetto... it's the f*ing DRIVE BYS at 2 a.m.!!! Eric- bring a copy of the swoop animation to CSS this weekend. Can't wait to see it! Dave- Hope your week is getting better. Defcon 1 yet? Nothing a little Florida sun can't fix.

I love you too, Dawn #1! Cutting off those grippers made my day. Let me know if anyone else needs a flat flying suit, um, modified. See you Friday!

Thanks. It could have been worse- they could have taken something out of my car, like my laundry. Dave's here in Raleigh, but Joe is in Florida playing in the tunnel and at Deland and ordering Ouragan suits for him and David. (He's coming back during the week.) By the way, if anyone at Ouragan reads this, David says he wants a black and white freefly suit, but he really meant to order pink, orange and neon green tie dye. If you guys could do that for him, that'd be great. I think a bunch of our little freefly crew will be in Florida at the end of December, so we can get together then. Have fun at the Keys boogie- it's absolutely gorgeous down there.

Ok. So it's 4 am on Monday and I haven't gone to sleep yet. You might be thinking, "Why doesn't Marion go to bed? She only got a few hours of sleep last night." Well... I went to see The Grudge with Joe and David. The movie was not half as entertaining as Joe's scared sh*tless reaction to whatever was going on. We went to Joe's house to hang out afterward. For those of you who have not had the pleasure of visiting Joe in his natural habitat, he lives in a nice little colonial williamsburg style subdivision. Sometime between 11:30 and 2:00, my car was the victim of a bb gun drive by. (Yeah, read that again. BB gun drive by.) The whole driver's side window was shattered. We were checking out the damage when a cop drove up. We flagged him down and learned that there were several cars on the street that had been shot. So now I get to deal with glass repair people tomorrow morning. (I know it's already Monday- "Tomorrow" just means I'll get a few hours of sleep in between now and then.) Thank you Joe and David for helping me deal with the gun violence in the suburban ghetto. Joe- Have fun in Florida. David (and Spot)- Thanks for the ride.

Just when I thought the face plant was forgotten... Will you be at CSS this weekend, Pam? You should come out on a Friday sometime to jump with the freaks!

I have one word for you... Action Hank... well, I guess thats two words... Ooooo- Action Hank and Bruce! That wouldn't end well...

How about Joe chasing a bag-locked borrowed main? Oh, wait. That was last weekend. We love you Joe. We just won't lend you any more gear.

Joe- We've got Frankenotter, a casa and a 500 foot overcast. Oh, well. I'm working all day anyway. See you tomorrow!

Not for me. My ear still hasn't cleared from jumping on Sunday. It's better today, though, so I'm hoping it'll clear by Friday. I was about to ask why you're asking me about planes, but then I figured it out. I'll look out my window tomorrow morning and let y'all know what's out there.

Wine? Dude, that's pretty fancy. I'm a beer person, so I don't even own any wine glasses. Bring glasses if you don't want to drink your wine out of a mug!

Cheat on my freefly boys? But I thought we had an open relationship... I SWEAR I was stuck on the ground with a sinus thing. Nice job on the BK hostile takeover. Kept it short and simple, and no one was injured. Gotta love a freefly coup. I borrowed my brother's copy of Old School (and Freddy Got Fingered), so we have that to watch too. I'll be out there at 1:00 (later than I planned). I woke up this morning, saw clouds, and went back to sleep. Oh, well. Joe/Turbo- I think I have all the stuff I need for the curry, but if you want to make something else, feel free to bring stuff.

Sorry you're not feeling well. I didn't jump last week because of sinus stuff. So, BB is Skyblade? Who gets to be Redline?

Dinner for everyone!

I think we should move FF Friday to Thursday this week. I have all my kitchen stuff in my trailer, so I was thinking about cooking dinner. Let me know if you want dinner (yummy chicken curry) so I'll know how much stuff to get. (It will be a late dinner because I plan on doing a night jump- I mean jump on the "sunset" load. ) I'll probably get out there pretty early (noon?) since Friday looks like sh*t.

Mike W.- gotta love the Cutaway quotes. I have the dvd in my trailer. (Thanks Dawn #2!) I think we're watching Drop Zone this weekend. Ellis- We love you too! I know you got rid of the cell because you were tired of getting phone calls from us at the dz wondering how in the world you could work on a sunny weekend afternoon. OK, so my congestion is gone and I havent f...ing jumped since last Wednesday. Tomorrow looks bad, but who will be out there on Thursday?

Eric- Watch out when you go no lift, because if you can't slow down, YOU DIE. Looks like the weather won't be great tomorrow, but I'll be jumping Thursday afternoon.

I'll be there Mike. Thanks for bringing the pig. Does anyone have requests for food to go with the pig? Salad? Pasta? Veggies? I'll also bring some beer and a few pies... I'm working a lot today and tomorrow so I'll be out there late afternoon Wednesday-Friday. The stuffy nose should be cleared up by then, so y'all (David) can stop whining about my not jumping with you. (Although, really, do think Eric's hybrid would have worked if I'd been there? ) See you guys on the flightline.

I don't think I ever HAD BK status. Still too colorful. The nail polish is just enough BK to let me jump with y'all. From State, I go up Capital and then take 401 north to 56. They keep closing lanes further north on Capital and it can take forever to get there in the afternoon. See you soon! Almost forgot- Does anyone need a mattress? It's an RV queen (slightly shorter than normal). Let me know if you want it, because it's just hanging out in my living room now. It's plaid, if that matters.

BB- My toenails are black and white this week! Does that count? I have to ask you, BB, because you're BK #1... for now. David, do you think we could have a BK freefly revolution? If I do a sit base...

Ellis- I'm sorry you missed it too. Maybe next time we go up I can flip you through the air too. We really might be able to do it again, and it would be pretty cool if we flipped it and then ended up with everyone where they're supposed to be. Re: combat speed star... Can I be the base? Please Please Please?

Thanks for getting that video together. Hybrid cartwheel is a good description, but I think there was some catapulting action going on too. Eric, you should really change your sig line. BK #3 is kind of misleading, you know? Aren't you down to 4 now? Maybe the new canopy will help.

Sorry Mike I.! I'll give all my money to you. Maybe we need to have Mike numbers, kinda like Dawn numbers. Why is it that I have 10 different names but the two Mikes have to share?