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  1. dida

    Diets!

    i find it nearly impossible to stick to a "diet" with a name or clearly mapped out menus or instructions. what always has worked best for me is to make a point of only eating when i'm truly hungry, make good choices when i do decide i'm hungry, and cut back on the beer (ooohh!!!! that's the hardest part!!!). avoid added sugars and don't eat too late at night. stay as physically active as you can - even if it's not a total workout regimen - just to keep your metabolism up. i didn't even try when i lost the last five pounds i lost. i stepped on the scale one day and said, "well, that can't be right..." but it was! p.s. this is not typical for me. i have to be SOOOO careful what i eat - i can gain weight just from watching pizza hut commercials. spiral out...keep going...
  2. i fully respect that he doesn't deliver what you're looking for in a film of this sort, but i personally feel that there is a great deal of value in something that will make people think - if they would open their minds enough to consider the information being presented them. i think the best educated people are those who have considered myriad viewpoints on any topic and are able to make decisions and conclusions of their own. if i want someone to preach to me, i'll go to church. spiral out...keep going...
  3. actually, canada has an incredibly diverse ethnic mix AND a higher percentage of people on welfare than does the US. spiral out...keep going...
  4. i thought it was brilliant. and i have a real problem with everyone posting here who has such an opinion on it and hasn't even seen it! Michael Moore preached nothing in this documentary. he raised questions, he posed possible answers, but in the end declared nothing. he stated facts bringing to light the corrupt and manipulative nature of the us government and the media (which was no secret to begin with). i, for one, am so glad he made this documentary. and i, for one, wish americans could open up their eyes enough to see that this country is just as fucked up as any other - and it's only getting worse. amazingly enough, of all the people MM interviewed in this film, i thought the most intelligent thoughts came from Marilyn Manson. spiral out...keep going...
  5. EVERYWHERE!!!! seriously, though...my boyfriend and i are embarking on a massive roadtrip - out to california and then heading east until we reach florida. we don't have any set itinerary or schedule; we'll probably head to the bay area first, check out the drop zones there, stick around until we think we're ready to move on, and head out. arrive at the next location and repeat. i was planning on writing a post in a couple of weeks to give a shout out to all you CA based jumpers, to get advice on where to jump, what to do and see, and the likelihood of getting short term jobs in the area. your thoughts? spiral out...keep going...
  6. try this: bismarck, north dakota! brrrrr!!!!!! i left north dakota and relocated to the balmy haven of minneapolis . i'm living in new york for only four more weeks and then i'm off to SUNNY CALIFORNIA!!! after a lifetime of shivering and frostbitten winters, you can bet your sweet ass i'm looking forward to this! spiral out...keep going...
  7. although packing lessons aren't offered at my dz, we have a rigger right down the road who offers them for free. i spent a rainy afternoon at his place, learning how to pack, and he signed off right away for my A license. in return, i just give him my business. i'm also fortunate to have a number of very helpful packers at my dz, always offering tips and hints and asking nothing in return... but i usually throw them a few $$$ anyway. spiral out...keep going...
  8. also, if visible, check for indicators such as: which direction the leaves on the trees are blowing, where the ripples are on bodies of water, if there is any visible smoke traveling in a particular direction... if the leaves on the trees aren't moving, then a downwind landing probably won't hurt too badly... spiral out...keep going...
  9. was that at skydive twin cities? do they jump year-round? spiral out...keep going...
  10. i LOVE telling people i'm a skydiver...but then, i've always loved being able to shock and amaze people. if they tell me i'm crazy, i say, "yeah...your point is..."? but most people are intrigued by it. of course, they ask all the stupid questions (can you breathe up there???....no, genius, we grow gills for 60 seconds), but i figure if 500 people think i'm a freak, and one person is inspired by my free spirit, i've done something right. spiral out...keep going...
  11. he's really a terrible influence, isn't he??? spiral out...keep going...
  12. just wait until you try a belly jump after your internal clock is set to sitflying! you swear you've been in freefall forever, you look at your alti and you're still at 8,000! one time the internal clock almost got me into trouble... i'm used to getting 14,000, but one time due to cloud cover, we only got 10,500. let me tell you, we were at deployment altitude and i was SO not expecting to already be there! (for the record, i ended up pulling low and landing off. no real harm done, but a lesson learned!) spiral out...keep going...
  13. some buddies and i were discussing these incidences one day at the dz. we decided the acronym, SHAGG, listed in the SIM should be changed to SHRAGG: Shoes Helmet Rig Alti Goggles Gloves spiral out...keep going...
  14. dida

    Great Ad!

    i'll make it easier for ya...at some point this winter i'll be coming through NV. i'll let you know when as soon as i know! spiral out...keep going...
  15. dida

    Jack and Jill

    Ooh... a nit! Let me pick it! The second line originally reads, "each with a buck-and-a-quarter," cf. the original "to fetch a bucket of water." additionally, the use of the line, "each with a buck-and-a-quarter" provides the rhyme to the last line which kingbucky so generously provided us, "oh!!! the fucking whore!!!" perhaps not the best rhyme, but it's Andrew Dice Clay...what do you expect? you want poems??? i got fuckin' poems. spiral out...keep going...
  16. dida

    Great Ad!

    makes me want to do a tandem spiral out...keep going...
  17. on my second try spanking the monkey i got 294. i guess i'm a natural spiral out...keep going...
  18. dida

    Messed Up My Knee

    i messed my knee up about a month ago, as well. i HATE going to the doc (plus have no insurance), so i've been doing a lot of icing and daily doses of vitamin I (ibuprofen). actually, ibuprofen is a very effective anti-inflammatory, and i highly recommend it. is your knee swollen? if so, the pain from trying to bend or straighten it to an extreme could just be from the limitations caused by the swollen bursae. can you put weight on it? can you bend and straighten your knee (not entirely, of course, but to some degree) with ALL of your weight on it? if so, it is probably not ligament damage. i have a good friend who was once a physical therapist and these are the bits of knowledge he passed along to me. if you can put weight on it and hobble around, i recommend this. always follow any activity with icing (it is such a pain in the ass - it takes so much time, but it really makes a difference). do whatever you can to keep the other muscles in your leg strong so that they can support your weakened knee as it heals. of course, i am no doctor, nor is my friend, but this is what seems to be working for me...thought i'd pass it along. spiral out...keep going...
  19. i do believe they were stolen from the ranch. there was even a posting on the ranch website forum asking whoever took them to please return them. spiral out...keep going...
  20. hey! the links to the articles are in the thread on this forum titled "Helpful Freefly websites with colorful pictures" i thought there was some really great stuff in there... spiral out...keep going...
  21. i'm just finally getting stable in my sit. there was a link to an article somewhere here about a week ago that was so helpful...i don't have time to search for it right now... the one thing that it mentioned that REALLY helped me is to keep your elbows bent at a 90 degree angle. it seemed odd when i first read it, because i swear i've never seen anyone sitfly like that, but when i tried it, it made a world of difference. i felt so much more in control, even though i was wearing baggy pants and i was positive i was going to be flipping all over the place! another thing to remember is to keep your hips pulled a bit forward - don't let your back arch when you try to sit up straight. keep the whole "center of gravity" concept in mind. i'm certainly no pro - but i tried these things and WOO HOO!!! there was my sit! spiral out...keep going...
  22. i have to say i love my life and who i am, and since everything i've experienced has made me who i am, i should have no regrets. the only thing i'd probably change is to take all the money i spent in my foolish childhood and adolescence on crap like clothes and jewelry and makeup and dumb little trinkety things that i don't even have any more....and save it instead so i could spend it on travel and skydiving now! spiral out...keep going...
  23. look harder! spiral out...keep going...
  24. OOH! i was so inspired by the "hysterical metaphors", i had to make a contribution... 10 WAYS TO BE THE FUNNIEST GUY IN YOUR OFFICE 10. Keep telling the same person they have bad breath even if they don't, and then punch them in the face. 9. Announce in a meeting that you have AIDS. After everyone gives you the sympathy remarks, tell everyone you were kidding and call them a bunch of queers 8. Before a meeting, fill your mouth with custard. In the meeting pretend you're hocking up a loogie, spit it into a glass and hand it to the person next to you and say "BEAT THAT!" 7. Inform a male co-worker that he wouldn't make a good hooker, then piss in his coffee and tell him he needs a good ass fucking. 6. Always walk around with a big smile and keep one hand down the front of your pants. 5. Answer every question with " Fuck if I know...", then call the person a racial slur that doesn't match their race. 4. Brag about the fact that you carry a gun, and keep playing with your nuts. Get them really sweaty and go around shaking everyone's hand. 3. Run down the hall with your dick out spraying piss everywhere yelling "It wont stop! God help me, it wont stop!" Then when it does, look down and say, "Oh." 2. Ask to borrow a co-worker's expensive pen- Bring it to the bathroom and stick it up your ass- return it to the person and tell them that it stinks and to smell it- when they say that it stinks, say "It should - - I had it up my ass!" 1. Shit on your office floor and when someone comes in and sees it tell them it's the fake rubber kind. When they try to pick it up and realize that their hand is full of real shit - - point at him and laugh. spiral out...keep going...