craichead 0 #26 December 25, 2002 Quote You think I've bought it already.... so cute! You know me...always the optimistic one. -P__ "Scared of love, love and aeroplanes...falling out, I said takes no brains." -- Andy Partridge (XTC) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dumpster 0 #27 December 25, 2002 I got some GREAT t-shirts (none were skydiving related, but awesome just the same!) Best gift so far has to be the brewing kit the wife got me- Has to be the best non-skydiving gift a skydiver could get! And the look on my wifes' face when she opened my gift to her from Victorias' Secret! Easy Does It Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
narcimund 0 #28 December 25, 2002 My boyfriend found a glassblower to form me two handblown cognac sipping pipes. We discovered the thrill of drinking cognac from pipes in Vancouver BC a year ago at a restaurant that had two imported French pipes on display. We begged them to let us drink out of them and they let us. It was so amazing that I've dreamed and he's plotted to get me pipes to sip brandy from since then. The glassblower who made them is also a skydiver (tandem master) and base jumper, which makes it all the better. An amazing element in these clear glass pipes is that he embedded my initials drawn in blue glass so they can be seen while sipping. First Class Citizen Twice Over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spy38W 0 #29 December 25, 2002 Cognac sipping pipes? I tried entering that into yahoo, and all I got was a story about Marion Barry... "The U.S. Conference of Mayors opened its midwinter meeting in Washington last week, ironically with drugs as the focus of discussion. Conspicuously absent was the conference host, Washington Mayor Marion Barry, who shortly before was captured on a grainy FBI videotape apparently sipping cognac and smoking crack cocaine from a pipe." -- Hook high, flare on time Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ECVZZ 0 #30 December 25, 2002 Quote two handblown cognac sipping pipes. That sounds very cool! Have you ever tried a good wheat beer or Ale from a "Yard"? Nowhere near as classy, but what fun to do with friends...there's nothing like "turning the corner" with a good Ale! Greg Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jessd 0 #31 December 26, 2002 I got a few sweaters, a pearl bracelet from my BF, a new watch, and $150 in gift certificates to the DZ from my mom and BF!! I'm so excited - my boss gave me a gift certificate to the DZ as well the other day. I'm saving for AFF so these will come in handy! "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Plummet 0 #32 December 26, 2002 My parents hunted down and found a copy of MAD Magazine from October 1966. This has Alfred E. Newman on the cover, skydiving. They had the cover matted and framed with the rest of the magazine inside the frame. (http://members.tripod.com/~Plummet/madmag.html) This is so friggin' cool that my parents support me in this. Of course, it doesn't hurt that dad made a couple of static lines and all of my brothers have jumped.-Jeff. http://www.iplummet.com Common sense and common courtesy are NOT common. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lippy 918 #33 December 26, 2002 Quote My parents hunted down and found a copy of MAD Magazine from October 1966. Dude, your parents ROCK!!!!I got nuthin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
f1freak 0 #34 December 26, 2002 Hey, look what santa brought me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Merry christmas to all.... HAVE FUN... ...JUST DONT DIE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #35 December 26, 2002 I got nuthin!! Apparently when you're bad you don't get anything. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
narcimund 0 #36 December 26, 2002 Quote Cognac sipping pipes? I tried entering that into yahoo, and all I got was a story about Marion Barry... I'll post pics as soon as I get the digicam from the office, probably tomorrow. They are incredible -- to use, as thoughtful gifts, and as handcrafts by a skilled artist. There will be much cognac drunk at tonight's party which starts in 1/2 hour. First Class Citizen Twice Over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyMan 7 #37 December 26, 2002 Quote I'll post pics as soon as I get the digicam from the office, probably tomorrow. From my favorite craichead: http://www.newsearching.com/flatware/Deluxe_Brandy_Pipes.html _Am__ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomAiello 26 #38 December 26, 2002 Quote The glassblower who made them is also a skydiver (tandem master) and base jumper, which makes it all the better. Hmmm. Is that the same glassblowing BASE jumper who blows some other interesting glass objects? "No, DJ, make them BIGGER..."-- Tom Aiello Tom@SnakeRiverBASE.com SnakeRiverBASE.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobsled92 0 #39 December 26, 2002 There's a lot of lines down that I have to fix now. Everyone is safe and that's enough for me(I got a Mirco R/C car & a PS2 game)_______________________________ If I could be a Super Hero, I chose to be: "GRANT-A-CLAUS". and work 365 days a Year. http://www.hangout.no/speednews/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quatorze 1 #40 December 26, 2002 clothes, and jump moneyHOT STUFF, uh Mom? "Oh that is for your Honeymoon", she says. EEEWWWW!!!! It is OK for me to give Mom shit about me chasing tail, but it is definately not, and I mean NOT acceptable for her to give me shit about getting laid, Honeymoon or not, its my MOM EEEEEEEWWWWWWW!!!! I'm not afriad of dying, I'm afraid of never really living- Erin Engle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
narcimund 0 #41 December 26, 2002 Quote Hmmm. Is that the same glassblowing BASE jumper who blows some other interesting glass objects? "No, DJ, make them BIGGER..." Hehehe. That's the same one but I'm not posting pics of THOSE. First Class Citizen Twice Over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dumpster 0 #42 December 26, 2002 Really cool! I remember seeing that cover when I was a little younger! Cool website, too! Easy Does It Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dterrick 0 #43 December 26, 2002 Quote ...the awesome hand held Mattell football games.... D'ya mean "Electronic Quarterback?" Still got mine, still works. Of course, still have a VIC-20 too! Happy Everything! Dave Life is very short and there's no time for fussing and fighting my friend (Lennon/McCartney) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michele 1 #44 December 26, 2002 I got the best gift from my father. The absolute best gift. My father just celebrated his 80th birthday, and at the party, I had his family and friends write on gold paper their favorite memories and thoughts about him. My brother took photos of them with my father, too...one of my favorites is my niece (2 years old) flashing her belly at my father, and my father flashing his belly at her...with his underwear hanging out over his pants. I also had my father write out some of his favorite/most memorable moments from his life - like fighting in the CBI theatre, beginning to act, moving to California, and so forth. Then, one day when he wasn't home, I "stole" all the old photo albums. I found pictures which illustrated the stories, and scanned them onto the same gold paper, and put the stories on the gold paper with the photos. The photos spanned the '20's through now. My sister-in-law and I spent many hours putting together a scrapbook for him - black leather with his name embossed on the front. The pages were black, and so the whole thing was black and gold. You open it, and there is one of my favorite black and whites of him - sitting in the back yard, hair all wild, arms splayed, laughing. The caption read "He who laughs, lasts"...the photos were matched with the letters, and the stories and his history followed. There's a total of about 60 pages. It closes with a photo of my nephew in his jammies sitting on his Papa Len's lap, fast asleep...and so is my father... The look on my father's face, and the tears in his eyes as he read through it...that was the best present I could've ever gotten. I made my father smile. Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve1 5 #45 December 26, 2002 I got a new set of K-2 shaped skiis. Seeing as how I can't jump right now I figured I might as well try to kill myself by going fast down a hill. I get my jollies by going way faster than I should. Lot's of fun but it still doesn't compare to skydiving. My daughters found a deal on snowboards, so it's been fun going up on the mountain together. Yesterday my oldest daughter got hung up on the T-bar and was drug quite a ways up the hill before the damn thing stopped. She did shed a few tears, but she's no quitter. We're gonna give it hell again tomorrow. Steve1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve1 5 #46 December 26, 2002 Michelle, What a great idea and gift to your Dad! My oldest daughter has been making some collages of old pictures. Some of them are hilarious and others make you want to cry. They definitely are better than any gift you could find in a store. Steve1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
f1freak 0 #47 December 26, 2002 That is so cool... HAVE FUN... ...JUST DONT DIE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scoby 0 #48 December 26, 2002 I got a Pro-Track, a wool jacket, some shoes and clothes, Super Monkey Ball Jr., cookbooks, and a Virgin goft certificate. I did get to buy some cool gifts, which is always fun. And I'm looking forward to going to the Lion King musical with my girlfriend and her family (I bought tickets for one of the last shows). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
f1freak 0 #49 December 26, 2002 My best friend gave me the book "Kurt Cobain Journals..." This has been a great christmas... HAVE FUN... ...JUST DONT DIE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
n2skdvn 0 #50 December 26, 2002 i got clothes, a bottle of blackstone chardonnay, and a copy of red hat linux(givin linux a try sick of windoez) hey zennie get ready for some questions!!!!!(i hate reading manuels) if my calculations are correct SLINKY + ESCULATOR = EVERLASTING FUN my site Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
