Skittles

Oh geez, lol. I was kidding about the "what do you do if you get stuck" hehe. But then, it never occurred to me while I was writing it that one really CAN get "stuck" once the chute is out. I was actually asking what happens if you get stuck in the air before you actually pull! And, if God is a woman, I hope she thinks I'm cute. If so, when I die, I'll have no choice but to ask her out on a date. Did you know that due to the shape of the North American Elk's esophogus, that even if it COULD speak, it could not pronounce the word lasagna?

Heck yes, I'm going back for student training!! Tell ya what, I think I'm going to look into doing my training at a school in Chickasha that I found (like...1/2 an hour from my house), but I certainly wouldn't mind a drive to cushing either! Hey...what happens if you DO get stuck in the air? Did you know that due to the shape of the North American Elk's esophogus, that even if it COULD speak, it could not pronounce the word lasagna?

I did my first tandem yesterday morning... I was not afraid on ascent to 15,000 feet, or ground instruction, or even the torturous two hour drive at 4:30am to get to the Skydive Center. My brain did a really weird thing, though, as soon as my instructor said "Okay, we're gonna scoot over to the door now". I started to look out the door as we were scotting together, and with my eyes wide open, I lost complete brain function...like I was hypnotized. I didn't "freeze". I became a robot, following the EXACT verbal step by step instructions he was giving me...the same instructions we went over while on the ground. But my consciousness was seperated from my body, and I was completely numb. "1..2...3...LUNGE!". For a split second, I felt like I'd been punched in the gut, and as soon as the wind hit me, I was free. "WHAAAAAAAAA-OOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!". I couldn't stop smiling during free-fall for the next sixty seconds. I'll be honest...if I hadn't been tied to my tandem instructor, I think I would've definitely frozen...but I sure as heck didn't feel like trying to stop us from jumping either. It was very nice to have a pro strapped to my back, and for the first time in my life completely let go. I have to go again...SOON. Did you know that due to the shape of the North American Elk's esophogus, that even if it COULD speak, it could not pronounce the word lasagna?

HEY! An Oklahoman!! I'm not sure if I'll be able to smuggle beer in the luggage that I check, but I'll sure try for ya! 3.2 beer is all you can get in Oklahoma, in case anyone who reads this is wondering. Most places are 6. An hour is NOT too far to drive, for the sake of jumping from a plane. Is the Cushing DZ good? I can't wait to jump again, but I won't lie: I'm really skittish...I think the atmosphere is really going to have to promote a pretty strong sense of security in me to be able to jump again. We need to keep in touch man! Did you know that due to the shape of the North American Elk's esophogus, that even if it COULD speak, it could not pronounce the word lasagna?

Hey, there! Skittles here, and I just made my first jump this morning!!! O-M-G. That's it...I'm addicted. I'm an Army reservist from Oklahoma. I am in Milwaukee Wisconsin for Annual Training, and a fellow soldier that I had JUST met suggested out of NOWHERE that I go to a nearby jump-school with him. He must've been psychic, because I've been dreaming of jumping for as long as I can remember. I did a tandem jump @ 15,000 ft./60sec freefall (pretty standard, right?), and it's all i can think about now. If anyone wants a good laugh, my video is here: http://www.realxstream.com/?XStreamID=24855&Vid=1 Now, all I have to do is find a good place relatively close to Oklahoma City...mwa-haha. It's great to be here, and I look forward to chatting with you all! Did you know that due to the shape of the North American Elk's esophogus, that even if it COULD speak, it could not pronounce the word lasagna?