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FEBRUARY 22, 2012 @ 02:36 PM

I'm standing in the center aisle of an airplane. The stewardess (she looks familiar...) approaches me and explains that they've promised everyone a show, so I'm going to skydive out the emergency exit as the plane's on final approach for landing. I've never jumped out of a plane before. Oh, it's easy. You can't mess it up, she explains. (Does she sound like she knows what she's talking about because she knows what she's talking about, or is she one of those people who just makes a habit of sounding confident and reassuring?)

At 4AM in the real world I wake up with a start, roll over, and google "how to skydive".

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Civil

HOPEFUL

Kansas City, MO

FEB 22, 2012 02:40 PM

I'm so scared of Skydiving. I don't think I could ever to do. Are you going to give it a try?

Civil

HOPEFUL

Kansas City, MO

FEB 22, 2012 03:29 PM

that's really funny.

They are huskies! They're sisters, Just from different litters. Molly is the black and white one and Pilot is one on the left. They're the best dogs I've ever had.

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HOPEFUL

I'm lost

FEB 22, 2012 04:00 PM

I went skydiving once. Much too quickly after a horrible back injury. It made my skin jiggle.

toothpickmoe

Los Angeles, CA

May 2004

FEB 22, 2012 04:03 PM

There is a season for boobies, turn turn turn.

obd

Venice, CA

June 2003

FEB 22, 2012 07:47 PM

I thought I was having stress dreams. Then again, there really is nothing to it...

Lumo

SUICIDEGIRL

South Africa

FEB 22, 2012 09:18 PM

Skydiving is something I have to do one day. I had a dream about it too the other night but it ended in splattery death! I am still determined Btw, I have no idea what pic you posted on my blog, it didn't load

obd

Venice, CA

June 2003

FEB 23, 2012 08:15 AM

I'd be happy waking up in the middle of the night if there actually was a 'second sleep.'

toothpickmoe

Los Angeles, CA

May 2004

FEB 23, 2012 03:44 PM

It better damn well be.

Heracleitus

Arlington, VA

May 2005

FEB 23, 2012 07:23 PM

I can't imagine how she would be wrong. Jumping out of a plane has to be pretty easy. Everything that comes after that? Well, I don't know...

Otoki

SUICIDEGIRL

Minnesota, USA

FEB 24, 2012 10:44 AM

Oh we can afford way more than that. But we're budgeting based on me quitting dancing and focusing on school in the next year, which means we'll have his income and then loans for me. There are a lot of other nice houses out there, but we're not willing to pay over 1000/mo with everything. If i'd had 20% to put down on some of those houses then we'd be looking at a wider range of pricing (since PMI can add 150/mo to your payments) but more than anything I WANTED to find a fixer-upper so we can add value and make a big profit off of it when we move ten years or so in the future.

Houses are definitely inflated, yeah, but I think it would be way worse for the country's economy if anyone trying to sell their house had to take even more of a loss than they already are.

SnakePlissken

Corvallis, OR

December 2002

FEB 25, 2012 02:46 PM

Don't worry, one is already in the works!

Kestrel

Austin, TX

July 2003

FEB 26, 2012 10:35 AM

I can imagine weight lifting can be meditative and beneficial, as well. I've always been too scared to try it.

Kestrel

Austin, TX

July 2003

FEB 26, 2012 01:19 PM

Interesting. I've considered adding it into my fitness endeavors, but I think I'd rather start swimming.

I'm already tiny and flexible, I just need something to wrangle my brain and a way to fight off the upcoming Texan heat.

Kay

SUICIDEGIRL

Antarctica

FEB 26, 2012 03:54 PM

ha. Nice.

Lumo

SUICIDEGIRL

South Africa

FEB 26, 2012 09:17 PM

I Loved the xkcd one <3

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