When my brain goes into overdrive and I need an escape... I do what most people would do to get away. I jump out of an airplane.
Ok. Maybe MOST people don't do that... but in my world... they do!
I started skydiving a little over a year ago and it's been a life changing experience. Freefall from 13,500 feet lasts about a minute. You don't realize how long a minute is until you experience free fall at 120 mph.
In that minute, nothing else matters. The sky is my playground and there's nothing better than sharing my playground with some friends.
This past Sunday I had a few friends come out to the DZ (drop zone) and do some tandem jumps. I shared a plane with them and did a horny gorilla exit with a couple of friends. A horny gorilla exit basically means we all lock knees and hold on tight and throw ourselves out in a ball that tumbles and rolls. Ideally you can put your arms out at some point and beat your chest like a gorilla. Later I did a safe sex exit with another friend. Safe sex means you straddle another skydiver and tumble and roll similar to the horny gorilla. I had a great time and was lucky enough to get my skydives on video.
I thought I'd give my readers a little introduction to skydiving... this is my first post on the subject, but it most certainly will not be my last!
Enjoy!
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
I Gotta Get Outta This Place!
If it’s the last thing I ever do!
I’m vacation minded right now. I need to LEAVE Dallas. Even if it’s just for a weekend! I’m so frustrated at home right now and need to get outta town and clear my head.
This feeling has intensified lately due to some stressors. I’m in a place where I need to start making a few decisions and I’m being even more indecisive than usual.
My lease is almost up and I haven’t decided what to do about that. Renew it? Or move it?
Work wise I’m not making the kind of money I wish I was. Either step up my game, or pick a new field. But what field? Oh… this starts a whole new blog to be honest, one I’ve been editing for weeks and haven’t posted yet FOR A REASON.
Relationship wise I’m pissed. Every single time I take 2 steps forward… something takes me 3 steps back.
Family wise, I’m throwing my hands up in the air. We can’t communicate and we seem to have taken each other for granted. And NO ONE seems happy right now, so it’s hard to support each other when we’re all trying to “figure it out” still. Maybe the apple didn’t fall far from the tree after all.
Frankly, I’m at a crossroads. I have the world at my finger tips and all I need to do is take a step in one direction to change my life drastically.
But instead, I’m stagnant. I hate stagnant. It’s incredibly boring. At least if I was a feather in the wind I would actually get BLOWN SOMEWHERE!!!
So… I’ve decided. Vacation time it is.
But even when I think vacation time lately, I think: When? Where? With who?
Well! Sound the horns because I finally have an answer my friends!!!
2 weekends from now!
South Beach!
With my bestie!
Booyah!!!

I’ll let ya know how this pans out!
I’m vacation minded right now. I need to LEAVE Dallas. Even if it’s just for a weekend! I’m so frustrated at home right now and need to get outta town and clear my head.
This feeling has intensified lately due to some stressors. I’m in a place where I need to start making a few decisions and I’m being even more indecisive than usual.
My lease is almost up and I haven’t decided what to do about that. Renew it? Or move it?
Work wise I’m not making the kind of money I wish I was. Either step up my game, or pick a new field. But what field? Oh… this starts a whole new blog to be honest, one I’ve been editing for weeks and haven’t posted yet FOR A REASON.
Relationship wise I’m pissed. Every single time I take 2 steps forward… something takes me 3 steps back.
Family wise, I’m throwing my hands up in the air. We can’t communicate and we seem to have taken each other for granted. And NO ONE seems happy right now, so it’s hard to support each other when we’re all trying to “figure it out” still. Maybe the apple didn’t fall far from the tree after all.
Frankly, I’m at a crossroads. I have the world at my finger tips and all I need to do is take a step in one direction to change my life drastically.
But instead, I’m stagnant. I hate stagnant. It’s incredibly boring. At least if I was a feather in the wind I would actually get BLOWN SOMEWHERE!!!
So… I’ve decided. Vacation time it is.
But even when I think vacation time lately, I think: When? Where? With who?
Well! Sound the horns because I finally have an answer my friends!!!
2 weekends from now!
South Beach!
With my bestie!
Booyah!!!

I’ll let ya know how this pans out!
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