I'm not a pancake.

[stoney321]

Pretty big picture (just one) under the cut. Video etc. to come later.



That's Ernie with me. He's their Safety Leader and I was his 13,337th jump. He's uh, pretty chill. :D Check the altimeter: we're just under 12,000 feet. 5 seconds after we bailed at 13,500, that's how fast you're falling: 120 mph. DUDE.



I landed, hugged everyone, high fived, and then walked in and booked jump #2. I'm now officially a junky (and in the AFF school.) I'll be doing all of those sweet barrel rolls and formation jumps in no time.

Now, I go take a nap - I got maybe four hours of sleep last night. :)

Comments

[dazed-turtle.livejournal.com]

Oh my God. Congratulations, but I have to say, this is the sort of thing that scares the shit out of me. Well done!

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

Not one ounce of fear. Didn't get butterflies, nothing! It's like I belong up there. :D

[cappy.livejournal.com]

Good for you! That is SO COOL! i can't wait til I get to do it! maybe for my 50th birthday!

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

DO it whenever! I say don't wait. Come out here, crash at my place, and we'll do a few jumps in a day. I'm a total junky now, I swear.

[a2zmom.livejournal.com]

YOU LIVE!

I will jump vicariously through you. **g**

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

And I am (apologies ahead of time for the earworm) living la vida loca!

:D

[altyronsmaker.livejournal.com]

OMG! That is totally awesome! but zee ground! she is so far away! I got vertigo just looking at the pic.

Huzzah to you for doing that. So cool.

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

Lol - the ground doesn't whoosh up at you at all, weird, huh?

Thanks!

[viciouswishes.livejournal.com]

Awesome!

Happy Birthday!

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

Thank you, thank you!

[secondalto.livejournal.com]

Go you! I'll live vicariously through you.

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

Hahaha, alrighty! We're going again in a week, so get ready. ;)

[sunnyd-lite.livejournal.com]

What a great birthday present! Go you!

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

Thank you, and wasn't it?? <3

[ann1962]

I'm glad that worked out so well for you. Congrats!!

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

It totally did! Thank you!

[moosesal.livejournal.com]

Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm so freakin' happy for you, babe. It's a joy to see you doing the things you want to do. Things that are just for you. You go girl!

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

THANKS!!! Dude, it's a freaking blast. And really peaceful, not adrenaline laced like I imagined, But then, I wasn't the one pulling the ripcord. :D

[tabaqui]

Dude.

I'm so glad you did it! And enjoyed it! And are not a pancake!
*pancakes.....mmmmmmmmmmm......*

*shudder*
So fucking glad it was *not me*.
Never me.

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

I have to say, it was absolutely peaceful up there. I landed and really felt so mellow, it was crazy! Mmmmm, can't wait to go again!

[midnightsjane.livejournal.com]

OMG!!!!!!!!!
You are a lot gutsier than I am.
(but I'd secretly love to give it a try)
Go high or go home, eh?

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

DO IT! Ain't no thing to it but to do it. ;)

Ahahaha, that's my new favorite thing: go high or go home!

[may-lyn.livejournal.com]

happy birthday!

wowsers, what a view. that looks like so much fun. fantastic. now, THAT's what g force is. not hamsters.

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

hahahahha, SERIOUS G force! But so, so fun. Thanks so much for the birthday wishes! (And I'm too old to move off lj to greener pastures, so I'm sticking around, too!)

[lynnenne]

Holy moly, you GO girl! That looks freaking terrifying. Who took the photo?

I am so glad you had such a fantastic rush of a birthday! <3

P.S. I saved this pic to my hard drive and called it "Laura in the Sky with Divers." BA-DUM-CHING!

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

(AHAHAHAHAHAHA to your PS!)

We had another guy, Justin, jump with us - he carried the camera. He jumped first to catch us jumping out and then kept up with us just before we pulled the chute. I've got loads more pics to share later!

It's such a good day I'm having!! Love you!

[turnonmyheels.livejournal.com]

woot!

go you!

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

IT WAS SO AWESOME, B!!

[harmonyfb.livejournal.com]

Dude, you are hardcore.

That picture made my stomach flip (::is scared of heights::)

::covers eyes::

Happy Birthday, you wild woman!

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

ACK! Sorry! Harm, I didn't get nervous AT ALL. I was totally expecting to be flip-floppy in my stomach, at least when I stood outside the open door, but I was just taking it all in - no time to get scared!

And thank you very much! I'm on my breather portion of the day - friends and family due in a few hours. <3

[fabrisse.livejournal.com]

Deeply cool.

That looks thrilling. I'm of the "the more firma, the less terra" camp, but it still looked wonderful.

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

It was totally cool - I can't wait to go again! I feel like I didn't see/feel all I could because I was on sensory overload. Such an amazing and calming feeling!

[poshcat.livejournal.com]

Your ankles are intact. Woot! Not that I ever doubted Ernie, who used to double date with Chuck Norris, I've heard.

I like how your knuckles are G-forced in the pic, BTW. Now I want to do something cool, too. ::ponders::

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

My face is G-forced, too! My cheeks were creeping up over my goggles. And some chicks go naked! Can you imagine the black eyes you'd get? Hahahha.

I didn't get ankle-hip-olitis (when the ankles are driven directly into the hips) so I consider it an overwhelming success!

[mumsisdaughter]

Congratulations on no longer being a silk-virgin!

Happy Birthday, you awesome person!

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

Thank you thank you!!

[herald-mari.livejournal.com]

OMG That is too cool that you did that. And yeah, I will totally live vicariously through you. :) Me + Heights + Control Issues = Oh yeah, will watch and smile and support from the ground. :)

CONGRATS!!! Happy birthday!!!!!

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

Well, when I go for jump 2, I only ask that you go to the bathroom before we get on the plane (me, actually on the plane, you vicariously) so we don't have an accident. ;)

Thank you very much!

[chrryblssmninja.livejournal.com]

whee! awesome!

Happy Birthday!

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

It totally was!!

Thanks so much! <3

[kita0610.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday!

Is it totally pervy to mention that your boobs look spectacular at Zero G?

<333

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

Hahahahaha, NEVER. That's always appropriate! Thank you, sugar! (SOme people do this naked. Um, G force on actual boobs in the 160mph wind? That can't look good. It just can't.)

:D ILU!

[dancetomato.livejournal.com]

You are insane. Happy birthday lover girl!

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

This is news? HEE. THANK YOU, MY SWEET!

[brunettepet.livejournal.com]

Wow! That looks absolutely terrifying. I mean fun. What a great birthday thing to do. I do stuff like go to a taping of "The Price Is Right" (old school, I needed to see Bob Barker in person) or cook a lobster. My "must do" lists never involve heights. Ever.

Happy Birthday!

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

I have a whole post coming about the experience, more pics, etc., but I will say this: I didn't get a single moment of that swoopy/oh crap! feeling in my gut during this. I really expected it, too. WHo knew?

THANK YOU for the b-day wishes! It's one of the better ones I've ever had.

[nothingseasy4u.livejournal.com]

Massive congratulations, Stoney! Just out of curiosity, is it mandatory to have to wear jump suits, or can you go with you plain clothes?

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

It's mandatory for students who are in training to become certified (like me or any other first time jumper.) Once you're certified, you can wear whatever you're comfortable in. I watched a group of geriatric men go in shades, helmets, and tighty-whities before I headed up. !!! AHAHAHAHA.

[dovil.livejournal.com]

I snuck into work to use the computer to a) make sure you were alive, b) to go HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

My god, that looks awesome! But that's enough about your rack, my hat goes off to you and hey, you couldn't have asked for more perfect weather.

*FIST PUMP*

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

HAHAHA, did you really!? This is why I love you. D, it was AMAZING. (Is this ever something you would do? because maybe one time you need to have a vacation with me here in Texas - I live minutes from the best drop zone in the country! This is where film actors, military, etc. all get trained evidently! We'll do 5 - 10 jumps a day then booze it up all night, whooo!)

IT WAS GLORIOUS. I'm going again. And again. I signed up for the freaking AFF certification training (meaning, I'll be able to go any time I want once I'm proven to not be an idiot.) WHich will clearly take years.