"But I searchbar'd my landing..."
I love what people say in this forum. Cracks me up. But I've never once feared anything as much as I fear saying something stupid on basejumper.com. I'm getting the feeling that if you're not an ultra bad ass, then you have no business leaving the bunny forum. Thanks to those who have become a great additional source of information over the past 2 months that I have been registered. And really I'm thanking everybody, because even the ridiculous, clueless, and dishonest can teach us something. When I first deceided that I wanted to fly from leaving the ground under my own power, most of my reasons were unclear to me. I knew that I needed to ski more then I needed anything in the world. I knew that I loved my wife and son, and I would never do anything to intentionally put them in harms way or any kind of despair. But I also knew, and they knew, that what makes me who I am is a passion, an understanding of love, and the willingness to die for what gives my life meaning. So I would ski. And I would watch my idols on videos for hours...and fill my summers hiking hours to cascade glaciers for 2 or 3 boilerplate turns. Never once has it, or will it ever feel like a waste of time.
When I would watch Shane McConkey ski, I could tell that he shared my passion. I could feel how much he loved skiing without even seeing him ski. He could be just standing next to skis and his love for skiing would somehow hit me. I felt like he did. Then I would see him ski BASE with MSP and JT Holmes, and I knew they were connected. The feeling of freedom that I get from skiing, and the feeling of flying I get from...well, falling, are the same.
I don't need BASE, I don't need to fly at all. But I need to love, and one of the beautiful aspects of skydiving and jumping objects, is that it reminds me to do this. It has nothing to do with dying. And nothing to do with fear. It just makes me love life and all of its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams.
So anyways, thanks to all the veterans of BASE, trolls, dick heads, noobs, and smartasses who make this dot com a winner. I'm here to stay. Staticline wingsuit pilots, forever!
Cya cock suckers.
