He Said, She Said: You Owe Me Dinner
Out of the blue she walks up as I was standing there.....She Said: You owe me dinnerHe Said: Huh, oh, hi J. I called you, I never heard back from you.I suppose Houston is a small city so I should not have been shocked to run into her again. When we first met I was so taken that I could barely get anything out. She is simply stunning. So when I called a few times and never really heard back from her.....well that is about it. I have not been the one to beg for dates or be Mike from Swingers and call 10 times. If you are interested in me, I would expect you to put the same effort into getting to know me that I would.....that is if it is meant to be.So off I go to do the dance again and get to know somebody from the beginning. I will choose to be surprised. It would be nice if she saw me for me.
Two Hundred
Four great jumps yesterday with Scott and Val doing video. As I get more coaching I am clearly seeing the results of my training and growing in the sport. But then to get coaching from somebody with tons of national medals with top teams......badass. Scott had me flying all around him and I had no idea how tired I was until the end of the day. Each jump had to be 20 plus points so I was definitely moving. And yesterday's video was pretty damn hot if do say so myself! Scott is truly world class and I could not thank the guy enough for spending time with a chump like me.
I stopped by The Red Door for a while that night and I had to stop and look at the crowd. There were easily 300 people there that night........I bet there was not one in the crowd that knew how to fly.
Back to the Sky
It's been about three weeks since jumping in Cali and my gear has just been sitting in the corner. I finally changed the rubber bands on the D bag and re did the line stows from my last pack job so I should be good to go for tomorrow morning. I will finally get a chance to cash in my Sky Fest scholarship with three coached jumps from Scott Latinis tomorrow so that will be awesome. Val will be doing video so it will be cool to jump with her again as well. The weather tomorrow should be nothing but clear blue skies.
Hold on Mr. Cloud, I'm coming!
What's for Dinner?
Ducky salad
Rolling Stone Rolling?
Would I move again? I think the answer is certainly yes, but the possibility of this new opportunity with ERS would be a big change. Getting into private equity has always been a goal and having somebody open a door to that world is a huge advantage. Those jobs just don't come along everyday and getting a shot for the big leagues would be awesome. I suppose that it is the possibility of a move that concerns me right now.
Face the fact that I am a city boy and I love the opportunity that my neighborhood affords me. I am close to everything, I can walk to go out, my street is quiet, and I love my home. Houston is home now for better or for worse so the question is, would the change be worth the risk. Would the opportunity be worth the risk? Risk........reward.......Risk>Reward? Should I take the chance to move and start over again in another city when my experience was so overwhelmingly negative in SFLA. The upside is that the career growth that I would have would certainly take me to another level. One thing is for sure, I can't turn down a job that I don't have yet.
Everything else is.
........ Ducky!
What's for Dinner?
What's for dinner?Smoked turkey, prosciutto, brie, and arugula with rosemary pepper mayo. mmmmmmmm
Around Me
It's been a hell of a productive week at the office. For me being so run down, I have kept it grinding day to day and gotten a lot done, particularly the natural gas study. It's nice to have a lot to show for my time there and gives some kind of reward I suppose. Still, I am tired, and worn down. Waking up tomorrow at 7 and then rolling back over is gonna be sweeeeet!
This week I have really wavered on how I look at the world around me and what I think of where I am right now. It's tough because I seemed to always one split second from throwing my hands up on a few things and taking my toys and heading home with them. I wanted to throw Houston's biggest pity party but at the end of the day, it's not my style.
Meh, so what. I will laugh at the world around me. I will snicker at everybody else's problems. I will find a way to be content.
Is the grass greener? I think not.
In the News
A lot of odd stuff in the news that somehow hits home or makes me think about things in my own life. Not to say that there is any connection, but I suppose the "what if" could always happen to me.
Mom kinda worried me in a way this week. Odd that she is the one that worries about me the most but this time it is reversed. Face the fact that mom is up there in age and maybe does not make the best choices.......sometimes. Love her to pieces but I just wish that she would lean on me when it is appropriate. I am a pretty good helper and I know that I can be leaned on. Lord, please don't let my mom the the cute little old woman on TV getting interviewed.... but then again, that might be kinda funny cause she is.
Such tragic news about the caravan going down this week. Granted it's a single engine, but that plane should have had some glide. Actually, it should have had a lot of glide but in that terrain it's tough.
Blue Skies fellas.
Reporting for Duty
Log entry 10062007.1830Spartan Booster MPS reporting for duty.
The fight is finished, now it is time to slay the masses.
Updates will follow.
end transmission.
So What is Different?
It struck me this week. What is so different about Houston vs SFLA? Clearly I did not like my time there because it was all so predictable and routine. And things are not like that here?Yes and no, but for some reason the yes wins out this week. This week felt erily - maybe dazed is the word. Every day is a step somewhere.
Sky Diving at Otay Lakes/Chula Vista
