I don't think we've done this in a while, so

[MKJ]

I can only emphatically tell you - it is.

And I REALLY want to skydive again. Me and my friends plan on making it a yearly event at least. It's true what they say - do it once and you're hooked.

No shit. My jump master had over 1500 jumps. He had a huge grey beard and was older than Moses but jumped as often as he could.

I haven't gone in a while. I think I'll do it this summer.

Do all skydivers wear helmets? Who was it that said "if you fall out that plane and your parachute doesn't open...that helmets wearing YOU."

that'd be Seinfeld :icon14:

[MKJ]

oh and damn, some of you guys have quite the ambition. i see people post 10 different life goals either im very content with my life or i really need to broaden my horizon

although i think there might be a third possibility

[feedback]

Get into grad school, get my degree as a chiropractor

open up a clinic

stay in touch with my friends

noooooooo....not chiropractic!!!

why not?

[Cool Blue]

1) Create worlds first and only Mass-Driver
a) Create the first reusable/reliable private space fleet
b) Be the first man on Mars (or be the man behind the first mission to Mars)

2) Write a book

3) Run for Prime Minister of Canada ; and win
a) Abolish fractional banking and amend the Canadian constitution to forever forbid fractional banking
b) Return Canada to the international table by transforming the military into a top notch humanitarian force
c) Re-unite Canada internally by enducing equality to all provinces

4) Marry/divorce a HOT, YOUNG Hollywood star and have a torrid, wildly discussed relationship

5) Become the richest man in the world, then give it all away (on the record)

6) Master Piano, Guitar, Banjo and drums

7) Achieve at least 3 degrees in the sciences and studies that interest me

8) Build my mountain top sanctuary to retire to in peace and solitude (if I survive the assassination attempt on my life during my Prime Ministership)

[feedback]

lol fucking nerd

[shadd_.]

hmm, number 8 might be a little hard to accomplish after number 5.

[-Replicant-]

- Build a chair and table set

What the fuck?

I like doing things with my hands (and that was one of the more odd ones that I thought I'd list). I also have the goal of building a house on my list. I've built a deck before and I've always wanted to build furniture.

[tnf]

Get into grad school, get my degree as a chiropractor

open up a clinic

stay in touch with my friends

noooooooo....not chiropractic!!!

why not?

I don't mind some 'forms' (for lack of a better term) of it, but after going to a chiropractor before my neck surgery (to appease my girlfriend at the time who wanted me to see him before surgery) I lost all respect for much of them.

Here's why -
I go in there with a diagnosed RUPTURED disc (emphasis intentional). I ask him what he could possibly do to help that. He says "when there is too much pressure on the disc it bulges, by releasing some of that pressure and tension through a slight adjustment, the herniation or bulge will be reduced and your symptoms will go away." I say "Obviously, but what would you do for a RUPTURED disc." He says the same thing over again. THen he tells me that I shouldn't rush into surgery. I tell him my surgery is actually going to be 2 months after the initial injury. He tells me that is too soon. I ask him (already knowing the answer) if there is ANY RISK to waiting indefinitely considering that I have a RUPTURED disc. He says "none." I have permanent nerve damage in the spinal cord that occured during the waiting period for surgery. Permanent nerve damage was a risk. He neglected to mention that. Then he started to try and explain how chiropractic could help my kidney stones because ALL disorders of the body are the result of improper nerve transmission to the organs. At this point, I felt like launching into a tirade of biochemistry and molecular biology that would have left him feeling like a blubbering idiot for attempting to bullshit me about matters of metabolism, genetics, and the like, but since he was my gf's (now my wife) family chiropracter, I thought that could leave an awkward situation...so I just say "Wow...isn't that something."

All that being said, I don't doubt that some people get great benefits from chiropracty, nor do I think that all of them are whackjobs. But this one was.

[feedback]

Yeah, unforunitely there's a lot of cunts and quacks in CAM. Alternatively I could do acupuncture or chinese medicine, but I don't have as much respect for those.

[D'Artagnan]

Have sex with 2 nice womans...:icon31:

[+JuggerNaut+]

- Build a chair and table set

What the fuck?

I like doing things with my hands (and that was one of the more odd ones that I thought I'd list). I also have the goal of building a house on my list. I've built a deck before and I've always wanted to build furniture.

if you're serious about Kilimanjaro, what's your training schedule like?

[-Replicant-]

i'm running the boston marathon the spring beforehand, so I'll be using that training to gain my aerobic base. Over that summer I'll be hiking with a full pack and tenting at as high of an altitude as exists in upstate NY (so in the Adirondack Mountains and on the Appalacian trail). I have a friend who I'm training for the marathon with and another one whom I'll be hiking with.

This is in addition to my usual cycling and (mild) weight training that I already do. Hopefully I'll be able to maintain my cycling ability throughout all this, although I doubt I will have the same smoothness in my spin after working different forms of the same muscles for so long.


edit: although I should note that most outfitters say only minimal aerobic fitness is necessary to climb the mountain. I don't necessarily believe that, so I'll be doing aerobic work to prepare...I do know some relatively unatheletic people who have climbed it before by going up the fastest route (which also is the worst for you in terms of altitude sickness, but thats a whole other issue)

[+JuggerNaut+]

i'm running the boston marathon the spring beforehand, so I'll be using that training to gain my aerobic base. Over that summer I'll be hiking with a full pack and tenting at as high of an altitude as exists in upstate NY (so in the Adirondack Mountains and on the Appalacian trail). I have a friend who I'm training for the marathon with and another one whom I'll be hiking with.

This is in addition to my usual cycling and (mild) weight training that I already do. Hopefully I'll be able to maintain my cycling ability throughout all this, although I doubt I will have the same smoothness in my spin after working different forms of the same muscles for so long.


edit: although I should note that most outfitters say only minimal aerobic fitness is necessary to climb the mountain. I don't necessarily believe that, so I'll be doing aerobic work to prepare...I do know some relatively unatheletic people who have climbed it before by going up the fastest route (which also is the worst for you in terms of altitude sickness, but thats a whole other issue)

i'm envious. very very cool to do. i don't do marathons (not a long distance runner), but i do trail running quite a bit, with a good bit of mountain biking mixed in along with weight training. i was just curious how good of shape you're in and when you planned on climbing it. thx.

[chopov]

Staying contented you mean? That seems like a pretty simple goal.

It seems simple but it isn't. It could get difficult even for GFY if one day he gets chronic opstipation...

[diego]

Germany...well..it has dieg0...so that means you must wear a sports cup backwards at all times.

:icon34:

[saturn]

:0

[werldhed]

- See the northern lights

They are quite cool, they are. Make sure you get this one done. :icon14:

BTW, excessive training for Kilimanjaro isn't really required. I know a few people who have done it with no training at all. That's not to say it isn't a good idea, of course...


A short list of things off the top of my head:

-Complete my PhD.
-Be a PI on a grant; publish results as a PI
-Become an expert (hopefully the definitive expert) in my area.
-Recieve a tenured professorship.

-Complete my first marathon with <9:00 min miles (coming up next weekend...)
-Take a cross-country bike trip
-Ski the alps
-Travel to a number of places still on my list
-Adopt a healthier lifestyle
-Get out and stay out of debt (after I pay off my student loans, of course)
-Own a house that I have a hand in designing
-Own lakefront property
-Improve my culinary skills
-Improve my photography skill
-Improve my spelling skills
-Improve all my skills, in general, come to think of it...
-Become a confidant and friend to any nieces/nephews I might have
-Become a confidant and friend to any students I might have
-Hold a patent on something
-If it happens in my lifetime, go to space
-Be a rock star for at least a few seconds
-Leave a legacy behind
-Avoid making any enemies, esp. in my profession
-Decide on an interesting mode of burial
-And of course, write a book...

[Fjoggs]

-Become famous, but not famous.
-Die as a legend at the age of 28.

Let's get going. !

[-Replicant-]

i'm envious. very very cool to do. i don't do marathons (not a long distance runner), but i do trail running quite a bit, with a good bit of mountain biking mixed in along with weight training. i was just curious how good of shape you're in and when you planned on climbing it. thx.

yeah, i'm very excited. its my graduation present to myself (and hopefully my "admitted to the law program I want" present as well )

i too have heard of people going at it with no training and making it all the way up, so I'm very hopeful. My only fear is that I'll be affected by the altitude. Normally, one would take diamox for the minor symptoms and keep going, but i'm allergic to Sulfa drugs (Sulpha? sulfa? i can never spell it correctly) and if I remember correctly, Diamox is a sulfa derivative. Can any of the chem/pharm. guys help me out in this regard? I only know I'm allergic (or rather, I THINK I'm allergic) because I had a seizure once when I was 4-5 years old while on a sulfa drug. Should I try some out before leaving the states to see if I'm still allergic? Or is that something that never goes away (unlike seasonal allergies, which I've only developed in the past 4 years or so)?

[+JuggerNaut+]

i'm envious. very very cool to do. i don't do marathons (not a long distance runner), but i do trail running quite a bit, with a good bit of mountain biking mixed in along with weight training. i was just curious how good of shape you're in and when you planned on climbing it. thx.

yeah, i'm very excited. its my graduation present to myself (and hopefully my "admitted to the law program I want" present as well )

i too have heard of people going at it with no training and making it all the way up, so I'm very hopeful. My only fear is that I'll be affected by the altitude. Normally, one would take diamox for the minor symptoms and keep going, but i'm allergic to Sulfa drugs (Sulpha? sulfa? i can never spell it correctly) and if I remember correctly, Diamox is a sulfa derivative. Can any of the chem/pharm. guys help me out in this regard? I only know I'm allergic (or rather, I THINK I'm allergic) because I had a seizure once when I was 4-5 years old while on a sulfa drug. Should I try some out before leaving the states to see if I'm still allergic? Or is that something that never goes away (unlike seasonal allergies, which I've only developed in the past 4 years or so)?

yeah, i've heard this before about people "not training", but we're talking about people already in good shape, not your avg shmuck (certainly not your average Brit or American).

can't answer your questions regarding allergies. i've been very fortunate to have a great immune system and so far in live 30+ years, i've had no allergic reactions.

wish you luck when you do go, and hope you bring a digicam.

[-Replicant-]

yeah, i've heard this before about people "not training", but we're talking about people already in good shape, not your avg shmuck (certainly not your average Brit or American).

can't answer your questions regarding allergies. i've been very fortunate to have a great immune system and so far in live 30+ years, i've had no allergic reactions.

wish you luck when you do go, and hope you bring a digicam.

I hope to get a lot of pictures, however from what I've been reading, batteries up at the summit don't last more than 5-6 shots before dying (due to the extreme cold/altitude, i'd assume). that might be a problem, cause I'd have to heft up a few packages of batteries at that rate!

[R00k]

Take a manual/slr camera.

[-Replicant-]

thats the other plan. however, film gets so brittle that it can actually shatter at that elevation as well, so the problem doesn't change all that much :P

[-Replicant-]

a bit more about diamox, if it helps TNF and the others:

Diamox is a trademark name for acetazolamide, a well-known carbonic anhydrase inhibitor which is used in the treatment of seizures and glaucoma and is also a diuretic. It doe not prevent mountain sickness, but it speeds up acclimatization by increasing urinary excretion of bicarbonate. Among other effects, some research has shown that it helps you sleep better at high altitude. At high altitude, your respiration rate is naturally increased by the lower partial pressure of oxygen. This higher respiration rate tends to make you lose water more quickly. The combined effect of the diamox and the rapid respiration means that it is very important to drink a lot of water

[Duhard]

1) Destroy
2) Crush
3) Smash