Hi, I'm Jason

[mikegl]

Hope your dinner goes well - looking forward to the outcome!   

[Patagonie]

Jason, by your presence here and your engagement you are gaining some additionnal experience.
You have the perfect age, you are sensitive, well educated, not coming from the blue about FSU, Jason what do you want to do of your life in the future ? You know that without a goal in life and sticking on it, chances of success are very slim. Even when you have a goal, you are never sure to reach it.
Where are you now about what you want ? Have you check who are you, do you know yourself (it seems to be), how do see your life in 5 years, in 10 years ?
Jason, what about your means ? What about your mental strengh ?

It would be fine to discuss if you want, i send you in PM my skype adress.

Take care of you

[newjason]

Jason, by your presence here and your engagement you are gaining some additionnal experience.
You have the perfect age, you are sensitive, well educated, not coming from the blue about FSU, Jason what do you want to do of your life in the future ? You know that without a goal in life and sticking on it, chances of success are very slim. Even when you have a goal, you are never sure to reach it.
Where are you now about what you want ? Have you check who are you, do you know yourself (it seems to be), how do see your life in 5 years, in 10 years ?
Jason, what about your means ? What about your mental strengh ?

It would be fine to discuss if you want, i send you in PM my skype adress.

Take care of you

Hi Pat
nice to see you again.
All very good questions you ask.
To answer means I must think, and I think right now I am just waiting for things to come back to where they were before the recession in the economy hit.
I am working a lot, but not doing the work I normally do and love so much.
It is just survival mode for me right now.
I am still mixed up in my head about women for the most part.
Right now I am learning computer animation and graphical compositing animations. It's HARD 
But I have always been good at that sort of thing.
As far as my life, I am just enjoying being me and being free.
My biggest goal is going to norway again this summmer and JUMP  and FLY.
that is my passion.

want to know what is in Norway?  here ..



For a few days, I feel like I am superman.

[Faux Pas]

Jason,

What are you, insane?  That takes a big set of brass Cajones.From my point of view, something to be admired and left to others.  I've seen them guys before, they travel all over making those jumps. Good luck

[Gylden]

Hey Jason,
If you make it to Norway give me a ring, I am not very far from this place.
 
 

 
 

[Patagonie]

http://www.jolatefri.com/extreme/l-accident-de-jeb-corliss-en-base-jump

I just hope that you are not following this type of guy Jason. This guy is daft as a brush, and i can technically explain you why on Skype if you want. I just hope he is not an example followed by some.

[newjason]

Jason,

What are you, insane?  That takes a big set of brass Cajones.From my point of view, something to be admired and left to others.  I've seen them guys before, they travel all over making those jumps. Good luck

FP
Yes I am one of "those guys"
I think you do have to be a little out of your mind to jump off of 2 kilometer cliffs with nothing but a parachute. 
But,  this life is so short, and I think some of us need to push a little out of the norm to find what is there, cause I can't see myself getting old and having regrets for all the stuff I always wanted to do and never did. 
For me, base jumping is a exercise in understanding and reminding myself that Life is what you make it.
Could I get seriously hurt?  Yes i could die quite easily.
But I wont.  I am not a stupid thrill seeker. I am an experienced jumper and while I do admit, there is a lot that could go wrong,  we plan it for months, going over every detail. If something is not perfect for a jump, we don't jump, simple as that.
I have walked down many many many more times than I have jumped.
Some of us have the ability to overcome our fear and natural instincts and do things that are ... yes crazy is as good a word as any.

I figure, If  I can jump off a cliff and fall 2 kilometers, then land on my feet,  then I can do Anything and everything else is easy cheesy.
If that makes me seem crazy, then I am ok with that. I would rather have lived life to the fullest and experienced everything this earth has to offer, than to settle for what life pushes in my face and never look beyond that. I understand that people don't understand why I do it.

My mom said to me a few years ago when I was going away to mexico to do a base jump....
"why can't you just stay at home and take drugs like everyone else?"
LOL
That I will never forget

Hey Jason,
If you make it to Norway give me a ring, I am not very far from this place.

Glyden?
You live close to Mt. Troll?
That is awesome! I will get in touch with you for sure ! I love Norway. I was there two years ago, and 2 times before  that, My ancestors are from Sweeden, but  I prefer Norway personally.
I have a pretty open schedule planned , maybe we can get together for a more traditional activity, like tasting some local beers and taking in some good conversation?
I am game for that

I just hope that you are not following this type of guy Jason. This guy is daft as a brush, and i can technically explain you why on Skype if you want. I just hope he is not an example followed by some.

Hey Pat.
Yes I know Jeb personally. I had the pleasure of jumping with him many times.  But as with anything, some people get cocky and the Egoist comes out and pushes him to become dangerous. That is why I refused to jump with him again after a too close call.  He is crazy. He is also very very good at what he does, I mean he invented the wingsuits we all use today. So, as a jumper, I think it is foolish to keep trying to get more and more dangerous with his stunts. And that is what they are, stunts, not done for pleasure and for the love of flying, but done for publicity, attention and a ever growing need to have his Ego stroked.
With that said, I do think what he did after his accident is what I find I can respect in him. He did not quit. He did not give up. He did not complain. He sucked it up, took it like a man, and got his ass back into life again, hopefully having learned how to hit his marks every time. Jeb is a lot too  extreme for me  to have in mt inner circle of friends. I just could not be so flagrant and disregaurd even basic saftey protocalls like he does on a day to day basis.  Correction, as he did on a day to day basis.

We all know what the risks are,  yes when you push the envolope sometimes you don't hit your mark, and well, if you miss, you die.
 So, we train and practice and plan every detail from months in advance.
I think most people can not understand why we do it.  Frankly, I can not begin to explain it. It is different for everyone, some people like to drive fast, some people like to sit on the sofa and watch life pass by on a televison set. 
People like me are not going to be found at home, wasting life away, complaining that i had a bad life because nobody gave me a chance or everybody is down on me because of bla bla bla.

I used to work with a guy who is a good guy, but he complains endlessly about EVERYTHING.  how he is getting  screwed by so and so, how he has to do so much more work for less pay  than so and so, how sos and so is so bad and so unprofessional and on and on and on.  This is the kind of person that makes me crazy. I told him, dude you imagine 95% of the crap you complain about,  you let people treat you like you do and say it's fine to their face, then turn around and bitch and bitch for hours and even days about how you had to do something extra and it's not fair... 
A while back maybe it was like 2007?, I told, him ,  listen, You think you are so abused and all this by those guys, but YOU let them do it to you.  And so they do, pay you late, or pay you less, or have you pick up and deliver things, because you offer it to them!  Then bitch about it. Sorry Dude, I like you but you are a pussy, and you cry like a girl.
You talk shit behind peoples back to everyone, about everyone. You never keep your word, or your promises and frankly, It is all I can do to not take you out and show you how to really live life.

He said, how to really live? what? you think YOU know how to LIVE? By doing stupid shit like you are always doing?

OK, put up or shut up  I said.

Let's go and do something out of the ordinary, right now, i have a couple of tickets to go see a show in London, tomorrow, Let's go, it will be the time of your life...

 he is like, no no,  I can't do that, I don't think that is worth doing, and it's a waste of time. My wife would be complaining that I went without her, and I really don't think it's even worth going anyway...

Whatever man.
So, I shut up and let him be, then I got on a plane, flew to London, and saw Led Zeppelin with someone else who knows how to live instead.  But hey, I waste time doing stuff like that...



People like that take Lemons from life, they suck all the sour juice out and make faces and complain how it is so sour, and it never changes, and it never ends. He will end up alone, somewhere in a neighbourhood where he will be know as that crazy old man who yells at cats. Or something like that.

That takes my motivation to a whole new level as I can't imagine being such a looser.
I want to fly ...
I love it ..
It scares the hell out of me
But that is why I do it.





I will PM you later Pat.
 

[Gator]

Jason,
 
I suggest that you and Jumper share some stories.  Although Jumper does similar but on wheels and professionally.

[Muzh]

Jason,

What are you, insane?  That takes a big set of brass Cajones.From my point of view, something to be admired and left to others.  I've seen them guys before, they travel all over making those jumps. Good luck

LMAO
 
This is a public service for the non-Spanish speakers.
 
cajones = Big Boxes
 
cOjones = Balls
 
Thank you very much, now you can return to your regular programming.

[SANDRO43]

cajones = Big Boxes
cOjones = Balls

The misunderstanding is understandable .

[Faux Pas]

LMAO
 
This is a public service for the non-Spanish speakers.
 
cajones = Big Boxes
 
cOjones = Balls
 
Thank you very much, now you can return to your regular programming.

Thank you for that clarification there old friend. Espaniol Is not my strong suit but, any man nose diving off of those cliffs likely needs a "big box" to hold those nads 

[newjason]

So here is the continue...

As you recall, I had met a Ukrainian man Victor, I had invited him and his wife to my home and told him I would make a nice meal for him and his wife and we would talk about Ukrainia.

хорошо

Wow I was kind of in a panic yesterday as I got home later than I had planned and was behind on putting  together a nice evening for my new friends.
I showered , changed, ran to the market and was just grabbing what looked good like I always do, then I realized I had no plan.
It's not going to be a buffet tonight, or is it?  hmm
 no  better go with specifics.
Jason, think Ukrainian Chef ...  hmmm   Channeling my inner  Гордон Рэмси 
So I yelled at a few people and threw a towel and told the girls at the store to  Закройте его!
not really, just in my head.

I arrived home with 4 bags of supplies ans raw materials.  Firstly  I will be needing Bread.
Ukrainians apparently have a fascination with grain + yeast + whatever else is around , nuts, fruits, ect.
My ex always had some kind of concoction brewing on the warm spot on the counter top.
I would classify these more as lab experiments rather than the infancy of what would sometimes become a delicious bread.  She was very much a free thinking individual and was always trying new combinations of raw materials for raising her Fungi Spawn,  I am not being mean, that is what the majority of it turned out to be, Cultures of sporilliumus unidentifieudus fungish aplentyum.

Anyway, I had some cracked rye and oats, some sunflower, sugar (brown), salt, other stuff, seeds and chopped dates whirrling around the bread machine.  BTW Chopped Dates are dried fruit, not the remnants of girls with whom I had awkward evenings with. ( I just want to be clear on that )
Damn I should have bought corned beef and sour kraut and made Ruben Sandwiches.
Keep that one for later...

So, I plan a menu.
Lets begin with My very last bottle of my home made, aged 5years, Vanilla Barshack Ginger Mead.
For those who don't know, Mead is a product of fermented honey and Tastes like Champaign's hot older sister. It is pretty rare to find it in the US, but much to my surprise, It seems pretty popular in the FSU.  I, myself came into contact with Mead about 15 years ago when I was tired of American's excuse for what they call beer.  I bought all the supplies to start my own micro brewery, and began cooking Wort and still am amazed at the smell of Wort steam filling the house , ohh heaven. There in the back of my brau Master's guide , on the last page was a page on how to and why to make Mead.
I like honey, and I like making my own spirits, so after himming and hawwing for a year or two, I finally  brewed a batch of Ginger Mead. After it had aged about a year, I liked what I had produced but knew there had to be a better way?  So after many tries, I simply added a vanilla bean to the ginger mean, during the cooking of the Wort. 5 years ago, I produced a perfect tasting Vanilla Ginger Mead, and I have just 3 bottles remaining in the cellar. I brought out this bottle of vintage VGM and began to chill it.

So the bread is getting a bulge and starting to rise nicely.
So when they get here we will start  with that. and a glass of mead.
Silly me, I forgot to tie the flavours together via a vanilla bean in the bread. damn.

So, next I will make a version or a mash up I call it   Oseledets Cesar Salad.

Starting with a day old loaf of baked french bread, i tear it into small peices and throw them into a cast iron pan containing heated oil of the Olive seed, and chopped garlic and a lil sea saltly. Those are my croutouns and I will turn them over in about a half hour.
Meanwhile, I compile the salad. I tear baby Romaine leaves by hand, rinse in cold water and spin them in the leaf dryer. Next I combine Pickled herring and anchovies into a paste, I combine the paste with garlic vinegar, sunflower seed oil, olive seed oil and a  few drops of HOT pepper seed oil.  The resulting Amalgam is my dressing.
Just as my guests arrive I turn the crutons and the make comments on how wonderfull the house smells of roasting garlic and onion. 
I welcome them , take their coats and offer a glass of mead.
Victor and his lovely wife, Natalya gractiosly accepted as I poured the golden nectar into chilled wine glasses.
Natalya commented that the Mead was not crystal clear and looked a bit cloudy. I told her , yes that is a common characteristic of home made brewing, as the flitration process is very crude, and the yeast settles in the botom of the bottle during fermentation and aging. She said "you made this?"
Of course I did. I make everything myself, Including most items in this house. Your Stools your sitting on, the bar you sit at,  all the art on the walls,  the furnature bones, all of it. She said Whaa?
LOL I smiled and said  yes, it's true. Look at the signature at the bottom of the art paintings, I wrote my signature on a napkin and gave it to her to compare. She said, are you famous? I again laughed.
I said, for art? nooo. I know what I like in art, and I can't find art that I like, so I make it myself from what is in my head. I told her to make yourselves at home, take a look around, and I brought out the freshly cooling bread.
The way my kitchen is set up, you can sit at the bar and talk while cooking I dont have a formal table and chairs. Its very strange for most people at first but everyone always says they wish they had their house set up like mine because it's very practical.
Anyway,
we eat bread and drink mead and discuss art... so far it's going well 

more later..

[newjason]

Thank you for that clarification there old friend. Espaniol Is not my strong suit but, any man nose diving off of those cliffs likely needs a "big box" to hold those nads 

LOL
As far as I know they are normal size, but I understand what you mean. Some have suggested that I have a part of my brain missing. maybe that's what they mean by
'showing brain' lol not that I do that.

My favorite song when I was younger was in fact along those lines though..
Maybe you remember this one....

[newjason]

Interesting that in fact balls are what began my interest in 3-D animation too.
I saw this a few years ago on PBS....



It's from the Animusic DVD

[Muzh]

I posted that somewhere else and also the article where they claim it is NOT an animation and it took them about three years to complete. University of Iowa if I'm not mistaken.

[newjason]

ok, technically it is not an animation.
It is a MIDI sequencer and animation system based on a visual programming language called MIDImotion.
Once the virtual world is set up and all the parameters are defined, one simply plugs in a MIDI file and the program renders the resulting animation sequence.

I would love to tear into the source code and see how they map everything and how the animations come out to render so smoothly.
Alas, they have not yet relased any code publicly yet.
I did see that the people at INTEL  made this scene into a reality.



and people say I"M crazy   

[newjason]

Just got back from NORWAY and made it home in 1 peice.
Had a great time with my pals and while the trip was a sucess, My physical skills were on holiday somewhere else.
I did a few mis calculations and while they were not major, I over shot my landing 3 freaking times!
 ERRRG
Normally that is not a big issue, but in Kjerag If you miss your mark, you go into the water.
While a chute is great for keeping you up in the air, It has the opposite effect in the water and in the frigid water I sank like an anchor.
Anyway, I hit the bow as I tried to land inside the boat and got a nice ankle sprain.

Here are some highlights.

http://sdrv.ms/M7O6uG

Heliboogie was helifun and I will be going again as soon as I can.

For now it's nice to be back home.






BTW
the young woman with us ...
well watch the video and see

[Gator]

Wow!!!!
 
Impressive.  Good training for the wilder adventure of living with a RW.   
 
Which diver was you?  Were you doing the filming?
 
I am amazed by the wide variety of lives, lifestyles and pursuits each of us follows, yet we find common ground with RW.

[newjason]

Hi Gator.
here you go

[newjason]

Day2 Norway 2012
So day 2 has got to be better than Day 1. I  mean I took a shot at the boat landing, FAIL, ker plunk I went in the drink, thus froze my nads so cold they did not make an appearance until that evening
Plus I was still a little in shock that the girls had obviously been practising without telling us.
1000 meter armstand back triple-somersault Whoa go girls

So after a good landing My second jump of the day was a low pull and got me into trouble and I nearly Drown.
<cough>
COLD again brrrr

Check it out
http://sdrv.ms/KX5eCF

The screaming for my life was edited out 

[The Natural]

Wow, this is impressive stuff. I suppose it takes a certain type of person to be doing this and a lot of training to be ready for Kjerag. Glad to see you enjoyed Norway.

[calmissile]

OMG!  Awsome videos.  You must have 9 lives.  LOL

[Patagonie]

 

[newjason]

Wow, this is impressive stuff. I suppose it takes a certain type of person to be doing this and a lot of training to be ready for Kjerag. Glad to see you enjoyed Norway.

it does take a certain type of person yes that is true.
It is not for everyone.
There is no activity that I know of that is more dangerous than BASE jumping.
Humans are not meant to fly.
Nature made us that way for a reason.
So when I can fly, It's a super human experience.

Never ever try anything like this at home.

A guy told me that once.
I told him, That is good advice,  I can't even get my chute to open when I jump off my home.

[GQBlues]

it does take a certain type of person yes that is true.
It is not for everyone.
There is no activity that I know of that is more dangerous than BASE jumping.
Humans are not meant to fly.
Nature made us that way for a reason.
So when I can fly, It's a super human experience.

Never ever try anything like this at home. A guy told me that once.
I told him, That is good advice,  I can't even get my chute to open when I jump off my home.

You can say that again, Jason. You certainly are of a different breed. But not to burst your bubble here, Russians do it without a working parachute...

The following comment (2nd) is pretty hysterical. "I hope he's not doing it just to get laid!"