a storyteller

working title… Christian. Seminary student. Apple fanboy. Lover of hockey. (@AnaheimDucks) Rec hockey player. Skydiver in training. Not @Matt_Redman.

Sunday, February 14, 2010 | View Comments

The Quest: A Sort of Prologue

The Quest: A Sort of Prologue

I am a storyteller. I haven’t always described myself as such. I mean I went to film school and all. That should have made it pretty obvious that I liked telling stories. I’ve recently been thinking a lot about what I want to do with my life and what I’m supposed to do with my life. Am I doing it now? If I’m not doing it now, what does it look like? Is it vocational or recreational? Why does it matter?

Sunday, January 31, 2010 | View Comments

Ending Hiatus

Hello, my name is Matt, and it’s been 93 days since my last jump. I’ve been trying to get a jump in for a couple of weeks now. The weather has not cooperated much this fall/winter season. Since we returned to an El NiƱo weather pattern this fall, getting jumps in has been rather difficult. [...]

Sunday, November 29, 2009 | View Comments

A Break

So, I decided to skip a week between jumps. I went to Academy to buy an exercise ball on my mom’s suggestion. I ended up with two of these strange peanut shaped exercise balls. I’m able to suspend myself between them in what sort of looks like an arch. It’s definitely really uncomfortable. My back [...]

Friday, October 30, 2009 | View Comments

Jump #7

Well, I ventured out to the drop zone for another Friday jump. I was determined to get this one right. Things were running a little slow at the DZ, so I didn’t make it on the first load. I was paired with my usual instructor Greg, to go over the pre-jump checks. They were pretty [...]