I think my first evening out with the Skydiving Club went surprisingly well

After my first social event with the skydiving club, I have learned several things about today's undergrads.

1. 87% of the conversation is about alcohol. Unsurprisingly.
2. Only 9% is about sex. Surprisingly*.
3. The entertainment possibilities of helium-filled balloons are truly endless.
4. They use the word 'random' approximately 6 times in each sentence.
5. They don't run for midnight buses, even when the driver is jolting forward impatiently.
6. After a few drinks the fact I've got nieces their age becomes immaterial.
7. Even those who've accidentally triple-booked for Valentine's Day are pretty nice.
8. Coventry town centre isn't a bad place when you're in a group.

But the Skydiving Club are a pretty good bunch: surprisingly un-jocklike for what's after all a fairly extreme sport (jumping out of aeroplanes.) I'd trust any of them to pack my chute any time (except perhaps tonight, when most are the worse for wear.)

Roll on first jumps course...

* Although the Terminator story almost made up for it.