3 more today - short stories only

I'm a little tired, so I'm going to keep it short today. 3 jumps, very cloudy, a couple of weather delays, very little wind.

Jump 1:
3-way out first, then me. Tried some back flips to prep for my check dive. Worked fine, but I ended them a little flat and had to remind myself to get back to a good arch. Tried some front riser turns. Very difficult to get any leverage. Maybe the 240 is too big for this? Beautiful landing by the fuel truck.

Jump 2:
Only got 10,000 feet because of cloud ceiling. Turns and tracking. My tracking has become a little wobbly, and I'm turning a little. I clearly recognize the turn and can correct it by dipping a shoulder, but it's still there. Beautiful landing by the fuel truck.

Jump 3:
I got yelled at by Grant for not getting out quickly enough after he spotted. He only had his head out the door for about 10 seconds, so I thought he was just coming in to check the light or redirect the pilot. Dove out, turned to watch Grant climb out to do video for a tandem. Turns and tracking. Wobbly tracking with a turn that I can fix. I talked to Casey about it at the end of the day. He thinks I might be de-arching too much. Makes sense, because I felt like I was really trying to flatten out my body to track. I realized that I was going to hit the taxiway again, so I tried to fly in some brakes to extend my glide. Not enough. I tried to keep pulling my feet up as I flared hoping to clear the taxiway. Stupid. I skidded on my butt for about 1/3 the width of the taxiway and stood up in the grass. I never completed my flare. I should have just stood up the landing on the taxiway and taken the verbal abuse, which I got anyway. No injuries, except for a little blister on my finger.