You should know that I don't ride roller coasters. Ever. Well, at least not until this summer, when I decided to grit my teeth and get that rite of passage over with. I had already conquered one roller coaster that day, but in for a penny, in for a pound, right? This was the big one. It cost ten million dollars to construct and had the capacity to rotate through 900 people an hour. With one face-down vertical drop and two cork screws, the ride would last for one minute and forty-five seconds. Quick and painless, or so they said.
All jitters, I sat down next to the BFF and sincerely regretted ever getting in line. The nine-year-old girl on my other side heard me freak out. Her response was, "It's okay. My friends have all done it a ton and they said it's really fun and you don't even feel it." Not helping, little girl! You should also know that I don't scream very often, but I sure as heck did during the vertical plunge. About three-fourths of the way through, I accidentally opened my eyes. This shocked me so much that I blurted out, "Hey, my eyes are open!" I stepped out of the car with shaky legs and I had to confess that it was worth every terrifying second.
Behind-the-scenes Update: Today is my blogiversary! Back then, I had a very different vision for my blog, but I love what it's become. Thank you so much for reading, commenting, and being such a dear circle of friends to me. Here's to many more years of the same!
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
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Happy Blogoversary! Lots of people have them in November...interesting, hey?
Also, I don't like roller coasters. They hurt my head and make me shaky afterwards. It's not scary because I trust engineers, but its just unpleasant.
Happy Blogoversary!
My brother doesn't like rollercoasters either and we forced him to go on one when he was 13 and instead of screaming out, "hey my eyes are open!" he let out a stream of curse words...he was in a lot of trouble when that ride was over.
Congrats! And I love Wicked. :)
I hate roller coasters and almost threw up on the first and last real roller coaster I've been on.
Also, "You don't even feel it" should not be a sentence allowed to be used as you're getting on a roller coaster. That should just be a fact.
Happy Blogoversary! I love roller coasters but my Mom is terrified of them. It always makes for an interesting trip to the amusement parks.
Happy Blogoversary and Happy Thanksgiving! :)
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