o/` Tears For Fears – I Know This Much Is True o/`
When Myk woke up yesterday morning it was pouring out. Barry called around 10:30 and said that they were still planning to go to the park, so we said “sure, why not?” and decided to leave too. We got to their place around 11:30, and then left around noon to head up there.
The park was Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey.
I love rollar coasters, and although my body might protest sometimes, they are very very fun! We got to go on Superman: Ultimate Flight (top speed: 60 mph), Great American Scream Machine (top speed: 68 mph) Medusa (top speed: 61 mph), Runaway Mine Train (top speed: 38 mph), Batman and Robin: The Chiller (Batman was closed, we went on Robin, top speed: 70 mph), Batman The Ride (top speed: 50 mph). After Batman The Ride, I was pretty much done for the day… it wasn’t too intense itself, it was just too much for me %) Myk went on Stuntman’s Freefall with our friend Doug but my head was starting to bother me a bit and I wasn’t really in the mood. Wow. Which one was my favorite?
The Chiller ride! It went from 0-70, straight, in under 4 seconds. The ride was only 45 seconds long, but wow… it was great %) We got in line while it was raining out (yeah, they had rides still going when it was pouring) but didn’t end up getting on the ride til after the shower stopped. Still, it was great %) I liked the Medusa too, it had big loops which are my favorite. I wish I could have gone on Nitro… that one went up to 80 mph, but while I can deal with a little headache from the rides, I CAN’T deal with a protesting stomach %) Maybe next time.
We also went into “The Right Stuff-Mach I Adventure” which was where you sit in seats that move a bit, and watch a big screen that shows you flying a fighter jet, and going to Mach 1. It was fun %) And air conditioned, so it was a nice break from the weather. We also checked out Houdini’s Great Escape. We had no idea what to expect, since it was all closed in a house with no real description. The theme was pretty cheesy, and the intro was horrible, but once you’re inside and sitting down it is cool. You sit on a long wooden bench, and are held in by a metal bar across your lap. Then it tilts you a bit (no more than 45 degrees I assume)… then the whole room around you moves! So it *seems* like you are going up-side-down. It was pretty crazy, and I am sure it’d make many people queasy %) But fun for me!
Oh! At 5:55 pm we were walking past the place that holds the “Dolphin Discovery” show (I didn’t know that this existed). The show was at 6 pm. YAY! There were a couple seal lions and a couple dolphins, it was a cute show %) And a nice break from all the rides.
Everything was paid for by Teva, a pharmaceutical company that our friend Doug works for. He had 6 tickets to go (includes provided food) and he brought his wife, Barry, Rae, Myk and I. It was really great of him to think to invite us. We owe him bi
g time %) And it was cool that Doug was willing to go on all the rides with Myk and I (Mega, Barry and Rae weren’t into the big fast rides). We’re thinking of all going back next month during Fright Fest %)
I hadn’t been to an amusement park in YEARS. I think the last one I went to with big coasters was Busch Gardens when I was in 8th grade (1995). Yeah, almost 9 years ago. And I had never been to a Six Flags. It was the perfect day too! Since there was rain some of the day, and it was cloudy, I’m sure a lot of people didn’t go… so we didn’t really have to wait in lines! And although the temps got up to about 80, and the humidity was very high, it really wasn’t too bad (I don’t think I could physically tolerate going in the dead of summer).
We left to go home around 8. It was a great day %)
I saw this on brinkecw‘s, radbatik‘s (Tarist), escapenguin‘s, BillMeir‘s, and slinkwc2k‘s web journals, so just for fun I tried it out. I wasn’t going to post it because I assumed it’d be fairly generic and stupid… but this is amusingly accurate, even the stuff I’d rather not admit soemtimes %) I guess that means I’m a typical Elizabeth.
“Your name of Elizabeth gives you a very idealistic but passive outlook on life. You desire culture and all the refinements of life but you are inclined to live in your dreams. Although you would like to do many things, procrastination undermines your accomplishment and success in life. You do not like to create issues and will do anything to avoid a conflict. Making decisions is difficult for you without the support and approval of others. This name gives you a very sensitive nature, making you feel much that you do not understand. Your feelings are easily hurt, at which times you are inclined to withdraw and become uncommunicative. Although you desire the friendship and association of others, you find it difficult to express your thoughts through the spoken word, and others find you hard to get to know. It is much more natural for you to express your deeper thoughts in writing. Inner tension can deplete your physical vitality.”
*wanders off*