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| This morning, I jumped on the I-5 and cruised down to Knott's Berry Farm (not to be confused with Don Knotts Berry Farm, a short-lived '70s theme park that featured such rides as the Spit Take, the Shocked Expression, and the Quasi-Thyroidal Eye Bulge.)I'm longtime roller coaster enthusiast (I'm even going on an insane nine-park road trip with 50 other geeks this summer), so a trip to a park is slightly more heightened for me than it is for the average kid.Actually, it's a lot more heightened.I am known to dance down midways in fits of adrenaline-induced joy.Today's visit was short and sweet due to time constraints/exhaustion/I'M FUCKING OLD, but I figured I'd get my ya yas out before shooting on Tara starts early tomorrow.If anyone here is nerdy enough to care, Ghostrider is one of the best woodies I've ever ridden.It's a double out-and-back that goes on forever-- it's like Beast West or something.Predictably (for a speed freak), I also love Xcelerator.The hydraulic launch was super intense; I've only ever experienced LIM and flywheel launches and this rocket coaster was a whole 'nother chimichanga.My third favorite is Montezooma's Revenge, the only coaster that I know of named after diarrhea.I'm a big time Schwarzkopf fangirl and Herr Achterbahn did some of his best work with those mind-erasing shuttle loopers.("Comic Book Guy" voice: However, I was expecting to pull more Gs on the loop based on my experiences riding Scorpion and Laser in the past..) |
| ("Comic Book Guy" voice: However, I was expecting to pull more Gs on the loop based on my experiences riding Scorpion and Laser in the past..)OK. End geekspeak.Then-- attention, Chicagoans-- we made a pilgrimage to Portillo's (very rare in SoCal, or outside of Illinois for that matterl!)where I ate my first genuine Italian beef sandwich since leaving that fair city.They even ship Gonella bread in from Chicago, which is an essential element in Da Beefs.Bless you, Portillo's.Don't be jealous of my fun weekend, because starting tomorrow, FUN DIES.My brain has never felt more taxed, and it doesn't help that I have these weird self-defeating, avoidant, phobic tendencies.Like, I have to psych myself up just to return most phone calls, which is an unfortunate quality in an "executive producer" (quotes mine).Man up, Cody.Man up. |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 17 July 2008 )
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