I've been thinking quite a bit about the boy that was decapitated by the Batman roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia and I just don't get it...
WHY would anyone go into a restricted area near a speeding roller coaster???
AP: Ga. ride that killed teen to remain closed
I am just in total disbelief that anyone could do something that wreckless and stupid.
Monday, June 30, 2008
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Happy Birthday to me!
Today is my birthday and after waiting 2 weeks I finally got to see the most awesome zombie picture that Tom had made for me at ZombieMe.com.
This guy is great!
He started out with this:
And turned it into this:
I am the coolest zombie ever!
This guy is great!
He started out with this:
And turned it into this:
I am the coolest zombie ever!
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Orlando for my B'day...
As a pre-birthday present to myself, I took a quick trip to Orlando.
I went in early to work on Thursday (3:00 am) and had planned to stay until 11:00, but the weather started to look ugly so I left at 10:00. I had hoped to make it to the Tri-Rail station before the storm hit, but I didn't quite make it. By the time the train arrived it had stopped raining though and I was on my way to Ft Lauderdale at 11:00 instead of noon like I had originally planned.
When I was in line for the security check I heard an announcement about passengers waiting for my flight needing to proceed immediately to the gate for an important announcement. Is that ever a good sign?
The gate agent told us that our 1:50 flight had been delayed and our new departure time was 3:15. I gave Tom a call to let him know that I had rushed up there for nothing and I would be stuck at the airport for a while. I settled in and turned on my laptop to find something to do for 3 hours...
An email check informed me that the new new departure time was now 3:25
Oh joy!
I played around online for a bit and a final 2:00 email update said the even newer departure time was 3:20... yay, going in the right direction at least!
More sitting and waiting until finally they start boarding the flight. I arrive in Orlando, catch my shuttle to the hotel, check-in and am walking through City Walk on my way to Universal by 6:00. I was really looking forward to the new Simpsons ride that moved into the old Back to the Future ride building. A sign at the entrance showed a wait time of 70 minutes. The park closes at 8:00, so I figured this one ride might be the only thing I got done that evening, but I was determined to ride it anyway. I had all day Friday and part of Saturday to do everything else.
When I got to the ride entrance, the wait time showed 50 minutes. The actual time I was in line was only 30 though... not too bad. The ride is pretty awesome. I don't want to give away any details, but I really did enjoy it. I still had plenty of time before the park closed so I got in a ride on MIB Alien Attack, The Revenge of the Mummy, and Jaws.
Before heading back to the hotel I had dinner at Margaritaville... a BBQ Bacon Burger and a beer... I did a little shopping, bought a couple Tees for me and Tom and grabbed a cab back to the hotel for a shower and a sleep.
Friday morning I was up and gone at 8:00, heading straight for Islands of Adventure and the Incredible Hulk. My favorite way to start the day... front row on Hulk!
Stopped off to have a look at my picture... bought it and stuck it in a locker. I'll have to get my scanner working so I can post it. Next I was off to the Lost Continent and front row on the Ice Dragon! By this time they had the single rider line open for Spider-man... I took a ride on the Bilge Rat Barges at noon, got soaked, changed clothes and went over to Universal. I made the rounds of all my favorite rides, even got to do a solo ride on ET. I really wish I had remembered that I had my camera with me during that ride so I could have video taped him saying goodbye to me. Usually he's calling out a string of 12 names and sometimes it's hard to even hear him when he says it. There was no missing it this time. "Goodbye Melissa!" he said... "Goodbye ET!" I replied... :)
At around 4:00 the sky turned dark and it started to rain. I happened to be walking by the Jaws ride, so I figured that would be a good place to take shelter from the coming storm. I was surprised that the ride was actually still running, but that didn't stop me from climbing aboard. I'm so glad I did. This had to be the most hilarious ride of my life. Everyone had the same idea... the boat is covered, so we'll ride and stay dry... WRONG! Our poor skipper was just getting soaked in the front of the boat... and it was a cold rain too. The wind was blowing it in on all of us. Towards the end of the ride, when Jaws makes his final lunge at the boat, a small tidal wave came over the left side of the boat and soaked everyone from row 2 back. I have never seen that much water on that ride... everyone was laughing, except the guy that got a direct hit. He was sitting in the exact seat I had been in the night before...
Our skipper was great. He asked if the man's camera was OK. He said he wasn't sure, and that he'd come on the boat to stay dry. Our skipper told him there would be no extra charge for the drink... "The water is on me." To which I replied "It's on me too!" *High Fives*
I ducked in under an awning at Nathan's Hot Dog Stand just outside the boat house and called Steven and Tom to tell them about my adventure. I was soaked... I made my way from awning to doorway on my way to Finnigan's Bar & Grill for an early dinner. I was really cold from all the rain so I ordered a Bailey's and coffee and a bowl of their Guinness Beef Stew. Both were really good and just hit the spot.
I needed to make my way back to Islands for the end of the night, and to get a change of socks out of the locker. I'd been slopping around in wet socks for far too long... I'm still paying the price for that one too... ow! I have blisters in places I didn't even know existed.
I did a little more shopping as the park was closing and went back to the hotel to check out the damage on my feet... I'm definitely getting my $$ worth out of the podiatrist on Tuesday.
My flight wasn't until 6:00 on Saturday so the hotel kept my suitcase for me after check-out so I could go back to the parks for a few hours in the morning. I'm SO glad I did... I broke my old record on MIB by scoring 601,000 points!
GO ME!
I had planned to stay until 1:00, but by noon I was in quite a bit of pain from the combination of my heel spur and all my new blisters. I was back at the hotel by 12:30 and arranged for an earlier pick-up to the airport. I got there around 2:15 and my 6:00 flight was already delayed until 7:15. I had another long day ahead of me... I'm so glad I have this laptop. I spent most of the afternoon chatting with a friend...
Thanks for hanging out with me Sue!!!
I had a very bumpy flight back to Ft Lauderdale... and finally made it back to Miami around 10:30...
I'm pooped!
But I had an awesome time! I'd do it again tomorrow if I had the money for one of those scooter rentals! :)
Can't wait to get back there in October...
I went in early to work on Thursday (3:00 am) and had planned to stay until 11:00, but the weather started to look ugly so I left at 10:00. I had hoped to make it to the Tri-Rail station before the storm hit, but I didn't quite make it. By the time the train arrived it had stopped raining though and I was on my way to Ft Lauderdale at 11:00 instead of noon like I had originally planned.
When I was in line for the security check I heard an announcement about passengers waiting for my flight needing to proceed immediately to the gate for an important announcement. Is that ever a good sign?
The gate agent told us that our 1:50 flight had been delayed and our new departure time was 3:15. I gave Tom a call to let him know that I had rushed up there for nothing and I would be stuck at the airport for a while. I settled in and turned on my laptop to find something to do for 3 hours...
An email check informed me that the new new departure time was now 3:25
Oh joy!
I played around online for a bit and a final 2:00 email update said the even newer departure time was 3:20... yay, going in the right direction at least!
More sitting and waiting until finally they start boarding the flight. I arrive in Orlando, catch my shuttle to the hotel, check-in and am walking through City Walk on my way to Universal by 6:00. I was really looking forward to the new Simpsons ride that moved into the old Back to the Future ride building. A sign at the entrance showed a wait time of 70 minutes. The park closes at 8:00, so I figured this one ride might be the only thing I got done that evening, but I was determined to ride it anyway. I had all day Friday and part of Saturday to do everything else.
When I got to the ride entrance, the wait time showed 50 minutes. The actual time I was in line was only 30 though... not too bad. The ride is pretty awesome. I don't want to give away any details, but I really did enjoy it. I still had plenty of time before the park closed so I got in a ride on MIB Alien Attack, The Revenge of the Mummy, and Jaws.
Before heading back to the hotel I had dinner at Margaritaville... a BBQ Bacon Burger and a beer... I did a little shopping, bought a couple Tees for me and Tom and grabbed a cab back to the hotel for a shower and a sleep.
Friday morning I was up and gone at 8:00, heading straight for Islands of Adventure and the Incredible Hulk. My favorite way to start the day... front row on Hulk!
Stopped off to have a look at my picture... bought it and stuck it in a locker. I'll have to get my scanner working so I can post it. Next I was off to the Lost Continent and front row on the Ice Dragon! By this time they had the single rider line open for Spider-man... I took a ride on the Bilge Rat Barges at noon, got soaked, changed clothes and went over to Universal. I made the rounds of all my favorite rides, even got to do a solo ride on ET. I really wish I had remembered that I had my camera with me during that ride so I could have video taped him saying goodbye to me. Usually he's calling out a string of 12 names and sometimes it's hard to even hear him when he says it. There was no missing it this time. "Goodbye Melissa!" he said... "Goodbye ET!" I replied... :)
At around 4:00 the sky turned dark and it started to rain. I happened to be walking by the Jaws ride, so I figured that would be a good place to take shelter from the coming storm. I was surprised that the ride was actually still running, but that didn't stop me from climbing aboard. I'm so glad I did. This had to be the most hilarious ride of my life. Everyone had the same idea... the boat is covered, so we'll ride and stay dry... WRONG! Our poor skipper was just getting soaked in the front of the boat... and it was a cold rain too. The wind was blowing it in on all of us. Towards the end of the ride, when Jaws makes his final lunge at the boat, a small tidal wave came over the left side of the boat and soaked everyone from row 2 back. I have never seen that much water on that ride... everyone was laughing, except the guy that got a direct hit. He was sitting in the exact seat I had been in the night before...
Our skipper was great. He asked if the man's camera was OK. He said he wasn't sure, and that he'd come on the boat to stay dry. Our skipper told him there would be no extra charge for the drink... "The water is on me." To which I replied "It's on me too!" *High Fives*
I ducked in under an awning at Nathan's Hot Dog Stand just outside the boat house and called Steven and Tom to tell them about my adventure. I was soaked... I made my way from awning to doorway on my way to Finnigan's Bar & Grill for an early dinner. I was really cold from all the rain so I ordered a Bailey's and coffee and a bowl of their Guinness Beef Stew. Both were really good and just hit the spot.
I needed to make my way back to Islands for the end of the night, and to get a change of socks out of the locker. I'd been slopping around in wet socks for far too long... I'm still paying the price for that one too... ow! I have blisters in places I didn't even know existed.
I did a little more shopping as the park was closing and went back to the hotel to check out the damage on my feet... I'm definitely getting my $$ worth out of the podiatrist on Tuesday.
My flight wasn't until 6:00 on Saturday so the hotel kept my suitcase for me after check-out so I could go back to the parks for a few hours in the morning. I'm SO glad I did... I broke my old record on MIB by scoring 601,000 points!
GO ME!
I had planned to stay until 1:00, but by noon I was in quite a bit of pain from the combination of my heel spur and all my new blisters. I was back at the hotel by 12:30 and arranged for an earlier pick-up to the airport. I got there around 2:15 and my 6:00 flight was already delayed until 7:15. I had another long day ahead of me... I'm so glad I have this laptop. I spent most of the afternoon chatting with a friend...
Thanks for hanging out with me Sue!!!
I had a very bumpy flight back to Ft Lauderdale... and finally made it back to Miami around 10:30...
I'm pooped!
But I had an awesome time! I'd do it again tomorrow if I had the money for one of those scooter rentals! :)
Can't wait to get back there in October...
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