"It Was Just So Fast!"

Today, I did something incredible.  Something that will go down in history. Ladies and gentlemen, today I rode my first roller coaster.  Yes, I am a sophomore in high school.  I realize this is a tiny bit pathetic but hey, at least I did it, right?

I went with my friend Snape (see Harry Potter post) to Kings Dominion today.  At first we started out with the "gentle" rides; the antique cars, the merry go round, the ferris wheel.  (I named my merry go round horse Chauncy, just thought you might like to know that.) Then we had a giant lunch of fries and burgers and then some more fries.  And large caffeinated sodas.  Then we went on this ride that was basically a giant inner tube that floated down a lazy river and was ambushed by giant water fountains.  After riding that again and going on a dizzying ride without Snape, we headed to a roller coaster.  I knew it didn't have any upside down parts.  And from a few yards away the drops didn't look too huge.  So I agreed to ride it.  And in case you were wondering exactly what was going on in my head, I will tell you, starting with when I enter the car all the way up to when the ride stops:

Where's the seatbelt is it working? Oh thats how it works. Good.  That would be bad if I fell out.  What's the guy with the microphone saying? Oh hey look at that guys tshirt! It says I'm With Stu- WHOAH that was fast. And its still fast what is going on why am I going so fast this has got to be illegal HEY NOW WE'RE SIDEWAYS! I really wish I could see in front of me. Why did they make the seats in front of me this big? It's not my fault I'm only five feet and- BIG DROP HOLY BOVINES WHERE IS MY STOMACH HELP ME I'M GONNA DIE oh hey its over.  This isn't so bad! I mean, there were little kids in the car behind me.  If they can do it, so can I! Yeah! Oh why are we stopping? Look Snape there are flames over- AHH ITS ON FIRE WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!! oh it's just for show. And now we're going into a nice tunnel.  This is fun! I think I'll ride this ag- I CANT SEE!!! WHY CAN'T I SEE? WHERE AM I? IS THIS WHAT DEATH FEELS LIKE?? Hey... now that I think about it... this is kind of fun! Haha! whee! i'm on a roller coaster! LIGHT! and now we're slowing down... slow... Hang on, that's it? 


The last part I said out loud, much to my embarrassment.  Afterwards, I realized I had forgotten to mention to Snape that this was my first roller coaster.  I informed her, between ragged breaths and exclamations of "It was just so fast!" Her reaction?

"Oh. So that's why your hand is twitching."