Amusement Park

I'm not supposed to have internet right now...but I feel like I have to put something up here, so here I am.

So, in the past week (just over a week, really) I've celebrated both of my sister's birthdays. Their birthdays are only a week apart exactly. I'm happy because for both we went to the Santa's Village amusement park some ways away (really, apart from Six Flags, it's about the only amusement park there is nearby, and because of all the death reports my mom has heard about Six Flags, she's never taking us there) We were actually supposed to go there all summer with season passes, but my dad didn't buy them, and school for my little siblings starts next week, so there's no point in getting them now.



I must say though, the place is boring. It's more suited for little kids like my little siblings, but maybe that's just how I view it. Or maybe I just need to wait until they finally open that rollercoaster...I have not been on a rollercoaster in over ten years and I really want to go on one. Anyways, I say that it's more suited for little kids because there are quite a few rides that only little kids can go on (they have to be under a certain height and even weight for some) and the most extreme ride that is open is the Sea Dragon boat ride. You know, the boat that goes up in a half circle a few times and makes you feel weightless for a second? Well, that was the best ride there. The first time we went, I went on it...three times. The second time...at least six or seven.

And I have to say, I thought that sitting closer to the ends would be more terrifying than sitting in the middle. I mean, you go up higher on one side sitting on the end, and you go at a more or less constant height in the middle. But somehow I felt better and less shaky when I was sitting on the ends than I was in the middle. I'm not sure if it's the feeling of weightlessness, which is equal parts terrifying and exhilarating if you're like me and end up needing to use the safety bar thingy to keep yourself in the seat and don't mind heights, or something else, but it's a lot of fun.

Which is strange. I'm not scared of heights like my mom is, but I don't think very well of them either. I think it mostly just affects me if I'm standing still and looking down. When I'm in constant or near constant motion, I don't think about it too much.

Also, I couldn't stop laughing. I was sitting next to my sister on some of the times, and one time I put my hands up (you know, like they do with rollercoasters?) and she screamed at me to not do that, so I did just because I found it hilarious. Usually her complaining is annoying, but when I'm moving fast everything just seems funny. I wonder why...

So now I want to go to a nice proper amusement park with an even bigger boat swing and see how I react on that. Because I honestly thought before I went on it that I would be terrified and never want to go on it again. But now it turns out that I absolutely love it (same for my little sister. She was crying when our older brother suggested she go on it with him, and now she says that it was a lot of fun and she wants to go on it again) But so far as I'm aware of, like I said, it's either Santa's Village or Six Flags nearby for me, so I'm probably not going to have that wish fulfilled soon. Maybe someday though...

Oh, and as a random final note, I got sunburn on the back of my neck. I didn't even notice it, because it doesn't hurt, until my older brother pointed it out to me.