Speaking of...


procrastination, I let my domain name expire and now I have to buy it back from one of those companies that pounce on expiring domains and sell it for twice the going price. So now I'm squatting on blogspot and I might not renew my domain. I'll see what happens.

This week-end, I went to Six Flags Great Adventure. The first rollercoaster I was ever on was the Nitro, which looks like this:





and has so many camelbacks it's not even funny. Afer that I refused to go on any real rides for three years. (Skull Mountain and Runaway Train don't count even though I gritted my teeth through them as well.)

This time I felt left out and bored, and I let them coax me onto Batman the Ride.



Waiting in line, I distracted myself by looking at kids younger than me by more than a decade looking nonchalant and not at all nervous. It's a little embarrassing to get out of line once you're already there. So I hung on for dear life and even managed a weak "Woohoo!" or two.

By the time we got on the Medusa,



I could say that I was as enthusiastic as the rest of 'em fanatics. I was actually smiling in the picture with two thumbs up!

And I found out that the true test of a fun, harmless rollercoaster is not if a lot of kids get on it; they're young and fearless after all. When you a see a lot of people who have mortgages getting in line, then it's probably worth a shot.



P.S. I am a loser for not bringing my camera. Pictures stolen from coasterimage.