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G: The news gets later
and later. a victim of John's poker addiction. Maybe one day we'll skip
a week and then be ahead. HA!
It's been a good birthday week. Saturday I took part in another raku
workshop, this time at Montpelier. I had some nice results.
Luisa and her house mate Nancy were having a birthday party and invited
me in on the deal, since mine was also coming up. We went to their
place Saturday night and had a great time. (Mojitos!)
I stayed until the wee wee hours and then woke up too early. John and I
went to visit his Aunt and Uncle who live near Ellicott City because
another Aunt was visiting. We saw the Palace Family there - sister
Cecily's, Dave, May and Kimberly, and later brother Bill, Dee, and
Emily showed up. I played games with the girls and fell asleep on the
couch for a little bit. I can't remember what we did, if anything, that
night.
Wednesday was my birthday and I continued the tradition of riding
roller coasters. Often I do this with Renee since her birthday is the
day before mine. She, Alex, Stacy, and I went to Kings Dominion, and
Andy met us there a bit later. We rode the new coaster (The Italian
Job) which is a bit small but fun. There is a completely dark indoor
part, and that is quite fun because you have no idea what is going to
happen next.
We waited a long time to ride Volcano, of course, but we had a lot of
fun playing word games while waiting and time passed quickly. Then we
rode in the front - I don't think I've ever ridden it anywhere else,
because of the way it is set up, you have only a little bit longer to
wait for the front once you get to the ride. Every time I ride it I
think it might be my favorite roller coaster, but I usually think that
after riding Apollo's Chariot too. But thinking about it now, I think
Volcano is the winner. We'll see what I say next time I get off
Apollo's Chariot (at Busch Gardens) though.
Anyway, it's such a blast. Andy caught up with us there and we
proceeded to ride every coaster except the kiddie Scooby Doo one,
because we didn't really have time. Fortunately we didn't have to wait
too long for the Hypersonic XLC. Same as last time, it seems to be
closed down a lot. We saw it running empty and went to ride the Hurler.
From the top of the Hurler Andy saw it was open and we headed for it.
That ride is impossible to describe. Here are some pics.
And here is a
review from when it opened.
I loved watching people getting blasted off. The look of surprise! You
just can't prepare yourself for that 0 - 80mph in 1.8 seconds.
Everyone had a great time and Stacy drove both ways—thanks again Stacy!
I got pretty tired by the time I got home and couldn't shake the
sleepys all the next day. Still a bit tired today but I have some
energy.
Thursday I taught a kids clay workshop, then met up with Izolda to go
to the newish Trader Joe's in Silver Spring. It's actually pretty close
and nice and new and spacious. I got a lot of dried fruit.
I went home and took a nap and then Rich and Izolda had us (me, John
and Lori) over for dinner for my birthday. She made veggie sushi and it
was as delicious as always. Izolda makes the best sushi. Thanks guys!
