Well, I hope he digs the ride today so you can share the SC one experience with him!

Yeah, it's definitely a thing where all the other stuff followed for us. We had the sexual chemistry for sure, and we had stuff in common (cheating, kind of, because we were at the same very specific college so had similar backgrounds), and we had good conversational sparring. But there was definably a moment when we saw each other and knew we were willing to fight for a chance with each other.

In typical gender roles, my roommate (who also thought he was hot) and I negotiated for him. But Dave went around the entire freshman floor and threatened all the other guys not to go after me. (I wondered why I wasn't doing very well.) This all before we'd spoken to each other.

The bit that tipped the scales in his favor, though, was that he knew about and could intelligently discuss and vehemently oppose the Japanese-American internment camps. Love.

The Santa Cruz roller coaster is still there and still my favorite roller coaster ever. It's just a perfect thrill ride, as well conceived as a sonnet.

I'm still debating riding this next weekend. The Cyclone is really not pleasant in terms of being knocked about.

But Emmett's never had a problem forming strongly held opinions with no basis in personal experience.

Hahahah. Not like anyone else I know. Like, say, me.

Also, I objected to roller coasters for a long time then got sucked in by family peer pressure. Then I got in that car wreck back in Sedona and realized that the physical experience was exactly the same and why would I pay money to do that ever again?

Also, had I been a boy, my name would have been Philippe, which was the top French name of the decade I was born. My actual name? Top for a girl. My mom's second choice, Nathalie? Number 2.

I really wonder about her creativity sometimes.

I didn't ride my first roller coaster until I was in junior high, even though we had lots of access to them. I just thought I was afraid of them, but once I tried it, I loved it!

Happy birthday, Glamcookie!!

Fie on those faux-buyers, Corwood!!

Good luck, Theo!!

Thanks for that link to the article on violence vocab--I love the word "fobbit."

Oh, and if I was a boy, my name would have been Daniel, my sister's would have been Keith, and my brother's (if he were a girl) would have been Kimber Leigh (my mom was 21 and thought that sounded soooo cool).

Belated Good luck thoughts for Theodosia! I hope it is going well.

Corwood, that woman is clearly Tino's surprise twin. I hope you find someone better, very soon.

I also hope Bob and msbelle find sellers soon!

Happy Birthday, GC!

What are people doing this weekend?

I have never been on a roller coaster, never will. The bus gives me motion sickness.

Emotional roller coasters are a whole other story.

Weekend - maybe working late tonight, coffee with a new friend on Saturday and then a matinee of Iron Man 2. Sunday I'll be taking the pup to my parents for Mother's Day/my mom's birthday - they insisted I bring him. Also, I need to cull belly dance stuff for a yard sale, and do a resume/cover letter.

Nope, not busy at all.