poll: amusement parks

I went to Centre Island yesterday with Ruth, Sara, Annie and my father. I really should go over to the island more often. The short ferry ride is fun, and once you're on the other side you can wander the island at will, picnicking or snoozing on the grass or sneaking crusts of bread to the hordes of ducks. I probably wouldn't go on a regular basis during the summer season, when it's swarming with strollers and impatient parents, but opt for a run in cooler weather.

As some of my friends already know, I get motion sickness pretty easily. I can't even watch Jeff play Doom or Quake, let alone play it myself. One of the reasons I fall asleep so readily in moving vehicles is because I developed the habit when I was much younger, in self-defense against my tendency to become carsick. As you might expect, rollercoaster-type of rides are not my thing. Even ferris wheels sometimes make me sick.





I found it impossible to say no to Annie and Sara, however, when they eagerly asked me to accompany them on various rides. We went on the ferris wheel twice, the rollercoaster once, the logjam ride twice. To give you an idea of what I'm like on rides, even kiddy thrill rides, here's a scene from the first time that Sara and I did the logjam ride, where "log" cars carried us, bobbing like corks in a river, up a steep slope and then whooshing down the other side with a tremendous splash at the bottom:

ME: (screaming)

SARA: Auntie Debbie, we haven't started going down yet!

Poll: Do you like amusement parks?

What do you like most? Least? Do you like rollercoasters? Do you prefer to stick to the exhibits? What's your favourite amusement park food? What's your favourite amusement park?

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Links/news:

My friend Michelle still uses her Newton. Looks like there are other Newton enthusiasts as well, despite the fact that Apple discontinued it in 1998. (Source: Wired)

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In an attempt to return to profitability, Indigo plans to close six of its stores. (Source: Canoe)

A year ago:

Beachcombing: Wandering the beaches at the Wickaninnish Inn.

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Today's Blatherpics:

	My father and Annie at Centre Island yesterday.
	Annie, Ruth and Sara on the ferris wheel.
	Dad serving birthday cake with Sara's assistance.
	Sara's and Annie's guinea pigs, doing what they do best: eating. Fluffy and Stripe have expanded considerably in girth since they were bought in April. Hard to believe that guinea pigs roam wild somewhere in the world. They might as well just have "EAT ME" tattooed across their furry little foreheads, don't you think?