We took Dawne and the kids down to Great America. On the way down I read a bit more of 'Godel Escher Bach', which I had put down for about 2 years. We ate Einstein bagels with strawberry cream cheese. I went on (in order of first appearance)...

• Whatever the heck that log ride is that smells like a swimming pool.
• Superman - once with Sarah, once with Granny, once with Sarah and Dawne.
• Some twirly thing with Sarah.
• The Eagle - once with Sarah, once with Granny, and once with Sarah and Dawne backwards.
• The Wizzer - once with Sarah, once with Granny.
• Deja Vu - with nobody because they were all to wussy.
• The Viper with Granny.
• The Demon with Granny. I used to think this ride was really cool. Now it just hurts my head. But not as bad as schock wave used to, and at least the line was real short.
• Triple play - once with Granny, once with Timmy and everyone else. Timmy had food all over his shirt because that is customary for him.
• Raging Bull with Dawne and Sarah.
• That big wet ride where you go under the bridge.

3 Eagles, 3 Supermans, 2 Wizzers, 2 Triple Plays... Yeah I think that covers it. Granny had to buy a picture so she could show people that she did go on Superman, after all.

I tried to explain to the kids that going to Great America and then not going on the big roller coasters because they're too scary is kind of like going to the store, buying a bottle of orange juice, bringing it home, pouring yourself a glass, and then not drinking it because you don't like orange juice. But they didn't care. I got Sarah to go on Raging Bull, anyway.

I did lots of screaming. It's sort of like walking in the middle of the street on the 4th of july. I do it because you can and it makes everything more exciting. That last ride on Superman as the park was starting to close and everything was lit up and everyone was heading out was the best (Raging Bull is second best because it's just an awesome roller coaster, and Deja Vu was awesome also, followed by the backwards version of the Eagle). But now I have a sore throat.

I'm the schmuck in the middle with the stupoid face and the hair. Granny's on the left getting punched in the groin. I don't know who those other people are.

Now I'm downloading some Prodigy because I saw a cool (really weird) music video by them while waiting for the Wizzer.