so i got woken up today by curtis who called to remind me that we’re going to six flags – a chain of theme parks, of which one is in jersey. problem with this was that it was 07:30 in the morning and i was hungover and extremely tired. i got up anyway 30 minutes later and set off to get ready and meet curtis in town. i got to grand central, we then got a train out to his place in white plains, where his friend jennifer and his dad were waiting for us in a car. we drove straight to six flags from there. i was so tired i fell asleep for a bit in the car.
upon arrival, we decided to go on the the newest and biggest ride there – kingda ka. this ride is the biggest and fastest rollercoaster in the world, which opened this year. it’s just under 500 feet high, goes 0-128 mph in 3.5 seconds and is ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT! the ride goes vertically straight up and comes vertically straight down – with corkscrews also. the rush of going down at that speed was an amazing thrill. you come off that ride going “again!”, “again!”. although, saying that, i do that on most rollercoasters. we waited in line for two hours – i complained like a beeeatch all the way through it, but it was so worth it. we went on lots of other rides and rollercoasters too, but the most important part of the day was being with curtis’ dad. being with him was a sensational experience because he is partially blind – closer to blind than actually being able to see. experiencing these rides with someone who cannot see very well is crazy. he describes what he sees and how he sees it, and because he’s been like that all his life, he’s very much used to dealing with it. he can recognise people from their shapes and colours – much like a baby would. he’s an incrdible guy who has experienced a lot – he even studied/taught at imperial college! 
on the way home, i fell asleep as i had had very little sleep from the night before, but came back to astoria onlyto find kraki calling me to come go to ‘rapture’ (nice bar down the road from us), because everyone was there. so i turned up, and jake, margie (his new gf), kraki, selene, diana and anke were all there. funnily enough, rebecca from class is there also, with her bf adam, and his two friends. so it turned into a pretty cool day all in all. when i got there though, i called up sarah because i couldn’t find my house keys in my handbag. i got drunk, and managed to find them later, ironically. bar kicked us out at like 2:30 and i came home.
very busy day this was. tomoro is 9/11.
