12:45 AM – Getting ass handed in big 2. Girl owns the two guys. Playing at Dennys. Whoever sets up Dennys next to airports is a very smart and rich man.
2:24 AM – Back to the airport terminal. Some DS action to keep us going and awake.
3:15 AM – Played some Magic to pass the time. Enchantress owns it up again. Nothing you can do against a 42/43 Flying, Rancor’d up, Empyrial Armored, Birds of Paradise.
4:00 AM – YES! Check in! No more having to haul our stuff around!
4:36 AM – Went through security. Almost forgot to insert my cellphone and belt into the trays. Had to whip out my shoes and my macbook. Feel sorry for the guys that gotta endure shoe smells all day.
4:49 AM – Made it through. Heading to terminal. My traveling companions have fallen asleep. I with my endless WoW all nighter training am able to keep watch. They call me… the Sentinel.
5:30 AM – Starbucks opens. Temptation is there. Must resist.
6:17 AM – About to board soon. Pumped. Turns out the coffee maker on the plan is non functional. This means no coffee is going to be served. Emergency starbucks run pronto! Matt with no coffee becomes very angry. Very very angry.
6:47 AM – On the plane now. Sitting next to an elderly lady. Quite nice, very sociable. Exchanged pleasantries and answered a few questions about LA (and I answered some of hers about Vancouver).
7:03 AM – In the air now.
7:31 AM – Going to try to get some shut eye.
8:45 AM – Nice. Didn’t really sleep. Its like the head nod kinda sleep where you constantly shift in and out of consciousness. Stiff neck though. Why me?
9:32 AM – Touchdowwwwwn! Oddly enough, the sun is not shining over LA right now. Theres a huge chunk of overcast. Either that, or thats what LA smog looks like.
10:17 AM – Acquired rental. Ouch, they hit us with EXTRA fees and insurance on top of what were alreadying paying. Something like 600 USD for the week. Because were all under 25. Ugh man. Need to age quicker or somehow toss that law.
10:34 AM – GPS has not acquired a satellite target. Cmon Garmin! Relying on standard navigational and mapreading techniques. My time as a carnie where I had to direct my driver to our drop locations continues to come handy. It amazes me how many people out there are non-proficient at map reading and navigation.
11:21 AM – Arrived at hotel. Checked in. Settled in. Nice hot shower.
12:11 PM – Just got Arbys for lunch. Decided to go to Knotts Amusement park.
6:03 PM – OMG. Head spinning. So tired.
So wearing a wet T Shirt to that 500 ft drop water slide ride or whatever is a bad idea. I forgot what its called. You know what I mean. Its kinda like the PNE log ride. Except much bigger and its like a 170 degree decline.
Got roped into the SIlver Bullet ride. I’m gonna kill my companions. Never screamed and cursed so much in my life.
Went on the Ghostwriter or whatever that wooden rollercoaster is called. To be honest, thats my first classic coaster ever. And my last. I think I aggravated my neck. Theres a sharp pain now. It hurts so much. WTB a neck massage.
7:36 PM – Dinner at Red Lobster. My first time. Ordered the triple shrimp… dish. Really good. Wish Vancouver would have one. YOU HEAR THAT RED LOBSTER EXECS? VANCOUVER BC WANTS YOU.
Sam Adams sucks. Never drinking that beer again. I used to tolerate it. But ugh, something about todays that just affected me. Dunno if its because I’m Asian and because I was extremely hungry. Or both.
8:43 PM – Passed by a gas station. Did a double take. 3.04 and 9/10. What, you guys too good to use decimals?! Whats up with that?
10:01 PM – Tired. Going to go crash. Maybe.