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^^I do have a very minimal threshold for what counts as a state credit, so I just might end up counting that.

I can finally claim one of the most popular answers as my own. Steel: Kingda Ka Wood: El Toro

Oregon (home state) Washington California Idaho Montana Wyoming Utah Colorado Arizona New Mexico Nevada Texas Louisiana Illinois Wisconsin Indiana Minnesota Iowa Missouri New Jersey New York Maine New Hampshire Connecticut Massachusetts Ohio Pennsylvania Maryland Delaware Virginia Vermont West Virginia 32 states + Washington, DC

My last beer was a Blue Moon with an orange slice a couple hours ago. The one beer I don't particularly mind.

My last coaster was Magnum XL-200. It's very, well, "cute".

Here's a sampling of my 2011 Forest Grove Concours d'Elegance photos. 04 Olds with its trophy! 39 Bugatti. Dad was real excited about this. It was used to help advertise the show. A woody! 52 Muntz 55 Citroen 57 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham, one of my top favorites. Massive Dagmars! But mostly I love it for the fins. I have never seen or heard of this car before. 57 Chrysler Imperial...I guess my grandpa had one with a specialized record player. 57 Tatra from Czechoslovakia (which I somehow managed to spell right the first time). I always do a double take at the engine placement! Tatra...FROM THE FRONT! BMW 600 A Smart Car...I mean a 58 BMW Isetta. Needless to say, I LOL'd at this 58 Edsel. And again at the picture. 60 DeSoto Fireflite...another of my top favorites. One of the best colors with some of the best fins. <3 61 Jaguar Mark 2...where are its spots? 61 Morris Mini! Aww... NTAG was there! 64 Porsche A bitchin...CAMARO! Dad said, "I almost forgot I had a car like this!" I said, "I wouldn't forget something like THAT." 71 Jaguar E Type A Bentley A NORMAL ELDORADO! These also have amazing fins. Obviously. Por-SHE 911S. Yes, that is her name. Studebaker with iridescent paint!

My last coaster was the Coney Island Cyclone this afternoon. It almost killed me. So did the rest of Coney Island.

Victorian Gardens reminded me of Riverfront Park in Spokane, albeit more child-focused. And oddly enough, I didn't even realize it was at the site of a skating rink like Riverfront.

Updated wood: El Toro

My last coaster was Superman: Ultimate Flight at SFGAdv last night. It's my 2nd favorite flyer (out of 3 and behind Tatsu) and my favorite Superclone (ahead of the SFGAm model).

Ah, I wasn't sure whether to expect this. Thanks so much! I look forward to trying out the system. I'm almost (but not quite) hoping for crowds just to see how much it'll help!

So true! I've sure been deeply disturbed by at least a couple of those stories. Quoted for agreement.

^It was the Forest Grove, Oregon event. I can certainly post some pics soon!

Steel, shuttle - Superman: The Escape Steel, complete circuit - Titan Wood - Rattler I love how Titan is still the tallest hypercoaster in North America (counting only true hypercoasters, obviously, and therefore excluding taller coasters that fall into other categories).

I had eight infected items. (On my computer, that is.)

Today I attended Concours d'Elegance and saw practically all the cars I was hoping to, plus plenty more.

Your car looks right at home in all the photos; great idea! Was the Sir Gooney's credit hard to get? I don't know, but I've enjoyed imagining the possibilities!

^I don't like how I have to do a double take in order to notice that someone is offline. I'm relieved that the new chat works the same overall as it used to, but I don't like the changes at all.

Giant Dipper sure can rough you up good, and Hurricane also has a major jolt. When I went, I did a very quick credit run at Gilroy Gardens first (also riding Banana Split, a great little ship) to ensure maximum time at SCBB. Don't forget the exciting ring carousel where the object is to toss them into a clown's mouth! From my limited sampling I'd say the most intense flats are the Fireball (KMG claw) and Rock-O-Plane.

^I hope it's okay to admit that I found that freakin' hilarious.

What an inspiring story! Congrats!

I love the song "Summer" by reggae/ska/punk band The Dingees. It has an upbeat, summery feel even though a couple lines are vaguely dark. "And you know that it's summertime When the days grow long and it smells sweet outside Sit on the steps with some things to spare Chat with Chomes about the things in our future And you know that we go crazy And you know that it's summertime When it stings so hot you can't sleep at night All our trouble, it's still all the same But in summertime it just don't seem that way How do you feel? Do you feel unreal? Things aren't what they seem in this summer dream Trouble just can't steal a feeling so unreal"

^I can't stand the gecko, but some of their other spots I find funny and creative.

^The band that was called Pyramiddd for a while? Glad they changed it to something better. I'm more interested in the similarly named Star F*cking Hipsters, myself.

Sounds like my kind of airtime!