AllenA07

Did not have enough time this summer for another book in the Jack Ryan series, so I started the Jason Bourne series. That alone should clue people in on my favorite type of book.

Eh why not: California (where I've live most of my life) Texas (where I'm moving in two weeks) Arizona New Mexico Nevada Oregon New Jersey New York Colorado (only inside of Denver airport.)

^Is there mention of American Independence Day in England? I've always assumed that it would be a slightly sore subject.

I'll add my name to the list of people who came through Gooses Realm of Insantity. It is hard to believe how long ago that was now!

I actually believe that Roaring Rapids is the biggest power hog in the park.

We do both American and World History, it just depends what grade your in. Now to be fair, I think that High School history is, in fact, a complete waste of time. We don't learn history as much as memorize dates, and pointless things that really will never help you at all. I could leave a long rant here about things like learning the preamble to the constitution, but not reading the physical document as well as my other complaints, but I'll save that for another day.

It's interesting to hear how peoples parents relate to the coaster hobby. Back in the day (well 7 or so years ago) when I first got into the hobby, my dad did as well to a degree. Never as much as I did, but I brought him along on a few media days and he enjoyed it. He'd also post on RRC (does anybody even use RRC anymore?) every so often.

For fun I like the Jack Ryan book by Tom Clancy. As far as the last book I actually looked at, I read a few pages out of The Rise of American Democracy, which, if you ever are curious about how the Constitution came into existance in the most dense and detailed fashion, this book is for you!

When I was in Lubbock (home of Joyland) back in April I didn't see much work going on. Granted I was looking from the freeway in a town I had never been in before, so I might have missed it. I'll be out there for a week in June and then I'll be moving out there in July, so if nobody else comes through by that point, I'll keep you all updated.

My first coaster was Ninja, back around when I was 6-7ish.

Worst class ever was History of Russia. So much information that it made me want to claw my eyes out.

When I worked on Summit for a short time there was a working TV near where I was. I recall it playing Faint by Linkin Park, something by Simple Plan, a band that sounded exactly like Incubus but was not really Incubus, and the single most annoying song in history, something by Junior Senior. So there always has been, to at least some degree, modern pop music playing up at Summit.

I get asked that question a lot! I'm sure that at some point I will end up giving the park a try. It's a long drive from there to any of the Six Flags parks, which does upset me a bit.

I'm wondering when Greezed Lightnin' will actually open out there. I was there a few weeks ago and we drove by the area where the park is, and I didn't notice any signs of verticle construction. As far as I can tell that would make logical sense since there appearently isn't any signs of ground work either yet. All I know about the park otherwise however is what I got from RCDB.

Next year I'll be leaving the sunny skies of Southern California and moving out to (well I guess they're also sunny) Lubbock, Texas. Amongst the many changes in front of me, is my home town park will be changing. So my question is, has anyone actually been to Joyland in Lubbock, Tx? The only ride i know about there is Greezed Lightnin' (which I guess is still nowhere near opening). Anybody else been there and can give me an idea if it is worth peeling myself away from the books (going there for law school, if any of you are wondering who the hell moves to Lubbock) to go visit?

Hmm... It did look like UCLA in the background which is why I asked... Funny thing is that I walk past that spot almost every single day, and yet I noticed nothing going on there. That had to be a quick setup and clean up.

Where do they hold the show?

My Finals 4: Florida UCLA Ohio St. Texas My pick to win it all: UCLA over OSU

The Kings actually have gotten most of their first round picks in 2008, which gives support to this being a weak draft class.

Is there really schools getting rid of the Valedictorians? Several of the Law Schools I've applied to post rankings for everybody and their mother to see. Some of them have a mercy clause in effect, where after a certain precentage they'll stop giving exact number rankings, (so we can't see who's last) however there are a few that post the rank of every single student in the class. I think if you're the Valedictorian you shuold be honored, they don't have to make a scene out of the "slower" kids, but they should reward the smart.

I have been a huge Kings Fan for the past 13 years or so. It's hard at times yes, but they are my team and I won't abandon them. I believe we are offically out of the playoffs for this year now, but the future does actually look bright. We'll have high picks both this year and next. not to mention a core around Frolov, Kopitar (spelling?), and Jack Johnson. Give it some time and I think the Kings will actually be a force in the west.

Right now I'm sitting in the library at UCLA a week away from finals posting on this thread, so that right there is a good example that the internet can be a distraction. However I think the bigger problem is that many kinds lack the self control to get up and leave the computer when it is time to buckle down and study... And now since I feel guilty for posting here and being lazy, I'm going to learn about the German Mefo bill.

It's the ONLY family friendly coaster in the park. Besides Canyon Blaster and Goliath Jr, it's the only coaster somebody under 48" can ride. ) Don't forget about Gold Rusher, that is a decent family coaster as well.

^I have to agree, Grizzly at PGA is far worse then Psyclone ever was.

I don't remember when Psyclone opened, but I recall the huge lines for Flashback when it opened. I was still a kid at the time, but recall my Dad being bummed because the line was a few hours long and he wanted to ride it. As far as Psyclone, while I can't remember when it opened (though I have some memory of Shockwave being in its place, so my guess is I just didn't visit the park that year) I do remember when the park ran it backwards for Halloween. As far as loving the park, I'm a huge defender of the park, however that ride was just plain bad. I'll admit that I'm slightly bummed that Flashback is coming out, because I always enjoyed that ride to some extent. I agree it was rough and could have used a degree of redesign, but I always thought that there was a good coaster in there somewhere. Psyclone in my opinion just never had anything that amde me want to ride it.