Comments | sonophax: LJIdol, Topic 9: "Counterintuitive"

sonophax

LJIdol, Topic 9: "Counterintuitive"

Jan 09, 2012 11:37

As we approach the vivid purple awning that denotes the walkway's opening, I pull off my glasses and pass them to my best friend's mother. Immediately, my world is plunged into something comprised entirely of chaotic bokeh; shapes and depths lose their meaning and my fumbling forward is defined only by the hazy balls of color that I pass. My best ( Read more... )

lji, rollercoaster, lj idol

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pixiebelle January 9 2012, 21:34:31 UTC

I love scary rollercoasters. I'm absolutely terrified of heights, so it goes against my very nature and I'm always terrified going up that first big hill... But the adrenaline and the excitement keep me coming back for more. I'm an addict. Good job :)

sonophax January 10 2012, 00:55:58 UTC

Thanks! I actually developed an addiction to them myself after this incident (as it was the first time I had braved one with an upside down loop.) They're a complete blast NOW, but back then I was such a chicken. Thank you for reading!

basric January 10 2012, 01:26:47 UTC

People love to be safely terrified. You wrote the experience well.

sonophax January 10 2012, 16:22:12 UTC

I can definitely vouch for that :) Oh adrenaline junkies... thank you for reading!

lawchicky January 10 2012, 02:40:13 UTC

Hee :) I love roller coasters too :)

sonophax January 10 2012, 16:23:07 UTC

They are definitely a blast!

shadowwolf13 January 10 2012, 04:24:47 UTC

I love roller coasters! :D

sonophax January 10 2012, 16:23:44 UTC

They do rock! :D

cloworora January 10 2012, 19:23:50 UTC

I have a very odd, long history with roller coasters, going all the way back to when I was 5 and my parents strapped me into Space Mountain at Disney World. When the Georgia Cyclone at Six Flags opened, I suddenly developed a mutual respect and fear of the devices.

There's some really good imagery here.

sonophax January 11 2012, 15:53:57 UTC

I always come off of rollercoasters looking absolutely horrified, pale as a sheet, and somehow always wind up wanting to go again. Odd relationships are sometimes the best, haha. Thank you for reading it :)

cloworora January 11 2012, 16:22:18 UTC

I don't mind them so much now, but they pretty much scared the dickens out of me during my adolescence and part of my teen years.

sonophax January 11 2012, 17:10:56 UTC

I can definitely relate, then. xD (The part I don't mention in the story is I was 17 before she managed to persuade me!)