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Julia. this is a wonderful post. Now we know you are an
adreneline junky! Good for you. I know what it means to give up want to's to go for long to's..like following our passions in our livelihood. It has been said that to be unhappy with one's work is not making a living but rather making a death, makes sense....let me see now, pondering thought; roller coaster must rank fairly high in the 'I'm safe but still getting my adreneline rush' category, so there must be some other participating events where the adreneline runs high, coupled with the camaraderie...oh, some 'unmentionable' thoughts just came to mind...well, there is wall climbing...I hear that is a real rush, pumping adrenaline and endorphines-kind of sport with a harness for safety and I would make it to the top and purposely jump off to gain yet another rush! Hey, I think I'll give that a try once my dance legs are back in shape.
There's another thing I thought of here pondering thought....I enjoy dancing very much because of the endorphins, but the rush comes when preforming in front of an audience. We did half-time at a SeaHawks game a few years back and have done stage at Lakefair and parades. It's a little unnerving but along with that comes the rush. You are an incredible writer...have you ever attended those author reviews and readings at libraries and such? There would be camaraderie coupled with the rush from speaking to like-minds in front of crowds of like-minds. I felt that in college, human biology for the first time when no one in my circle ever got excited about anatomy the way I did. The energy was phenomenal in this class of like-minds.
I apologize, I'm rattling. Thanks for asking how I've been. I'm okay, just going through some transitions. I believe being a writer full-time could lead to isolation, nothing wrong with being comfortable alone but I believe we are meant to be connected to other souls and we gain a better understanding of who we are and what we want from life when we bounce our energy off of others.
I also believe pets are wonderful and gardening is theraputic and we need alone time to feed our souls but too much isolation can cause conflicts within us also: too much inward, not enough outward. Another conflict with alone-times is that a lot of us deal with people regularly in our work or businesses. It is only human to need the down time away from people and their needs of us (in our work) but spending time with people of our choosing, others we connect with...the commaraderie of like minds is not the same feeling as being bombarded by collegues, clients or coworkers...we do not choose them, nor our families.
The joy of being connected to people of our choosing comes in pretty close to a tie-breaker with alone time in my heart Being alone with people of our choosing is also being alone-together. But then again, sometimes we choose people who don't choose us....that is an entirely different story...my last chapter.
Thanks for listening to me vent. I am atrociously known for my abilities to isolate and I am learning, not good for the soul. Blessings to you! 
posted by
roadscross
on June 2, 2007 at 2:03 PM
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Julia
I love theme parks. We used to visit Six Flags in Dallas every year when I was young. It was very memorable. I remember 'Big Ben'. I got up the courage to ride it when I was around 13. It was something.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane!
posted by
avant-garde
on May 31, 2007 at 2:17 PM
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Your roller coaster story sounds like a travel magazine article
in waiting. If you've got photos -- even better. Maybe they'd even pay you to report on the new roller coasters at theme parks. You know what they say about following your bliss.
posted by
Pat_B
on May 31, 2007 at 6:01 AM
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Julia
And I thought I was doing good just riding the "Mamba" at WoF.
posted by
TAPS.
on May 30, 2007 at 8:56 PM
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Julia...wow, you are quite a thrill seeker !
I live in Ohio, about an hour and half from Cedar Point, and I haven't been there in years.....shame on me........................love the "Let's Lose Lunch" title...lol !
posted by
hazel_st_cricket
on May 30, 2007 at 8:47 PM
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Julia
Terrific experiences, I admire your ability to fly thru the air. I get pretty sick on those rides but I love to see them. We are near Bush Gardens and Paramount Kings Dominion and they have some cool rides.
Lou
posted by
Cameraeye
on May 30, 2007 at 7:28 PM
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PS
I often wondered about coaster riders and what drives them!!!
posted by
Offy
on May 30, 2007 at 2:14 PM
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Julia
I sure would like to hear a few of your coaster stories. Heck I live only an hour and 40 minutes from Cedar Point and I WON"T go on their coasters...they scare me!!! Now I did go on a wooden one in Texas (my last ride) and the darn thing cause a stiff neck for a week!!!
posted by
Offy
on May 30, 2007 at 2:14 PM
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Julia
Well, who dah thunk it - there's a club for just about anything! What a cool hobby/passion! Sounds like you truly enjoyed it.
posted by
Troosha
on May 30, 2007 at 1:08 PM
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Julia....
you got
too!
posted by
RckyMtnActivist
on May 30, 2007 at 11:25 AM
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Wow Julia...I would have never guessed that about you...you thrill seeker!
I, on the other hand do NOT like roller coasters...never have...never will! BTW, I love your slide show and title!
posted by
RckyMtnActivist
on May 30, 2007 at 9:57 AM
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It would be fun but I get sick on a baby ride. But life is short......get
back out there and conquor all them rides and hang the expense.
posted by
Kabu
on May 29, 2007 at 10:22 PM
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Oh, how cool! I never knew "ACE", or clubs like it
existed. I do enjoy riding roller coasters, providing they don't have loops. I went to Six Flags for my junior high school graduation trip, the loop ones really killed me (I'm such wimp!)
posted by
bandanafish
on May 29, 2007 at 9:38 PM
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Julia
That was a very nice post. I am one of those scary screamers. I don't share your joy for them but I do enjoy hearing the story of your fun. Do write more.
posted by
Justi
on May 29, 2007 at 8:36 PM
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Gosh that is so neat! Got any pictures?
A rose
and a smile from me! and A rose
and a smile from Bo! =^..^= woof!
posted by
Whacky
on May 29, 2007 at 8:30 PM
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posted by
Amanda__
on May 29, 2007 at 6:02 PM
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Gosh, i'm a little embarrassed to asmit that I've only been on a coaster once in my life. I never knew thre was such a club! You should write those stories about it!
posted by
Holy_Grail
on May 29, 2007 at 4:01 PM
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Julia, LOL, I live in Ohio but since I'm afraid of heights, I don't even go
near roller coasters or ferris wheels. I'd rather ride the carousel.
posted by
shelly_b
on May 29, 2007 at 1:53 PM
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Julia, I have a typo. Sorry, the word is ago, not aga.
posted by
MaggieMae
on May 29, 2007 at 12:40 PM
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Julia...........
You wouldn't get me on one, but I live in the right place to go ride them. My kids take their kids to Kennywood (40-50 miles away) every summer and Cedar Point is four hours away. They had a major accident with one of the rides at Cedar Point three days aga, killing three people. I don't know which ride it was.
The point is, Offy and I are close to the roller coasters, but I don't care to get on one. 
posted by
MaggieMae
on May 29, 2007 at 12:39 PM
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Julia.
Believe it or not, I've never been on a roller coaster. Honestly, I've never had the desire. I chalk it up to a case of either not missing what I've never had or ignorance is bliss.
posted by
Talion
on May 29, 2007 at 12:10 PM
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I would love to hear those stories when told by you .
posted by
afzal50
on May 29, 2007 at 12:05 PM
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riri--
where is that one? Not that I'll ever get to ride it, but I guess a girl can dream, right?
posted by
Julia.
on May 29, 2007 at 11:08 AM
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write them down!!!!
I am eagerly awaiting to ride the new Journey to Atlantis ride-- we shall see- I AM a huge roller coaster fan.
posted by
riri0322
on May 29, 2007 at 11:00 AM
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