Cranky is sleepy
ah, to be like a kid again. Wow. I spent the whole day riding rollercoasters and drinking icees and walking all over the park and I'm freaking exhausted.
Sad to say, though, everything last night was, today wasn't. It was truly an anticlimatic trip to Astroworld, namely because they were at half staff, so all the refreshment stands were closed, as were half of the rides. We were so dehydrated by the end of the day. Plus, all of the souvenirs were goofy little "i'm huggable" and "cool kitty" shirts--none of them had Astroworld on them. The stores were jam packed with merchandise, but there was absolutely nothing that said Astroworld, save the free maps. I took those. I also thought they might do a fireworks tribute, but all we got was Boyz 2 Men blaring on the speakers and a bunch of cell phones in the air, and the announcement that they are not moving the Texas Cyclone (Texas' first wooden roller coaster). Instead they are blowing it up. Of course, why would fucking Texas save a relic when they could drink beer, eat beef, and blow it up? Jesus.
That news actually hit me in the stomach like a fist. It was so tough walking across on the freeway bridge for the last time, with no hand stamp to come back in. They were already tearing stuff down while we were there. I had a lump in my throat.
I know that I really need to leave Texas because Astroworld was the last remaining place from my childhood. Everything else has been blown up with beer and bbq. When I found out about the TX Cyclone, I went with several others and carved my name into the wood with the words, "I'll miss you."
I know that the majority of the people who read this blog are not from Houston, so you can't even understand why I'm so glum, but well, I don't even need to justify it really. Suffice it to say that from the age of 10-15, I spent nearly everyday of the summer in that park from 10-midnight. Anyway, we walked out of the park, past the gravestones, and it really felt like a funeral. We'll never see Astroworld again. It's just sad.
Tomorrow, I'll write the highlights from yesterday and today, but for now, I just feel like taking a long hot shower and hitting the rack.
Sad to say, though, everything last night was, today wasn't. It was truly an anticlimatic trip to Astroworld, namely because they were at half staff, so all the refreshment stands were closed, as were half of the rides. We were so dehydrated by the end of the day. Plus, all of the souvenirs were goofy little "i'm huggable" and "cool kitty" shirts--none of them had Astroworld on them. The stores were jam packed with merchandise, but there was absolutely nothing that said Astroworld, save the free maps. I took those. I also thought they might do a fireworks tribute, but all we got was Boyz 2 Men blaring on the speakers and a bunch of cell phones in the air, and the announcement that they are not moving the Texas Cyclone (Texas' first wooden roller coaster). Instead they are blowing it up. Of course, why would fucking Texas save a relic when they could drink beer, eat beef, and blow it up? Jesus.
That news actually hit me in the stomach like a fist. It was so tough walking across on the freeway bridge for the last time, with no hand stamp to come back in. They were already tearing stuff down while we were there. I had a lump in my throat.
I know that I really need to leave Texas because Astroworld was the last remaining place from my childhood. Everything else has been blown up with beer and bbq. When I found out about the TX Cyclone, I went with several others and carved my name into the wood with the words, "I'll miss you."
I know that the majority of the people who read this blog are not from Houston, so you can't even understand why I'm so glum, but well, I don't even need to justify it really. Suffice it to say that from the age of 10-15, I spent nearly everyday of the summer in that park from 10-midnight. Anyway, we walked out of the park, past the gravestones, and it really felt like a funeral. We'll never see Astroworld again. It's just sad.
Tomorrow, I'll write the highlights from yesterday and today, but for now, I just feel like taking a long hot shower and hitting the rack.
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