My spring break this year was faaaanTASTical! (April 3rd-11th) It was actually a week long since we made our snow days up on Saturdays (5 school days, 4 weekend days) and I only had to work one shift at work, which I actually got out of early! :). So come Monday I went to a movie night at my friend Skya's house, which was super fun. We watched District 9, and Sherlock Holmes. I had just seen Sherlock Holmes the previous week at APBC (Asheville Pizza and Brewing Company) but saw District 9 for the 1st time. AMAZING! That movie was just too awesome, and very well done. I thoroughly enjoyed that they decided to use just South African actors seeing as how it took place in South Africa. Afterward some of us went out to eat at Cookout, I had just eaten a bunch of homeade mac n cheese that Skya had made so I was full, but couldn't resist one of their milkshakes. After Cookout my friends Ryan and Darius came over to my house, and we chilled and played a little Super Smash Bros. Brawl, and some Pokemon. The next day (Tuesday) they went home for the night, and I just relaxed for the evening, but come Wednesday the next day I hosted a Senji night for my friend Joshua Adam. It's his board game and he wished for a Senji night in order to justify his having the game. Then everyone at that spent the night because I was hosting a Super Smash Brothers Brawl extravaganza the next day, all day. I wound up spending 54 dollars on party food (drinks, chips, candy) :-(. Oh well, it made the party better I'm sure. Everyone participated in Brawl for a few hours but then, most people migrated over to Senji, which was a little upsetting to me, because I was wanting a Brawl party, not another Senji night, but that's what people wanted to do, I guess it IS a really fun game. I just find it a little stressful at times. That night everyone had to go home but Josh Fowler because we were planning on going to Carowinds early the next morning (Friday morning). Me, my brother Hunter, and Josh Fowler stayed up pretty late all playing Pokemon, then it came to 2am:
Josh: "What time is it Chase?"
Me: "2am"
Josh: "SHIT! We've been playing pokemon too long! We should probably go to bed since we have to wake up early"
3:30am:
Josh: "What time is it?"
Me: "3:30"
Josh: "Dammit! We need to go to bed!"
Me: "Haha, yeah.."
5am:
Josh: "What time is it?"
Me: "5.."
Josh: "Dude we have to leave to go pick up Emma in like an hour and a half.."
Me: "SHIT we need to get some sleep man!"
Josh: "Fuck it! Let's just pull an all nighter! You down?"
After some convincing, Josh convinced me to do it with him, he was driving, so it was on his shoulders, but I needed to make sure he stayed awake. He and I ganged Hunter and peer pressured him into doing it also. So sure enough us 3 sleep deprived guys got into the car to pick up sleepy head Emma. (Group of 4 me, my bro Hunter, and my friends Josh and Emma). Funny thing was Josh, Hunter, and I weren't nearly as tired as Emma.... Until about 30 minutes into the drive Josh started falling asleep. Luckily the left over Doritos, in combination with Sonic Adventure 2 Battle soundtrack woke him up. We stopped at a gas station to piss and get food and/or energy drinks. Me and Josh were the only ones to partake in any sort of purchase, we each bought a 5 hour energy. Off to Carowinds!
Carowinds was just flat out... Awesome. Perfect 70 degree weather, with a nice breeze, crystal clear skies, and best of all practically no lines!! We didn't have to wait more than 15 minutes for any ride, except for The Borg Assimilator (now "Nighthawk") because it broke down, we had to wait an hour. As a result I think we rode every single roller coaster, and then some. And multiple times. Carowinds has this new ride called "THE INTIMIDATOR!!!!!" It is a 2010 ride, and it is the fastest, longest, tallest roller coaster in the southeast!!! AMAZING!!!!! After a full day of rides AND the park being extended an hour longer of being opened (last day of their "Spring Break" special or something) We headed to subway. I must say Jersey Mikes Destroys Subway! But it was a hell of a lot cheaper then a 10$ chinese food that should have been 5. Or a 6 dollar salad that was plastic. or 6 dollar chicken strips for 3 measly ones. The ride back home we all scared Hunter extremely badly. He was asleep so we decided to make him think we were about to wreck. So me Emma, and Josh all screamed in terror, and to our surprise Hunter shot up and yelled in Emma's face. it was HILARIOUS! Because immediately Hunter snapped to himself and was like "Oh sorry... You guys just scared the SHIT out of me." He must have been having some weird dream or something, or decided to "be a part of the fun" or something in order to get that reaction. All I know is that it was funny. Towards the end of the car ride back home after 36 some odd hours of no sleep Josh and I started freakin out. He was hallucinating, and I was playing pokemon and then I would black out, then come back and be fighting a TON of elctrodes, then black out, and be surrounded by trash cans, then black out, and have gotten 2 gym badges in the Kanto region. CRAZY. But then a Led Zeppelin song came on "D'Yer Maker" and I woke up too much and just started rockin' out! Then we got home and I passed out. We all made it home safe and sound.
Future not, do NOT drive sleep deprived, it was a horrible decision, and we will never do it again. However; riding roller coasters sleep deprived was actually alright, I feel it added to the experience in a good way and made the rides more exhilarating. Carowinds was the highlight of my spring break and perhaps this whole year so far, I really hope to go again sometime this summer. ALSO, when you go to amusement parks, or Carowinds at least, 4 is THE perfect number!! Groups of 4 is just PERFECT. Every ride at Carowinds seats in 4's/2's/4's&2's.
The next day was Saturday and I got like 12 hours of sleep, I wanted to do NOTHING Saturday but wound up doing SOME things, oh well. Then Sunday I worked a mid shift but, got to go home early. And that was the end of my Spring Break! :-) I LOVED it!
