UCSD COSMOS Cluster 5

I've made a discovery. Weekends at COSMOS are really, really, really fun.
Apart from the 2-hour wait for the rapids ride (which turned out to be a bit...anticlimactic), Knott's was amazing. Words cannot describe the amazingness of it all. They packed us onto buses with snack boxes, and when we got to the park, they let us free. A meal voucher, a map, six hours of freedom, and an entire park (complete w/ roller coasters and snack stands) to explore with friends- this is, in my opinion, the best combination possible on a summer Saturday. Chantal was never able to convince us to go on the Silver Bullet (the screaming people whizzing, upside down, by our heads somewhat undermined her attempts to persuade us that it "really wasn't so bad").
We did, however, go on other roller coasters. The best, by far, was Ghostrider. We waited until after dinner, when it was dark, to go.
Chantal had told us that the Ghostrider was an "easy" ride, about the same level as the Jaguar. "No drops," she said as we were strapped in the cart, going up. Unfortunately, she was never able to finish her response to my question, as (what d'ya know?) we suddenly dropped. Halfway through screaming at Chantal ("What happened to 'no drops'?!!??"), I heard a high scream of pure terror from behind me. It was Shannon's, and it was hilarious. Chantal and I were still laughing as we piled out of the cart. I myself was laughing so hard that I missed the sight of Chantal falling out of the cart and collapsing on the floor w/ laughter. Sigh.
That ride made my week.
Anyways, we got back, and today, we went to the beach. It was incredibly crowded, but fun anyways. I did my laundry after we got back, thinking the laundry room would be crowded in the morning. (I was right, by the way...) There was a jello fight, then free time. Our RA told us that they would hopefully extend our boundaries sometime this week. Yay!
So. This weekend was fun, and next weekend is Family Day. In between, we have classes, lectures, labs, and probably essays, too. And y'know what? I'm kinda looking forward to it all.
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