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Tracy Chapman - Fast Car Universal was... fun. At first didn't want to book the trip. Reading comments on constant sexless vacations turned me off to the notion. Then came the thought that most of my trips and vacations have been sexless. Price gauging for December and needing a break from 60hr work weeks, the decision changed. Got annual passes and booked for the end of the Mardi Gras event. It was... fun. Spring Break for a lot of schools and Easter for the UK. Crowded is an understatement. One look at CityWalk's entrance and a tour of Royal Pacific was calling. My mindse was different this go around; annual passes probably helped. No plan or real need this time. A Velocicoaster night ride was the only "want'. Got that after dealing with Disney Springs crowd. Good God, the Disney crowd are insufferable. They suck the fun out of everything with everything being about them. Wearing Mickey ears in Universal doesn't keep the magic alive, it kills it. You can't have the whole world, it's not yours. Once the school groups left, families remained. Massive and foreign who didn't know anything yet seemed to run the place. Blocking traffic and delaying rides, I can't see anything other than a logistical nightmare with these groups It was... fun. Side note: noticed a few "hot moms"; women with strollers who looked as though on the prowl. Nothing wrong with it, being a mother isn't your whole identity, though the message is confusing. Babies and childcare are not sexy though they are products of sex. It's not my fight, simply reading what I'm seeing. Never thought theme parks were a place to score; interesting time to be alive. No real comments on rides. Velocicoaster is still stupid and awesome. Night ride was with three lawyers. I asked if they could sue the ride since we all should've been eaten upon entering the paddock. Ended up with three rides; second ride I sang The Beatles, third I sang Kenny Loggins. Hulk is boring, Fast & Furious can only be ridden ironically (taking it seriously makes you angry). Villain-Con is "Line: The Ride" and very disorienting. Forbidden Journey is Hogwarts: The Ride. Hippogriff is a fun, family coaster. Hagrid's is Hagrid's; best ride in IOA, not worth three-hour wait. Mummy is my favorite though it's a shame there isn't more exposure. Highlight was a night ride on River Adventure; whole ride to myself. Magical is the only word for it. It was... fun I wore a Hawaiian shirt. Last time (and only time I can recall) was at a funeral. Under advice from a an elderly woman (who reminded me of my grandmother) I wore a blue Hawaiian shirt all the way to Margaritaville where Backstreet Boys sing-a-long was waiting. Received pleasant comments and had a spring in my step. Upon returning to reality I stuffed it in a drawer. Fiancée commented I was embarrassed. My response was this is the world of work. I maintain that belief. Fun is not allowed here. To invite fun is to invite hope and I can't handle any more false hope. Speaking of... the one snag that has left a sour taste. We agreed to do a photo shoot during the trip; sexy outfits and I had no hope of sex; something intimate we could do together to rebuild... something. (Full context: she asked I pay for her waxing and I said for a photo shoot; she agreed. I shouldn't have because that makes intimacy transactional and put her on the spot.) Didn't happen, big surprise. Goalposts kept getting moved and I wasn't firm enough in my wants and needs. I was bummed, said so, and the conversation turned aggressive which I then proceeded to shut down. I can't share my emotions with her anymore. A week later, a switch flipped. My brain is telling me she didn't want to do the photos, and instead of saying so or offering a replacement decided to start a fight; that's a turn-off (sexual brake in Emily Nagoski terms). Silver lining is no longer seeing her in a sexual light; strictly platonic from my end now (funny that most romantic relationships end that way). All that depression, anger, resentment I've felt since returning from London in 2014 is slowly going away. I am finally on a healing path. All in all, Universal was... fun. |
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