one, two, three, four, five, SIX FLAGS

six hours of driving. six hours at the park. six rides. whataya know, the night was just full of sixes at six flags. and also full of firsts, as i had never been there before. friday night was "naz night" at six flags magic mountain, meaning that they close the park for anyone and everyone afliliated with nazarene churches or nazarene schools. seeing as i go to point loma nazarene university, i obviously got an invite, as well as a discounted ticket. so after class we hopped in the car and onto the freeway, where we didn't go over 30 miles-per-hour the majority of the time. four hours later we hopped out of the car, into the eerily empty park (apparently there isn't an abundance of nazarenes in california), and onto the first ride of the night: tatsu. now, i've been on roller coasters before, but this was on a whole nother level. they strap you in and rotate you onto your belly so that you're floating through the air, superman-style. then they bring you up, up, up, and all the while you're forced to look down at the very distant ground below, hoping and praying that your harness holds tight. and before you know it, you've reached the top and woosh, you can't even see the ground anymore because it's all a blur and you're just flying through the air like some oversized, wingless bird, looping up, down, and around in circles and spirals. it's incredible. so was the picture of my face that it took halfway through. (if it didn't cost insane amount of money, i would have bought it and shown it to you all). after that we made our way through the park, seeing familiar faces here, there, and everywhere, eating ice cream sandwiches (thanks julia!), playing frisbee, and waiting in ridiculously short lines for more ridiculously crazy rides. and without the joy of rush hour traffic, we got back in half the time it took to get there, meaning i had to stay up only four hours past my bed time. all in all, i'd say it was a very successful night of sixes and firsts filled with new experiences and great friends.