I'm not as young as I once was

I spent the day at Knott's Berry Farm with some friends. I only got us lost once on the way there (seriously, the 5 north is so confusing if you're not paying attention). Some lady gave us a coupon so we all got in cheaper than we thought we would. Which was good, because a bunch of the big rides were closed. So lame! And by the end of the day, we had almost gotten over making comparisons to Disneyland.

Cons: absolutely no efficiency...on anything. Seriously, we had to wait forever for the rides go, and once the ride was over, we had to wait forever to get off. Disneyland's small army makes that place a well-oiled machine.

Pros: the longest we waited in any line was 20 minutes, and that was for the log ride. Why that line was so long on the coldest day of the autumn so far is beyond me. But we weren't complaining, because it meant we could go on more rides. Like the Pony Express, which would have been so much cooler if it had been longer. And we got to do my favorite ride twice.

The only problem with today: I'm not 16 any more. Back in the day, I could do theme parks like this for days and never feel a thing. Today, the Silver Bullet had me walking sideways for a few minutes after we got off. The Pony Express made it difficult to breathe. The evil hang-you-upside-down ride gave me a headache. So at the end of it all, all we wanted was a long nap and a couple of Advil.

When did I become old?

Recently rejected Facebook statuses

Mindy...
has 3 versions of "Route 66" on her mp3 player.
needs a personal assistant/cook/trainer/maid.
smells like fixer.
should wear sensible shoes.
wants it to be fall.
knows she's more than just a little misunderstood.
needs more time in the day.
wishes she could rent children for a day.
is tired of being stressed out by things that shouldn't stress her out.