tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2605148134671900289.post3906377672700834872..comments2023-09-05T05:01:59.293-04:00Comments on A Curiosity Shop: Facing My Fears . . . or maybe not.curiousmarthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01363666435706626551noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2605148134671900289.post-8903038233601135652009-06-27T02:49:35.511-04:002009-06-27T02:49:35.511-04:00Maybe it's good you got to keep it as an uncon...Maybe it's good you got to keep it as an unconquered mountain. As an adult, the ride is... not too scary. Now you still have this mental Everest & can still believe that it WAS the scariest ride in the universe!Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08545459610401140475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2605148134671900289.post-82958462907168385692009-06-26T00:18:01.463-04:002009-06-26T00:18:01.463-04:00I LOVE rollercoasters, and had never been frighten...I LOVE rollercoasters, and had never been frightened by one before Space Mountain. <br /><br />I even take an annual death-defying ride on the Cyclone in Coney Island, which is for most people way more scary than Space Mountain.<br /><br />It was nice to meet all of you Florida folk, too, and I'm glad you had a good time at the conference!curiousmarthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01363666435706626551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2605148134671900289.post-81717220571008265832009-06-25T12:51:27.381-04:002009-06-25T12:51:27.381-04:00Don't do it! Roller coasters are so scary.Don't do it! Roller coasters are so scary.SChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10309622737106502204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2605148134671900289.post-82408694321743700312009-06-24T02:06:04.192-04:002009-06-24T02:06:04.192-04:00I understand your fear! As a young child my dad ta...I understand your fear! As a young child my dad talked me into riding a wooden roller coaster at World's of Fun in MO. I sat beside my mother but the seat belt and lap bar weren't tight enough for my size and I slid to the bottom of the car at the first hill and screamed the whole way, my mother desperately trying to pull me up. The only thing that kept me in was my arms hooked over the lap bar above my head! It was years before I conquered that!FerinyaGracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03331763752156591455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2605148134671900289.post-1973445481858809092009-06-23T16:29:49.686-04:002009-06-23T16:29:49.686-04:00Oh yes, having a mother holding onto your foot as ...Oh yes, having a mother holding onto your foot as you fall into space actually might save you from grave peril. <br /><br />We went to Disneyland in April, and my tall-for-his-age eight-year-old decided he was brave enough to give it a try. He was shaking as we went in, and cheering when we came out. Apparently, being just a bit taller makes it a whole lot easier. <br /><br />And though I was always afraid of that ride as a kid, as an adult, I LOVED it! Space Mountain is my new favorite. I hope you get to ride it someday.Nichole Gileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12536148445303996747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2605148134671900289.post-30390928492226810582009-06-23T12:36:25.954-04:002009-06-23T12:36:25.954-04:00I wanted to ride it too last weekend because I nev...I wanted to ride it too last weekend because I never even had the nerve to set foot into the line of Space Mountain when I was a kid and went there- I think I was 12! So Martha, you were even braver than me back then :)<br /><br />And I'll second Amanda- it was nice to meet you at the conference. Thanks for sharing your expertise with the writing community!<br /><br />p.s. *waves to Amanda* (who I also met at the conference). It's a small world after all... :)Boni Ashburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01397801185274085090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2605148134671900289.post-3569486970436454192009-06-23T04:52:51.269-04:002009-06-23T04:52:51.269-04:00It was nice to meet you, Martha. Thanks for comin...It was nice to meet you, Martha. Thanks for coming down to Florida. I am terrified of roller coasters but love Space Mountain because it's in the dark . . . the worst part is seeing the steep incline in front of me and knowing what's coming!Amanda Coppedgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04484122422075624422noreply@blogger.com