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May 12, 2011

Gurj's Great Birthday Adventure

What better way to spend your birthday than calling out of work sick and going to New Jersey to ride roller coasters?

Thursday, May 12th

jeet, me, quinn
We met up at the coffee shop below my apartment and headed out to pick up our rental car. Happy birthday, Gurj!
best ˆ birthday ˆ walking ˆ jeet ˆ me ˆ quinn
Out of the city and southward bound before 11:30am!
driving ˆ nj
jeet, me, quinn
Who likes roller coasters?
driving ˆ laugh ˆ sunglasses ˆ jeet ˆ me ˆ quinn
And before noon...
driving ˆ great adventure ˆ sign
jeet, me, quinn
...we'd made it to the (almost totally empty) parking lot. We'd made such good time on the way down that we had plenty of time to set up my camera to try to catch shots of us jumping in the air using the auto-timer. Haha.
best ˆ clouds ˆ great adventure ˆ jump ˆ roller coaster ˆ jeet ˆ me ˆ quinn
jeet
Birthday girl taking in...
sunglasses ˆ jeet
...the sights!
roller coaster
Snakeface!
paint
jeet
Gurj does her best snakeface!
great adventure ˆ jeet
Pretty good!
paint
Yes! Er, wait...
roller coaster
quinn
*whew*
sign ˆ thumbs up ˆ quinn
Oh, man. I love Nitro so much. Here we go!
best ˆ clouds ˆ roller coaster
jeet, quinn
Closer to the top...
roller coaster ˆ jeet ˆ quinn
jeet, me, quinn
...3...2...1...
birthday ˆ great adventure ˆ laugh ˆ roller coaster ˆ jeet ˆ me ˆ quinn
After a couple more rides on Nitro, we headed over to...
great adventure ˆ roller coaster
jeet, quinn
Tunnel ladies.
great adventure ˆ jeet ˆ quinn
I love these kind of lights.
great adventure
They sell capes now!
great adventure
This is about the healthiest lunch you can get at Great Adventure (for under $1,000).
food ˆ great adventure ˆ mexican
jeet, quinn
Quite the exclusive birthday lunch.
best ˆ birthday ˆ food ˆ great adventure ˆ jeet ˆ quinn
This guy came over to wish Gurj a happy birthday.
woodland creature
And to eat nearby french fry.
best ˆ french fries ˆ woodland creature
After lunch, it was time for El Toro!
roller coaster
So goooood!
roller coaster
No place I'd rather be.
roller coaster
jeet, quinn
Pretty nice little Thursday.
jeet ˆ quinn
Old school Rolling Thunder.
great adventure ˆ roller coaster
jeet, me
Happy birthday, Gurj! Thanks for being my friend!
birthday ˆ great adventure ˆ roller coaster ˆ jeet ˆ me
jeet, quinn
Bear hug.
bear ˆ hug ˆ jeet ˆ quinn
Back across the park to Superman.
great adventure ˆ roller coaster
No line! Ding!
shadow ˆ stairs
ONE MORE TIME!
great adventure ˆ roller coaster ˆ sign
jeet, quinn
Last ride of the day!
great adventure ˆ roller coaster ˆ thumbs up ˆ jeet ˆ quinn
Back in town walking home later that evening, I spotted this amazing van along with a free mattress give-a-way
mattress ˆ nyc ˆ van ˆ walking
Tempting offer.
mattress ˆ wtf
I decided to keep rolling with the awesomeness and finish off the day with my favorite sandwich from Curly's Lunch (RIP)...
food
...and my favorite episode of Curb. Get up in that ass, Larry! Happy birthday, Gurjeeeeeeet!
tv

1 comment

  • christopher cochranoctober 28, 2013

    Woodland Creature equals groundhog, aka woodchuck, aka, Marmota monax...