My idea of an adrenaline rush is tearing into a newly delivered portable gadget, not tearing down a rollercoaster track at warp speeds. Even as a kid, when I actually thought it was fun to hang upside down and watch the coins fall out of everyone’s pockets, rollercoasters were always something I white-knuckled my way through with my eyes closed. Something about the cheek-flapping speed, teeth-rattling turns, and that ever-important moment when the stomach needs to decide whether to tell the brain “I think I’m going to be sick” or “Here it comes!” just doesn’t sit well with me. And I mean that both figuratively and literally.

Yet I keep going back for more. A few months ago I found myself seated next to my overjoyed husband on ride after ride after ride after ride at Great America in Northern California. My equilibrium was thoroughly traumatized, my hair was an absolute mess, and my god was it fun!

So we’re doing it again.

And this time we’ll be armed with MIDs to share everything (except any unpleasant experiences in garbage cans or bushes) with you as it’s happening.

Beginning on January 19th, we’ll be driving through Southern California for four or five days of amusement park merriment. A theme park frenzy, if you will. On the agenda so far: Disneyland, California Adventure, Six Flags Magic Mountain, Knott’s Berry Farm, and maybe Sea World. If all goes as planned and my stomach holds up, I’ll be blogging from a rollercoaster, trying to get Mickey and Minnie on Skype, polling the Disney mascots on their favorite devices, doing some gal-on-the-street reporting, taking pictures and videos, and basically just pushing the MIDs to their limits to see how well they perform for work and for play.

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