Motion Sickness and Supersized Fries

Okay. Today I learned a very valuable lesson. "Never ride with family members who tend to multitask while driving." Start. Stop. Swerve left, swerve right. Start. Stop. BRAKE! It was quite a magical experience.

Today was supposed to be a fun-filled extravaganza. There was supposed to be shopping and jollies galore. Instead, I got carsick, we got lost, and lunch was in more than one way disgusting.

I go in one store, stay in 5 minutes and leave. (Partial anxiety, partial just not feeling the store at all.) So I go back to the car and we proceed to leave the parking lot. While I thought that it was going to be a pleasant experience, we almost "bought" the car in front of us. (To "buy" a car that you doesn't belong to you or a member of your immediate family, specifically those with passengers in front of you in traffic, means that you basically smacked it in the ass and that your insurance company is going to love you since they'll be footing the bill.)

Luckily, we didn't hit it thanks to anti-lock brakes. (Thank you anti-lock brakes!) However, I did feel like I was in a child restraint kind of seat for most of the ride though I had been in a position where I could have played front seat driver.

So we're driving, exploring around a town where we've been many times, just to other parts of it. It was quite an adventure. You're driving and you drive on a little more and you start to look for places to turn around. That's a minor task that's quite difficult to do when there's a big ass bridge in front of you. I don't mean a little bridge. I seriously mean a big ass bridge.

I don't know if any of you are like me, but I hate bridges. I do not like them. Little ones are fine, but any of the larger ones with huge amounts of water underneath them (rivers, etc.) freaks me out just a tad. Luckily we got to the other side and turned around, getting to go over the magical bridge once again...Oh joy...

After that little magic carpet ride, we go for lunch. Burger King...


(Have you guys seen the new commercials with the Pink Panther toys? Mr. Announcer man totally says booger. Youtube it and check it out. It's hilarious.) It was not my first choice. I've never been a fan of the king. His head is oversized to the point to where it's almost scary. Also, it is a bit creepy how he breaks into the homes of random strangers, even if it is to give them a deliciously cheap breakfast treat.

Anywho, I order my sandwich as is, get my meal, and we go. Now, I'm already feeling sick from the teacup like ride in the car and my lunch only adds to my nausea. The sandwich was ridiculously sick. Excessive mayo (good in some instances, just not in this one), mushy pickle, and old onion are not a good combination when you already feel like you're going to hurl.

I spent the majority of the ride home leaned back in the passenger seat, hoping I wouldn't barf, and merrily riding in the wiggly car. (Yes, it was wiggly.)

Oh yes! It was the time of my life. I'm ready for another time though. Maybe next time the excursion will be a tad bit more awesome.