Fear is no factor for me
I am the Fear Factor Universal Studios Champion!!!
note that this was not a filming of the actual tv show, just one of those shows you see in the theme park -- it was still kind of intense.
i've tried my best to use proper grammar, capitilization, punctuation, and bolds to make this easy to read.. it's a kind of long one... longest i've written in awhile, atleast.
So here's the deal... Ashley, Kurt, and I visited Universal Studios today by the generosity of Kurt's parents who bought us season passes. First and foremost, thank you to Kurt's parents.
The same weekend kurt's parents came to visit, Mandy and Harry also visited and participated in fear factor-- Harry won fear factor that week and gave us the lowdown on what to expect.
Knowing what we had in store, Ashley, Kurt and I weren't completely sure that we were going to make the cut. After participating in tool-ish casting activities and signing health release forms, to our surprise... and mine especially... we all made the cut!
I didn't really think i was going to make it. speaking of tools... there were two really toolish girls that were on the show with us; they were completely obnoxious. Also, one cool 35year old guy who has 4 of the cutest kids and a lovely wife whom he shouted out to.
We filmed some shmack talk for the show:
Ashley's: I'm going to win because i'm the best digital designer in the world
Kurt's: I think i'm going to win because i can beat ashley and julie pretty easily :makes a sorry, but it's the truth face:
Mine: Honestly, ashley says she's the best digital designer, but who's going to be the best of fear factor? :points to self:
We strapped into our spandex suits, harnesses, and 6lbs. worth of protective padding and were on our way.
FIRST STUNT:
walked out onto a platform -- 40 feet in the air. grabbed onto a bar. platform drops. who can hold on the longest?
Fortunately, the bimbos dropped first. i dropped next, ashley next... showdown between kurt and the 35 year old. kurt wins!
the consensus is that the hardest part about this is how strong of a grip you could get...the bars slanted down and your palms got sweaty. i kept mouthing 'fuck fuck fuck' to myself as i slipped down
kurt, ashley, 35 yr. old and i make it to the next round.
SECOND STUNT:
relay race. first, our hands were locked over our heads-- we had to spin to unleash ourselves. next, pick flags out of an aquarium with live eels one at a time and hook them onto our respective loops--these loops were suspended over a rotating floor that had bars that would knock us out of the way. after collecting 3 flags, we downed two little cups of fear factor's specialty smoothie -- rancid milk, pig innards, fish pieces, and maggots.
this is where the excitement begins. Ashley busts out of the hand locks first, but begins to lag with problems with hooking up her flags. at some point the boys and i got out. boys hooked up their flags before ashley and i.
I am falling all over the place from 1) being dizzy 2) slipping on water 3) not being able to keep balance on the rotating floor 4) being taken out by the bars of the rotating floor.
By the time i had one flag up, everyone was already at the smoothie table. Ashley, somehow, from behind manages to finish the relay first... boys are still having trouble taking down their smoothie... i bust into the smoothie table and somehow finish my two smoothies before the boys do.
I opened my throat and took the first one down. gagged during the middle of the second throwdown, but still managed to get it down... With adrenaline and disgust running through me, i throw my cup at the table. To my surprise, my name is announced on the overhead speakers.
ASHLEY AND I MAKE IT TO THE FINAL STUNT!-- backstage they had mouthwash and water ready for us...... the hosts make a big deal about how i managed to come in second after being so far behind... hosts ask me how it tasted i say "better than some things i have at home" then while walking away i have a major gag reflex and host pats me on the back and chuckles.
FINAL STUNT:
Ashley vs. Me- each of us gets a little handbicycle type of console. there was a meter to fill. who could make the most revolutions to fill this meter? - the catch: the pieces that you held onto would send a short shock through you. the closer you got to winning, the more it would shock you.- The loser would get catapulted into the air via harnesses and what not.-- when i was about to go into self defeat mode, i saw ashley fly into the air.
I WON!
I WAS EXHAUSTED! host flings my arm up into the air
the hosts bring me up stage- cheering hoopla etc.... i managed to take my mouthpiece off along with lots of saliva in front of the camera that was shooting my face haha.
what did i win? i can't remember exactly, actually.... i think it was:
- 4 free tickets to the park
- an all day priority pass for all rides for up to 4 people--this was definitely worth it
- and a t-shirt!--gained me minor celebrity status while walking around the park. People stopped me to ask what i had to do and what i won throughout the rest of the day.
and that's pretty much it! my prediction was that kurt was going to win because he's pretty much the most athletic and ungirly one (obviously) of the bunch... and even ashley to be second, because she's more fit than me... and to think, i thought i was going to be taking pictures of kurt and ashley!
lesson of the story? it doesn't hurt to try.
el fin.
p.s. funny thing is kurt managed to save me from two bugs that i totally flipped out about when we got home.
p.p.s. i was also holding ashley's hand through van helsing's haunted house
p.p.p.s. here's a link to ashley's account - http://shleenie.livejournal.com/51324.html
including this picture of what the rotating stage looks like:
note that this was not a filming of the actual tv show, just one of those shows you see in the theme park -- it was still kind of intense.
i've tried my best to use proper grammar, capitilization, punctuation, and bolds to make this easy to read.. it's a kind of long one... longest i've written in awhile, atleast.
So here's the deal... Ashley, Kurt, and I visited Universal Studios today by the generosity of Kurt's parents who bought us season passes. First and foremost, thank you to Kurt's parents.
The same weekend kurt's parents came to visit, Mandy and Harry also visited and participated in fear factor-- Harry won fear factor that week and gave us the lowdown on what to expect.
Knowing what we had in store, Ashley, Kurt and I weren't completely sure that we were going to make the cut. After participating in tool-ish casting activities and signing health release forms, to our surprise... and mine especially... we all made the cut!
I didn't really think i was going to make it. speaking of tools... there were two really toolish girls that were on the show with us; they were completely obnoxious. Also, one cool 35year old guy who has 4 of the cutest kids and a lovely wife whom he shouted out to.
We filmed some shmack talk for the show:
Ashley's: I'm going to win because i'm the best digital designer in the world
Kurt's: I think i'm going to win because i can beat ashley and julie pretty easily :makes a sorry, but it's the truth face:
Mine: Honestly, ashley says she's the best digital designer, but who's going to be the best of fear factor? :points to self:
We strapped into our spandex suits, harnesses, and 6lbs. worth of protective padding and were on our way.
FIRST STUNT:
walked out onto a platform -- 40 feet in the air. grabbed onto a bar. platform drops. who can hold on the longest?
Fortunately, the bimbos dropped first. i dropped next, ashley next... showdown between kurt and the 35 year old. kurt wins!
the consensus is that the hardest part about this is how strong of a grip you could get...the bars slanted down and your palms got sweaty. i kept mouthing 'fuck fuck fuck' to myself as i slipped down
kurt, ashley, 35 yr. old and i make it to the next round.
SECOND STUNT:
relay race. first, our hands were locked over our heads-- we had to spin to unleash ourselves. next, pick flags out of an aquarium with live eels one at a time and hook them onto our respective loops--these loops were suspended over a rotating floor that had bars that would knock us out of the way. after collecting 3 flags, we downed two little cups of fear factor's specialty smoothie -- rancid milk, pig innards, fish pieces, and maggots.
this is where the excitement begins. Ashley busts out of the hand locks first, but begins to lag with problems with hooking up her flags. at some point the boys and i got out. boys hooked up their flags before ashley and i.
I am falling all over the place from 1) being dizzy 2) slipping on water 3) not being able to keep balance on the rotating floor 4) being taken out by the bars of the rotating floor.
By the time i had one flag up, everyone was already at the smoothie table. Ashley, somehow, from behind manages to finish the relay first... boys are still having trouble taking down their smoothie... i bust into the smoothie table and somehow finish my two smoothies before the boys do.
I opened my throat and took the first one down. gagged during the middle of the second throwdown, but still managed to get it down... With adrenaline and disgust running through me, i throw my cup at the table. To my surprise, my name is announced on the overhead speakers.
ASHLEY AND I MAKE IT TO THE FINAL STUNT!-- backstage they had mouthwash and water ready for us...... the hosts make a big deal about how i managed to come in second after being so far behind... hosts ask me how it tasted i say "better than some things i have at home" then while walking away i have a major gag reflex and host pats me on the back and chuckles.
FINAL STUNT:
Ashley vs. Me- each of us gets a little handbicycle type of console. there was a meter to fill. who could make the most revolutions to fill this meter? - the catch: the pieces that you held onto would send a short shock through you. the closer you got to winning, the more it would shock you.- The loser would get catapulted into the air via harnesses and what not.-- when i was about to go into self defeat mode, i saw ashley fly into the air.
I WON!
I WAS EXHAUSTED! host flings my arm up into the air
the hosts bring me up stage- cheering hoopla etc.... i managed to take my mouthpiece off along with lots of saliva in front of the camera that was shooting my face haha.
what did i win? i can't remember exactly, actually.... i think it was:
- 4 free tickets to the park
- an all day priority pass for all rides for up to 4 people--this was definitely worth it
- and a t-shirt!--gained me minor celebrity status while walking around the park. People stopped me to ask what i had to do and what i won throughout the rest of the day.
and that's pretty much it! my prediction was that kurt was going to win because he's pretty much the most athletic and ungirly one (obviously) of the bunch... and even ashley to be second, because she's more fit than me... and to think, i thought i was going to be taking pictures of kurt and ashley!
lesson of the story? it doesn't hurt to try.
el fin.
p.s. funny thing is kurt managed to save me from two bugs that i totally flipped out about when we got home.
p.p.s. i was also holding ashley's hand through van helsing's haunted house
p.p.p.s. here's a link to ashley's account - http://shleenie.livejournal.com/51324.html
including this picture of what the rotating stage looks like: