water cannibals

I was working with my cousins to make a few dollars separating out the little plastic bits from the edges of molds and plastic milk crates. We sat on trays that were dragged behind the high speed water rail that ran through the bay, and when we had collected enough plastic we would dump all the little colored bits together.

At one point our rope came undone, so I dove into the water and swam it back to the last car to tie us all back to the train. We were back in action, water skiing behind the train on our lunch trays.

Inside the car, we found a bunch of kids that had been quarantined. We could watch them on the screen from the bomb-squad robot that we sent inside to spy on them, and it turned out they were cannibals! gross!

winning

i was in a competition. we were all in teams, and right at the moment we were all in a rollercoaster type sled, made of tiny slats of wood that would bend and flex into the size of space they were in. it was like a bobsled or a rollercoaster, and each team was near each other in a long line of sled pieces all made of this flexible wooden construction. we went through tunnels and over rapids. i was in the first "car" with this little girl that was my partner.

we made it through the rapids, and then the tunnel we were heading down closed into a really tight space where i had to fold in half at the waist to fit through. i pushed her to the side and behind me so we could make it through.

at the end all the teams were confronted by what our scores were. i didnt make the cut for the final two. i always made the cut. this was the first year i hadn't and i was really disappointed, and it completely sucked, but i couldnt figure out why i hadn't had a good enough score even on the trivia part to advance our team. anyway, this was bulshit, and i got out of there as soon as i could. balls.