Olmec - by brother

Did you ever watch "Legends of the Hidden Temple" as a kid?
That show was the illest. I wanted to meet Olmec so BAD. Plus, I would always get pissed when people did not know where the temple guardians were going to be. It was always obvious, and was rather pathetic when people got caught. I knew if I ever got on that show I would OWN. But alas as a poor kid I could not stroll on down to Orlando to get in on this piece.

Fast foward to my freshmen year of college. It is Spring Weekend and there is a carnival in the Quad. While I for one, hate shared experiences (blog topic later) so I more or less roamed the carnival with some people and watched them have their moments.

I could see it there... In the center... all inflated and sexy.

I don't know if people remember the temple game that involved moving rocks from one end to another while being attached to a bungee cord. The object was to get as many rocks (or something)  at the end and bring them back to your basket while the bungee cord attempts to pull you back. (There were a few variations, but it was a pretty regular game)
This carnival had a moon bounce version of this game!
As I had not yet been involved in any festivities, I was pressured to go onto this one, but I did not need too much persuasion, because it was like living my 10 year old fantasies... if only Olmec were talking dirty to me while i was running... (what?)
So I get strapped in and the object in this game was: running against the pull of the bungee to get a beanbag as far as you can down the inflatable hall way. You race against another person in a mirrored hallway. The one who goes the furthest wins.
This was it, my moment to prove to Olmec that I was worth his time.
So I race my opponent and I dominate. (Yes, I was racing a girl, but that is neither here nor there)
I get farther that I had seen anyone else get. I plus the bean bag down and my socks slip and I go flying back.
Except I thought I should just let go and not inch back like I saw others do. It made it more fun
Until I landed on my head.

A few days go by and I get really sick

Like really sick

I have no control over my body temperature.

While standing in the center of my dorm room I collapse.

I go to the doctors...
I bruised my brain stem trying to prove to Olmec I was worth something

I almost died... by moon bounce

those shits are fucking dangerous... never let your child* play on one.