Thursday, October 18, 2007
The State Fair
Now, I do recall having seen a pig race before, and I do remember going on a simple dragon circle-track kiddie roller coaster with my brother and yelling at the operator to stop it because neither of us liked it very much. But I can't remember if I did this at the State Fair or at the Coliseum's smaller fair. Either way, it has been long enough to forget what a fair is. Here is a little reminder, in case you forgot too.
After I dropped off the Ambassador without getting lost once, I proceed to get stuck behind two school buses going 45 on a 65 mph highway and horribly lost at the same time. Finally, I managed to backtrack and find my way to the fair, which was clearly marked by huge mobs of people, cars and orange cones. I somehow found a great parking spot and proceeded to pay $10 for it, only to discover free parking was on the other side of the fair. Naturally, the other side of the fair was where Alyssa and Mike were, and naturally, I took the long way around to them, despite being armed with a map. The first thing I saw when I walked in was a guy who could not have been shorter than 6-10, and he was just a visitor like me. The second thing I saw was the pig race area. I wanted to watch, but I was looking for my friends and the stands were already quite full. On my way to them I passed stall selling every fried food imaginable, including candy and coke. Truly amazing. In the hordes of people I dodged I also remembered the state I live. I live in a nice little town where everyone is the example of southern belle and gentleman, and as a result, much of the resident of the rural regions are forgotten despite their integral part of the state's demography and their eminent role in the stereotypes that others make about our great state. When I found them, we got free hush puppies an took a tour to see how they are made (cornmeal + sugar then fry the suckers). After that, we looked at the World of Yesteryear, which features craftsmen and women who make things the old-fashioned way and dress like the time period to boot. Pretty cool, the wood carver even had a sign that said שלום. We also went to a BMX performance, saw the state's largest pumpkin (1,700 pounds and change, a new state record) and cows that had been sold to the highest bidder (for eating purposes).
I saw people from all walks of life (no suits though), didn't get into trouble with the cops or the carnies and only went to wrong way on the highway twice (the second time was on the way home, I started going towards the coast for some reason - mental error) so it was a good day. Plus I had a corned beef and potato sandwich when I got home.
Tonight: Football!
After I dropped off the Ambassador without getting lost once, I proceed to get stuck behind two school buses going 45 on a 65 mph highway and horribly lost at the same time. Finally, I managed to backtrack and find my way to the fair, which was clearly marked by huge mobs of people, cars and orange cones. I somehow found a great parking spot and proceeded to pay $10 for it, only to discover free parking was on the other side of the fair. Naturally, the other side of the fair was where Alyssa and Mike were, and naturally, I took the long way around to them, despite being armed with a map. The first thing I saw when I walked in was a guy who could not have been shorter than 6-10, and he was just a visitor like me. The second thing I saw was the pig race area. I wanted to watch, but I was looking for my friends and the stands were already quite full. On my way to them I passed stall selling every fried food imaginable, including candy and coke. Truly amazing. In the hordes of people I dodged I also remembered the state I live. I live in a nice little town where everyone is the example of southern belle and gentleman, and as a result, much of the resident of the rural regions are forgotten despite their integral part of the state's demography and their eminent role in the stereotypes that others make about our great state. When I found them, we got free hush puppies an took a tour to see how they are made (cornmeal + sugar then fry the suckers). After that, we looked at the World of Yesteryear, which features craftsmen and women who make things the old-fashioned way and dress like the time period to boot. Pretty cool, the wood carver even had a sign that said שלום. We also went to a BMX performance, saw the state's largest pumpkin (1,700 pounds and change, a new state record) and cows that had been sold to the highest bidder (for eating purposes).
I saw people from all walks of life (no suits though), didn't get into trouble with the cops or the carnies and only went to wrong way on the highway twice (the second time was on the way home, I started going towards the coast for some reason - mental error) so it was a good day. Plus I had a corned beef and potato sandwich when I got home.
Tonight: Football!
# posted by Daniel @ 11:24 AM 
