Rambling Rhodes

Labor Day Weekend Recap, In As Many Parts As I Can Steal Away From Work, Part II

Saturday, after I woke up at about noon, Mel and I made our obligatory journey to the Minnesota State Fair, a time-honored Minnesota tradition during which you are expected to eat every fried food ever created, including deep fried candy bars and deep fried Twinkies.

The State Fair is a sure-fire way to pack on the calories whilst also depleting one's wallet. Seriously, you'll see a sign that reads "Bratwurst: $4 each" and you think, despite all common sense, "hey, that's a good deal. I'll buy five of those."

I limited my Fair eating to a calzone and a bag of mini-doughnuts because, let's be honest, if you don't buy mini-doughnuts when the opportunity presents itself, you're pretty much a failure as a human being.

Overall, my Fair experience this year was rather disappointing (and not just because I couldn't locate the local blogger get together that was supposed to be meeting somewhere near the space needle, but which I couldn't find to save my life). I'm not sure why I found it disappointing, either. Maybe it was because it was just Melissa and myself walking around together. The Fair is best enjoyed in a group, I think.

That, and Melissa beat me in a head-to-head match-up in a NASCAR driving game, and that, friends, just shouldn't have happened, because she reminded me of my defeat for the next eight hours. Granted, I would have done the same to her, but still. I mean, it was a driving game. And I got beat! By a GIRL!

Thankfully, Mel lives within walking distance of the Fairgrounds, because driving there and finding a parking spot would have driven me insane. It was slightly amusing, lazily walking along, easily passing about fifty automobiles lined up trying to get into the Fair parking lots. I wanted to point and yell "Neener Neener!"

Posted by Ryan at September 7, 2004 03:28 PM