If a Blog Falls in a Forest...
Funny, I just thought "Does anyone read my blog? If not, should I keep blogging? I enjoy it, but if no one else does, what's the point?" And I haven't even had my first cuppa joe yet. Too early for this sort of thinking.
State Fair, Round II
This time, it was more "Girls on a Mission", than lazy walking around. Friday night rush hour is no time to go to the State Fair. My usual Park & Ride was full, the second one we found was Handicap Only. Traffic was a bitch. So, Kari-pants offered to pay for yard parking. We found one about a block away from the main entrance.
Mission #1 (if you choose to accept it):
Fried Green Tomatos ****: Tart, greasy goodness! Located right by main entrance off of Snelling.
Mission #2:
N/A beer for me. 2 weeks and counting of being on the wagon. :)
Mission #3:
Wild Rice/Beef Pronto Pups **: Tasted just like a regular pronto pup with tiny bits of wild rice in the beef. Sorely disappointed, as looking for more of the wild rice goodness.
Mission #4:
Return of the Hotdish on a Stick! Kar hadn't heard about it, and when she bit into the amazing blandness, she lit up like a Christmas tree! We both ended up doing a happy HDOAS dance in front of the booth!
Mission #5:
Browsing at the Grandstand. It's like walking through 250 infomercials. So much freaking crap that you really don't need. But, Ms. Kar and I did swoon over the sushi roller rather greedily. The guy hawking it was completely annoying tho, so we ran before eye contact was made. I fondled some top notch chef's shoes ($85!! - actually rather cheap), but not in my budget. Found the elusive Saint Paul Saints booth (whoo! Go Saints! Playoff time!), and purchased a tank top for me and a long sleeve t-shirt for the DH.
Mission #6:
Kari-pants had bought tickets for us to go see "A Prairie Home Companion" at the Grandstand (to be broadcast on NPR tonight). It was lovely and charming. Neither of us had seen a live production of it before. A very bold gust of wind came up about 1/4 into the show, giving Garrison Keillor the appearence of having half a mohawk tho. Unfortunate. There were audience sing-a-longs, and at the end of the 3 hour show (egads, my sore achy butt from plastic Grandstand seats), the audience chimed into "The Star-Spangled Banner". When "...and the rockets red glare..." was sung, the fireworks started. I'm a dork and want to live in Lake Woebegone.
Mission #7:
Cheese Curds. Forget it. The lines were HUGE, even at 11 p.m. How sad. I settled for sweet corn on the cob **** that tasted like candy. But I truly did not get enough of my fried food on a stick craving settled.
Back to reality. Summer is officially over. It's Labor Day weekend. As much as I love fall, I dread winter. Okay, not really, but I desperately need good work/winter boots. The ones I got last year hurt my bunions. How sad it that?
Oh, but there is still RenFest....!!!
State Fair, Round II
This time, it was more "Girls on a Mission", than lazy walking around. Friday night rush hour is no time to go to the State Fair. My usual Park & Ride was full, the second one we found was Handicap Only. Traffic was a bitch. So, Kari-pants offered to pay for yard parking. We found one about a block away from the main entrance.
Mission #1 (if you choose to accept it):
Fried Green Tomatos ****: Tart, greasy goodness! Located right by main entrance off of Snelling.
Mission #2:
N/A beer for me. 2 weeks and counting of being on the wagon. :)
Mission #3:
Wild Rice/Beef Pronto Pups **: Tasted just like a regular pronto pup with tiny bits of wild rice in the beef. Sorely disappointed, as looking for more of the wild rice goodness.
Mission #4:
Return of the Hotdish on a Stick! Kar hadn't heard about it, and when she bit into the amazing blandness, she lit up like a Christmas tree! We both ended up doing a happy HDOAS dance in front of the booth!
Mission #5:
Browsing at the Grandstand. It's like walking through 250 infomercials. So much freaking crap that you really don't need. But, Ms. Kar and I did swoon over the sushi roller rather greedily. The guy hawking it was completely annoying tho, so we ran before eye contact was made. I fondled some top notch chef's shoes ($85!! - actually rather cheap), but not in my budget. Found the elusive Saint Paul Saints booth (whoo! Go Saints! Playoff time!), and purchased a tank top for me and a long sleeve t-shirt for the DH.
Mission #6:
Kari-pants had bought tickets for us to go see "A Prairie Home Companion" at the Grandstand (to be broadcast on NPR tonight). It was lovely and charming. Neither of us had seen a live production of it before. A very bold gust of wind came up about 1/4 into the show, giving Garrison Keillor the appearence of having half a mohawk tho. Unfortunate. There were audience sing-a-longs, and at the end of the 3 hour show (egads, my sore achy butt from plastic Grandstand seats), the audience chimed into "The Star-Spangled Banner". When "...and the rockets red glare..." was sung, the fireworks started. I'm a dork and want to live in Lake Woebegone.
Mission #7:
Cheese Curds. Forget it. The lines were HUGE, even at 11 p.m. How sad. I settled for sweet corn on the cob **** that tasted like candy. But I truly did not get enough of my fried food on a stick craving settled.
Back to reality. Summer is officially over. It's Labor Day weekend. As much as I love fall, I dread winter. Okay, not really, but I desperately need good work/winter boots. The ones I got last year hurt my bunions. How sad it that?
Oh, but there is still RenFest....!!!
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