The MN State Fair!

Phillip decided he was feeling well enough to go to the fair. I'm glad we did. We had a fun time. Although there were a LOT of people there and it was pretty hot out, we enjoyed ourselves. I didn't get to eat as much as I wanted to, but here's a run-down of what I tried at the fair:

Cheese Curds

Foot Long Hot Dog

Root Beer Ice Cream

Tom Thumb Donuts (which were delish, and I'm not a donut eater)

3 bottles of water

1 Huge cup of Iced Tea

1 Caramel apple


I missed out on the corn and the bucket of cookies (with the all-you-can-drink milk), so I'm thinking I might go back again by myself. I also didn't take as many photos as I'd wanted, because it was so crowded. But we did get to see the Robot Wars...all 15 minutes of it. We waited for 30 minutes in a really hot tent and then most of the battle bots were not working, which was disappointing. But I did manage to make this little movie:


The fair is awesome. It's one reason why I'm so happy to live in MN. The NY State fair was never this cool growing up. Well, that could also be that I was 15 the last time I went and was on a short leash and couldn't do all I wanted. At any rate, if I don't make it back to the fair once more this year, I'll have to wait til next to eat the stuff I missed.

Phillip gives the fair two thumbs up!

Thift Store Shopping Is FUN!

I found this in a bin of iPod covers at my local Salvation Army yesterday. I wasn't sure if it was going to fit, since I have a Creative:Zen Vision and not an iPod, but it fits like a glove and looks awesome. And the best part? It was a mere FIFTY CENTS! Brand new and in the package and everything.

One great thing (among a million others) about living in Mpls is that the local thrift stores get a crapload of stuff that Target throws away. So there's a huge box of iPod accessories as well as a million new Mossimo shoes at my SA selling for $3/pair. I'm not a big brand person, but this Mossimo MP3 cover looks a little like a griffin, so that's why I got it.


Today I have to rest and get better. The Griffins are sick. We've both got a end-of-summer cold. It's bad timing since tonight is the QOTSA show at First Ave and tomorrow is the Fair. So we have to get better...fast.