At the fair...

I love fairs. And when I heard that the state fair was coming to Raleigh this month, I knew that AJ and I were definitely going. Sharon took her little sister last week and came back complaining of the crass commercialism of it all. But, I kind of dig that in a fair. Crass is the name of the game. Fairs tend to just skirt the line between good and evil and that's what makes them so fun for me. Nowhere else can you see people preaching while riding unicycles AND the worlds biggest rat in one place!


As fairs go, I thought this one was pretty decent, although, there was an awful lot of "midway" type attractions and not nearly enough "country fair" type stuff. They had all the 4H stuff, the livestock, the amateur art show, but just not enough of it. Sharon's assesment was right on in that there were many more opportunities to spend wodges of cash than there were free things to do, and that did wear on you after awhile.


But fun was had. There were numerous hilarious WTF moments that only happen at places like the fair. The carneys are still carneys, the shell game is still firmly in place, and the battle of light and dark rages on. Go fair!