Last Thursday I went to the state fair. I was debating whether to go or not. I wasn't in real good health the last time I went. I'm in worse health now due to the fall I took almost 3 months ago. But I thought if I paced myself it shouldn't be too bad. My back was mainly what I was worried about. But the last two times I went was with my mom. She went with her walker and her oxygen tank so I figured if she went those times then I should be alright this time.
It was sad to be there without mom. We were tentively making plans to go this year but that didn't work out. I thought about mom throughout the fair and I felt sad.
People watching at the fair
The first thing I got was a caricature of myself. My 3rd one. It's always interesting to see what an artist is going to come up with. I like this latest one. I look like a hippy. LOL But I like it.
I ate lunch and dinner over there. In memory of my mom I ate both meals in the exact same restaurants we ate at last year. And I thought about her. And I was sad that she wasn't with me this year.
For lunch I ate at the Blue Moon Cafe. It's kind of cool. It's like it's a drive-in theater but without the cars and is completely enclosed. They also show these old movies that are really awful and the acting is bad. But I enjoyed it anyway. I can't remember what movie they showed this year but last year it was The head that wouldn't die. LOL
Well, here's a short video shot at the restaurant so you get some idea.
For dinner I ate at a Greek rstaurant called Dino's. I love Gyros and greek salads so I had both. Here is a short video shot inside the restaurant.
I went to the arcade. I'm not into video games but I like those booths where you go in, put money in the machine and it automatically take 4 different snap shots of you. That brought back memories. I remember when I was a kid I used to have it taken at the greyhound bus station when I was waiting for a bus to see grandma, It was a quarter for 4 black and white poses back then. Now it's 4 color poses for 4 dollars. My how times have changed.
I went inside the grand stand building. They have alot of different shops and I like to just browse. I went to this art on canvas short of place. They had some really good pieces. I was going to get one of a street scene in Paris. However, I saw this other one that really caught my eye. It reminded me of when I was in Recife, Brazil in the northeastern part of the country many years ago. The painting was very soothing and relaxing looking. The only downside is that a frame came with it but it has to be put together. Oh, Well....Maybe Bernardette can help me with it when she comes over sometime. I love palm trees.
Besides, it will look good hanging above my new blue couch I plan to get from Slumberland in the next couple of months.
Then I went to the midway where they have these scary rides and watched them slide down on rugs.
I don't like rides. I hate the rollar coaster. I hate all rides. I'm terrified of heights so I don't even go on the ferris wheel. The last ferris wheel I went on was in Vienna, Austria in '82 and that was supposed to be the tallest ferris wheel in the world. But I'm always afraid I'll be so terrified that my heart will stop. The last rollar coster I rode on was in '98 at The Mall of America here in Minnesota. My eyes were closed the whole time.
Anyway, I got a computerizd picture of myself. I could have had it done on a t-shirt or a calender but I opted for the wanted poster. Scary, huh?
I had to stop for a snow cone. I don't know if anyone ever had one but it's nothing more than syrup on ice slush. I had a lime flavored one. I bet it's been almost 30 years since I last had one. I felt lke a kid again.
Here's a short video of me and my snow cone.
Then I did a spin-a-painting. They put a small piece of white cardboard on something that spins it. Then you take different colors of paint on it as the cardboard is spinning and see where the colors go. I felt like a kid again doing this as I haven't done it in almost 30 years. Here's the one I did.
No fair would be complete without a silly hat. When I came home wearing it the old people were playing cards and I felt all eyes were on me as I walked in the the dining room.LOL
I also took a tram ride on cables from one end of the fair to the other and back again. I took a short video so you can see for yourself the view I had.
Towards the end my back hurt and I was exhausted. I began to feel dizzy. I felt like my legs were buckling on me and I fell on my knees. Luckily, I didn't fall on my back because that would have been terrible. A guy helped me up.
I left the apartment at a quarter to 9 in the morning and walked in the door at 9 at night and I was exhausted. My back hurt and 2 days later I'm still sore. Would I ever go again? I kind of doubt it because I did everything I wanted to do. Besides, my health isn't very good and it took alot out of me.
