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Minnesota State Fair
2012-Aug-24, Friday 01:00 pmThe Fair was disappointing today. There are no fried pickles. :( I've had fried pickles there every year that I've attended, but apparently they weren't popular enough to keep them around any more. Instead, I ate cheese curds, jalapenos, alligator meat, and buffalo meat.
On top of that, I almost didn't go because I couldn't find the bus transit station. I drove to the usual mall parking lot where I've gone in previous years, but that lot was under construction. Even part of the mall itself was demolished and gone. I drove around and couldn't find the transit pickup. As I started to drive home again to just enjoy my vacation day at home, I detoured slightly to another plaza center nearby. There was the metro bus waiting for State Fair riders. I got to the fair, but I started out in a frustrated mood.
The day wasn't a total loss, though. I met a kind of rabbit called the Britannia Petite. I had never seen one before. It was so small that it could wiggle between the metal bars of the usual rabbit cages, so they placed it in a smaller cage inside the typical cage. I also enjoyed looking at the Harlequin, Silver Martin, and Himalayan rabbits. Of course, what's not to like about the huge, huggable Flemish Giants? If I wasn't surrounded by carnivores these days, I'd want a rabbit again.
The EcoExperience pavilion had a sample bike rack from metro buses. I got to practice securing a bicycle onto the rack and taking it off again. That was a good skill to learn. I haven't yet taken a metro bus while bicycling, but I feel better knowing how to do it before I'm in a situation with impatient passengers waiting for me to figure it out. :)
I've been offline in recent weeks because I've spent so much time playing in Guild Wars 1. I've been earning bonus rewards for Guild Wars 2, which releases in about 12 more hours. I'll probably be offline a while longer as I spend some play time in that new game. I will play on the +Crystal Desert server, if anyone wants to join in.
On top of that, I almost didn't go because I couldn't find the bus transit station. I drove to the usual mall parking lot where I've gone in previous years, but that lot was under construction. Even part of the mall itself was demolished and gone. I drove around and couldn't find the transit pickup. As I started to drive home again to just enjoy my vacation day at home, I detoured slightly to another plaza center nearby. There was the metro bus waiting for State Fair riders. I got to the fair, but I started out in a frustrated mood.
The day wasn't a total loss, though. I met a kind of rabbit called the Britannia Petite. I had never seen one before. It was so small that it could wiggle between the metal bars of the usual rabbit cages, so they placed it in a smaller cage inside the typical cage. I also enjoyed looking at the Harlequin, Silver Martin, and Himalayan rabbits. Of course, what's not to like about the huge, huggable Flemish Giants? If I wasn't surrounded by carnivores these days, I'd want a rabbit again.
The EcoExperience pavilion had a sample bike rack from metro buses. I got to practice securing a bicycle onto the rack and taking it off again. That was a good skill to learn. I haven't yet taken a metro bus while bicycling, but I feel better knowing how to do it before I'm in a situation with impatient passengers waiting for me to figure it out. :)
I've been offline in recent weeks because I've spent so much time playing in Guild Wars 1. I've been earning bonus rewards for Guild Wars 2, which releases in about 12 more hours. I'll probably be offline a while longer as I spend some play time in that new game. I will play on the +Crystal Desert server, if anyone wants to join in.