The BFF surprised me with a visit for the week, so I've been having fun with her and the dogs all week. (She brought her wee little red healer for Sally Derg to play with.) Yesterday we went to the State Fair and did some pretty awesome people watching. There's nothing quite like carnies selling fried foods. You may have heard that the Texas State Fair was selling fried butter this year. (It's always something fried here.) Well, we had to give it a try. Verdict? DISAPPOINTED. We were expecting (and cringing in anticipation) butter pats in a tempura batter with powdered sugar, or the like. It was basically dough balls that were just greasy with butter, which were then deep fried like a hush puppy. Gross.
We took a bite of one, made a face, and tossed them. Two years ago they had fried cappuccinos, and those were amazing. Delicate coffee flavored puff pastries with a scoop of ice cream (coffee flavored) over the top, a little whipped cream and a dusting of nutmeg and cinnamon over the top. Delish!
We also met the owner of the runner up to the blue-ribbon steer and he talked to us while we cuddled the 2600 pound bull. Holy crap, that was a huge animal. We missed the fancy chickens by a day (woe! I love the fancy chickens! They're the drag queens of the avian world. Well, the short drag queens. Peacocks are the RuPauls.) but all of the goats were getting gussied up for judging later that day. Oh my god, so funny. Each goat was loaded up on a platform with a cushioned chin rest, and their owner would hook up a dry vac and blow off dirt from their hides. You could tell that a lot of the goats loooooved it. Mmmmm, clean me! Then, there were special "floofing" brushes to puff and floof their hairs and make them pretty.
Hahahahaha, animals are rad. Also, we talked to many hot cops that were on their horses. Under the guise of petting and admiring the horses, of course. Lol. I love the state fair! Such craziness! Butter sculptures! Canned goods wars! Creepy hand-made dolls! Exhibits of spas and random magnetic crap that does nothing! A TOOTH WHITENING BOOTH. Who the hell gets their teeth whitened by some dude in a tent at a FAIR? Loads of people, evidently. Oh! And there was a booth dedicated to SCIENTIFICALLY proving that the earth was only 6000 years old, and an astrological clock that shows that the Rapture will happen in a few months, so get ready, folks! Wow. That is just crazy. CRAZY AWESOME.
Today I'm teaching the BFF how to make bread, then we're going out to dinner with my family. LOVELY. I hope everyone has a great Friday and weekend, too!
We took a bite of one, made a face, and tossed them. Two years ago they had fried cappuccinos, and those were amazing. Delicate coffee flavored puff pastries with a scoop of ice cream (coffee flavored) over the top, a little whipped cream and a dusting of nutmeg and cinnamon over the top. Delish!
We also met the owner of the runner up to the blue-ribbon steer and he talked to us while we cuddled the 2600 pound bull. Holy crap, that was a huge animal. We missed the fancy chickens by a day (woe! I love the fancy chickens! They're the drag queens of the avian world. Well, the short drag queens. Peacocks are the RuPauls.) but all of the goats were getting gussied up for judging later that day. Oh my god, so funny. Each goat was loaded up on a platform with a cushioned chin rest, and their owner would hook up a dry vac and blow off dirt from their hides. You could tell that a lot of the goats loooooved it. Mmmmm, clean me! Then, there were special "floofing" brushes to puff and floof their hairs and make them pretty.
Hahahahaha, animals are rad. Also, we talked to many hot cops that were on their horses. Under the guise of petting and admiring the horses, of course. Lol. I love the state fair! Such craziness! Butter sculptures! Canned goods wars! Creepy hand-made dolls! Exhibits of spas and random magnetic crap that does nothing! A TOOTH WHITENING BOOTH. Who the hell gets their teeth whitened by some dude in a tent at a FAIR? Loads of people, evidently. Oh! And there was a booth dedicated to SCIENTIFICALLY proving that the earth was only 6000 years old, and an astrological clock that shows that the Rapture will happen in a few months, so get ready, folks! Wow. That is just crazy. CRAZY AWESOME.
Today I'm teaching the BFF how to make bread, then we're going out to dinner with my family. LOVELY. I hope everyone has a great Friday and weekend, too!
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ridiculousexciting!We got too tired before we found the Magnum PI rollercoaster, the one with the 10 foot high painting of Tom Selleck, lol.
TOOTH WHITENING. AT A FAIR. What on earth1?!?!? I love the fair and all its crazy.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA I just laughed until I almost had coffee come out my nose. Is the 10 foot high pic of Tom Selleck a classic rendition, with the short shorts? Please tell me it is...or wait, I'm going to Google it.
No short shorts =(
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jkeehler/55721130/
My friend took this one, I didn't see it. I would have been laughing too hard to take the shot.
Edited at 2009-10-09 01:56 pm (UTC)
*hugs for all the Stoneys*
HI, TOOTS! *hugs you*
I think my life is definitely lacking because I've never been to a State Fair. I mean, this is an experience that I clearly I need to have. I gotta make it happen this year!
Have a wonderful weekend with the fam and the BFF!
Thank you, and you have a good one, too!
Our state fair doesn't have either of those! I'm jealous! :)
Enjoy teaching breadmaking; that seems it would be so satisfying. Everyone should make bread.
She never learned how to cook - she has food issues. But she is finally seeing the light. :D I mean, BREAD! YUM! (We're going to make Smitten Kitchen's pumpernickel later today, too. That one is FANTASTIC.)
You know, I hope the rapture happens before Christmas. That would sure make it easier to get a parking space at the mall.
I am heading to SF for 10 days, so I will be offline for a while. Have fun while I'm gone! *hugs hugs hugs*
(woe! I love the fancy chickens! They're the drag queens of the avian world. Well, the short drag queens. Peacocks are the RuPauls.)
hahaha that is the best line!
Wow, that fair sounds pretty awesome. We have the "Big E" - Eastern States Exposition - which is a good size and lots of fun, though no Magnum PI roller coaster. :-(
I'll have to make it out to the Texas State Fair one of these days, if for no other reason than the Teeth Whitening booth. ;-)
do they still have that huge waving cowboy at the texas state fair? it's been a whole passel of years since i've gone.
Also, is there nothing you people won't dip in batter and fry? Sheesh.
It was so hard not to laugh directly in her face. But then we took pity and just kept walking because it was so obvious that she a) really needed the job and b) had no clue that even if stirring water for a few seconds really could add an extra oxygen molecule to it, we'd have something we wouldn't want to drink.