lame pirate festival but it got my mind off work

So, I had planned to go to the Pirate festival with Lisa and Tim this weekend, but Lisa had a friend in town and didn't know when she could get to the pirate festival. So Tim and I went and planned to meet them there.

It was disappointing, and definitely not worth the $15 admission. There were only three food vendors, an ice cream place, a hot dog place or salvador molly's, the local restaurant that offers "pirate cuisine." I was very glad I had lunch before we went over ther.

It was hot, and since it was on the river, it was fairly muggy and very buggy. We've had a couple days of rain in the past week, and the ground was soggy. The music was ok at first, but very much geared to kids. There were only a few vendors, and they all had really cheesy stuff. We actually called Lisa and said she shouldn't bother going, because there wasn't much to do.

I think part of the problem is that these dress-up festivals are really only fun for people who like to dress up in these kind of costumes (I'm sure there was some crossover from the fairy festival) and believe in these pretend lives. And that's not me, and I just have to remember that for future festivals. In general, they aren't as much as we think they will be.

But it got my mind off work, and my general frustration there. After we left, we stopped at a running store, and Tim talked to them about the pain he has in his achilles tendons when he runs. They were great there, they knew exactly what he needed, they had him try a pair on and watched him run, and then knew what he needed to try on for a different pair. They said he might still need custom orthotics but think these will correct his pronation and make it so his feet and tendons don't hurt. Then we wandered around Rejuvenation Hardware, a great store with tons of cool light fixtures, and bathroom fixtures and such, and it was just fun to think about things we would want in our house.

Then home to watch gilmore girls. So, a decent Saturday. :) Yarr.