[243/365] state fair

[cosmolinguist]

I had about six hours of sleep. We were at the fair by 7:30 this morning. I

• ate cheese curds
• took lots of pictures (some of which are on Facebook now for those who know me there)
• got a temporary tattoo of Gitchigami (as I was delighted to see it called in the exhibit, though it was more often called Lake Superior)
• talked excitedly to people from the University of Minnesota's German, Scandinavian and Dutch languages department
• saw people wearing Minnesotan t-shirts I loved (most especially one that looked like it said "COLD°F" but upon closer inspection the degree symbol was a little lowercase "a" so the shirt really said "cold af")
• really wanted to buy a t-shirt that said "march & rally & knock & call & vote DFL" from the DFL (Minnesota Democratic party) stall but couldn't

Such a fun day.

Comments

[barakta]

Delighted you've had an excellent and fun day!

[cosmolinguist]

I mean, I also could've written as long a bullet list about everything my parents did that annoyed or exhausted me, but I'm trying to focus on the positive. :) It's a pretty big deal that I got to go, and I'm glad of it.

[azurelunatic]

That "COLD^@F" shirt sounds 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥👍

[cosmolinguist]

It was all I could do not to rush up to the stranger wearing it and congratulate them. :)

[ivy]

Hooray! I feel you were overdue for some joy; I'm glad you got some.

[cosmolinguist]

I feel I was too. :) Thanks.

[lilysea]

really wanted to buy a t-shirt that said "march & rally & knock & call & vote DFL" from the DFL (Minnesota Democratic party) stall but couldn't

Because of the $ cost?

Because your parents would have given you grief?

Because no room in your suitcase?

Because they won't sell them to people who aren't party members?

Because they didn't have them in your size?

[cosmolinguist]

Oh, I told my parents I need to call a number to "activate" my new debit card for my American bank account, my phone doesn't work here so I asked if I could use one of theirs. Mom said they had gotten plenty of cash in preparation to buy stuff at the fair but they only buy food/drinks (which are very expensive as it is). None of us wanted to spend their money on a t-shirt, so I didn't even very seriously pursue getting one.

They don't need you to be a member to buy stuff; I'm sure they'll quite happily take anybody's money. It's a lot for a t-shirt but this is clearly a fundraiser and it's a cause I'm happy to give a bit of money to. And I think they should've had sizes that fit me, but I didn't get far enough to check.

My parents might've given me grief, that's another thing I didn't want to check. I think not if I'd gotten the "march &..." one, but maybe if I got the one next to it which I was also considering, which had a whole list of things on it "families belong together," "no human is illegal" etc) because it also included "black lives matter" and, at least the last time we talked about it a couple years ago, my parents just Did Not understand BLM at all. (The t-shirt also included a couple other things that go against my parents' beliefs -- "women's rights are human rights" and "love is love" but I don't think they would recognize these as being pro-reproductive rights and pro-same-sex marriage.)

[jesse_the_k]

I need that t-shirt, so it can rest next to the State of Minnesota Spooning Wisconsin Since 1843 shirt in my top drawer.

[cosmolinguist]

OMG now I want that too!