(Among the species of Cute)
We've eaten good food and met some cool people. We share a tent with The Rhinestone Ropers, who do a cowboy show. Their show is fun and they are truly great people.
The fair has not been very busy, which is disappointing, but we have put on great shows whether it be for the carnies or for two patrons. Chris has made about $20 in tips and I stabbed my foot with a shard of glass. The bottom of my foot is bruised, but the cut isn't very big. It was an interesting experience. After I jumped on the glass, I felt it go in and I heard the audience go, "Ooooooh" as I went, "Aaaaahh..." and winced. It's just been so humid out that everything is sticky and slippery.
Between shows (sometimes there's more downtime than expected because if there are no people, there is no show), I've taken to practicing hooping. I would like to master hooping around my knees by the end of this week (hopefully sooner). However, the hoop I made is rather large and a little heavy, so I have a bruise the size of a walnut behind my right knee. Cuts and bruises are just a part of the game, though. It's bound to happen every once in awhile... And we have a ton of first aid kits handy.
We are only about an hour away from New Orleans, so a friend of the Rev and Malice took us around the city one night that we finished early. The Jazz Festival was going on, so there were a lot of people wearing fedoras dancing outside buildings playing music. It was pretty cool. We plan on going during the day this week for some shopping.
Chris and I play World of Warcraft, so we have articles of clothing with various WoW logos. Chris decided to wear his WoW shirt into Chili's one night. I looked like I was half-dressed because I was in my costume and my WoW hoodie (you couldn't really see my bottoms). The hostess looked us over and stared at us as we walked in. She said something about helping us and we said we wanted a table. She continued to stare and look us over... I thought maybe we all looked too weird to be seated or something. My concern then flipped as she started spewing WoW nonsense at Chris.
Haha, yeah, yeah. We all play WoW.
But she kept going and going... and would not seat us.
There are two types of WoW players. There are the ones who are obnoxious, lonely, and don't know when to give up and then there are players like Chris and me who do not care. We play the game to play the game... not to socialize and definitely not to meet nerds in Chili's (especially after a show and we're all STARVING).
Anyway, it seems most of my adventures so far have been when we eat. Last night, we went to a Mexican place. This Mexican joint has a vegetarian fajita on the menu. I am a vegetarian. Naturally, it seemed like a good choice. I ordered it, and the waitress said, "Really? It's just vegetables. It has no meat."
Yeah... that's the point...
Then I told her I was a vegetarian and she went into shock.
And to think I almost ordered a burrito without the meat... I probably would have killed her brain.
I understand that in the south, people love their meat and think it is absolutely necessary for a balanced diet... but to have something that says vegetarian on the menu and to not realize that there are people who don't eat meat hurts MY brain. I guess no one's ever ordered it before.
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