Faire!
Ignore typos, my eyes are bleary from abuse of contact lenses!
8:00 AM: Wake up, shower, wrestle contacts into place, makeup, dress
9;20 AM: Leave House
10:30 AM: Undress (I had shorts on under) to eat at random resturant
11:00 AM: Arrive at Faire Parking Lot. Dress Again. Curse Mud
11:10 AM: Enter Faire, Complimented on Gown, Purchase knitted/crocheted/he's purple anyway Dragon, Underskirt RIPS, Curse Mud
11:30 AM: Find Seller of Gown and Underskirt, Exchange Underskirt for pretty chemise with lacy sleeves. Amazed she'll make this exchange too! Vow to pimp The Well Dressed Lady to everyone looking for garb ever, Change in her tent, Curse Mud, It rains
11:45 AM: Acquire bossom dragon, Curse Mud
12:00ish-1:00ish PM: Whip show, Eye French Hoods and Circlets, decline to purchase, Rain Ends, Birds of Prey, Narrowly Miss Joust, Curse Mud
1:15ish? PM:Stepfather decides he wants garb, Oh God, Oh God. Spends rest of day trying to find something he likes. Decide that he must die, WELSH COOKIES, YAY. Purchase! Spot very pretty boy in kilt and corset, fierce jealousy, Robin Hood's gang capture Sir Guy, proceed to attempt making him into a smore, Sir Guy rescued by Studly Sheriff and King John, Little John the stud is caotured, beheading to follow. Leave, Cursing Mud.
1:30 PM: Lemonade, Discover Basket is tearing at gown threads, Stepfather harasses Friar Tuck, Locate nail clipper to fix gown, hahaha is win. Pirate Show. Beer song and Kilt Song. Note to self that with the noted exception, its never the men you want to see in kilts who wear them, Sing every word while stepfather is amused. Mother is quickly losing will to live.Curse Mud.
2:30 PM: Little John and random girl thief captured. Posturing, Sir Guy has acquired glittery wand, is ultimate cheesy fop. Sheriff and King roll eyes, Robin to the rescue, Escape, Deal for human chess is made. (see the videos I'll post once my laptop is fixed!) Sheriff Posturing, Stepfather manages to annoy Sherrif by starting the crowd chanting Robin's name. Begin to wish garb was not so distinctive or that we had not been sitting near each other, Curse Mud.
2:45? PM: Henna! Henna girl describes herself as Kender! FELLOW GEEK. Sadly does not follow my desperate bid to discuss Dragonlance. Henna guy mentions he does regular tats as well and would do them at faire if they were period. Brief discussion of historical tatooing methoods follows. My Prince Valiant inspired Camelot Sunburst is now on my shin! Stepdad goes to joust but it has been cancelled. Curse Mud.
3:30ish PM: Food. Fish and chips, Debate Deep Fried Twinkee but its too hot to eat food outside, much less sugar, Stalked by piper, ignore, Walk to exit, stepfather checking at all the stores for garb of his own. Curse Mud.
4:15 PM: Leave faire, Curse Mud, Change in car, Mcdonald's bathroom stop, Ice Cream Parlour, Big Ass Cones, No one finishes. Acquire subs for dinner.
6:30 PM: Home, Feed Turtle, Collapse. Ruefully eye ruined shoes and muddy skirt and feet. Curse Mud, Contemplate new faire coming to Frankenmouth in October. Hope there is no mud.
8:00 AM: Wake up, shower, wrestle contacts into place, makeup, dress
9;20 AM: Leave House
10:30 AM: Undress (I had shorts on under) to eat at random resturant
11:00 AM: Arrive at Faire Parking Lot. Dress Again. Curse Mud
11:10 AM: Enter Faire, Complimented on Gown, Purchase knitted/crocheted/he's purple anyway Dragon, Underskirt RIPS, Curse Mud
11:30 AM: Find Seller of Gown and Underskirt, Exchange Underskirt for pretty chemise with lacy sleeves. Amazed she'll make this exchange too! Vow to pimp The Well Dressed Lady to everyone looking for garb ever, Change in her tent, Curse Mud, It rains
11:45 AM: Acquire bossom dragon, Curse Mud
12:00ish-1:00ish PM: Whip show, Eye French Hoods and Circlets, decline to purchase, Rain Ends, Birds of Prey, Narrowly Miss Joust, Curse Mud
1:15ish? PM:Stepfather decides he wants garb, Oh God, Oh God. Spends rest of day trying to find something he likes. Decide that he must die, WELSH COOKIES, YAY. Purchase! Spot very pretty boy in kilt and corset, fierce jealousy, Robin Hood's gang capture Sir Guy, proceed to attempt making him into a smore, Sir Guy rescued by Studly Sheriff and King John, Little John the stud is caotured, beheading to follow. Leave, Cursing Mud.
1:30 PM: Lemonade, Discover Basket is tearing at gown threads, Stepfather harasses Friar Tuck, Locate nail clipper to fix gown, hahaha is win. Pirate Show. Beer song and Kilt Song. Note to self that with the noted exception, its never the men you want to see in kilts who wear them, Sing every word while stepfather is amused. Mother is quickly losing will to live.Curse Mud.
2:30 PM: Little John and random girl thief captured. Posturing, Sir Guy has acquired glittery wand, is ultimate cheesy fop. Sheriff and King roll eyes, Robin to the rescue, Escape, Deal for human chess is made. (see the videos I'll post once my laptop is fixed!) Sheriff Posturing, Stepfather manages to annoy Sherrif by starting the crowd chanting Robin's name. Begin to wish garb was not so distinctive or that we had not been sitting near each other, Curse Mud.
2:45? PM: Henna! Henna girl describes herself as Kender! FELLOW GEEK. Sadly does not follow my desperate bid to discuss Dragonlance. Henna guy mentions he does regular tats as well and would do them at faire if they were period. Brief discussion of historical tatooing methoods follows. My Prince Valiant inspired Camelot Sunburst is now on my shin! Stepdad goes to joust but it has been cancelled. Curse Mud.
3:30ish PM: Food. Fish and chips, Debate Deep Fried Twinkee but its too hot to eat food outside, much less sugar, Stalked by piper, ignore, Walk to exit, stepfather checking at all the stores for garb of his own. Curse Mud.
4:15 PM: Leave faire, Curse Mud, Change in car, Mcdonald's bathroom stop, Ice Cream Parlour, Big Ass Cones, No one finishes. Acquire subs for dinner.
6:30 PM: Home, Feed Turtle, Collapse. Ruefully eye ruined shoes and muddy skirt and feet. Curse Mud, Contemplate new faire coming to Frankenmouth in October. Hope there is no mud.