Energy Fair 09!
Went with fam to the annual Energy Fair, which takes place in... Amherst, is it? Within spitting distance of Stevens Point, at least. *Finally* got the shirt I saw years and years ago but could not afford (I still cannot afford it, but it was 3 dollars cheaper than when I first couldn't afford it, so I gave in because, seriously, I've wanted that shirt for five years!), which is 100% cotton dyed with 100% red clay, and it says "Play In The Dirt" with two muddy hand prints on it, and it is awesome.
Wandered around a bunch, taking particular interest in the eco-friendly house building type stuff (like insulated cement) because even if I know I can never, ever afford to build a house like that, it would be awesome if I could and it would totally be the most comfortable house *ever* because it is so well insulated that it would stay cool in the summer and warm in the winter, so even if I had central air, I probably wouldn't need it unless I forgot to close the windows or something. Also, eco-friendly! The insulated cement isn't as cool as the clay-straw-cement Super Earthy House that I saw pictures of there years ago, but still, cool.
And then I spent three dollars on a chicken skewer that only had four pieces of chicken on it, but I was hungry and it was probably one of the least expensive things there. Pricey fair food so not for the win.
And now I am going to go take a cold shower because while it is down to 82 degrees, it got up to around 85 with a heat index of 90ish and I have spent the afternoon wandering around in muggy heat and I feel decidedly dirty. (yes, I know, you southerners may laugh at me and call me a wuss now; I figure turnabout is fair play as I mock you mercilessly in the winter when you complain about how "it's all the way down to 25 degrees!")
Wandered around a bunch, taking particular interest in the eco-friendly house building type stuff (like insulated cement) because even if I know I can never, ever afford to build a house like that, it would be awesome if I could and it would totally be the most comfortable house *ever* because it is so well insulated that it would stay cool in the summer and warm in the winter, so even if I had central air, I probably wouldn't need it unless I forgot to close the windows or something. Also, eco-friendly! The insulated cement isn't as cool as the clay-straw-cement Super Earthy House that I saw pictures of there years ago, but still, cool.
And then I spent three dollars on a chicken skewer that only had four pieces of chicken on it, but I was hungry and it was probably one of the least expensive things there. Pricey fair food so not for the win.
And now I am going to go take a cold shower because while it is down to 82 degrees, it got up to around 85 with a heat index of 90ish and I have spent the afternoon wandering around in muggy heat and I feel decidedly dirty. (yes, I know, you southerners may laugh at me and call me a wuss now; I figure turnabout is fair play as I mock you mercilessly in the winter when you complain about how "it's all the way down to 25 degrees!")