cali w/amy: the oc fair

Don't you just love summer and going to the fair?  I remember back in my younger days getting all my 4-H projects done and ready to submit.  Growing up in a small town in Kansas the county fair isn't much but I always enjoyed it and looked forward to it.  We would always check out the animals, all the project submissions, the demo-derby, etc.  There was a small carnival, but wasn't really worth going to (except to hang with my friends and scam on all the guys that would be there doing the same).

Although there were animals there...

the fair in Cali was a complete other monster.  Look at these rides - we didn't have anything like this in Kansas.

and a carni game that was pool tricks???

and not to mention the dueling pianos...

I have to say, I had never actually been to pig races but they were cute (but cruel all at the same time).

Can we talk about fair food?  Even though it's California, the OC fair was not lacking in the fried foods department.  Does White Castle, Krispy Kreme and butter really need to be fried?  None of that even sounds good to me either. Why do restaurants think frying something gives it more flavor?  Have you noticed how you can't go to a restaurant nowadays and actually find a meal that isn't a million calories and full of fat and sodium?  We opted for a shish-ka-bob that was about 20 bucks and totally flavorless.  The margarita made up for it though.

The fair was quite impressive but I think I prefer my small town, keeping true to what the fair is all about type of fair.  I wonder how many people really know what the fair is for when there's so much other stuff to distract them?

I want to leave you with another picture I love.  Add your own caption.  Enjoy!