This weekend Stephanie’s parents came up and we spent most of the day Saturday at the Renaissance Festival.  It was the first time I had ever gone, so I wasn’t quite sure what to expect, but it was a lot of fun.  There were a lot of people there in costume (i.e. not just the people that work there), which I was a little surprised to see.  I guess I just don’t get the whole costume-wearing thing.  I know some people really like to wear costumes, and they come to things like Renaissance Festival, Star Wars conventions, Rocky Horror Picture Show, comic book conventions, football games, etc.  I’m sure psychologists would tell you there is some reason like “my father didn’t hug me enough” behind it.  But I just don’t get it.. but hey, it’s not bothering me, so.. ya know.. whatever floats your boat.

Something else that kinda surprised me was the content of some of the shows.  I mean, it wasn’t anything that you wouldn’t see or hear on primetime TV, but something about it being live with little kids present, in a place that is also considered somewhat educational, made it seem a little unusual.  Of course, they mark those shows in the program as LC (“Loose Cannon”), meaning parental discretion is advised, so it’s not like there was no warning.  I guess it was the Tortuga Twins’ tights that bothered me the most; that should be considered indecent exposure.  I mean, let’s just say that if it were on Survivor they would have to blur it out.

I brought my camera but didn’t end up taking too many pictures, even though there was lots of neat looking decoration.  I guess we just spent too much time running from show to show, since there were many things to see.