An Azure Stampede Indeed

Well, it's currently 2:00 in the morning as I type this, so I don't think a lot is going to come to mind aside from a few random ramblings that I've been having lately.  I guess I'll just fill this spot in with how my life is going so far...

I work as a sales associate at a local toy store here in Calgary.  I'm currently working part time, but I'll be bumping my hours up for the summer so I'll actually have some spending money in time for August, my birthday.  Truth be told I should've increased my work hours already so I'd have money to fully enjoy the Calgary Stampede this year, but I didn't think that far ahead and now will probably only have about $100 tops to spend there.  That's admittion, about 50 tickets worth of rides and a crapton of mini-doughnuts (the greatest invention of mankind in food form).

I'd like to stop and talk about mini-doughnuts for a moment.  I LOVE THESE THINGS!!!!  It's not a trip to the Stampede without these, nor is it truly a trip to any outdoor festival without them.  A tip for anybody going to an outdoor festival, BUY MINI-DOUGHNUTS!!!!!!  It seems silly at first, but once you've tried them you'll understand why I love them so much.  If I ever get married, if my wife could make mini-doughnuts she would be my hero and I would love her no matter what she did to me (if she was a gamer that would be my dream girl right there).

Back to the Stampede, it seems like every year that I go to this I tend to do the same things that I always do.  I usually rush straight to the Nintendo booth that they have set up just so I can see what they'll be playing all day.  I ask if they'll be doing any tournaments for games and if they do, I stick around for a while.  If any of you guys are coming to the Stampede and want to find me, check out the Nintendo Booth or the mini-doughnut stands and scream out "AZURA!!!!".  If you do, I promise I'll respond, but try not to bug anybody else while asking for me.  Look for the guy in the giant yellow cowboy hat.

Other than the Nintendo booth, I usually just ride the same rides every year, have a snowcone and a bunch of mini-doughnuts and... usually watch my friends go on the bigger rides.  I don't really enjoy spending a lot of money on rides that end quickly, so I look for the rides that offer entertainment in their simplest form.  Rides like the Round-up Centre or the Gravitron are my cup of tea, but when I'm flying upside down through the sky for 2 minutes after waiting in line for an hour, I usually walk away dissapointed.  The simple rides have shorter lines and offer more entertainment in my opinion, one ride in particular that I ride at least once every year is the "Polar Express", a ride where you sit in a chair that's spinning backwards quickly.  Truly a fun experience that I never forget to do, but it's kind of childish when I think about it...

It's gonna be a blast this year, I'm sure.  I just wish I had worked a little bit more so I'd have more spending money for it.  I just know I'll have spent all of my spending money within a few hours, thanks to rediculous pricing at these kinds of events.  Oh well.  I'll see if I can't get an extra shift in sometime this week to get a little extra.

If any of my local friends are reading this and want to arrange for a time to go, I'll post my days off when I learn of them on here and we can make a plan of some sort.  Hopefully we can get a good group of us going.