She's the bloody queen, mate- she rules

I haven't posted in a while, and I realize that- however, I got busy. In between the stuff going on at our house... yeah, there's that, and yesterday we went to the Iowa State Fair for the first time in several years! Huzzah!

That was actually part of the reason I didn't post the night before last, so I could have stuff to talk about yesterday. But we got home really late- after midnight, at least, maybe after one- and I was pretty beat. A lot of things happened, a few of which I'll go over.

*We saw a number of animals that had been displayed. Of course there were the traditional cows and horses, but there were also some huge pigs (quick anecdote- my mom tried her hardest to snap a picture of the biggest, 1200-lb hog. When she took a look at it, she said it was "just a blob" to which I pointed out that was sorta what it was anyway), pygmy goats (which are just adorable), an elk with friggin' huge antlers, some kind of crested duck whose crest looked like a powdered wig, and an ostrich who was all too happy to pose for a good photo. I may make that one my Facebook display photo.

*Saw Jeff Dunham perform. It was a great show, he debuted a new dummy, which wasn't too bad for being a new bit, and great fun was had listening to Walter, Peanut, Achmed, and Jose Jalapeno on a Stick. We were pretty laughed out by the end of it. The audience just loved it, it was amazing to hear some of the reactions for these little puppets on a stage. For example:
Achmed: "Shut up!-"
(massive cheers from the audience)
Achmed: "Waaaait for it... I KEEL YOU!"
(and the audience goes wild!)

*Met the Fair Queen ever so briefly. We were passing through one of the animal stables when we happened to pass by her talking to some people. My mom convinced me to go get my picture taken with her... of course, she doesn't seem to realize (or is perfectly aware) that Troy + pretty girl= recipe for disaster. I was, well, rather nervous, but I composed myself masterfully and got through it unscathed. Looking at the picture, though, I wish someone had lent me a comb first. Stupid wind.

So that was our day. We got there around two in the afternoon, and the Jeff Dunham show started around 8:00, but the day went quickly and it was dark when we left. We went through McDonald's and got home, exhausted but happy with the day. Also I finally drew something. So that was good.