Carnies of the world Unite!!

Hooray for the fair!! I've gone to the fair every year that I've been in Abilene, and every experience has been so different. When I went freshman year it was in the company of Julie and Chuck, along with Chuck's 2 roommates and one other girl. A sort of triple date, if you will. That was the beginning of a very short-lived and very awkward something between me and JT, one of Chuck's roommates. I say "something" because the word relationship doesn't seem to apply to whatever it was we had. I barely knew the guy. Still barely know the guy. That should explain a lot.
Last when I went it was with a random mix of people. I can't remember exactly who all was there, but I do remember Whitney, Michelle, Cassie, Tracy, Roommate Phil, and Aaron Winn. All we did was walk around and look at everything and marvel at how expensive it was to ride the rides. We also got sent away from a matress display and a knife display because we had no intent to purchase the items. It was a very sad day.
This year's fair experience was my favorite thus far. I went in the company of Whitney and Aaron and Ryan. I guess this one was a double date. We had such a fun time. This year we actually splurged a bit and rode some of the rides. It was good times. Of course, everything is insanely expensive, so we were only able to ride 3 of the rides. Oh well. We spent the rest of the time walking around trying our hands at the impossible, money-eating games and marveling at the sheer strangeness being exuded by the fair workers. It really takes a special kind of person to be a carnie. I don't know what else to say about the matter.