Kentucky State Fair 2010

I haven't been to the fair in a long time. I'm assuming it has to do with the fact that the excitement of fair food goes out the window when you are a vegetarian. That leaves the artwork and the livestock as my next two favorite things, neither of which is reason alone to pay for parking and mingle with the best that Kentucky has to offer. However, thanks to my mother, I was able to go for free this year.

We started with the photography and art exhibits. Some were profound while others were weird and a bit unnerving. For example, the top right picture above is of a dog fight. The small dog on the left resembles Maki and the other looks eerily like Ricky. Creepy painting Maki is biting Ricky's leg, the same leg that was broken in the dog fight that we had earlier this year! Coincidence? Probably, but I like to think that someone took inspiration from our dog fights and is expressing themselves through mediocre paintings. The picture below that was even more crazy. It was created by a CHILD! It consists of what appeared to be a styrofoam head with knives and forks sticking out of one side, shrubbery coming out of the other, a random gluestick, and bloody looking scars. Who's kid made this? If my child brought me this and told me they wanted to enter it into the fair they would get a slap and would not be able to leave their room until they made something more acceptable and not so serial killerish. 

We then made our way to the livestock. I really do enjoy the cute little lambs and the big fat pigs. The cows are just cows, but I have to admit they have a special place in my heart. Who doesn't have the urge to pet a cow, with their long lashes and big brown eyes? On the other hand I did not have the urge to pet the giant bull that appeared to be carved out of marble. Weird myostatin gene mutation makes me uncomfortable. 

The rest of the day was spent people watching. We spent a large chunk of time wondering why large women wear small shirts. We have no idea. All in all, a good day.