...ThE fAiR...

Sunday, July 25, 2010

Well last night i had to work at the annual kirksville fair (i got to work in the beer tent which is run by the bar i work for) thankfully i got to leave early (b/c i had to be back at the hospital at 6AM :-/...)
but it was ok...def. interesting.

the people of this area are very.....interesting.
their demeanour...
the attitudes...
their actions....

a man made a somewhat crude comment about me and my race (be being African American)
i am unsure if he meant it to be rude...i guess he wanted it to be a compliment?...sad to say the remark he made was very inappropriate so i am sorry i cant even share it...LoL

But it was ok.
it def. gave me some flash backs to the days when i was a child and my mom would take us to the Lubbock county fair.
sad to say the kirksville fair is about 1/10 the size of the fair from back home. and the food is not as good either! i went to the fair with high hopes of funnel cakes...caramel apples....turkey legs....lemonade...
i got some "mo-taters" (which were cold and stale :-/ ) and just did not desire any of the other food after walking around looking at it.

there was a "derby" going on...so mud and rain was being flung EVERYWHERE (not to mention the noise)
and it had been raining earlier that day so the whole grounds were wet and VERY muddy...

like i said it was fun...to a certain extent. it def makes me miss being at home and being able to go to a "real" fair and having "real" food. i think i just miss being at home period....

in a sense my life is like a fair. as you walk to each booth or roam from ride to ride...sometime you know or can expect what will happen but at the fair...that is never the case. the ride is either better or worse than you expect it to be...and those prize booths...although the task looks pretty simple actually completing that task and trying to win a prize is sometimes impossible...LoL...

perfect example...me trying to get into medical school...me trying to figure out my life in general...me trying to figure out the people in my life and the roles that they play (b/c believe it or not some of the roles are more important than you think...)

but no matter the hurdles or obstacles....no matter the task...i thank god for each day and for every opportunity that he gives me. each day is a take and i strive to just live it to the fullest and try to please god in the ways that i can. i will continue to enjoy each day and take from it what i can :)

today is my "Friday" at work. i get two days off (FINALLY!!! i have been working over two weeks with no days off....i know i could have said no but the extra $ will be nice!! that much closer to my goals :) ) so i plan to play softball tonight with my DuKum team and enjoy my next few days off. oh yea and study for the MCAT...LoL