Much to Adam's glee, the balloon fiesta's been a washout for two days running.
I don't understand why the organizers of the fiesta don't just up and move the event by a week or two. I'm sure it has to do with someone whining "but it's tradition" and then pointing to the calendar. Second week of October. It's tradition. Yeah, and every Duke City resident knows that during the second week of October, it's going to rain. It's goning to rain a lot. If it doesn't rain, if the heavens smile upon us and the sun remains out for ten straight days, it's still going to be tear-the-swamp-cooler-off-the-roof windy.
And the "but it's tradition" argument? Not working. As I see it, the only fixed events on the gregorian calendar should be days of national independence (or regicide, depending upon where you live), scientific season markers and celebrations for the birth of particular dieties, and even that last one has been tampered with in the intervening 2000 years.
Everything's flexible, is what I'm saying. There's no need to have a city full of sodden Germans wandering around, trying to fill the hours until the next launch.
(I don't know what is with me and the German tourist imagery when it comes to the fiesta, but when you say "hot air balloons" I think of a group of drunk, balloon-pin-bedecked Germans in the back of Gardunos hoisting their Warsteiners and being generally obnoxious. This was my introduction to the balloon fiesta ten years ago, and European obnoxiousness sticks with a girl, apparently.)
(Nothing against the Germans as a whole. You are lovely people; some of my best friends are German, though they got here by way of escaping the Kaiser, and maybe I should just shut up now.)
So, c'mon event planners! Let's give the fiesta a gentle nudge on the calendar. Whaddya say?
*~*~*~*
The F1 race was jaw-dropping. Adam was zonked on the couch and I was struggling to stay awake when Schumacher's engine done blowed up. I was so shocked, I started hollering at the television and roused Adam long enough to relinquish the Tivo remote, so I could run it back and show it to him.
"We've never seen that!" he shouted when he realized why I was making him watch the race instead of sleep through it. "We've never seen Michael's engine let go! Oh my GOD! Bernie pushed the button on Michael!"
Yes, we're still buying into the red button/yellow button theory.
Anyway. Aside from Michael's kablammo, there was even more disappointment to be had in Webber's tire wall mishap, Scott Speed's retirment and I still have no idea what happened to DC (Wiki's reporting a gearbox failure. Sigh). And next year, the show moves to Mt. Fuji, which bums me right out. Suzuka is one of my favorite tracks.
On the plus side, Kimi, despite saying his car couldn't do it, was impressive with his finish (hee!). He's grown on me this season. I wish him well at Ferarri next year.
But I am annoyed, I admit, that the title chase has been extended to Brazil. I know it's exciting and it'll draw in viewers and nobody could orchestrate a better season ender, and yeah. I don't do well with suspense, and you know this season will end with a photo finish. As to which driver wins, well, I guess that's all up to Bernie, isn't it? Which ending he go with? The youg upstart besting the seasoned veteran? Or the mega-happy ending where the retiring hero wins just one more title.
Get back to me in two weeks.
I don't understand why the organizers of the fiesta don't just up and move the event by a week or two. I'm sure it has to do with someone whining "but it's tradition" and then pointing to the calendar. Second week of October. It's tradition. Yeah, and every Duke City resident knows that during the second week of October, it's going to rain. It's goning to rain a lot. If it doesn't rain, if the heavens smile upon us and the sun remains out for ten straight days, it's still going to be tear-the-swamp-cooler-off-the-roof windy.
And the "but it's tradition" argument? Not working. As I see it, the only fixed events on the gregorian calendar should be days of national independence (or regicide, depending upon where you live), scientific season markers and celebrations for the birth of particular dieties, and even that last one has been tampered with in the intervening 2000 years.
Everything's flexible, is what I'm saying. There's no need to have a city full of sodden Germans wandering around, trying to fill the hours until the next launch.
(I don't know what is with me and the German tourist imagery when it comes to the fiesta, but when you say "hot air balloons" I think of a group of drunk, balloon-pin-bedecked Germans in the back of Gardunos hoisting their Warsteiners and being generally obnoxious. This was my introduction to the balloon fiesta ten years ago, and European obnoxiousness sticks with a girl, apparently.)
(Nothing against the Germans as a whole. You are lovely people; some of my best friends are German, though they got here by way of escaping the Kaiser, and maybe I should just shut up now.)
So, c'mon event planners! Let's give the fiesta a gentle nudge on the calendar. Whaddya say?
*~*~*~*
The F1 race was jaw-dropping. Adam was zonked on the couch and I was struggling to stay awake when Schumacher's engine done blowed up. I was so shocked, I started hollering at the television and roused Adam long enough to relinquish the Tivo remote, so I could run it back and show it to him.
"We've never seen that!" he shouted when he realized why I was making him watch the race instead of sleep through it. "We've never seen Michael's engine let go! Oh my GOD! Bernie pushed the button on Michael!"
Yes, we're still buying into the red button/yellow button theory.
Anyway. Aside from Michael's kablammo, there was even more disappointment to be had in Webber's tire wall mishap, Scott Speed's retirment and I still have no idea what happened to DC (Wiki's reporting a gearbox failure. Sigh). And next year, the show moves to Mt. Fuji, which bums me right out. Suzuka is one of my favorite tracks.
On the plus side, Kimi, despite saying his car couldn't do it, was impressive with his finish (hee!). He's grown on me this season. I wish him well at Ferarri next year.
But I am annoyed, I admit, that the title chase has been extended to Brazil. I know it's exciting and it'll draw in viewers and nobody could orchestrate a better season ender, and yeah. I don't do well with suspense, and you know this season will end with a photo finish. As to which driver wins, well, I guess that's all up to Bernie, isn't it? Which ending he go with? The youg upstart besting the seasoned veteran? Or the mega-happy ending where the retiring hero wins just one more title.
Get back to me in two weeks.
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