A trip to the Stampede

It's Stampede time here in Calgary, Alberta, Canada! For the uninitiated, The Calgary Exposition & Stampede is a world renowned festival, rodeo, carnival, and general celebration of all things western! Yee-ha! Seriously, though: It blows. The midway is the same tired and unchanging midway that comes to every carnival in the world. The Coke and corn dogs cost more than a used Neon, and the rodeos are only of interest to those deviants and degenerates who actually derive enjoyment from rodeos. (You know who are, people. Seek help.) So anyhoo... Me and Jessica (the girlfriend) headed down to the grounds like the good little Calgarians, dropped 80 bucks, and have nothing more substantial than indigestion and a sore knee for our troubles. C'mon over to Calgary for Stampede 2000, folks. July 6th-17th. On the plus side, I saw South Park: Bigger Longer and Uncut again afterward.