J.D. The Martyr: (X + 15) The State Fair, So Isn't!

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Yes I absolutely understand the irony of jumping (gently) onto the "weight loss" bandwagon and going to the California State Fair all in the same day. It could've been bad, really bad! But it was fine. Fortunately for me I get way more out of the incredible parade of human strangeness that mills about the fairgrounds all day (remind me later to tell you of the strange man with the bonus butt crack) then the deep fried goodies around every corner.

The offical indulgence of the day...well, one of two actually, was a corn dog. I stuck with just a regular one, not the jumbo (unlike some people in my party who shall remain nameless,) or the even more threatening giant. Turned out I needn't have worried. The jumbo is actually just one and a half regular hot dogs, and the giant is two. Kind of a ripoff if you ask me. Jumbo should be one of those high end extra big dogs you see at Costco. Giant? Well they should be some sort of kielbasa/smoked sausage nightmare in corn batter. So I stuck with the regular corn dog.

The other indulgence of the day was wine, two glasses of the good stuff and a cup of my favorite guilty pleasure, frozen Wild Vines slushy. So that was what I had.

I skipped...

kettle corn

deep fried oreos

deep fried whoopee pies

deep fried Captain Crunch cereal

deep fried Fruity Pebbles cereal (they still make that?)

tater towers (have to be seen to be understood)

chocolate crickets

deep fried Snickers

funnel cakes

deep fried cheese curds (almost went for that one)

and my personal favorite....(drum roll)...