The grand finale to end all finales: the conclusion to the 2007 Dover Carnival. Obviously, the event retained its high-class status throughout, and never ceased to amaze me. The fireworks were spectacular, perhaps the best I’ve ever seen. I’m not sure whether to tribute my excitement to the fireworks themselves, or to the spot I watched them from, which was very close to spectacle.
A highlight of the fourth night for me was discovering, amidst a group of people I was talking to, an open condom on the ground. There’s no better way to get a crowd to disperse than to point down and exclaim, “Is that a condom?” Being the journalistic fellow I am, I asked a girl who stepped on said condom to describe her experience:
Ew! Gross! Disgusting!
I was glad to come to the rescue there.
I have more to say, but I’m saving it for another post.
It gets really fun night three of Dover’s fine carnival: there’s a parade. I enjoyed it, just like every other year’s. And of course, soon after, giant clumps of people formed on the grass to chat about life since the Dover High School graduation. It was a good time. An interesting thing happened though…
While at the Ferris Wheel, I noticed that there was no one navigating the machine and it was spinning like normal, sans passengers. Baffled, I looked around for the friendly carnival staff-person whose job it is to control the beast of a ride. I couldn’t just stand there, I was shocked, so I had two choices: vociferate, or innovate. Going over my options, I decided that intense displays of emotion in the public arena only undermine myself. Thus, feeling clever, I dubbed the vacant device “Ferris Wheel’s Day Off” and waited for the friendly carnival staff-person.
The fireworks are tomorrow, see you there!
I made a brief appearance on CNET’s amazing podcast, Buzz Out Loud. It’s a ‘podcast of indeterminate length’ where the three hosts, Tom Merritt, Molly Wood, and Veronica Belmont give the audience their take on the daily technology news. Unfortunately, Veronica Belmont has decided to leave CNET to work for a startup called Mahalo. Fortunately, she’ll get to do video podcast daily.
Because I’m going to miss her dearly, I called in to the show to say goodbye. I’m the last call-in played, at 37:30, here (mp3). It’s within the last ten seconds of the mp3. And no, I don’t regret singing to thousands of podcast listeners all over the Internet.
With rushing between the academy, the carnival, and my home this week, I’m exhausted. Thus, for today, I have only one thought: The amount of littering at the Dover Carnival is appalling. I’d do something about it, but again, I’m in a constant state of exhaustion. Maybe Saturday…
Just got back from the first night of the carnival, and it’s living up to the hype. At this grand event, it’s possible to see Dover’s worst: underage drinking, underage smoking, mullets, and socially intolerant t-shirts. However, at the same time, it’s a reunion of friends; that’s why I love it. Continue reading ‘Dover Carnival, Night One’
I’m terribly guilty right now; I’m killing the planet. Every day I drive around 45 miles (round trip) to get to my job. In penance, it’s time for some thoughts on going green. I’ve also attached some green links, en masse.
Continue reading ‘Green’
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