This Is My Sad Face: :(

What the hell happened to you, City Of Calgary In General? First, you revamp your transit site into a disgusting piece of trash, then you allow the worst festival in the entire universe to happen--FOR TEN FREAKING DAYS.

I am so disillusioned. Where were the circus performers in big top tents? Where were the jugglers, the musicians, and other such street performers? WHERE THE HELL WAS THE MIME?

Most importantly, where was the vibe? That artsy vibe that I've only read about in books but never actually experienced. The feeling that Calgary still has some semblance of an art community, where artists are willing to share their knowledge and work with other people, and promote...well, art, in all its glorious forms. No, the only thing we have that's even close to that is the Calgary Stampede, and that makes something inside me die a little.

So what exactly was wrong with the Fringe Festival? Well, the guide they give you is 80% wrong and missing some very key details, the street performers didn't show up until around 6:00PM and the ones that did show up were either perverts or talentless bums. The "street fair" only spanned half a block instead of six, the shows were spaced so sporadically and were placed in such random places that you could only see two or three, the prices of the shows were all of a sudden marked up for no reason, nothing started on time, and none of the booths were even remotely interesting, except for the one selling overpriced ice cream (there were NO Snickers bars in it! >_<).

BTW, I still think that ID thing was stupid. I mean, I don't need an ID to get second-hand smoke, do I (and I got plenty of that today)? I don't need an ID to stand next to a kid who does drugs, do I?


Next time, I'll just take my mom's advice and go to the Calgary Zoo. At least I know there won't be any polar bears there because they all died of starvation and poor sanitary conditions. :/

*clings to Watson*