The Saratoga County Fair

So today I went to the Saratoga County Fair to support my friends, Collins, Cristina, and Sarah, in the talent show there. But, hey, it's a fair; I wasn't about to attend and not see anything else! And man... did I see stuff. Oh dear god...

So to start the day off, finding parking was insane. But thankfully, where I parked had a school bus shuttling people back and forth (does this count as public transport...?) from the parking lot to Entrance Gate 5, which is where I then entered. Well... that was the WRONG ENTRANCE to go in, because one of the first things you passed was the tent for the Born Again Christians (let's call them BAC for short). And here is where my day gets interesting...

So I was walking by the tent, when they asked if I'd like a smile from God today, and I politely declined, saying no thank you and tried to be on my way. Tried... and failed. Miserably. Because BACs just DON'T GIVE UP. Oh my goodness, if there was anything I wish I never went through again, it's that. GOOD GOD.

So like, this woman, Maggie she said her name was, was talking to me about Jesus Christ being my Lord and Savior. And that God loves us, and will forgive us of all our sins if we accept him, and accept that Jesus died on the cross for us. Yeah, that's all fine and dandy, but the minute I said I wasn't 100% sure I was going to Heaven, well, now they really wouldn't let me go. Had to make sure I was 100% sure. So we're debating, and I told them straight up that I have an open mind, but that I really have no ties to the church or religion. That was probably a bad thing to say... Hindsight's always 20/20. Dammit.

Anyways, so we're talking, and I told her that I had negative feelings towards it because of how many people have said I'm evil, disgusting, a monster, going to Hell, ect... ect... And she asked why. So I told her that I was homosexual. Well THAT made her have to stop and think. To which she told me she went to Skidmore. Good job lady, so you know Saratoga. She went on about how it wasn't her who would pass judgement on me, and how I had to stand before Jesus in Heaven, and how we all sin, blah blah blah.

No matter how many times I told her I was polytheistic and liked to study and believe in many different Gods and spirits, she would NOT leave me be.

To the point that I finally let her "save" me, said the prayer that she wanted me to, filled out a little card...

And left with a Bible. I shit you not, she gave me a bible. I went to a county fair and came home with not extra tickets, or balloons, or popcorn (though I did get cotton candy), but a BIBLE. A BIBLE.

Shoulda told them I was a Satanist... but they probably would have broke out the holy water. Maggie gave me her cell number though... I'm gonna wait until my friend trips on drugs again and THEN call her. See how she deals with that. >.>

On the plus side, they tried to get my brother yesterday, and since he was born on Christmas, as he left he turned around and yelled at them "AND I AM JESUS!" ROFL, thank you Ethan, you made my day. x'D

But I'm going to be calling the fair officials to complain. Seriously, you can't get around these people when you enter, and they target you and harass you. And normally I don't put up with that shit, but I'll be damned, I wasn't getting thrown out for starting a scene.

The only credit I give them: She honestly seemed to care.

That's great, but I don't think I'm going to heaven. I believe I'll be reborn on this earth to continue helping people. Sorry, but I don't think I'd like a perfectly happy life. That's too boring. Sorrow sucks, but it makes happiness all that better.

On the other side of things, I got a henna tattoo. Which is cool, because I love henna. A lot. Debated on going to my grandmothers and tell her it's real. x'D She would FLIP OUT and I would LAUGH. Hahaha

I saw the talent show, and my friends did great. I'll be posting images of that soon. Once I edit them. x'D A lot of good acts were there. It was awesome.

And then I had a tarot reading done. And she told me I had been under a lot of stress, but that it was going to leave soon. And that my wish (to become a well known and respected photographer) was going to come true. That I was creative, and I'd be attending college next year. Meaning I guess I'm going back. Been debating on it, but hey, we'll see. She talked about my relationship with someone, and how we loved each other, and that I was glad my last one was over, and I realized it was bad for me. That during September and October this relationship would grow stronger. And that someone in my family was ill. That he would be better soon, as he passed on to a better place. She spoke about loosing a close pet, and that it was my guardian angel. And she spoke of the future, that I would be making a career soon, that I was artistic, and that I'd marry at 24. That I'd only marry once, and live a long life. That as much as I enjoy kids, I'd only have two, a boy and a girl, because I don't have the patience for them. She spoke of me having a car, and finances, but to be careful with my money. That it seemed to be coming in, and leaving just as fast. She said that physically I was healthy (aka not sick), but mentally I was troubled, and that I was a thinker. But it would sort itself out.

Well, sounds pretty true to me. Guess we'll see where it takes me.

So that was my day at the fair. Crazy, huh?

Came home to find that I have a new admirer, who turns out to be the boy that my Aunt knows who almost went to Hallmark but got a scholarship to Boston U instead for photography, and he knows my friend Shelly. How did he find me? Searched "Saratoga" on DeviantART, and my photos from yesterday's shoot came up.

It's a small, small world.

I'm off to chat. And edit photos. xD