Renaissance

As hard as it has been to work the Renaissance on the weekend after working a full week at work, it has been a fun and interesting experience.  It is Halloween for grown-ups.  I found the adults get far more into the costume dressing than the kids do.  It's a show that I get to watch in living color every time I work. 

I think questions, like why is the Queen Mum in full costume. . . a man.  Not that there's anything wrong with that.  :-) But what man aspires to dress up as the Queen Mum?  I guess I just don't know anybody like that.  I'm guessing it's a very interesting kind of guy.  And who is the guy who is the jester?  He walks around looking stupid and squeaking some kind of toy instead of speaking.  Do you audition for such a role or does someone come up to you and think you could pull off looking stupid for an entire weekend?  These are the kind of questions that run through my head as I watch the show playing out in front of me every time I work.  

I'm also amazed at the amount of caffeine that is now consumed out there.  I like coffee, but have always felt lost in the choices that are in the average coffee shop.  I used to just go in and usually be behind someone that spewed out a long-winded description of their precise coffee recipe.  This would then make me feel speechless and not wanting to sound like I knew nothing of what I was ordering, so I just went with the daily roast and put my cream in it like at home.  Now, thanks to working at this booth, I can confidently order at a coffee shop.  I am shocked at the number of people that get multiple shots of espresso in their coffee drink, along with flavorings so you would end up with more caffeine and sugar than I probably consume in a week's time.  I think my heart would explode with that amount of caffeine in that short of time.  I would also develop that twitching eye thing that happens when I have even a little bit too much caffeine.
   
I did have some time to just hang around the Renaissance last night with some friends and we were approached by the guy who does "wildly inappropriate poetry".  It fit the bill and was hilarious, but we had to move away from children for him to read us the poetry.  This is why this is Halloween for adults; that was NOT a childrens' activity right there.  And where else would you see that many men wearing tights (many displaying a little to much information), and that many women bearing 3/4 of their breasts in public.  So next week is the last week, so the show will come to an end.  A fun but exhausting step into a rather bizarre but entertaining show.