Well, just got back from the Texas Folklife Festival, and had a good time. They had 10 stages set up, with different music from around the world (Mexico, China, etc.), and a bunch of food booths with various types of food. The organizations involved are either student organizations (their shows tend to be mostly amateurs, but many are younger people who are learning, so a big deal for them) or people who do these activities on the side (they join a dance organization as a hobby, etc.). However, still a lot of fun, if a little on the expensive side (what form of commercial entertainment isn't these days...). However, as usual, the thing was HOT; it was in the 90's, high humidity, on the black asphault and sidewalks of the Institute of Texan Cultures parking lot. I kept ducking back into the Institute building (it is a cultural museum, and the event is sponsored on its grounds) because it had air conditioning. First thing I did when I got home was take as cold a shower as I could stand taking.
And there was quite a bit of "leg", too (lots of short skirts and tiny shorts due to the heat). And no, taking the cold shower had nothing to do with that (I know how some of you think).
