2010 International Bazaar - Break Dance

Here are breakdancers from the International Bazaar. They were quite fun to watch and also quite hard to get good photos of in the low light without a flash. There were several of them and they were all over the place.

I have many, many photos of the various events from the Unity in the Community events Thursday, but didn't have any ready to post yet, hopefully tomorrow i will start with those.

2010 International Bazaar - Japanese Dance

Here is what was described as Japanese dancers doing something like cheering for the returning fishermen. I'm not exactly sure what the exact name was, i didn't catch it, but it was pretty wonderful. They were very active and rhythmic, doing many varied motions back and forth. This was also one of the largest groups of performers of the night, and again i wished i had video of it.

Today is the Unity in the Community event, and hopefully i'll be following up these with the many different events of that.

2010 International Bazaar - Dance

Here is another dance, and i forgot which country (i'm thinking China, but i might be wrong) this was from, i really should have taken better notes. It was very good though, with the three women moving gracefully and fluidly through the motions.

2010 International Bazaar - I'm not sure

I have no real way to describe their skit easily. It was a many parted skit that started with a singer and guitar player, to the two females joining for a dance section, then they sat down in a circle on the stage. After a little while, the guy in the shorts came in and tripped, dropping his books. The other people made fun of him, and here you see the one guy giving him a wedgie. This lead to him taking off his jacket, to reveal a shirt that said on the front "I'm" and on the back "pissed". They then went into martial arts, and at one point the guy being picked on took a drink of beer. He then fought in the drunken master style, and eventually won, and one of the girls ran over and jumped into his arms. When he set her down, he offered her a flower and went to shake hands with the guy he was fighting with, but they missed hands and kept going. Strangest of all, this then turned into a country western dance with line dancing and cowboy hats. I have no idea where they came up with all this, but it was amazing and very entertaining. I saw someone with a professional video camera, but i'm not sure who they were with and couldn't find video of it online. So you'll just have to use your imagination.

2010 International Bazaar - Raffle

Another picture from the International Bazaar, this one from one of the raffles they had between performances. They had someones child helping out during this part. There were a lot of numbers called that didn't have people saying they won, so i'm not sure if it's people who left after the food and didn't come to this part or what. Sadly i didn't win even with all the numbers called.

2010 International Bazaar - Chinese Dance

Here are two people doing a Chinese dance. I believe the girl on the left is the same one who did the lovely dance at the last Unity in the Community. I forget their names, as they were said pretty fast and i didn't have a note pad handy.

2010 International Bazaar - Falcon's Nest

Here is the area called Falcon's Nest where the performances were, i grabbed a spot in the balcony area where there were chairs and tables. Again you can see how few people were at this, although there people who aren't shown.

2010 International Bazaar - Fashion Show

Here is the fashion show part of the International Bazaar, with the announcer on the stage. They walked in from the far end of the hall, around the tables, and came in from the left to the stage. I didn't get any good shots of them walking in as i wasn't sure where the path would be, and this is the best of most if not all of them. Sorry that i didn't get them names and countries of the people.

UWRF International Bazaar 2010

Tuesday night i went to the International Bazaar that was held at the University of Wisconsin, River Falls. Sadly it was barely advertised at all, from what i could tell. I only saw a small mention in the calendar section of the local paper, and that was from just seeing what was coming up in town. I didn't see if there was more around town, but it would explain why there weren't as many people as i expected. Still, it was a good time. I was almost thinking about not going, as i wasn't feeling the hottest and it was raining, but i'm glad i did. Good food, good performances and good conversation with a couple who sat near me during the food and fashion show parts. I took several hundred photos, and it will take a while to go through them and get them ready to post, so i thought i'd put this first one up now, and post the others over the next several days.

Next week is the Unity in the Community event, which i believe is an extension of this event, but there will probably be overlap of photos as there is a lot to show.

Easter

Since it's Easter, and i'm trying to focus on the good, i figured i'd post a picture of one of my awesome rabbits Jerry. As much as i love them, people should be thoughtful about getting rabbits as pets, especially around Easter. There are so many abandoned rabbits after Easter from people who get them on a whim or don't realize how much work they are that there is a good movement called Make Mine Chocolate. They are awesome if you know what you are in for though, smart if given stimulation, affectionate, can be potty trained, and way more. They can live for around 12 years though, and are mischievous with a love to get into trouble. There is a great book that explains why i love them so much, Stories Rabbits Tell, how badly they are treated too, yet have done so much for us.

Goodbye Zack

My bunny Zack just passed away from kidney failure, so i'm posting a wonderful photo of him when he was more healthy than the past few months. I had him since late 2004 when i got him at the humane society after whoever had him before me had just let him go outside and they had found him. I had no idea how old he was before he came here, but the vet thought a year or to, not too many as his teeth this year were still very good. I spoiled him rotten, while still watching his diet and such. Not sure what caused his kidney failure, and hope it's isolated and none of the others catch it.

I can honestly say i wouldn't be here if not for them, and even though it was natural (as much as it was) causes, it still hurts to not have him in my life anymore.

Goodbye Zack.

Smash!

I saw this car like this yesterday, not sure when it happened, but i think it was when i thought i had another episode of exploding head syndrome that i have been having randomly since quitting cymbalta. Guess it wasn't, and was this. This car rarely moves, at least i haven't seen it in other spots, but whatever hit it caused it to go up on the curb. I'm guessing drunk driver, or someone just not paying attention. This road bugs me, or the drivers do, as they will swerve way out around cars parked into your lane. There are no lane markers, but it's not hard to not do that. The road itself is pretty wide. Which surprises me even more that this happened.

St. Patricks Day, downtown

Just another shot of main street looking north on Saint Patrick's day. Sadly it's not been as warm, dropped down into the 30's during the day. Hasn't snowed like they predicted, thankfully. They closed this whole stretch for several hours, and allowed drinking on the street during that time. Not really my thing, and the sun was setting here, hard to tell but it was almost down.

Beds will Roll 2

This is another picture from the Beds Will Roll event, and i didn't notice her expression or that she was pointing at the broken wheel when i took this. They didn't do too well as you may have guessed. Came in third from what i heard, while the one in the day before below in front came in first.