| Gourdfest 2009! |
| After a brief hiatus last year to prepare for the birth of Olivia (*sigh*, priorities), Gourdfest was back on for it's 14th year. |
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| Matt and I went up without Fred on Friday afternoon, which is important because Fred knows how to set up the tent. |
| Somehow, we got the tent set up in about 10 minutes. And since we expected rain, we set up tarps so that we would have somewhere to go besides the tent. |
| Between the tent going up so easily and the tarps going up and staying up, Matt and I called the weekend a success before the sun even set Friday. |
| This particular campsite didn't have firepits. So we were forced to build our own. Our own sad, sorry excuse for a firepit. |
| The group sets off in search of adventure. And a Wal-mart. I forgot toothpaste. |
| Creepy abandoned Masonic building. |
| Matt and Fred consider the creepy abandoned Masonic building. Either that or they're posing for a U2 album cover. |
| Two roads diverged in the woods. And Fred took the one that was creepy and abandoned. |
| Fred maintains control over Matt with the use of his magic Spirit Fingers. |
| Said creepy and abandoned road led us to the creepy and abandoned rail road tracks. |
| Said creepy and abandoned rail road tracks led us to...well, you get it. |
| This was the same river that I got massive sunstroke canoeing down a few years ago. Fred pointed this out - I don't remember any of it. At the time of aforementioned canoe trip, I thought I was a giant pink Jelly Belly and that Matt was trying to devour my yummy cotton candy flavored innards. |
| Saturday night and the festivities could begin. Brendan came down with his friend Chris. New people coming to Gourdfest is always nerve-wracking - we've had friends we've known for years show up and ruin it. And Chris, we'd never met before. But he fit in like he'd been part of the group for ages. It's always nice when people "get it". |
| Oh, and yes those are gourds with candles sticking out of them. I have warped your fragile little mind. |
| Did you know Gourdfest is an official holiday? Invented by Fred, it's mentioned in the widely published Principia Discordia. Check it out. |
| Much like me, this photo is awesome and creepy. Wait, that's a terrible analogy... |
| Back in civilization, Matt chows down on... on... Jeez, what the hell IS that?!! |