Typically I look forward to the fall festival season, doing something every weekend through mid-October's Apple Butter Festival. I was expecting a quiet, subdued fall season this year since I have hit a pretty good balance between work, projects, and free time.
Nope. This is going to be my busiest fall season yet. Here you go:
August 17 - 19: Reboot Weekend
I'm kicking my fall season off with a Reboot Weekend. Rather than wait until I need it, I am taking one to relax, exercise, and focus myself before I dive into my insane upcoming September.
August 31 - September 6: Fulton County Fair
One of my favorite fairs - the Fulton County Fair - rounds out my August and conveniently runs through most of my vacation (see below). I hope to make a couple trips out to the fair, especially to enjoy a huge diversity of food. And donuts. Oh good god, the donuts.
September 1 - September 9: Vacation
I have not had a full, proper, week-long vacation from work in over two years. In my time at CRI, I was able to take one week off before I moved on from Findlay. At Computol I have not felt the need to take a full vacation in a year and a half. In the first week of September, however, I will take my first real vacation and I will have plenty to keep me busy.
September 1: Final Ride for Summer of Biking 2012
Given how warm our entire year has been thus far, it seems possible that we will have great biking weather through all of fall. While I will certainly do the occasional ride from time to time, I plan to end my core biking routine at the end of August, with my final "farewell" ride taking place Saturday, September 1st. It will be bittersweet.
September 2: Fuel
One of my favorite bands from the early 2000s was the alternative hard rock band Fuel. Although not a prominent force in music today, they still play solid songs, and they will be playing a free acoustic show at the Hollywood Casino. Great band, close to home, for free, at the start of my vacation? Yes, please.
September 3 - 5: Kalahari Resort
Thanks to a deal from the good folks at CodeMash, I was able to score a cheap room at the Kalahari Resort in Sandusky, Ohio, and will be spending my time there with a mix of friends and family. At a minimum this will be a nice reminder that CodeMash 2013 is already in the pipeline.
September 7 - 9: Black Swamp Arts Festival
Kicking off festival season is the classic romp through Bowling Green: the Black Swamp Arts Festival. This will be near the end of my vacation, so I am intending to consolidate my time at the festival into just one day. Hopefully I do not go too overboard with Qdoba, kettle popcorn, and overpriced art.
September 14: Zoo Brew
This now-favorite fall event may tinge with semi-painful memories, but I am still looking forward to sampling dozens of micro-brews, delicious snacks, and hopefully some solid music this year. A Friday evening at the Toledo Zoo is unlike any other Friday of the year.
September 15: Ann Arbor Give Camp / Jim Gaffigan / Rock the Docks
If all goes according to plan, I hope for this Saturday to be insane. I want to attend some of the Ann Arbor Give Camp, a volunteer-driven event where developers donate their time to work on technology projects for non-profit organizations. Ideally this will begin at 7:00am for me (in addition to an early-morning drive to Ann Arbor), so I can leave early and be home in time for a couple of possible events: Jim Gaffigan at BGSU or Rock the Docks in downtown Perrysburg. Either one will do.
September 22: Roche de Boeuf Festival
I have done a great job of wearing this festival out in the last five years, so I am most likely going to skim it this year. My favorite takeaway from this festival: fresh roasted almonds and Koral hamburgs.
October 4: My Birthday
Nothing more needs said. I will be turning 28. Oh shit.
October 12: The Clarks
A new (old) band that I recently discovered via Spotify, The Clarks, will be playing a show in Akron, Ohio this Friday evening. Thanks to a couple friends that live just north of Akron, travel and overnight accommodations should be pretty easy.
October 14: Apple Butter Festival
The final festival of the fall season for me. I biked to last year's festival and hope to repeat that awesome experience again. Even if I end up driving in, I love losing myself in the history, art, and food of the area's largest festival.
October 19 - 21: Southwest Ohio Give Camp
Depending on how well Ann Arbor Give Camp goes, I may round out my busy fall by driving down to West Chester, Ohio to participate in a full weekend of Give Camp. This will be a great event to assert myself as a professional web developer and hopefully spread my name a little bit.
So anyway, yeah, this fall is a little busy.
B3 out.
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