So I read Barb's latest post about centering her life around this 'really nice condo' that she can't afford. I immediately became depressed on 4 levels and needed something to cheer me up. So I googled the renn fest. Things that I found:

Boy sticks skewer in his eye at festival

By Richard Irwin

September 1, 2008

A 10-year-old Anne Arundel County boy suffered a serious eye injury yesterday at the Maryland Renaissance Festival in Crownsville when he accidentally stuck a wooden skewer in his eye, a county Fire Department spokesman said.

The boy, whose name was not released, was with his father at a food concession called "Steak on a Stake" about 5 p.m. when he pulled the wooden skewer from his mouth and accidentally stuck it in his eye, Lt. Frank Fennell said.

Besides the obvious, it was 5pm. This most likely was not this child's dinner. Steak on a Stake was a snack and somehow this kid confused himself as to which hand had the 'steak' and which hand had the 'stake' -which is obvious to us, because we can see it written out, but to him they sounded identical in his head. What I don't understand is how he then confused his 'eye' with his 'steak hole' which don't sound anything alike.

There is also a website devoted to the sufferers of MRWS
Thank you internet for all of your lovely gems of happiness.