Saturday, September 10: errands, MTG Tournament, and Ukrainian Festival

Saturday, September 10, we went to the post office to mail my passport renewal application, the library to pick up The Colour of Magic, and Spoons for the bacon pancakes with Nutella.  We went to Canton Games for what was advertised as a "show up, get a free pack of Magic cards, minimaster, win a free pack" (i.e., we assumed that we could just play each other, then collect our won pack), but turned out to be a real, full-blown tournament.  We didn't show up until the third round, but really, that was just fine, because we were there for about two hours as it was, and I think I would have gone absolutely insane if I had had to be there for six.

After the tournament, we went to Patterson Park to walk around, only to discover that the Ukrainian Festival was happening.  There were lots of pierogies, beer, sauerkraut, sausage, and potato pancakes.  I got a very generous and delicious sampler from Ze Mean Bean Cafe.  There was also an awesome giant shark slide.

Outback

Last night we finally used our two Outback giftcards (one I got for volunteering at last year's housing fair, and one Morgan got for Christmas), at their Canton location.

(We don't go to Canton much, and in fact never noticed the Outback until we saw it driving back from Bo Brooks on my birthday.  (The Canton location does make the choice as a housing fair prize make a lot more sense.)  Once he spotted it, Morgan vowed to take me there the next time he had to pick me up because I was working late, and he did.)

In hindsight, we probably didn't need both the Bloomin' Onion and the Aussie Cheese Fries.

I was also proud of myself for asking the waitress to bring back my Sailor Jerry's Delight glass when she whisked it away, because I had been saving the cherries and strawberry garnish for dessert.