memorial day weekend shenanigans, or something

I had Saturday, Sunday and today off from work, so I spent a lot of time exploring Colorado Springs by myself. It was kind of fun; I'm glad I chose an area with enough to do around town, instead of someplace like the Scranton Times (I seriously did apply there. Didn't hear anything back. It's fine. Fine.)
Saturday I explored downtown a little, and I just happened to get there right as they were opening this big fountain for kids, called "Uncle Wilbur." Honestly it's kind of creepy. The fountain is a big blue ball surrounded by a bunch of water jets in the ground, and every once in a while Uncle Wilbur pops out of the ball and showers the kids with water from inside the ball. Am I the only one who finds something strange about this? Eh? And the thing has a Web site (weird): www.unclewilbur.com. Huh. Anyway I watched that for a while, took some pictures and then went on to my original goal, to explore the downtown. I found the library and got a library card. They had cards that go on your keychain, which I thought was a great idea, since I don't have a lot of room in my wallet. It's a nice library.
Sunday I went to the Most Confusing Mall in the World and wandered around among the white trash for a little too long. It's a nice mall, but on the weekends it's way too crowded in a bad way for me.
Today I had lunch with one of the ladies from the P.E.O. chapter my mom and I went to last week, Elaine. We went to Manitou Springs, this really cute little area west of the city with little shops and restaurants. I had a lot of fun, and she told me a lot of really interesting things about the Colorado Springs area. Elaine is a retired Spanish teacher and said she's lived in the area since the 50s. So she was a lot of fun to talk to.
So that was my weekend. Not as bad as I expected. Really, it was pretty good.
Cheers!