Observation #1:
It seems like a faux pas to be a fan of mainstream music. You're deemed cool if you listen to music that's considered eclectic/independent/small/jam/by a band that almost nobody has ever heard of, or deemed legends of a particular genre that have never been too popular with mainstream American music. You might not be as cool if you listen to bands that everyone knows but by definition aren't sell-outs (yet?), such as Coldplay, Radiohead, Audioslave, DMB, but if there's some eclectic and never-heard-of bands mixed into your playlist, then you've saved yourself. However, anything mainstream and reeking of corporate record labels is something to be loathed.

A "cool" playlist has music from artists such as:
Dashboard Confessional
Ocean Colour Scene
Fischerspooner
Boards Of Canada
DJ Shadow
Portishead
Tenacious D
Jurassic 5

An uncool playlist has songs from sellouts or overhyped untalented singers such as:
John Mayer
50 Cent
Goo Goo Dolls
Norah Jones
Justin Timberlake/NSYNC
Matchbox 20
Jewel
No Doubt

*Disclaimer: While I do not think any of the artists in the latter list are without talent, I am just using them as examples of artists who have been snubbed by others because they either became sellouts to their true genre (this may apply to No Doubt), were put together by some old man who is a big kahuna music exec or were formed through TV shows like Making The Band or American Idol , or were shoved in everyone's faces by big wig corporate labels. I actually like most of the artists in the latter list, and only a few from the "cool" playlist. I guess I'm not very cool.


Observation #2:
There are A LOT of Asian female/White male couples at Valley Fair. Seriously, I have never seen so many in one place! Of all the couples I saw, that particular combination significantly outnumbered all others. Why at Valley Fair?

Observation #3:
When I was walking from Valley Fair to my car, there was a family to my right walking back to their car as well. It consisted of a dad and his 3 little boys. The boys (and the dad) looked like the rough 'n' tumble type who do Little League, soccer, like video games, very BOY boys if you know what I mean. They look like they're at the age where they despise anything even remotely girly. Have a picture in your mind? Well, here's something they said to each other while walking back to the car:
Kid #1: Are we gonna see a movie tonight?
Kid #2: No, we're gonna watch (chime in Kid #3 and the dad) Trading Spaces.

Trading Spaces?? Since when are little boys interested in redecorating and interior design?? What a funny world.