Not wanting to end the summer on a quiet whimper I decided to go to the CNE, alone in fact because no one else wanted to couldn’t go. Fuck yea boi, summer of insanity solo journey. I originally wasn’t going to go but when I woke up this m gorning just past 1pmish I was like, you know what I feel like eating? CNE carnival food, nice greasy fat shit, that’s what. So let’s see how today went, we are already at a half day gone disadvantage, lets go, harikitte ikou!

I didn’t go to the CNE last year because I was still tired from last year’s AnimeNYC New York Trip, but this time, I am ok, so i figured why not. Even if alone. Here I am after a longer than normal drive to the CNE parking grounds. My normal parking spot is blown up/blocked off since it’s on the side of the Ontario Place, which is in the process of being blown up, RIP.

Getting to this point, this drive down to the CNE parking area is not fun, it’s like over an hour I think, maybe even 1.5 hours, more so that my usual parking spot no longer exists. I was stuck waiting on like British columbia road trying to do some dumb ass turn what felt like 20 minutes trying to get into something in a parking area near medieval times.

When I got inside to the parking gate, this is the cost for parking. $45, wow, that is so much money man. I don’t remember my old parking spot being that expensive, shittt. No choice tho, what can you do.

Having marked my position and successfully go into parking proof of existence.

Nice arc thing on the way, I have to walk pass medivial times, this is where I am parking. On the way to this place I saw the airshow above lakeshore, I saw planes doing flips and shit, noice. Then I saw the people cross the bridge to go back onto the other side. Ha, too bad I missed it.

Finally something that looks right. By the time I got here It was like almost 4pm. shittt.

You can pay using these digital terminals now. $30 for adult? wow kinda expensive, I thought online it was cheaper, ah-well.

Despite being late afternoon there was still quite a lot of people trying to go in, including myself.

Yes, I did it, I got to the CNE, and I already spent like $75 dollars without doing or buying anything yet lol.

First things first, gotta get something to eat man. When I woke up this afternoon, I didn’t eat anything. I had hoped to have a late lunch but now it’s like early dinner appetizer.

Ah yes, classic CNE food building, always changing yet still the same.

The legacy continues. Gotta get dem perogies, for mama’s legacy.

Good shit, since like forever. It’s tradition after all.

I wanted to eat more but I had to move fast to get to the ice show at the coke coliseum. I had already missed by a lot the first show at 2pm, I only had one more chance, the show at 5pm.

Proof of existence, midway edition, incline knuckles toy hanging. Not racist.

Hurryy, there is no time, I gotta go see the shit.

Hmm, nice inside, nice rainbow, maybe I will make it in time.

Shit, I guess i’m dead then. The doors were already closed, this is at like 4:45pm I think. Damn, I saw the sign and it says that if the doors are closed early that means the show is full. Man, everyone around kinda lingered around hoping that they opened the gates to let more people in but it never did. 5pm came and went and people slowly gave up.

I guess i’m dead then, first mission failed. Guess I won’t see the ice show this year after all, too bad.

At the very least, let’s get some gud shit.

Nicee, Icee classic. I appreciate that the dude really topped off the top of the cup, not putting on the lid for some extra bonus drink. Good shit.

Proof of legacy existence, drank Icee edition.

This hallway always has some shit about history or whatever. This year they really bringing it back to basics with farming and shit. Wow.

HaRvEst.

Sounds like something grander than a stack of hay.

Interactive shit like this is nice where people can write and draw. I saw one say “I love India and Canada” I don’t know how I feel about that.

Past the hall of legacy we get into the ‘gaming’ area which other shit that is more fun.

The big thing this year in this area is this ‘interactive’ experience, featuring these 3 stories from these 3 cultures, Nigerian, China, Native shti.

The line up for this is kinda long. I asked the wait time and the guy said like 45min-1h. Wow, well I didn’t get into the ice show, might as well see this shit then.

I think I was in like for maybe 30-45mins? The guy kinda exaggerated a bit but still a wait is a wait.

So this installation is just a big area with 4 large connected screens with shit displaying on it huh, hmm.

They had some seating areas that were also screens.

I am not sure if these bags were part of the exhibt or if they were brought in by these browns.

The screens tell the story of shit. This first one is about some native story of creation, something about ruin and not giving back to the land or something, kinda forgot since I entered mid way. Unlock new pose, big brain pointing.

Even tho the story on this one is lost on me, it does provide some nice color and shit for selfies.

The screens are actually interactive, if you touch them or run by them the energy or whatever on them change and moves as well. Most people were lazy bitches and didn’t’ do shit. Some little kids tried and its worked, nice.

I believe this segment is from the stories about the Nigerian bird god or something. Bird god was beautiful but got burned by flying into the sun to see their bigger creator god, some shit happened and the bird god was still beautiful and godly cause it’s what’s inside that counts most or something. Not bad effects.

Story about Chinese people and origins of the Chinese zodiac. I noticed when this one was playing all the Chinese people all of a sudden were more attentive, whereas the native and Nigerian ones they didn’t give a shit.

Lanterns so bait it does provide goo backgrounds, proof of bait existence.

Baller god, hope for the future. I look forward to your ascension to the throne.

So bait but it’s got people attention.

Talking about ‘red pocket’ and how it has money inside of it. Bling bling proof of money existence.

Some shit that no one cared about.

People were taking turns taking photos of his dragon shit. They even had umbrellas to how for posing, so bait but sure.

Draw some shit and it becomes an animal or something via generative AI. I think tries to match some native art shit or whatever and give it a name.

Well, was this interactive installation worth my time? Not really, but it was good to see, just not waiting 30-45 min for. If it was like 5-10 minutes sure it’s worth. But considering I had failed to see the ice show, I guess this will have to do, so it’s better than nothing.

Crane games are games still right? Claw me baby hard with competition lately.

What is this? Anime North? EVO ghetto? AnimeNYC gaming lite? Might as well be.

Black people and fighting games legacy continues. Gotta start em while they are young.

I believe this is Tekken 8 I think.

Everywhere I go, there’s gotta be some black dude just sleeping for no reason in the gaming area. I don’t know why.

Nice, the Japanese arcade that is on Spadina has a area for them, cool.

Classic table flipping game, not shit this game has been around for like at least 10+ years and it’s still entertaining to this day.

Wow, they have even more obscure niche fighting games like under night in-birth, made by french bread, the creators of melty blood. Wow.

The legacy continues.

Wow, they even have CAVE shumps, this one here is mushihimesama, they released a port of this recently for the swtich, I have it, even tho I don’t have a switch lol. Wonder why browns are playing this, I wonder if they know or if they just derping about.

Classic, seems like yesterday these came out but they have been around for at least 14+ years now.

They had some raffle give away this going on. I think one of the prizes was a switch 2 and play station 5 I think.

Forever ghetto forever there, outlet bootleg ghetto shit right here, never change.

They changed shit up, they moved the entry to super dogs show to like the outside of the hall. Looks like no one is going here anymore, it’s hard to find since superdogs has been in that place for like decades, people just won’t know anymore.

Scrolling about the pavilions of the world. Back in the day they seemed more grand and international, now they are just stores selling shit.

Muslims believe is jesus, pretty sure they do.

These guys were giving away free gifts of sticks or some shit. What the hell is this? I think they are jehovah witness or something. You have to listen to ‘the story’ and they will give you a stick. I don’t want to listen to anything, leave this shit lol.

What is this FanExpo?

Elephants makes sounds and shit, but not this one.

Wow, even spam has a truck here to scam people in paying like $15 for spam musabi or like a spam slider. What is this? Fake Hawaii?

Frog game is ruined now, moved their location from that corner intersection, forever changed, what’s the point. Now only a couple of their prizes are frogs, ruined, wasted.

The prizes this year in my opinion are pretty shit. So much bootleg pokemon shit, what’s the point.

You have bootleg pokemon, generic animal shit or power ranger blue ranger? So weird. Oh, throw in a few incline sonics and knuckles to show me de whey.

Hmm, looks interesting but I don’t really have the time for this. Would might have tried the butter tart funnel cake, which is basically just caramel really lol.

Wow, didn’t know that the TFC was having a game right now. All the attendees get bonus CNE food and games, nice.

Back in the food building for more food, gotta get those rare dumplings.

This shit is apparently the hottest shit, poutine dumplings. Hmmm, we’ll see.

I am not sure the association this place has with A-SHA noodles but maybe they are a sponsor and or importer of the noodles. The chef of this place has his book at the very top on display. They also have some hello kitty A-SHA noodles for sale to for limited edition shit? Not sure.

Pretty busy but the chef himself even had to come out from the back to help out in front when the black guy doing this part of the station clocked out and just peaced out.

I got the large so like 9 dumplings. Not bad, it’s hard to describe really, it’s a bunch of shit with some cheese and coconut gravy in it? Not bad, might have again, but yea, they tasted good but nothing super special.

Not sure what this was in the past but it’s all about smash burgers now, even in the CNE. Yep, smash burgers are so in now.

But I am going to have another viral food from Bacon nation, more gimmick than anything.

That’s right, UFO burger, its just a regular smash burger patties with a rounded bread pressed flatter to look kinda like a ufo. Shit is expensive cause viral buy whatever, eat it.

And here it is, the UFO burger, so gimmick but let’s see how it is. They give a cup of like melted cheese wiz like sauce to dip your burger in, but mine kinda spilled everywhere already, sure fine.

Not bad, but nothing special from a normal smash burger. The bun is more dense since it’s been smashed and is very gimmick. You don’t have a choice of toppings either, it’s just 2 patties, cheese, grilled onions and some pickles, which they didn’t say was there but was anyways, minus points for that. Would have liked some lettuce and tomato, overpriced but it is what is is. The cheese dip is alright but doesn’t add that much.

Lots of korean fried chicken places…that don’t actually fry chicken. Vegetarian pulled pork? Korean fried Cauliflower? What is this shit? Pass.

Ahh yea boi that’s the shit. The most fat ass thing I think you can get at CNE so bad for you buy tastes so good.

They have three types of loaded onion now, original, loaded and a new one with like candied jalapeno peppers now? Weird no. Normal is best. Shit got so expensive tho. Was it always $20? I could have sworn they used to be like $15 maybe? Inflation I guess.

Ahh yea boi, that’s the shit eat that bitch. Good shit.

I ultimately only ate about 1/3 of the onion but being big brained fat, I knew this would happen so brought a container with me to bring my leftovers. Put that colossal onion in a container to take home, yea boi.

By now I was already full but I could not resist this veal sandwich place that I usually get when I got to the CNE. Buy one for the road take out, for tomorrow’s lunch or the day after that or something in the week. Good shit, expensive but yea whatever. It’s only money.

With leftovers and take away in hand, head down to the Farm to get some honey and see some animals and shit.

Sand farmers doing shit. I guess this sand castle man got super demoted, used to be in engercare place, now in farm doing only farm display shit, sad.

Them bees and honey be popular.

Lots of honey and shit, buy some to support local honey farms and bees shit. Canadian yea boi.

Some animals.

Moo moo cows.

Some humans with good christian magic sticks who listened and received the word of god, the stick.

Wow, some Umas.

Some human children being put in the fence because they crazy, gotta contain them.

Horse uma yea yea, this one didn’t move like at all, but was still alive, strange, maybe scared/tired.

Some brown gays looking at some ponys and shit. If they were Muslim they would be killed in their home country. Guess that’s why they are in Canada now I suppose.

Farm sim god. The guy/kid on the left is like so done.

Into crafter area, nothing to see here but shit I guess.

Butter tarts, had them before, they were alright, expensive but yea, not bad.

Nice smoked meats and shit.

Nice display and branding for coffee. But I wonder if it makes any sense, how can this be Canadian cofeee? Canada doesn’t grow coffee beans??? Made in the maritime? You mean packed in the maritime? I dunno about this one man.

What is this? Fan Expo?

Does anyone even buy these candies anymore? Maybe during the day but in the night, probably not. The shopper is like, mannn, i’m dead.

It is so over for Kathleen, don’t tell her about this. I’m sure this place outsells her like 20x considering CNE is open for like 2 weeks.

Such gimmick. Isn’t this just like robot tracing, not even AI?

Not Labubus, they trying to fool people with some other shit but it’s not. Ugly shits.

Why would anyone want to do this?

Debby still got her dips. Looks like shit tho with the newer branding still.

TorontoFC game is done, guess it’s time for them to go to the CNE food building.

On the way back to my car, heading out. See this outpost for corn dogs, I got one to go, yep. It’s tradition. Too bad they have them all premade already, not fresh. Hope they are still good.

Nice lighted up arc shit, I am close to my car I think.

And here I am, at my car, right in front of OBO building, not banned/cancelled yet. Good work either way.

After a much faster drive home, like about half an hour, I can declare my solo CNE run a success. Got food to go, like this veal sandwich to eat later tomorrow or later in the week.

The left over blooming onion, it’s kinda everywhere but yea, should be still fine once I heat it up in the oven later on.

Corndog to go, got the jumbo one, hope it’s good.

My new jar of local honey, looks good, hope it’s good. Noice.

Well then, was my solo CNE day of insanity worth it? Not really lol. While I had succeeded in getting all the food that I wanted, both to eat and take home, the on-boarding costs are quite high. Before even buying anything, I was out of pocket $75 dollars just from parking and entry fee. I had failed to see the ice show or the super dogs show. Because I came so late in the afternoon, I rushed alot of stuff which I normally would have taken a look at slower, like the world pavilions and even gaming area. I didn’t play any midway games because all the prizes were shit, not worth. I had roughly spent just under $100 on all the food I ate/brought today, so yea, it’s mainly for food why I came. The honey was $15 so that’s not bad. If I had committed early to go to the CNE, like first thing in the morning and came in the morning than that would be more worth, then I could maybe see some of the air show for real and the shows that I missed in proper. So yea, obviously going to CNE with other people is better but if you can’t and just want to do your own shit, it’s perfectly fine, granted you have time for all the shit you want to see. Would not recommend if going after lunch time, it’s not worth it, even if you stay late, like I did.