{"id":1592,"date":"2009-04-04T19:12:53","date_gmt":"2009-04-05T02:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nerdseyeview.com\/blog\/?p=1592"},"modified":"2010-07-19T16:49:35","modified_gmt":"2010-07-19T23:49:35","slug":"nerds-eye-view-field-trip-alpacapalooza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nerdseyeview.com\/blog\/2009\/04\/04\/nerds-eye-view-field-trip-alpacapalooza\/","title":{"rendered":"Nerd’s Eye View Field Trip: Alpacapalooza!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Cowboy<\/a><\/p>\n

It’s serious business, this handling and showing of alpacas. They’re judged on their looks and their composure — or was it composition, I’m forgetting the exact term — and their fiber, don’t be calling it wool.\u00a0 There’s a handling component too — an alpaca obstacle course to complete in which the alpaca’s human must lead the alpaca through a series of activities:\u00a0 jumping a bail of hay, making a muddy, wet crossing (that one alpaca, a bit of a princess, resisted getting her feet wet), waddling through an array of tires, and more. An alpaca can cost 6000 dollars or 26000 dollars. Or you can arrange for a one night stand with an alpaca –that’s none of my business, really, but you should know the price — for something like 1500 dollars.<\/p>\n

Unexplored subcultures make for great close to home diversions when you can’t get away. There are customs to learn, an unknown language, a landscape to navigate. (If you’re in alpaca-land, it’s all about the humming<\/a> and the hairstyles.) It’s especially fun to bring along some friends<\/a> who are interested, like you, in taking a look at stuff you all know nothing about. Bonus points if, when faced with the idea of several barns full of alpacas, your friends come up with this: “I’m going to hug EVERYTHING!”<\/p>\n

Alpacapalooza<\/a> is on for one more day ONLY, so hurry down to Puyallup to get your fix. And if you just want alpaca pics, ours are here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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It’s serious business, this handling and showing of alpacas. They’re judged on their looks and their composure — or was it composition, I’m forgetting the exact term — and their fiber, don’t be calling it wool.\u00a0 There’s a handling component too — an alpaca obstacle course to complete in which the alpaca’s human must lead … <\/p>\n


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