You know you're at Bloomsday in Spokane when...

1. The Doomsday Hill Buzzard asks you to move your stuff because you're "in the Buzzard zone." I believe that is a first for me unless I've just missed other subtle signs of displeasure by large fowl in Cheney.

2. Somebody yells "Red Sox suck!" and yes, they're wearing Washington State Cougar gear. I don't know why, but people from WSU do not like the Sox and I can't quite put my finger on it. That being said, I also noticed a lot of Yankee hats today.

3. The mascots are dancing in front of the elite runners. It's an accident waiting to happen and fur is going to fly.

4. Somebody makes a swine flu joke.

5. Somebody who went to UW flashes a Westside gang signal. I was unaware doctors and trust fund babies did such things.

6. Somebody from WSU mobs the Cougar mascot, Butch, leaving him crying and telling police where the bad man touched him.

7. My ginger skin sunburns... mind you it was overcast and rainy to begin with.

8. Somebody says "Hey! There's a lot of people here!" Thanks Dan Fouts.

9. There are people running in "I like pie" t-shirts.

10. There's one stroller person that's waaaay ahead of the other strollers in like the Runners bracket and he's weaving in and out of traffic making "Fast and Furious" powerslides to get by people, pushing over slow pokes, occasionally side grinding it on the sidewalk... and this all with his 2-year old in the front seat.