Went to the salon with Nat today. I called her up round 11am to see what she was doing. She sounded like she was in need of a bit of a distraction, so I convinced her to meet me for breakfast and then a little trip to the exhibit hall.
Turned out to be a fun way to spend the afternoon. I have some really cool pictures of the show. I brought my camera so I could take pictures for Katy, cause I wanted to get something for her mom there and wanted some feedback to see if she'd like it or not. I'm glad I brought it, cause there were some really cool booth. My favourite was one straight out of Nightmare Before Xmas. Imagine furniture all warped and bendy a la Tim Burton, handmade with brushed aluminum accents. Kick ass. I also got some really nice pictures of Nat with huuuuuuuuuuuuuuge puppets. It's amazing the things that will happen when you have a bit of cloth wrapped around your hand. People suddenly go nuts :)
Most people didn't mind me taking pictures, some were quite happy about it. One or two people however lost their friggin mind. One was in a stand where I was seriously considering buying something. The guy was impolite and rude, so I didn't buy the thing I wanted to buy. Screw you buddy. The other one was this neurotic lady. I was taking a picture of something in the kiosk next to hers, with the vendor's blessing, when she told me I couldn't take a picture of her stuff as I was walking by her kiosk. I mean, wtf? My camera is around my neck, and I'm not even looking at the crap you're peddling. Mind your own business woman.
Anyway, rant over. I'm going to post some of the pictures later on tomorrow cause I find them really cool. Oh, and i think I found Katy's mom's gift. Happy dance.