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1. That's too many rude people. Especially the stroller wielding gawkers, driving one way, looking another, talking to a person in the third direction, who bump into me and are shocked and disgusted. And Adam Savage (that mug) can certainly draw a crowd.

2. The Trebuchet keeps bouncing shots into the knitting area. Luckily, they don't do it often, and the knitters have senses of humor.

3. Kinetic Art coooooool. http://appliedkineticarts.wordpress.com/

4. Lotta people from other places there.

5. Lotta people looking for jobs.

6. Whump lead me to a talk on disabilities. Very cool. 4 salient points:
1. We will all be disabled on an average 8 years of our life; it's not a stigma and you don't have to medicalize it, it's better to 2. Make it a DIY project (some cool examples) but it's best to 3. Involve the community, both your local overall community and the wider internet community of disabled people, spread the wealth of your ideas and 4. Spread your ideas--you can both productize something and release it into the world for other people to play with. With great examples for every single point, all done in 13 minutes and very easy to understand in a noisy hall. Great presentation! Inspiring and eye opening.

7. From Miss M: "Steampunk? Goth welders. Why the fascination with cheap goggles?" But I have to say, I want a governor on my pith helmet too. (Available at finer Neverwas Haul stores everywhere.)

8. Great to see friends, but never for enough time!

9. Xylacopia stuff is even cooler in person. ANd they have faire discounts. http://www.xylocopa.com/catalog/jewelry

10. Swaporamarama is too cool. And this whole thing is heaven, beautiful women everywhere. Talented, excited, involved, geeky, into clothes/food/education/knitting...Wowsa!