Abomination

I took the cute dog for an after-work walk tonight, and on our route, we passed a house which was hanging out their Christmas lights. What the hell? Hallowe'en hasn't even come and gone, and people are already decorating their houses for The Season.

But who am I to complain or judge? I drove to Tacoma on the weekend to go shopping. We ended up at a Holiday Gift Fair similar to the Circle Craft Fair except that it was decidedly more low-brow. These were definitely crafters selling their wares, not artisans, such as you find at Circle Craft. Amongst the crafters were sprinkled an odd assortment of salesfolk, including one guy with a suspiciously heavy Southern drawl who was selling The Next Best Wire Cutter, an internet service provider, and a smattering of charlatans that you would usually find in the Showmart building at the PNE (if there was still a building). You know the ones with the microphones attached to their faces who are shilling chamois, super mops, and glass and jewelry cleaners.

The oddest booth had a fairly large crowd around it. All I could see were old movie photos on the wall, and I thought that someone was selling memorabilia. They were, in a way. They were selling autographs by one of the child stars from It's a Wonderful Life: Karolyn Grimes. It was too weird for me. That, and all the kettle corn. Damn, those people love to pay $8 for a bag of popped corn.

On the way back, we stopped at my favourite place, the University District. All the good stores are still there, and it looks like Lululemon is opening soon. They're making the world their own, downward doggy style.