Maker Faire == ++good
Bless those who use their volunteer mojo to distribute free passes to us lazy slack bastards who can’t be bothered to get an early discounted ticket: Em was kind enough to offer me a pass which was a wonderful way to end a truly suck-ass week of invasive dentistry, stoopifying painkillers and craptacular health. The weather was gorgeous as I headed out to the expo grounds fairly late in the afternoon. Bug, Em and I did a round of the craft booths, then I was sucked into the scrap metal and Tap Plastics area. We watched some laser etchings in progress and I got a sweet t-shirt featuring a lady drumming with a screaming tiger for a head. ISHians were out in force and kicked ass in bringing the fountain out. It seemed like a respite spot for folks who had had a lot of robot and tesla coils buzzing about all day and just needed a break. Jack, Sarah, Dr. John and JP brought out a crazy cake-pinball machine and rescued me with a fizzy water when I was starting to wilt.
My favorite project this year was a model train setup (HO scale, of course, shout out to my Dad!) made by an architect who had a knack for finding perfect mid-century flotsam, glueing it together and backlighting it. It was a lovely 50s sci-fi City of The Future! setup and I loved it for combining such an old school nerd hobby with sexy junk recycling by way of Amazing Stories circa 1954. Update: I found the builder’s url – http://sites.google.com/site/megamodelsite/ The day was capped off by a very wrong gypsyPunkMarchingBand from Chicago who freaking rocked.
The weirdos were out in force and many brought their kids. Freaks in training: I’m for it.