SPX 2012

I had a marvelous time at SPX last weekend!
It felt a bit odd to be on the other side of the table for a change.

I've attended SPX for the last three years in a row now, but somehow I always forget how unbelievably crowded it gets. I spent a lot of time standing in front of tables, just waiting for the crowd to part enough to find out what was on the table beyond them. Between the high demand for tables and the massive crowd this event attracts, they could easily double the size of the show and still have a good consumer to vendor ratio.

Driving to Bethesda takes us right past Baltimore, so we got to stop by Joe Squared again on our way home! It was still bright outside when we arrived and I definitely prefer visiting the Powerplant area when it isn't vibrating with a bass beat powerful enough to simulate the inside Godzilla's chest cavity. In the sunshine, it was almost peaceful.

We sat outside and read through some of
the mini-comics we'd picked up at the show.

My favorite obscure comic discovery this year was Emotional Distance. Each page consisted of nothing more than a headshot of an animal or person paired with a short bizarre statement written below them in cursive.

The effect is always unusual and often hilarious. 

They're posted online here, if you're interested.

We got the Cumin Braised Lamb Pizza again, which was amazing of course, and for dessert we tried out the Maple Bacon Ice Cream, which was actually quite tasty.

For Tom (who had eaten bacon, pancakes, and a milkshake at breakfast) it was like a culinary bookend to the day.