{"id":18,"date":"2009-05-17T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-05-17T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.13creative.com\/blog\/2009\/05\/mecca.html"},"modified":"2009-05-17T19:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-05-17T19:00:00","slug":"mecca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.13creative.com\/blog\/2009\/05\/mecca.html","title":{"rendered":"Mecca"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I’m 35,000 feet up, on a plane (with wi-fi), somewhere over Ohio (or maybe Pennsylvania by the time I finish writing this). \u00a0I’m headed for New York City, and the National Stationery Show<\/a> (ooooh, ahhhhh… paper-lovers unite!)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


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I have wanted to go to this show for as long as I can remember; it is the end-all, be-all place for creative, paper-loving, invitation\/stationery makers\/sellers\/distributors to show their wares.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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As a kid, there were really only 2 things I loved like crazy; paper and candy. \u00a0They are both sweet, and leave me wanting more. \u00a0And this week I am going to be like a kid in the paper-candy store!<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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Packing for this trip was harder than any other because I want to look professional but crafty. \u00a0Experienced yet vulnerable. \u00a0Hip but sweet. \u00a0I am a California girl hitting up New York City… this is a no flip-flop kind of town. \u00a0I am going for three days and I would be a liar if I didn’t fess up about the 2nd pair of cowboy boots that I shoved in my carry-on, on the way out of the house, after Brad assured me that the 8 pairs of shoes that I had already packed were enough, and that my bag was guaranteed to be over the 50lb limit. \u00a0But it doesn’t matter… I’ll pay extra luggage fees in order to have the “choice” of what to wear when I walk into the convention center tomorrow morning. \u00a0It’ll be mecca. \u00a0It’ll be grand. \u00a0It’ll be like the best buffet in the world.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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And here’s the thing about buffets… if you have patience (which clearly you all know I don’t) you know that the best way to do a buffet is to do a “lap” around the food and figure out who’s got what, and where, and plan your “attack” wisely so you don’t fill up on the lame food and then find the most delicious food at the end, on your 4th plate, when there’s no room left. \u00a0This show is going to be the same way. \u00a0I will try to practice restraint and exercise my will power, doing a lap around the convention center first, but this is surely going to be a challenge. \u00a0There will be sweet, colorful booths calling my name from every direction… stationery designers, wrapping paper producers, manufacturers of paper and related products… \u00a0I might have to just nibble. \u00a0{Everybody knows that there are no calories in food that you eat while standing up!}<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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However, there might be another lesson I could use to get through this… I will use another food reference if you don’t mind; that of “fine dining”. \u00a0Do you know what they do in fine dining restaurants? \u00a0They offer a “palate cleanse” in between courses to help you separate the dishes – and prepare your palate for what’s to come. \u00a0It’s like a reset button. \u00a0And I think I know JUST what to do when I get overloaded and my head’s about to explode with pattern and prints… \u00a0Hello, Bergdorf’s<\/a>!!!<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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