Photos from the Elf Fantasy Fair 2009
As I do most years when I'm in the country for it, I visited the Elf Fantasy Fair this year, and due to a leeetle bit of prompting from certain parties, I actually got around to sorting through my photos from it reasonably swiftly (my photos from last year are still languishing in the dusty corners of my harddisk).
Had a lot of fun during the Fair again this year, although I didn't see nearly as many friends as usual (I guess 25k visitors is really getting a bit much for being able to rely on just randomly bumping into people you know), and really felt the lack of any big name authors visiting (their readings and signings usually help me structure my day). But on the positive side, I got to wander the terrain in the company of my friend xavie, who'd come over from Germany for this, so I had someone there to marvel at costumes with (including all the adorable pink princesses) :D and with whom I could share laughter at such things as the group of children who were engaged in throwing stuffed dragons ever higher into a tree until their mother's sword wasn't long enough anymore to poke them back out.
Anyhoo, wasn't intending to make this a complete report, so here for your approval: Picshures!