Verbal Excursions

I felt a vague sense of panic when I read this topic. I didn’t have a job for the greater portion of this year… and also, I am incredibly cheap. My entire home was furnished from thrift stores – the only item I purchased retail was my living room rug (and only because I had a 50% off coupon). So, I racked my brain for a while – but then remembered that this year, I attended one of the best places EVER to find some seriously cool shit – the Tucson Gem and Mineral Society’s annual Gem and Mineral Show.

Held every year, during the second weekend in February, and rumored to be the largest show of it’s kind in the United States, the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show attracts dealers and enthusiasts from all over the world. But apart from the extraordinary mineral, gem, fossil, and jewelry exhibits, it also boasts an amazingly eclectic collection of vendors hawking everything from artwork, to clothing, to musical instruments. It’s like a mini world bazaar, chock full of awesome – you can spend all day ogling, and the prices are nothing to shake a miserly fist at. I found gifts here for all of my hard-to-shop-for friends. There is truly something for everyone.

Tucson Gem and Mineral Show