First full-time-day back to the flea and it was packed wall to wall with vendors returning after our summer breaks. The shoppers were there too, but it was still a bit too hot for a full force shopping extravaganza. That said, it was fine-but-not-awesome for me.

I finally got to check out The Institute for Advanced Consumption in space L14. They set up the booth in the morning and rely on the honor system. Suggested price is $18 for every item in the booth, but people can haggle amongst themselves. There’s a money jar, but it’s only monitored from a distance without any interference from salespeople. How does that work out for the vendor? Flea post here. They did have a cool collection of vintage clothes.

Tony Garcia from Barntiques was a hoot. He didn’t want to be photographed and didn’t know what a blog is, but he did set up my shots of his gorgeous tables. Hand crafted furniture from reclaimed wood. And this is fine work. Not some of that crap people stick together. What else can I say? Check out the website.

So, we’re sitting there and we see these 2 youngins being followed by a camera crew, but they’re not interacting with anyone…just shopping. We were like “WTF”?  Then I sez “You know what? I bet that was The Real World!” It was some wanna-be hipster tattooed chick and a nerdy, jock-like fella. I didn’t take pictures because I didn’t realize it was them until they left and now I can’t find any photos online to validate my sighting. But I think I did see them. A real Real World sighting. I’ll never be the same.