This recent giant event at the Convention Center was far from my favorite, but we made two discoveries that you may be interested in.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>The Screaming O products. All photos by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n
First, I noticed an attractive red and black booth with all kinds of what we thought were cosmetics. Upon closer inspection, we noticed they were new-fangled sex toys<\/em>!!! My first reaction to products like this is always, \u201cewww,\u201d (mature of me, eh?,) but because these looked like make-up cases, I was intrigued. So, the guy from The Screaming O<\/strong>, (shouldn’t the name have been a clue?,) showed us these \u201clipsticks\u201d and \u201cmascaras\u201d and such. You can even get them in a clear cosmetics bag! I guess the idea is to bring them in your carry-on undetected, or to hide them from your kids. Having never been single in my life, I still don’t get this area at all, but it’s a major industry, so someone must be using them!!! Only two single pals have ever mentioned this kind of stuff to me, (though I wish they hadn’t) so either all my other friends rightly keep it to themselves, or are clueless like I am in this category. But if you’re into it, you should check-out this creative company.<\/p>\n My other discovery at the expo is indeed<\/em> in my area of expertise\u2014massage tables!!! This one is the most brilliant one I’ve ever seen\u2014it has an adjustable space for boobs!!! I love massages, (even with, or especially because of, my broken back,) but have always been uncomfortable lying on my stomach. I simply cannot find a comfortable spot for my chest. (My fellow big-breasted sisters know of what I speak.) Even when I do, I’m embarrassed that I have to re-adjust several times during the session. And, it can’t be good for the mammaries, on a medical level. So, I encourage all my potential masseurs and masseuses to invest in one of these Utopian tables from Contour Table Systems<\/strong>. (It’s actually very affordable, especially compared to the one Mr. X bought me!) Your female clients will thank you, trust me! You may even wind-up getting more<\/em> of them because this is really a big issue for many of us.<\/p>\n The massage area, which did have lovely decor and peaceful music.<\/p><\/div>\n Outside of those two product finds, the rest was a mess! Since it’s a public event, whose admission is not expensive, there were way too many people for my comfort. We waited in line for over an hour for a ten-minute massage!!! And a weak one at that. And it was ridiculous how long women were waiting to just get their polish changed; I could have mixed up a batch of the stuff and bottled and marketed it in the time they spent waiting for that!<\/p>\n My friend availed herself of two of the way-too-many hair and make-up services, and came-out looking like a clown! Thank goodness it was pre-Halloween week-end.<\/p>\n Everything else was merchandise for purchase. Who wants to pay<\/em> to go in somewhere to pay<\/em> for things??? And, even though food was advertised, there was none of it except for the usual Convention Center fare, like a $5. slice of pizza!!!<\/p>\n<\/a>