Did the notes include any kitchen disasters worth knowing about?

Honestly it's just a mall, not like you were choosing which kid to save from a fire.

Totally agree, @elliot_allen65 knows what's up. I sat through one panel where a guy spent ten minutes describing his uncle's signed comic collection. Artist alley is where the real conversations happen, the creators actually want to talk to you.

My neighbor Dave spent three years trimming his own hedges and they looked like a drunk caterpillar had a seizure in his front yard. He finally hired a guy last summer who just laughed and said "you been using kids scissors on these?" The whole thing with paint or trim is that you don't know what you're missing until someone points it out and then you can't unsee it. I painted my own bathroom four times before my sister came over and said "why is the ceiling a different shade of white than the walls?" Now I just pay someone who knows what they're doing.

Right there with you. That step is non-negotiable for me too, even when I'm in a hurry.