And my labor and creativity are damn well worth something.

Sadly, with craft fairs you're going to get a lot of prospective buyers who don't agree with that. It's something of a continuing problem with in the crafting community -- I hear it at guild meetings all the time.

Occupy Somewhere got a bunch of paper dumped on them, which pissed the occupiers off,

Chicago, was what I heard. It was completely infuriating.

And I can't go through with my original plan of going square dancing tonight and attempting to sell more jewelry while I'm there, because it's going to take everything I've got to finish cooking fucking dinner without letting them see me cry.

{hug}

and seriously, if you want to run away to the DC metro area, you're welcome to sleep on my couch until you get your feet.