Going Sou' (day 195)

SXSW.  I've heard of it.  Now it's time to see what the fuss is about.  I've shared my nervousness about it with some people.  I've been to enough conferences to know that the big media ones are confusing and made for people who love the special kind of freedom that comes from chaos, drink, and unfamiliar surroundings.  I can be that person.  Or I can feel so lost that the only thing I can think about is getting back to my hotel room to read a good reference book.  It seems to depend solely on the company I keep or don't keep.

I admit I have not done enough homework to even know where to go when I wake up on Saturday.  Hopefully before then I'll have cozied up to the schedule and intuited the best coolest things to take in.  The tools are there: fill up your my.schedule, gather info by pointing your iphone at coded designs, etc, etc.  Being social is the what of this conference it seems.  I'll be looking to my friend Alex for some tips, right after I load up my phone with the proper apps and have double-booked all the slots in my.schedule.  Always better to start from a baseline before hitting up the experts.

And whatever happens, at least I get the sun for a sweet few days.

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