SXSWi 2010 (So Far)
South by Southwest. 2010.
Day 1:
- Catch flight from Denver to Austin with several friends
- On Southwest. Packed flight
- Cab it to the hotel
- Nap, then head to the Iron Cactus
- Eat crazy fresh guacamole with Joel & Wade
- Eat dinner at Annie's
- During which I chase down Susan (yelling "HEY! HOTTIE!" was obnoxious, but not attention-grabbing enough, apparently)
- But after which, enjoyed food. Startlingly good, fillingly good food
- Drink several margaritas with Rachel for her birthday
- Chat with Maggie & Brian
- And meet Arianne
- Go downstairs, chat with Brit & Randi
- Head to the TechSet party
- Dance, meet Rebecca/Modite
- Head out, run into Steph and thank her for the party
- She suggests we eat free tacos from the taco stand
- Done. They are delicious
- Head to hotel
- Fail to check-in (better than faux checking in?)
- Let you know what's up
- Before crashing and dreaming wild dreams about
- Texas, tacos, tech and tomorrow
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Friday, March 12, 2010
Reader Comments (4)
What a great first day! Welcome to Austin! One of my favorite things about SXSW is how people love and embrace Austin. Ten days of people telling me how lucky I am to live here - I agree!
Barchbo If I didn't love Boulder so dang much I'd want to stay here forever. Someone should start an Austin-based salsa export business stat. Stuff's addicting.
Ari depends on the conference. Overall, I find that going for the content, when I can listen to the best, curated content after it has been uploaded/blogged misses the point of conferences.
Connecting with folks is where it's at. And yes, that usually happens in the parties, restaurants and bars after-hours. Helps that the parties at SxSW are epic.