[streaming this post - from #sxsw today, Sunday 3-14-10 CST - my hookups for the day will be documented here.]
If you are reading this, SMILE! It's not that serious here at #SXSW. You're in Texas now.
I heard someone railing yesterday about the youngsters who are here to PARTY. "I didn't fly down here from Vancouver to party. I'm here for business."
And then today I had a new-met-in-the-parking-lot friend tell me that "hookup" meant "having sex." I had said, we'll hookup later. She also knew of the drug-fix hookup concept, but we both agreed that neither of the prior terms were in play in the way I used the term. I loaned her $2 for the parking meter, she bought me a cup of coffee. HOOKUP. See we, connected. THAT IS ALL.
So this morning, I am late for the 9:30 am panel, and since it's still only 8:30 am in my brain, it's no wonder the mid-ballroom coffee area looks like this. Who's UP EARLY at SXSW?
I'm picking up a bit of a charge for my older MBP. (current charge time with screen running at lowest visible power – approx. 1:10)
My refrain is "I'm from here." The clubs, parties, and more significantly "crowds" don't interest me that much. I'd much rather "connect" than hookup. And having a meaningful conversation in a packed club with loud music, well… that just hurts my voice. I wanted to hit the FROG party, and the Red Trailer Funnel Cakes party on Friday night. But I went home and slept. So here I am with fewer friends and a table to myself. Oh well… (grin)
So what's your strategy?
Was heading to lunch at the WordPress BBQ…
But I ended up next door.
Same wireless, no line, and TEX MEX. wOOt! And quite possibly and unofficially Los Loney Boys having Sunday brunch after a rehearsal.
Well, they are a rock band, but not Los Lonely Boys. One of the guys just said, "Having breakfast with some friends." (@1:10 pm. NICE!) Correction, they might be Los Lonely Boys, one of them just said something about, "When we were on Oprah." Or perhaps they are messing with the social media geek at the other table.
Time to walk back to the city.
@jmacofearth
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SXSW 2010 posts from earlier:
- Sustainability and Social Media: A Year Later at #SXSW (Dell≠Green?)
- Another Winding Down at SXSW: Social Media Club HOUSE at Dusk #smch3
- #SXSW Rockstar SuperPowers Now Available in Austin, Texas (jetpacks optional)
- SXSW Interactive Panel Picker: My Get-R-Done Project to "Do Something for Good"
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