March 10, 2002

Greetings from Austin, the fantastic Texas city for people who don't like Texas cities! South by Southwest has been, so far, one wonderful whirlwind of wining and dining with some of the web's finest citizens. Friday's Break Bread with Brad at Iron Cactus went just swimmingly, followed into Saturday morning by the lesser-known (but far more common) "Watch Brad Make an Ass of Himself" during karaoke at Polly Esther.

On Saturday, Anil's kickball game was great fun (even if I did get a wee bit too much sun), and was followed by a yummy lunch at Threadgill's where I had the pleasure of introducing a Canadian to fried okra and watching a parade of an alarming number of women in red hats. There followed a sedate afternoon of snoozing and surfing, then dinner and tasty raspberry margaritas at Güero's, coffee and chilled air at Bouldin Creek for the So New Media fiesta and, finally, cocktails at the Omni lobby bar coupled with convivial conversation until today's small hours.

Today: Iron Webmaster, Fray Café and the SXSW Web Awards. Further bulletins as events warrant. Hugs from the Lone Star state!

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