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SXSWi (South by Southwest Interactive, for my Mom). There were 9 million 7,500 people, and I was one of them. I was the one that looked half his actual age.

Some notes:

• With all the commotion, I found it frustratingly hard to meet my web heroes. However, I did manage to squeeze some face time in with some new and old friends. I also, found it irritatingly bizzarre at how celebrity-like the whole web game is getting. The line between intrepreneur [sic] and dedicated interactive designer/developer became blurred. Maybe, it was the invention of Valleywag? (I just want a little RESPECT!)
• Overall, I think it was worth going, despite not getting to see some of my best pals. I’m hoping this will spark a better way to connect next year? Twitter is so popular, and the usage was explosive, but was it the best way to gather friends? Maybe so. But I think we could do better, especially with that shiny new iPhone SDK.
• I picked up a “Brain Machine” (PDF Link) at the MAKE magazine booth, while I was there. In it, a kit with some swanky infopr0n and a kit to make a brain machine.
• At SXSW, I broke my YEAR long dedication to being vegetarian by eating a Cheeseburger. Then promptly being ill for the next day afterwards.
• Naz made the most kick-ass infographic I’ve seen since Khoi’s daily activity graph at An Event Apart in 2006.