First SXSW blog is up, includi…
Saturday, March 14th, 2009First SXSW blog is up, including a pic of the Mood Pocket: http://tinyurl.com/dlnpwo
Archive for March 14th, 2009
2009 SXSW Dispatch #1
Saturday, March 14th, 2009While my custom has been to post lengthy daily diary entries about my South By Southwest exploits, this year will probably be a little different, with less emphasis on where I ate lunch and more emphasis on what terrible misfortunes befell me. I may also talk about some of the movies, if space permits.
The fun began on Thursday, when I flew from Portland to Austin and discovered during my layover in Denver that my laptop, a second-hand iBook that I only use when I travel, had gone teats up. It was stuck on a screen that says “You need to restart your computer”; restarting it simply brought it back to that screen again. I called my brother Jeff, who did some googling and found that when other people have encountered this it has been due to problems with one of these two things:
a) the software; or,
b) the hardware.
We were glad to have it narrowed down.
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Better news: An Oxford represe…
Saturday, March 14th, 2009Better news: An Oxford representative knitted adorable little cell phone cozies officially known as Mood Pockets. Will upload pic asap.
Missed Paul Rudd/Jason Segel i…
Saturday, March 14th, 2009Missed Paul Rudd/Jason Segel interview, then one of the lenses in my glasses fell out. I expect to poop my pants any minute. FML. #sxsw
