SXSW Rocks!

Just got back from Austin, TX and the SXSW conference.

First off, Austin rocks. I might have to move there. Nan's not so sure. Maybe just another house there for winters. You've never met such nice people in your life. And the women are amazing!!! (Hi to Natalie Noelle and McNaked Sarah. Gotta love those industry parties. Sarah was bartending at the Yahoo party, and Natalie was at the Media Temple party. Incidentally, is there a hot bartender girl school somewhere? All of them were about the same - flirty, smiley, led you on just enough to keep you buying (which of course, we weren't), and completely non-committal. Thanks ladies, for a truly memorable time.

Lots of good things came from the conference. It got me thinking on a global scale again, and I'm really excited about the Belmonster again. The community concept was really well received, and coming from that crowd, that is a high compliment. I also had some great conversations on venture capital, new applications, and the future of web branding. Wow.

I skipped work today - came home and slept for another six hours. Now I'm ready for action.

More later.

- D