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Sayonara, Austin. Konnichiwa, Tampa!

A view from my window seat, featuring Southwest Airlines' wing, green islands and blue ocean

The view from my window, yesterday at 2:30 p.m.. I took this during the last bit of our approach to Tampa Bay Airport. I’ve got to hand it to Southwest for sneaking in free advertising into my photo!

I left Austin yesterday morning and will be here in Tampa for about a week to work during the day and hang out with the New Special Friend in the evenings. Better still, she’s coming up to Toronto in early April!

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Dispatches from SxSW, Part 13: Posters, Posters, Posters!

One great thing about South by Southwest is that there’s no shortage of very creative posters. While this collection — a mere thirteen out of what must’ve been thousands — is hardly complete, it’s a set of my favourites. Enjoy!

Poster: "Nah, they got the metric system. They wouldn't know what the f*ck a quarter pounder is."

Poster: "Weapons of Mouse Destruction"

Poster: "They f*cking drown 'em in that shit."

Poster: "Keep calm and carry wands."

Poster: Not sure, but it looks like a pixelated Jeffery Zeldman

Poster: "Donkey v. Elephant: Stop the Fighting!"

Poster: "Seeking Asian Female"

Poster: "The Amsterdam Fellows"

Poster: "We are Legion"

Poster: "Did you read that article on TechCrunch? Yeah I read it."

Poster: "Your music looks like shit"

Poster: "I like boobies!"

Poster: "Thank you for all your money, now PLEASE GO HOME! -- Austin"

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Dispatches from SxSW, Part 12: No Grievance Deserves Violence

We found this painted on the side of a bridge not far from where we were staying, near 3rd and Lamar:

"No grievance deserves violence" graffito

It was a cute graphic, but it needed a little extra something. That something, it turned out, was Edward:

Edward Ocampo-Gooding poses beside the "No grievance deserves violence" graffito

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Dispatches from SxSW, Part 11: You Know You’re in Texas When You’re Knee-Deep in Sauce

Barbecue and hot sauce, that is! The place where we stayed was a block away from the Whole Foods flagship store and we dropped in for breakfast on our first day. I couldn’t resist getting a photo of their hot sauce / barbecue sauce aisle.

Want this photo as a desktop? Here you go — right-click here and pick “Save As…”!

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Dispatches from SxSW, Part 10: Isn’t That What We All Want?

A free taco and a job we like — isn’t that what we all want?

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Dispatches from SxSW, Part 9: The Ultimate South by Southwest Laptop Stand

I’m sitting cross-legged on the floor near a power outlet as I answer some email and watch Jennifer Pahlka’s keynote, Coding the Next Chapter of American History. With this particular set-up, the accordion makes the perfect stand for my laptop, bringing it up to the right height.

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“Let’s Go, I Hate Glee”

Titled as found.