
Let’s celebrate this day properly, shall we?

Let’s celebrate this day properly, shall we?

You know why the “W” doesn’t cast a shadow, don’t you? Please say you do. Please.
Don’t you wish you knew where this sign was posted, just so you could watch the ensuing hilarity?
Last year, I wandered into Fandango’s party at South by Southwest and stumbled into a karaoke competition. I walked out with a brand new iPad 1, which now belongs to my friend Katie Hrycak (I myself got a free iPad 2, and that’s another story).
This year, my Shopify coworkers and I wandered into Fandango’s party, and Karaoke Apocalypse, the karaoke band who played at last year’s party, were there.
“I remember you!” said the rhythm guitarist. “You’re that guy with the accordion! You’re the accordion guy!”
“I’m back,” I said. “Wanna play Dirty Deeds?”
The end result is the video above, with special introduction by Cody Fauser and Mark Hayes. Enjoy!

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!
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!




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

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