uTodd, because sometimes @tsand thinks bigger than 140 characters

Great start to the day… flight out of Green Bay was delayed due to fog. Thankfully it lifted and I was able to make my connecting flight in Las Vegas.

Arrived only 5 minutes behind schedule to a beautiful Austin-Bergstrom International Airport and immediately checked in on Gowalla. To my surprise, I found some @garyvee cheese welcoming me to Texas.

Decided I’d walk to the Convention Center because I have yet to conquer my fear of taxis… remember last year?

My cab ride at SXSW 2009

Thought I’d spread the check in love and fired up Foursquare once I arrived at the Convention Center. -THIS IS NOT PHOTOSHOPPED-

I walked 9 miles from the airport just to stand in line with some guy snapping paparazzi-style photos.

Even better, while in line I got a call from my wife. Turns out today was my day to pick up the kids. Two goals instantly came to mind, (1) get badge and (2) get beer.

@darrylohrt dared me to pull the fire alarm, so I did.

Made a terrible mistake when sitting down with Lisa Kamm & Alex Cook. They were on a panel talking about long distance user experience, while I was simply attempting to order a beer. After the long walk and long wait in line, I just needed a place to sit and drink. My bad. Shitty drink service, but great discussion guys.

Ended the day with a dimly lit dinner at Parkside with @JessDennis and @LisaRedShoesPR. (Original image: tweetphoto.com/14192027)

PLEASE NOTE: I’m just pretending to be at SXSW. I believe the kids are calling it #notatsxsw or #fakeSXSW.

Big thanks to philcampbell, @TeecycleTim, adrants, epc and @LisaRedShoesPR.

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