something happens when i travel to a new town and meet new people. i go numb. i am overwhelmed with sights and sounds and feelings, and i am dying to capture it all right then and there forevermore, but i can't. i can't decide if i should take a photo, if i should jot down an idea or if i should just breathe in the moment and hope it sticks with me. it's usually the latter, and i try to piece everything back together once i am home.

that's what that was.

i know i mentioned photos, and i did take some, but most of them are disappointing (i don't have a fancy schmancy digital camera, unfortunately). still, i may scan them in; i just don't know when.

everyone's still talking about sxsw. see for yourself. if you look hard enough, you might even see the back of my head or the corner of my face in some photos.

sxsw 2000 immortalized by:
abdul the great
ben brown
bryan boyer
heather champ
brad l. graham
phil gyford
matt haughey
nick mirov
derek powazek
jack saturn
ev williams
other nice people

there's more, i'm sure, but perhaps you can find them and tell me.