Right now I am literally writing this while driving on 71 past Columbus on the way to Austin. My meeting is at 3:00 and I should have some time to spare before I get there. It is going to be game time when I do get there though. I just wanted to post this to say that I should be posting frequently throughout the weekend to give shout-outs to the people I meet at SXSW. Make sure you come back regularly…..

I am headed to South by Southwest Interactive this weekend. I was also fortunate enough to get a big meeting in Austin on Thursday for Defy Distribution that could be major for us! I am leaving tomorrow for that meeting and then staying in Austin for the remainder of the Interactive portion of SXSW.

There are a lot people that I have chatted with over the internet that I looking forward to seeing in person at SXSW. This will be my first time though so my expectations are low. I will be carrying cards representing You Design It, Defy Distribution, Bliggy Bank, and BlakePoutra.com and that always makes it hard for quick introductions. Enough posting for now, I need to start getting ready.

We had a great time this past weekend in New Orleans. There is definitely plenty of food and alcohol to go around for everyone. I was with my wife - Lauren and two of our married friends David and Morgan. I wish “what happened in New Orleans” could be blogged about but it just can’t. Here are two pics though….

I am in New Orleans today working on a new project with Blake Killian of Voodoo Ventures. To commemorate the trip, I created a special limited edition New Orleans shirt that I am wearing in the picture. We only made four and we are not selling them because they are not worth buying. In fact, I had a hard time putting it on this morning. I need to stick to making shirts and not designing them.

Oh yeah, there will be more to come about the project we are working on…..