Report from SXSW:
I’m sitting in the South by Southwest panelists room (Kevin’s a panelist? Look at his funky black ass), exploiting the free WiFi access and getting ready for 20×2 this evening where I need to answer the question “What are you waiting for?” in two minutes. I’m doing a kind of spoken word mish-mash that is currently scrawled on two crumbled sheets of paper. I’m going to see if I can fix them up before dashing off to the next event.
My panel this morning went surprisingly well. Carrie, Ben and I did some decent prep beforehand but for about the first ten minutes, I forgot I was the moderator and it was up to me to keep conversation going. After stumbling blindly for a few minutes, the three of us seemed to get back on track. I don’t know, I hear the feedback was good but its hard to tell if its you sitting there. I’ll wait until the accolades/jeers roll in.
I’ve got another schtick at 5 pm about getting published and finding an agent and all that jazz which I’m going to go prepp for. More later, perhaps.
And I miss Suzan. I hope she knows that.
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I love you. I miss you alot school is hard again and i miss your loving suport. …looking forward to your return. xoxx-Suzan.
I love you. I miss you alot school is hard again and i miss your loving suport. …looking forward to your return. xoxx-Suzan.
As someone who attended said panel, I can vouch for the good Mr. Smokler’s high-quality moderator schtick. I can’t wait to see what you come up with next year, man.
As someone who attended said panel, I can vouch for the good Mr. Smokler’s high-quality moderator schtick. I can’t wait to see what you come up with next year, man.
Ditto what Geoffrey said. This panel of yours and the CSS panel were my favorites from the whole conference. I thought your moderation was perfect. Go Kevin!
Ditto what Geoffrey said. This panel of yours and the CSS panel were my favorites from the whole conference. I thought your moderation was perfect. Go Kevin!
how cute are you and suzan? sheesh.
sxsw always sounds like fun, i’ll try to make it next year.
how cute are you and suzan? sheesh.
sxsw always sounds like fun, i’ll try to make it next year.
Kevin, glad to hear SxSW is going so well and that an entire room of people will listen and take your advice seriously. It’s quite a journey from APTT.
Your and Dave’s descriptions make it sound like a great time. But I’m sure it’s not as fun as Chicago during the late winter, where we… eh who am I kidding?
Have fun, but come back home soon- Suzan misses you.
Kevin, glad to hear SxSW is going so well and that an entire room of people will listen and take your advice seriously. It’s quite a journey from APTT.
Your and Dave’s descriptions make it sound like a great time. But I’m sure it’s not as fun as Chicago during the late winter, where we… eh who am I kidding?
Have fun, but come back home soon- Suzan misses you.
Just so ya’ll know, Suzan’s post is from my computer. It ain’t me talking about how much I love myself!
Just so ya’ll know, Suzan’s post is from my computer. It ain’t me talking about how much I love myself!
Sure, sure.
Sure, sure.
Kevin, as the only panel that I attended during my 4-day stay there, I’m glad you were the moderator, as it was a better experience than all the panels I went to last year. I miss Suzan too, and I hope I get to see her soon (but not for the same reason)!
Kevin, as the only panel that I attended during my 4-day stay there, I’m glad you were the moderator, as it was a better experience than all the panels I went to last year. I miss Suzan too, and I hope I get to see her soon (but not for the same reason)!
I’ve never actually met her in person, but I feel that I should miss Suzan too.
Kev – glad the panel went well, it’s probably more fun than trying to hide the fact from my boss that I’m goofing off and surfing the web on company time.
I’ve never actually met her in person, but I feel that I should miss Suzan too.
Kev – glad the panel went well, it’s probably more fun than trying to hide the fact from my boss that I’m goofing off and surfing the web on company time.
Ya’ll are hilarious. And thanks for all the nice things you said about my panels.
Ya’ll are hilarious. And thanks for all the nice things you said about my panels.
Ditto all the kudos. I was at both Kevin’s panels and he is a kick-ass moderator/panelist. And an all-around great guy. Thanks for letting me hang out with you, Kevin!!
Ditto all the kudos. I was at both Kevin’s panels and he is a kick-ass moderator/panelist. And an all-around great guy. Thanks for letting me hang out with you, Kevin!!
The little green card didn’t have enough room for me to write all the great things I wanted to about Kevin. Thanks for the inspiration.
The little green card didn’t have enough room for me to write all the great things I wanted to about Kevin. Thanks for the inspiration.