Day 2 for me here in Austin, surviving fairly painlessly thus far. Let’s just say that the interactive folks are perhaps a little less wild and crazy then the music crowd. Case in point, this year’s festival goodie bags: Highlight item in the interactive bag, a mysterious petite blue keychain-sweat sock — in the music bag, let’s cut straight to the chase: condoms and gum.

?????

Highlight item from the film festival bag also curious but decidedly cooler: Risky Business knockoff sunglasses (as modeled by Merritt):

Sometimes you do indeed have to say “what the fuck.”

Like last night, when we were impromptu-serenaded by an utter stranger with his (failed although brave) trying-to-pick-up-chics Broadway rendition of Les Mis. Really.

On a more serious vibe, there has been at least one festival star sighting, king of entrepreneurship and hero, Guy Kawasaki:

Cool!

Not to mention several notable quotes:

• From the Entrepreneurship in the Beast panel: “We don’t need an idea depository, we need an idea suppository to take ideas, get them out, bring them to life.”
• “Holy shit, I lost my iPhone.” Me, earlier today.
• “It’s like being a kid in a candy store, only with beer.” Scott Perry on today’s New Music Tip Sheet describing the music festival to come.

And perhaps the best business card we’ve seen for those with short-term memories (i.e. ME):

Brilliant.

Until next week, wish me sanity and no sunburns,

xx