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Another 91 days have gone by and we're at the Vernal Equinox. Everything is in balance. I'm neither happy nor sad about it. (Now summer solstice on the other hand...that's the party event.) When I was a kid I used to try the equinox trick of balancing an egg on its end.

I stayed up way past my bedtime last night putting up this new design. It looks fine in IE 6 and Opera 6 but I haven't checked it out in any version of Netscape yet. I also haven't seen it on a Mac. But there isn't anything too tricky going on, so I imagine it's at least readable. If not, let me know. I still have some tweaking to do. And some pages still need to be moved over to the new look.

A nice side effect of chatting with people at sxsw is finding out about new music they're listening to. I'm now enjoying The Sunshine Fix (a new elephant six affiliate) and Prefuse 73. I know there are more artists I heard about that I want to check out and I'm racking my brain trying to remember them.

"Each of us is interested in himself whether he wishes it or not, whether he thinks himself important or not, and for the simple reason that each of us is both the subject and the protagonist of his own nontransferable life." - Jos

skp and I went out to Bodega Bay today (Saturday) and tried to stay warm in the chilly weather. I took a bunch of pictures, of course.

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This gallery has sound! Whenever you see that audio icon next to the gallery title there is a .wav file that I recorded when I took the picture. Click the icon to hear it. Four images in the gallery have sound. You've never heard running water, bells, and wind noise like this.

I really wasn't looking forward to flying. (It had been over a year since I'd flown last.) But it worked out well. The security was much more present, but not a hassle. All of my flights were on time (some early) and the skies were mostly clear. I might even do it again sometime. That said, there is something about it that just isn't natural. I shouldn't be able to see the shadows that clouds cast.

Here are 22 pictures I took in Austin during South by Southwest:

I'm at the Austin airport waiting for my flight to board. (Yep, more 802.11b. It's becoming pervasive.) I had a great time at sxsw, even though I didn't get to say hi (or bye) to everyone I wanted to. It's sometimes a tough event for an introvert like me, but it was fun. And it was great to talk shop with very smart people concerned about the same things I am. Also great to have a beer with them and not talk about web stuff. Web people are great people all around. I have lots of new ideas to digest.

A great image from the conference over at sxswblog. I'll try to get pictures I've taken up when I get home.