SXSW 2011 - I have arrived...

Flew in Thursday early evening for the start of SXSW Film on Friday.  The plane was completely packed with folks heading to the Interactive sessions and I enjoyed some fun conversation with my row-mates.  Once getting to the hotel I wandered downtown first to pickup my badge for the festival and then to grab dinner.  Nothing remarkable to say, but I snapped a few photos along the way.

Walking down to the convention center via Town Lake

While not quite a centrally located as I'd like, at least when it's light out the views on the way downtown are lovely

A look at the Film convention custom designed bag

I suspect tomorrow will be far crazier, but badge registration was a pretty quick affair

Given the number of extra barricades setup it's clear they're prepping for a much larger crowd than was there Thurs night

After picking up my badge I stopped at Austin's Ironworks BBQ based largely on it being the dinner choice of my flight's captain (rode the airport shuttle back to my hotel with the flight's crew)

Certainly not going to be a stop on a vegan tour of Austin anytime soon