Conferences, Friends, and Stuff That Really Matters

I got to spend a dinner, okay half a dinner, well, alright more like a quarter of a dinner talking to Merlin Mann, mostly his android phone, but whatever, I’d wanted to meet him for years. He and John Gruber’s talk was my favorite at SXSWi this year, and getting to spend some time really talking to him in person probably made the trip for me. He’s all over the place and a massive personality that at times is overwhelming, but he’s a great guy and his post pretty much sums up my feelings about SXSWi this year.