I’m pretty stoked about popping my SXSW cherry this year. I’ve come really close to getting there the past few years, but work has always gotten in the way. I was sure to start planning and booking things early this year so I would be committed. It all starts tomorrow morning.

My flight leaves around noon and has a stop in LA before the leg to Austin. Best part – some of my friends from SF and LA are on the same flight. Needless to say we’ll get the party started right. Things kick off on friday morning with registration, then keynotes and some meetups and of course kick-off parties. I’ll be attending sessions mostly geared towards web design and development, but hopefully catch a few on community, businesss, and whatever else sparks my interest. I’m sponsoring a party on St. Patrick’s day, St. Patrick’s Last Stand, so I hope to see you all there.

I’ll be live blogging some of the talks on avenuelabs.com (still got a little ways to go on the new design) and posting some video.

I’ve posted my tentative schedule over on sched. You can follow me on twitter, and if you want my contact info – txt gerard to 50500.

I’m looking forward to seeing so many friends and meeting new ones. I’m off to pack, see ya in Texas!