Anton and I planned on stopping by the Dorkbot tent, but the line and crowd were too intimidating, so we left, checked into our hotel, then came back for later events.

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The frog design SXSW Opening Party was pretty cool. Malford Milligan’s band put on a great blues show and the Interactive crowd proved all kinds of stereotypes about computer oriented people true. We stayed for an hour or so, then headed out a few blocks away to the final party of the night.

The BuzzFeed / Ze Frank After Party at the Molotov Lounge was a good time. Open bar - we had a lot of great conversations with people who will never remember having them with us. Also, we ran into Anton’s long, lost brother: this guy