I've been busy getting prepared for the South by Southwest conference, and the closer it gets, the more excited I am. I am hugely lucky that we're being sent by work - our whole web design team from both Indianapolis and New Jersey is going - which means I don't have to foot the bill (yay!). Of course I'll learn a lot that applies to my job, but I'll also get a lot out of it that applies to my personal hobbies (like this website) as well. For one thing, some of the biggest, most high-profile bloggers will be there, along with the biggest website designers and developers. Also the folks who develop the content management software I use will be there, and I'll get a chance to talk to them. And the SXSW film and music conferences are going on, too, so there will be lots of creative people converging in a small area.