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If you didn't know already, I went to Macworld last week from Tuesday to Thursday. Each day I had a plan:
- Tuesday: MacBreak Weekly recording at the 21st Amendment
- Wednesday: Diggnation recording at the North Hall
- Thursday: Mac podcasters' meetup+mingle
Any extra time I happened to have would be used to visit the exhibit halls to see all the cool new toys (note iPhone). On Tuesday, I arrived quite a while early and met up with Dan from the #townsquare chatroom I'm regularly in, and then found Leo who was recording something for the Macworld Magazine podcast. After he was done, I pretty much joined his entourage as we did a quick circle around the North Hall exhibits. Soon afterwards, the three of us headed out to the 21st Amendment to set up for the live Macbreak Weekly. Even though the thing started at six, the place was packed at five already! As the place got more and more packed, Dan and I were pushed to a corner with a miniature table where I set up my Macbook Pro. That Macbreak was recorded in Dolby Headphone and sounded fantastic. Every podcast should be recorded that way. Finally after the two hours of listening and mingling, it was open bar and Merlin Mann bought me a Sprite. I swear, that guy is my new idol.
So then, on Wednesday, I headed out to the live Diggnation recording. That place was freaking packed! This, in my opinion, was probably one of the most fun podcast recordings I have ever been to. Yes, I didn't drink, but the atmosphere there is always so electric and entertaining it's tough not to have a fun time. Some guys brought up a real couch on stage for Kevin and Alex to use. Moreover, since drinks weren't even really allowed in the exhibit hall, they used the meme of root beer. "This shit is 8.1% root beer folks!" exlaimed Alex minutes before the show. After the recording, I got the two to autograph my Macbook Pro's battery, received a Diggnation T-Shirt, and asked Kevin about a summer internship at Digg. Then, since I had an hour to kill, I headed over to the exhibits to ogle at the iPhone.
Finally, the last day that I would be going to Macworld had arrived, and this was a big one. First of all, there was a Mac Podcasters' meetup at the Apple Store in San Francisco where a bunch of Mac podcasters went over the Macworld announcements. In the meantime, I sat on the side just chilling on my Macbook Pro because, frankly, I had heard it all several times already. After that, I moved on to the mingle at Jillian's Bar and Cafe. That place was incredibly packed. After talking to innumerable people, I sat down with Leo and bought a Pizza, and some guy bought me a Sprite (again, because I'm underage...damn the law).
Now here's the kicker. I had a train to catch back to San Jose at 10pm, so Leo told me he would get me a ride to the station at 9:30. I should have urged him to leave a bit earlier, but I was caught up in the moment. Once we managed to leave around 9:35, we rushed over to the parking garage. There, the valet decided to take his own sweet time. Still, we believed that there was time enough to get to the station. We were cutting it, but I arrived at the station at 10:59. Rushing to the ticket booth, I quickly purchased my ticket, but alas, it was too late. Feeling bad for me, Leo drove me home all the way in San Jose. I felt terrible, and had a huge argument with my parents about why they couldn't understand my plight.
So, I ended Macworld on a low note, but hey, it was all still fun. I can't wait till the Podcast Expo in September now. Now, it's back to homework for school.
