TechEd: T-1 and counting

The TechEd speaker support folks worked some magic over the weekend and found me a hotel room. This might not sound like a big deal, but when faced between the choice of sleeping on a park bench near the Dallas convention center or having a room, I vote for the latter. As I write this, I’m in the air; after I arrive, I have to hit the speaker’s lounge and make a few changes to my slides, then I’m free until rehersal at 7:30. After that, the magazine folks have scheduled a dinner at Landry’s, but it’ll be an early night– I have a challenging presentation tomorrow and I want to be fresh.
Update: the bloggers’ meeting was really cool. I only caught the first 20 minutes or so, thanks to one phone call from home and my session rehearsal, but I enjoyed what I saw. I was particularly aware of being one of the only non-developers there– I guess I’m the token systems/admin guy. This is a bit of a reversal for me, since my degree’s in CS and my first career was writing code. Perhaps I should get back into it.
Lots of cool stuff on the show floor, but nothing I can report on; I didn’t attend any sessions, either. You’ll have to get your meaningful news elsewhere. Though I did have a great dinner with Paul Thurrott, Michele Crockett, Kim Paulsen, and a bunch of other cool folks from the mag, it was all gossip and no news 🙂