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Getting really excited about launching the site. It finally feels like it may come together!

My favorite video so far is one that we took at ArtErotica.  You’ll have to wait to see the finished product, so for now content yourself with these screengrabs:

Trying to figure out what to do for the intro

"Hmmm...Should we be silly or serious?"

Since I decided on silly AND potty mouth, this take didn't make the final vid. (I said the F-word!)

About to interview Scott Bellew, one of the Co-Chairs of the event

This winter I’ve really been into brightly colored, kinda trippy produce.  Had my mom brought these out when I was little, I probably would have loved eatin veggies.  Not only are they exciting and tasty, but they will definitely liven up any plate.

Check out some of the pics I took:

Colorful Beets

Romanesco Broccoli and Purple Cauliflower

Rainbow Chard

Have you ever seen such sexy veggies before?

It’s official: I’ll be moving to Austin at the end of this month.  Peep this image, courtesy of Google Streetview, of the new digs in Austin’s Travis Heights neighborhood.  I’ll be sharing the place with some old friends.

My new house in Austin

Last night, Marie and I met up with MG Siegler from VentureBeat and Kristen Nicole from Mashable, and went to the Fast Company “Hot” party.

The club, Prana, felt a bit like a temple; square columns lining two sides of a nave-like dancefloor, all bathed in red light. The flames projected on the front stage made me feel like I was in the middle of some pagan ceremony. I half expected to see Scoble qiking the sacrifice of a virgin to the gods of print in order to keep the circs up. It took all my strength to prevent myself from running around with my Flip asking people when traditional media would die.

One of the highlights of the evening was meeting the lovely Brandee Barker, Director of Corporate Communications at Facebook. We chatted a bit about her new boss (he was on Brandee’s shortlist of potential bosses), and the differences between in-house and agency PR (she prefers in house). Brandee plans on checking out socialTNT. Hope she doesn’t get too upset with the Beacon post. I tried to stay constructive and not be a basher.

Above photo from left: Kristen Nicole (Mashable) MG Siegler (VentureBeat) Marie Williams (socialTNT/flackette)

(PS: I happen to really like Fast Company and am completely thankful they invited me.)

I had a lot of fun at the Web 2.0 Expo. It was great meeting Twitter friends both new and old. For those who couldn’t make it, I posted some of me geeking out at various locations throughout the week. Enjoy!

“Simeon, Jenn and Chris” by Damien Howley — At the Netvibes party

By Kristen Nicole, Mashable — In the Schwaggin Wagon

“Forrester’s Groundswell Party: Geoff Livingston and Chris Lynn” (CC) Brian Solis, www.briansolis.com, bub.blicio.us.

By Kristen Nicole, Mashable — At the Engage.com party

“Web 2.0 Crawl Wired @Nova: Chris Lynn and Lee Odden” (CC) Brian Solis, www.briansolis.com, bub.blicio.us.

“Popular corner at the netvibes party” by Damien Howley — At the Netvibes party

By Majorie Kase, Schwaggin Wagon — at the W for afterhours

by Pete Cashmore, Mashable — At the W for After Hours