CarolSei's SXSW Journey: Carry-on, Check

Monday, March 12, 2012

Carry-on, Check

I picked out my first suitcase, today!

I've never had to pick out luggage before, so of course I didn't know what I was doing. My friend Heather was with me and she has never picked out luggage before, so of course she didn't know what she was doing either. So, we had an adventure!

Heather picked out my suitcase for me and together I think we chose wisely a pretty decent suitcase. It meets the dimensions for carry-on luggage, it has a TSA lock, rollers, a sturdy handle, it's fashionable and it's dark purple.

My suitcase is somewhat similar to these suitcases below...

I can't believe Mary and I leave in two days for Austin, Texas!!! This is going to be a trip of a lifetime!!!

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About This Blog

Long story, short...I love Texas music and Texas in general. A friend/co-worker of mine told me about SXSW and suggested that I look into getting a press pass to write news articles. I'm a DJ and the office manager at WRFL, 88.1 FM, and through WRFL, along with the WRFL concert director we're going to SXSW on press passes. YEAH :-) (Thanks to the help of many cool people and especially our awesome WRFL media adviser.) This will be my first time to SXSW, my first time out west, my first time to Texas, my first time flying on an airplane, my first time attending a music festival and many more first time anything and everything to come. Track my blog and you can keep track of my majestic journey to SXSW.

What Is SXSW?

South by Southwest (SXSW) is a music conference and festival. It was first held in 1987 in Austin, Texas. Austin has an eclectic music scene that includes blues, country, folk, jazz and rock. Central Austin claims to have more original music nightclubs in a concentrated area than any other city in the world. SXSW was created because even though Austin was a diverse and thriving music city, Austin musicians still struggled due to being isolated in the middle of Texas. SXSW was a way for musicians to reach out and bring people together to do business. National and international interest from music businesses began in the first two years of SXSW's creation. In 1994, SXSW added a film and interactive component. SXSW's goal is to crate an event that acts as tool for creative people and the companies they work with to develop careers to bring together people from a wide area to meet and share ideas, whether it's in music, film or internet.