MWSF 2005: Skunked

So, I woke up at 5:30 this morning, in order to be sure that I didn't miss a 6:58 AM Caltrain, which put me into S.F. at 7:47 AM, which got me to Moscone before 8. By the time I got my pass, went to the bathroom, and got to the end of the (considerable) keynote line, it was 8:03 AM. The keynote was supposed to start at 9, but it didn't get under way until 9:20ish. So, I was in line over an hour early.

But alas, it was not early enough. It looks like about 1/3 of the people who were waiting were able to make it into the main hall in order to see Steve Jobs deliver the keynote live. The rest of us got to go to the overfill room, to see the keynote on TV. While it was still better then watching a webcast, it isn't what I had hoped for (and I wasn't alone on that front).

If I go again next year, I'll have to up the ante with my approach to the keynote.

-Andy.