Margaritaville is jumping.

We did good today. Got 95% of the booth up and running - just need to do some tuning to the projector tomorrow and we're good to go. I got to try out my new phone as an MP3 player whilst I was working on the demos this afternoon - you know, for a phone it's a bloody good MP3 player. I've always been against phones that weren't just phones, but (and say it quietly in case anyone overhears), I think this is actually a good idea. Still not sold on the phone camera though...
Anyway, as a result we were done by 19:30 tonight so I took off to Universal Boardwalk for dinner at Margaritaville. The place was jumping as usual and there were bazillions of people pouring out of Islands Of Adventure. Good food and good people-watching. Great way to spend an evening. Mind you, at about 3 this afternoon we wondered if we'd have a hotel left. Hurricane force winds, 3 inches of rain in 20 minutes, sewers backing up and Hell's own thunderstorm parked right over the hotel. Rain nearly stopped play, blowing under the doors near the conference rooms and blowing the front doors of the hotel open so we had the outdoor storm experience in the comfort of the lobby :-)

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