IZEAFest 2009 at SeaWorld: Started off With a Bang!

I tweeted the other day about how nothing was going to stop me from reaching IZEA Fest 2009 at Sea World in Orlando, Florida. I said “Come Hell or High Water, I’ll be damned if anything is going to stop me” or something to that effect. Well, a decent try, strange malevolent forces, but I still made it.

In the beginning of my 11 hour car trip, I started to drive as the light turned green, and a little old lady plowed her white car into the front of my beautiful black Dodge Caliber. I braked and swerved, but she still hit me. I seemed to get off lucky with a minor paint swap on my front bumper, while it appears her entire front bumper is about to come off.

I’m okay – she’s okay too. The cars were both drivable, I had a witness, so the sweet old lady was faulted and given a ticket. Most of the rest of my trip was uneventful, but my nerves were shot. My neck also got a little stiff, but I finally made it to the Orlando International Airport to pick up Buck Daddy, my roommate for IZEAFest. Got him and then we went to check in to the hotel. After checking in, we got some beer and headed back to the room.

So far it’s been fun talking to Buck about blogging and different people we know through Twitter and blogging and who all’s going to be here that we are keen on meeting in person. Tomorrow, I put together my surprise treat for IZEA Fest peeps that come and find me on Friday morning. Here’s a hint: they’re DELICIOUS. After that, nothing else planned until we go to Busch Gardens in Tampa tomorrow evening! My plan is to relax and not do much unless someone already here wants to hang out before Busch Gardens. Just DM me on Twitter (@ragingtech) if you wanna do something Thursday before Howl-o-Scream.