On the off day, in the thick of it.

Let’s get this party started already. Maybe it’s because this is my fourth time in San Francisco since the clock struck 2007. Maybe it’s because I turned thirty and I’ve just lost patience. Or maybe it’s because there’s just so much going to be happening this time around. But for whatever reason, I’m just not in the mood for sightseeing here on this “off day” before the Steve Jobs keynote kicks off Macworld Expo tomorrow morning.

The weather’s nice, but too bad. The cable car looks tempting, but perhaps another time. I’d rather be in the thick of it, whatever you can refer to as “thick” today. The press room is mostly empty, although the MyMac.com guys did just wander in. I passed Sinbad on the way into Moscone, but didn’t stop to say hello since he was on the phone. One vendor snuck into the press room in order to sales pitch me, and I was all set to be annoyed at that, but it turned out to be a pretty cool product. Ran into Dave Hamilton and the Backbeat crew, James Alguire, a number of friendly faces. Adam Jackson and Sam Downie are lifecasting as they walk around (complete with live webcams attached to their hats), and I didn’t spend more than ten seconds talking with iJustine before she got mobbed by an adoring fan.

In a few minutes I’m headed outside for the MyMac podcast meetup, then I’m not sure what’s after that. Not going to stay out too late since there’s an early start tomorrow. We’ll see what the rest of the day brings.