thoughts on SxSW

I'm going to attempt to volunteer at South by Southwest. I'm not sure if I'll be able to do it time-wise, since I have to take into account how many vacation hours I have (two weeks worth) and that I have to plan for jury duty (unknown period of time) and a short trip to New Mexico sometime this summer. But I would LOVE to be at SxSW. I've wanted to go for a while, but it's freakin' expensive. So if I volunteer, I get a free shirt and passes to events depending on how many hours I volunteer. I hope it works out for me to do it.