I’m posting my photos here (on Flickr account naufragio with the tag “ncmr2007″).

Nile has posted his photos as well.

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We arrived around 1:20 pm for our flight at 3:20 pm — two hours early, like any good and patriotic air traveler. The airport seemed pretty dead, so we went ahead and had lunch. Nile, thinking ahead, had packed his. I opted to buy something at the airport — not realizing this was Gainesville Regional Airport, and the restaurant was more like a 7-11 than a restaurant.

After eating my $3.99, pre-cooked, microwaved “cheeseburger,” we proceeded to the security check. (Ah, the healthy eating habits of travel are already setting in.) I should say we tried to proceed to security; “We’ll be open in about 15 minutes,” said the TSA employee, looking up from his reading.

So we killed some time and, eventually, went into the line.

“Are you carrying any liquids, gels, aerosols, snakes, plutonium, frozen embryos, etc.,” asked the TSA employee (or something like that). But no, I had already prepared for the war on liquids. I’d disposed of my bottled water after confirming I couldn’t bring it with me, and I hadn’t packed any liquids. But I was pretty sure that toothpaste and deodorant would count as “gels” or something along those lines, so I sheepishly replied that I indeed had those dreaded objects in my baggage.

“Are they less than 3 oz. and packed in a clear resealable container no greater in size than one quart?”

“Well, no.”

The gig was up. I could purchase a ziploc bag at the “restaurant” I had patronized earlier (clever business model!) but my toiletries were, in fact, greater in size than 3 oz. Fuck. Well, I guess I’d check that bag, then. Screw it. Nile added his to my checked luggage (those were less than 3 oz. but not packed in a clear plastic bag).

After checking my bag (the airline employee never checked my ID or itinerary) I went back through the line. Take off the jacket, phone and coins in the dish, laptop out of the bag.

“Did the guy over there check your ID and boarding pass?” inquired the next TSA employee.

Yes, he did. Oh, the extra boarding pass printed for me when I checked a bag (I had originally checked in online) had confused the TSA employee. OK, I’ll tuck the extra one away to avoid any conflagrations.

Alright, we’re all good now, right? Oh wait, nope. Take off the shoes.

The first thing I see on the other side of the security checkpoint: a soda vending machine.

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This weekend, Nile and I are headed to Memphis for the National Conference on Media Reform. We’ll be blogging updates and posting photos when we can. See you when we get back!

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We will be showing “The Net at Risk,” a recent episode of Bill Moyers’ PBS series Moyers on America, on Monday, Dec. 4 at 6:30 pm in the Orange & Brew, on the ground floor of the Reitz Union. Come join us!

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Thanks to the extraordinary James ‘J.C.’ Jones, we have this short video about our celebration of Software Freedom Day 2006 from September. Watch the video on blip.tv, or download it from archive.org.

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Update: We have photos of the event on Flickr . Thanks to everyone who helped out!

(Re)Create is happening on Monday the 27th and Tuesday the 28th from 10:00am til 4:00pm at the Reitz Union Colonnade. Participate in creating derivative artwork and engaging in the fair use of the media around you. We’ll have tons of media to mash up and glue and scissors to put it together. Come by to engage in remix culture or just to chat about intellectual property law gone mad.

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Our guest speakers this Monday will be from Grooveshark, a Gainesville-based music sharing/social networking-type Web site run by several UF students and alums.

We’ll also have elections for each officer position and vote on proposed constitutional amendments.

The meeting will be Monday, Nov. 20 at 6:30 pm in room 276 of the Reitz Union.

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