I’m at the mall. I’m about 40 or 50 deep in the line. So, I’ll be an annoying gadget whore all weekend.

I have electricity, a computer and music. Truth is, if I don’t get some writing done in the next couple of hours, I’m a giant douche.

A little Apple/Silicon Valley trivia. Palo Alto is actually home to two, count ’em two, Apple stores (and an AT&T store).

Celebrity tech bloggers and web gods are in full force down the street at downtown Palo Alto, with Robert Scoble at the front of the line. Rumor has it that CNN will be filming from there around 6 p.m. Pacific.

But, here at the Stanford Mall, home of the second Apple “mini” store, a few folks have been showing up here, refugees from the other store. Apparently the blazing sun unbroken by the roofed walkways and dappled gardens of this mall, coupled with being 200 deep despite sleeping on the street last night, was a bit much for a few.

I’m hard by Starbucks, which keeps walking free samples up and down the line, and the restrooms. Could definitely be worse.