Gallery: World's Coolest Mom Hosts SXSW Crash Pad

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    Crash pad

    *Sue Tran cracks eggs as she preps breakfast for the South by Southwest strangers invited into her home by her son.*
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    Master Bath

    *Passed-out SXSWers sleep in the bedroom while an air mattress in the closet awaits its next visitor.*
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    Curtains

    *The front den of the Tran home is sectioned off with curtains and filled with sleeping bags and mattresses for weary SXSW attendees.*
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    Den

    *Inside the curtains at the Tran house, engineer James Levy prepares a place to crash while StartupBus participant Ricky Wong sleeps nearby.*
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    Chopsticks

    *Hua Sue Chang makes an unconventional-yet-delicious sausage scramble using hot dogs.*
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    Master Bath

    *Off the master bath in the Tran home, a walk-in closet provides space enough for two air mattresses. Crasher Joe Skerbec wakes at the sound of photos being taken.*
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    Dining Room

    *Laptops and bags litter the Trans' dining room. A temporary picnic table nearby is set up to accommodate even more coders.*
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    Exterior

    *The calm exterior of the Trans' neighborhood belies the chaos inside one of its houses.*
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