My Halloween costume: a furry panda hat I bought from a street vendor in SoHo, and my plush velvet suit I bought in Reykjavík way back in 2000.

Awesome funny pic of me by the talented Ida Benedetto.  Taken at #SXSWNYC last night at Purpose headquarters.  Full set on Flickr.  We will be submitting these to TED Prize winner JR’s Inside Out project. I’m wearing a Creative Commons Limited Edition SHARE t-shirt.

I am back from my trip to Japan and my summer hiatus from blogging.  Here are some pictures from my trip.  Hundreds more on Flickr!

Nippon Club June 26, 2010 Keynote speech by playwright and JET alum Randall David Cook

Loving the new Purpose office, where Chinatown meets Little Italy (Ni hao you doin’?).   Our building was formerly known as Odd Fellows Hall.  A fitting name indeed.  More about Odd Fellows Hall. Odd Fellows Hall by epicharmus, on Flickr