I just returned home from an awesome weekend at the International Lindy Hop Championships in Washington DC. A new entrant in the lindy hop competition circuit, ILHC was organized by Tena Morales of Houston and Nina Gilkenson of DC, two well-respected dancers and organizers in the national scene. So the expectations were quite high for…
Category: Travel
Off to DC for International Lindy Hop Competitions
This weekend I’m headed off to DC for the first ever International Lindy Hop Championships. Myself, along with a group of 13 other dancers, will be doing a more competition-friendly version of this award-winning performance at ILHC! And I’m also competing in the the Advanced Jack & Jill division, for reasons that are not exactly…
How to mount a U-lock on a Brompton folding bicycle
I got a new Brompton folding bicycle recently, and after my recent unfortunately experience, security is foremost on my mind. Obviously the best solution is to carry the bike everywhere with you. But that is not always practical or possible, which means you have to lock up your expensive wheels on the mean streets where…
Virtual World Symposium at USC Today
I was in Los Angeles today for a stimulating series of conversations about academic research into virtual worlds, sponsored by the USC Network Culture Project. It’s humbling being in the room with a dozen people who are all so much smarter than me. But I learned quite a bit about the state of research in…
In Kenzo and her fly ride on the streets of LA
I’m in Los Angeles for a virtual world symposium being sponsored by the Network Culture Project at USC. I arrived early enough to have a snack with my buddy In Kenzo and Tori from USC. Here’s In Kenzo showing off her sweet bike that she uses in her daily commute around Los Angeles. (She tells…
Virgin America’s Red entertainment system rawks
I’ve posted before how much I dig Virgin America. I think it’s worth at least an extra $50-100 to fly Virgin over another crappy airline. (I’m looking at you, Southwest and Delta.) One of the sweetest things about Virgin is their "Red" entertainment system. They have various flavors of video content from broadcast TV…
Pictures from the I Dig Tanzania Chicago Trip
I just finished uploading selected pictures from the couple of hundred photos I took in Chicago during the "I Dig Tanzania" trip. I’ll add more details and descriptions later. Enjoy! Now I’m off to sleep for about 12 hours.
Our fifth (and last?) day in Chicago
Here’s one of our teens Sabina enjoying the simple wonder of fireflies in Chicago. Yesterday, we headed over to Taste of Lincoln Avenue, which was pretty cool but a bit intense for the teens. Lots of adults milling about drinking beer, very loud rock music, and no real place to just chill out. So we…
Me breaking at Taste of Lincoln Avenue in Chicago
Our teens have been bugging me about dancing the entire time in Chicago. So I finally did a little breaking last night while we were walking around Taste of Lincoln Avenue. Good times.
Stuck in Chicago!
Apparently there is some serious storm rolling through New York making it impossible for my Global Kids group of seven teens and three adults to return to JFK today. So we are stuck in Chicago an extra day, with an afternoon flight getting us into La Guardia at 6pm tomorrow. Our teens have been incredible…