From my day: 1) For once, I was able to check into the hotel a couple hours early. Here's the view from the 10th floor of the Marriott of the MIT Press Bookstore and the T station. 2) Nice weather over the lab. 3) A photo of Walter Bender and me after a mind meld session in his office. Walter, who was Acting Director of the Media Lab for a bunch of years, is one week into his new job as President and COO of the One Laptop Per Child Foundation. Walter has been a huge supporter of my organization's mission, and I wish him well as he, Nicholas Negroponte, and the rest of their team hatch new plans to change the world. 4) Dinner at Sibling Rivalry, a restaurant where the chefs are two brothers to each offer their own take on the same menu. It was good catching up with Bruce who directs the programming of our national member event, which will attract 30,000 people to Anaheim later this year. Bruce talked about he books performers like Elton John, who is headlining this year. I also met Max, a cool guy who architects the staging of the shows.

- mike lee - cambridge, ma