1. This song pumps me up.  And not just because of the title. Within three seconds of listening, the foot-tap/head-bob thing automatically kicks in. (Btw, this was one of my top-top-top favorite shows at Lollapalooza this year.)  2. This quote pumps me up: 3.

This week's mission is inspired by the original pay-it-forward idea:  The "Leave a Penny/Take a Penny" tradition.  (And btw, who besides me was confused/intrigued by this concept as a kid? I was like, "You mean people can just take pennies?

If watching this video isn't the best three minutes of your day then golly, lucky you, you are already having a really awesome day.  Thank you, Improv Everywhere, for doing what you do.

  Ladies, Gentlemen, Boys and Girls...What you're about to see is the result of months and months and months of pondering and tinkering. Many of you* have contributed directly and/or indirectly, and I truly thank you.The following link reveals all.

Wonderful something number one:My dear pal Brooke (and photographer extraordinaire) just reminded me about the filmmaking collective Everyone.  We featured their video Words here a few months back.

Some of you may remember when we debuted the concept of "Positive Pranking" here last summer.  Here is the video I did with New York-based filmmaker Mark Malkoff that kicked things off.