A few months ago a film crew, photographer, assistants of all types and literally dozens of people with color meters, cameras and lights descended on my NYC office and later at my home to shoot a spot and interview for the Yahoo! Start Wearing Purple campaign. A unique experience to say the least, and one of the most exhausting days of my life. Lights, camera, action. Not my world, but interesting to be a part of for a day.

The interview and photos turned out pretty well I think– but it’s always weird seeing yourself on screen and wondering what was going through your head, and how they chopped and edited you together in that way. For people that don’t know me very well, it might offer some better insight into where I work and what I do all day.

The campaign is what they refer to as a “call-to-action’ by Yahoo! for people to live life as an individual, and with an exclamation point. The campaign emphasizes (despite any economic situation) their roots through the color and spirit of purple — it means individuality, imagination and innovation.

In the Pioneers of Purple section, I’m humbled to be featured alongside big wave rider (and absolute bad ass) Jeff Clark, Kiva founder Jessica Flannery, music man Nic Harcourt, hit maker Larry Jackson, and site staple Simone Legno of Tokidoki.

The program features four main components. Technology (a set of pretty amazing bikes that take photos every 45 seconds around the world and stream them direct to Flickr), personalities (the pioneers of purple), some products, and the improvisation work done by Charlie Todd of Improv everywhere. There’s a ton of content over there so I encourage you to check it out– but be nice.

A tale of intrepid risk-taking plays out in Hamsters Can Fly, a short film about a kid smuggling a hamster from Tokyo to Beirut as a gift for his grandmother via a slap-shod plan involving multiple containers and tighty whities. An amateur film by Japanese college student Naotomo Umewaka, the flick has simple charm and utilizes a respectable and eclectic mix of music.

Plenty of us would rather not know where the government’s cut of our paycheck ends up, but for those citizens that are rather concerned, there’s USATaxDollars.com. Simply enter your income and out comes a breakdown of where the Federal Government decides to put it. No matter what your political stance, be ready for at least mild outrage, followed by embittered acceptance of this zany thing that you just can’t get around.

If being woken up in the morning by a dutiful robot buddy is a trait of the future, then Tokyobay has assured that the future is now. Tokibot clocks take three classic robot styles and equip them with chest-inlaid timepieces that would make Flava Flav pout with jealousy. Check out the various styles and colors these helper-bots come in at Tokyobay. If you love the traditional robot dance box-head style like I do, Rivet is a clear choice.

If moose had a say in this current presidential election, we think they’d vote for the candidate whose running mate didn’t spend a fair amount of their time gunning them down. Unfortunately, the species is not included involved in the democratic process, and thus have precious few votes to turn the tide in their favor. Luckily, Rob Forbes is giving them a chance to make a statement by selling their antlers to raise money through Moose for Obama. The DWR founder is collecting these extremely beautiful and durable artifacts, shed naturally, and giving all proceeds to the Obama campaign. Now buy some antlers, and rock the vote.

New York and London’s fashion weeks have come and gone, so we all know what to wear next year, but what about the year 2089? What are we going to wear then? Don’t worry, DKNY Jeans and comic book artist Paul Pope have been thinking ahead with their joint effort in the ‘2089′ clothing line. While there aren’t any lasers or robot gadgets, there are a lot of references to Pope’s comics that focus on urban living in a future heavily influenced by manga. Check out the website featuring Pope’s sctechs and inspiration the clothes are very reasonably priced in their store.

You may or may not have heard that it’s Diesel’s 30th birthday. We blogged about a killer worldwide party they are throwing yesterday, but how about some ultra-limited-edition-on-sale-for-one-day-only denim? After all they are a denim company. Thirty thousand jeans have been distributed around the globe to go on sale October 10th — and that’s it. The jeans are quite cheap for limited edition standards (and for Diesel’s standards). For €30 and a couple hours waiting in line you can get your hands on a pair of these highly desired jeans. The Dirty Thirtys will be available in physical stores only on October the 10th, then on eBay for god awful price thereafter.

It seems Etsy’s crafty influence has rubbed off on eBay, and with good reason. Melbourne artists have donated their work for FUSION 2008, a global street art charity auction that benefits Kids Under Cover. By buying a print, individuals can help the organization raise money to construct bungalows for families and educational scholarships for homeless youth. The Aussie organizers at nearby university RMIT explain that “artists are donating fresh work for this exhibition, and all of it is available to you no matter where you live, whether it be in New York, London, Paris, Melbourne, or in some god forsaken place in the middle of nowhere.” Most of the prints and collages are only available for the next four days.