I came up to NYC to participate in election night coverage from the CNN Grill at the Time Warner Center. I’m not exactly what role we’ll play but we’re expected to get a few hits on CNN.com (maybe more).

Either way, no complaints. The CNN Grill is packed with bloggers, media personalities, and folks that you don’t expect to see every day (like John Norris of MTV News).

The best way to keep track of what I’m talking about and reading tonight is to check in on my Twitter account (@DavidAll) and my Flickr account for mobile uploads.

Here’s a quick video interview I just did with video blogging guru Steve Garfield.

Here are the first few grafs:

If you don’t have 500 Facebook friends, David All won’t hire you.

All is the president of the eponymous David All Group (DAG), “the nation’s first conservative Web 2.0 agency.” All founded the group in 2007—the same year he launched Slatecard.com, a fundraising site for Republicans, and TechRepublican, a blog focusing on the intersection of politics and technology. All is not just looking to bridge the technological divide between Democrats and Republicans—he’s moving one step ahead.

“Democrats don’t really understand the stuff I’m thinking. They say they do, but they don’t,” says All, scribbling on a piece of paper as he sits behind his tidy desk. The 29-year-old, Diet Coke-drinking entrepreneur is fascinated by the “flattening of the world” brought about by the Internet, and wants to help the Grand Old Party leap into the new era.

Read the rest of the piece here.

Thanks Nicole.

Buckley’s satirical look at how “big tobacco’s” chief spokesman, Nick Naylor, artfully spins through regulation, women, crisis, faux-celebrity, and his personal life was quite a joy. The book is a quick read and did not disappoint.

As with most stories, the book is better than the movie; however, both are brilliant and well worth your time. The movie had several changes / additions to the original story which worked for the screen, e.g., Naylor’s relationship with his son is central to the movie but is practically non-existant in the book.

What’s my next read? David Sedaris’ Me Talk Pretty One Day.

Having tossed another log in my fireplace and checked my email, I think I’ll get started.

Bookies: If you’re getting a sense of the type of books I like, feel free to make a recommendation for my queue in the comments. I’ll likely take your suggestions if they’re compelling.

If you like the track, you can download more free tracks (including this one) from their site.

In the video I talk about the amazing emphasis that Japan places on ensuring that its citizens have access (not free) to high-speed broadband. Currently, 98.3% of its citizens have high-speed access and they’re going after the remaining 1.7% aggressively. Must be nice.

First of all, British Airways is amazing. They serve delicious snacks, all the drinks you can handle, and they’re extremely pleasant.

As I sit in my hotel room after a long day of being a tourist (Look kids, Big Ben, Parliament), my feet are in pain, I’ve completely drained my way expensive international data plan on my iPhone (hence the lack of Tweets), and I’m running out of clean clothes to wear quickly.

Gotta run — I’ll have more to write later.

Recharged and ready to go I decided to take a day trip to Versailles - something I thought I wouldn’t be doing. Lucky for me the train station is literally across the street from my hotel.

Once I figured out the train (more like a MARC than an Amtrak) I grabbed a chocolate croissant and Latte which I ordered in French with minimal chuckles.

I’m now on the train enjoying the suburban scenery as we head out of Paris. Au revoir.