diff --git a/app/views/layouts/_current_user_js.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/_current_user_js.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af2c41c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/layouts/_current_user_js.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<script type="text/javascript">
+  jQuery(document).ready(function(){
+    AsciiIo.current_user = <%= raw current_user.to_json(:only => [:nickname, :avatar_url]) %>;
+  });
+</script>
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
index 931f8f0..df25f58 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   <title>ascii.io</title>
   <%= stylesheet_link_tag    "application" %>
   <%= javascript_include_tag "application" %>
+  <%= render :partial => 'layouts/current_user_js' %>
   <%= csrf_meta_tags %>
   <%= render :partial => 'layouts/ga' %>
 </head>