I am currently out of the country, and the hotel I’m at charges high wi-fi rates. I will not be able to access my computer until August. 1 minute of credit left!

In my spare time I put together a list of books I hope to acquire with in the next few months: • Head First C# by Andrew Stellman http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0596514824/ref=amb_link_5946812_2?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=left-2&pf_rd_r=1GC0EB4Q1E823T4YS1SD&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=338587201&pf_rd_i=69860 • The Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry http://www.amazon.com/Illustrated-Guide-Home-Chemistry-Experiments/dp/0596514921/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1212946912&sr=1-1 • Making Things Talk by Tom Igoe http://www.amazon.com/Making-Things-Talk-Practical-Connecting/dp/0596510519/ref=pd_bbs_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1212946629&sr=8-5 • JunkBots, Bugbots, and Bots on Wheels: Building Simple Robots [...]

I hate to double-post on the same topic, but I find it more than worthy of mentioning that I finished reading The Last Lecture yesterday. It is, flat out, the best book I have ever read. I cannot stress how important it is to read. It has given me an entirely new perspective on life, [...]

At the onset of my leaving, I would like to quickly point out the book, The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch. After seeing his famed lecture online (http://video.google.com/videosearch?client=safari&rls=en-us&q=Randy%20Pausch%20Last%20Lecture&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&um=1&sa=N&tab=wv#), my life would never be the same. I was touched by his honesty, wisdom, and life lesions. He is an unforgettable man, and is dying from pancreatic [...]

One of my goals is to update this blog at least a couple times a week, however I will be going out of town tomorrow. I will most likely not be able to post for a few months, but I’ll return whenever I can. My apologies, Brennon