Kindle e-reader

I am a college student.  This semester I have four different text books, all rather heavy.  Now electronics can hold much more than a book and do so in a smaller and light space.  Here comes the world of e-readers.  Arguably the most popular e-reader is the Amazon Kindle.  As an engineering student, there are not very many text books that are available for the Kindle, but for a friend of mine, who is an English major, it is perfect!  Still I really like the new Kindle Touch that comes out the day before my birthday.

Reading old classics (which are usually free), the new best seller, or the scriptures, it is a great devise to have for even the occasional reader.  And with the available 3G with and experimental Web Browser, you have the internet everywhere. 

The exciting point of discussion is the new Kindle Fire tablet.  There is virtually no user information as it comes out the same time as the Kindle Touch, but it may prove to be the best foe to the iPad thus far.  The Kindle Fire still has some growing up to do to fill the expectations of the masses who want a cheaper, effective, user friendly tablet.  The future is rich with possibilities.

jetlev.com: One Amazing toy

I found a new toy that I will get when I become rich an famous!  It is a Jetlev water jet pack!  It uses water to push a person up into the air.  There are some limitations... only 30 or so feet in the air, there is a little boat connected to you by a long tube.  But here is the thing, that boat does all of the work of pumping the water and you can fly around for about 3 hours before you run out of gas.

Now why must I wait until I am rich and famous?  Because the MSRP on this thing is $99,500.

Battery battle... what a BLAST!

One of my favorite things to do is play music.  And when it comes to music, the best instruments are percussion!  Although I never took private lessons, I loved to play anything I could hit.  I was fortunate enough to be able to play in school starting in the 4th grade and continuing through high school.  I love to perform and miss it very much.  There is an organization called Drum Corp International (DCI) that consists of "professional" drum corps that do field shows.  The maximum age for a performer is 21 and is a summer activity.  I was not able to do this, but I did go to the 2007 DCI finals at the Rose Bowl.  It was great!

This group named Blast is a professional marching band of older performers (over 21) that made a group to continue performing and doing what they love at such a high caliber.  This is one of the songs in their show.