Got some new head phones.  The others were good and I really liked them because they were the first pair I ever had that actually stayed in my ear.  This was possible primarily because I could swap out the buds with the different sizes I need for each ear.  Unfortunately these Phillips headphones lived their entire live in my back pack and I guess after a year or so of always being in the sun, the cords started to break down and got sticky.  The sound is still good, but I don't like them sticking to everything.  I try to cut expenses by not replacing things until they are really broken and unrepairable but I just couldn't live with that cord sticking to my face.  It gets annoying after a while.

http://www.skullcandy.com/shop/titan-red-black

So I got some Skullcandy Titans and am really enjoying them. The bass is the best I've ever had on headphones including a pair of over the ear Sennheisers that I cost twice as much.  I'm aware that I've got to be careful about blasting it too much or I'll end up loosing my hearing too soon.

Now that I've got great sound coming into my head, the only thing that's missing from the club experience is being able to feel the bass on my chest, someone needs to develop a pad, which simulates that experience and I can slip into my shirt.

New Career Path

Last week I gave up on earning a Master's in Biology.  I just couldn't see a way to justify the future costs of continuing on with the program.  The data that I had gathered over the summer didn't really show anything significant and there wasn't any additional resources available to me for gathering more data.  Furthermore, all of the people I know who have recently earned their master's in biology only could get jobs where a master's degree wasn't required.  Also a master's is not required for most of the biologist jobs I have found within the federal government.

So, now I am pursuing a degree in computer science.  This fits me since I sit at the computer the majority of my day and should learn how to build the websites and software that I'd like to see.  My plan is to start with an A.A. and combine that knowledge with what I already know about biology and begin building the websites and software that are needed in the biological sciences.

This concludes my first week on my new path.  I think I have the routine down and will begin executing this plan in earnest tomorrow.