I need stuff to do during my free time this summer. Here are some things that I think it would cool/fun to do. I’m writing this list partly for myself, so I don’t forget

• Build something cool. One idea I have it to put an electric motor on my bicycle (my old, small one, so that way I don’t accidentally destroy my new bicycle ). On a side note, I took my old bike apart a few days ago to try and get a better understanding of the details of how it worked. And surprisingly enough, I was able to put it back together (and it still works)!
• Try and develop perfect pitch, like my friend WS
• Become more familiar with Blender3D, an amazing open-source 3D animation and post-production program
• Read a book about autonomous mobile robots that I got for $7 at MIT!
• SLEEP!
• Catch up on watching TV (such as a show called “Greek”, which I’m perhaps somewhat addicted to)
• Run and bike often
• Learn random interesting stuff

Hmm… that list looks un-ambitiously short. what else should I do? Any ideas?

I recently got a new bike that I’m planning to bring with me to school next year. I’ve been riding it a lot lately, and today I decided to post some pictures of the machine. Here they are:

Okay fine, so maybe I was just kidding about the V8 car engine … here’s a far-back view:

It’s a nice machine! I went on a somewhat longish mile bike ride yesterday that really got me to appreciate how mechanically awesome bicycles are. The above pictures show one facet why I’m minoring in MechE