Long time since I've posted here...lets get up to date!

Just saw "Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle."  Really funny stuff.  A bunch of random humor about two stoners...I didn't expect to be that funny, but it was hilarious.  Check it out next weekend.

I did a routine check on Google to discover that the Toledo City Paper reviewed "Maintain Radio Silence" and had some nice things to say.  I have a quote from the review up on my webpage, www.bradleymetrock.com.  Its really cool to discover that your work has had a positive impact with someone you don't even know.

The 1st Annual American High School Internet Mathematics Competition is quickly approaching.  Ben has been hard at work polishing up the solutions guide, his girlfriend Ellen has been putting in some great graphic design work in designing us a logo, and I've been working on compiling a database of press contacts so we can get the word out about this thing!  Its a really exciting time, as every day brings the tournament closer, and an increasing realization that this will be really, REALLY BIG.

I'm close to wrapping up my music research project as well.  I've been running some regression analyses and compiling data on the effect of piracy, particularly across genres, and have some theories that I'll be putting out there in a paper by the end of the summer.

I happened upon the playlist of the person who downloaded the 100,000,000th song off of Apple iTunes, and have discovered two great new artists: Jamie Cullum and Ben Jelen.

Check these guys out ASAP!  I just downloaded Ben Jelen's entire album, and he's got some stunning pop songs on there.  "Come On" is simply gorgeous, and I highly recommend downloading it in your preferred method, legal or not...

I head out to Arlington, Texas, tomorrow to visit Lori and her family.  She's been out there the past week and a half hanging out with the fam before law school starts up at Tennessee in mid-August.  When both of us return on the same flight back to Nashville on Thursday, 7/29, things may be a little different...?  Did I just say that?

I had the good fortune of being able to take a day or two to drive up to Chicago and visit Gaurav and Carlos.  We all hung out, took in a Cubs game (Prior got hurt....not good...), and had some great food in Little Italy.  Its so wonderful to be able to hang out with friends and catch up...thanks guys for being so hospitable up there.

When I come back, it'll be off to Huntsville to meet Mathew Crawford, Tipton, and network with other math sponsors in promoting the AHSIMC.  Then on July 31, I'll be at Anita's wedding, and then on August 1, it'll be back to Nashville for a while until the school year starts.

If you're reading this, take care, and talk to you soon.