I first heard the word bitcoin on a recording of a casual conversation between Stacey Herbert and Max Keiser sometime back in November as I was doing my dishes.  I don't remember why the word came up, but I went to Google to check it out because it sounded like bittorrent.  At first, it seemed too good to be true, and didn't do anything with it.  Then a few days later, Max replayed an interview with Rick Falkvinge where he explained the whole concept.  From that point on, Bitcoin has been a permanent part of my life because of the potential it has.  Some of this potential is discussed in a video I put on YouTube called Bitcoin and the Third Wave.  I have a second video that I will more than likely post after I finish editing it.

I'm presently working on raising the funds needed for a mining rig.  Until then, I'm participating in a java based web mining pool at a site called bitcoinplus.com.