Scott Sigler is the FDO

"Man, this just sucks! I don't know what happened to it. I stood in line for an entire day and a half just so I could be one of the first people to actually own an Ipad.

"I packed up all my supplies. I made sure I had plenty of munchies, water (you know, one of those backpack thingies that cross country bikers wear to keep them hydrated) and reading material. I had a blanket and a pillow that I stuffed into the top of my sports bag so I could lay on it without hurting my head. There was no way I was leaving this line. I even went so far as to install a make shift catheter so I didn't have to trust my spot to strangers just to go to the restroom. I wasn't going to chance that they would not let me back in the line. I know if that ever happened, I would have to make a scene, and would probably end up in Jail.

"Needless to say, I was the third person to get the new Ipad at this particular Apple Store. I brought it home and sat down at the computer and hooked it up. I let it charge while I installed the software and found the first thing I wanted to upload to it. It was the entire podcast novel by Scott Sigler, The Rookie. I have enjoyed all his other podcast novels, from Earthcore (where a giant deposit of platinum draws a group of people to dig 3 miles underground just to find a force they were not prepared for) to Ancestor (about a genetically engineered creature who was bred to provide human organs for transplantation. Turns out those creatures were very hungry) to Infection (I don't know if I even want to think about this group of creatures who grow under your skin). Now I hear that there is a new podcast novel getting ready to come out called "The Starter", so now I am dying to listen to The Rookie (about a Human who gets to play for a galactic team of Aliens and humans called the Krackens. He has to go up with creatures who can jump 25 feet in the air to catch passes), but now my brand new Ipad is missing. I loaded the entire book, and now the Ipad has completely disappeared.

"Not only is it missing, but now something seems to be wrong with my Ipod. It was sitting in its dock next to the computer while I walked away for a moment to make a sandwich. When I came back it was sitting on the desk top with half a USB cable shoved into the earphone jack. Its like some one was in here just jamming things where they don't belong. I just don't get it."

I looked down at the screen on the Ipod. This is what I read:

***BURP***
Listening to:
The Rookie, by Scott Sigler