First Project

I think I am going to make an alarm clock as my first Arduino project. The alarm on my iPod just isn't cutting it any more, and I think I can program some evil functionality like a 'Simon Says' inspired shut off and have different tones for alarms. Looks like it's almost time to place a DigiKey order. I wonder if the guys from my old job will let me snag a piece of scrap PCB material and some etching solution...