I had great plans for blogging last night but unfortunately, as soon as my laptop booted up, I experienced something that you never, ever want to experience when on the computer: The BSoD. AAAAAHHHHH! Deep breaths, Serenity now. Once I got the computer re-booted, I finally figured out (with the help of the diagnoser-tool-thingy) that the USB cord from my laptop to Maxtor hard drive had malfunctioned and caused the hiccup. Phew- I thought it was a virus!! Alas, despite multiple attempts to resusitate, I couldn’t get the cord to work. I guess I need to go hunting for a new one.
In the meantime, I thought I’d do a quick review on a neat little book I bought at B&N a couple weeks ago. It’s called THE ARTIST IN THE OFFICE by Summer Pierre. It’s short, it’s sweet, and it’s about how to retain and nuture your creative self while working a full-time job. The hints, tips and exercises are thought-provoking. Lots of doodley-pictures and quotes make the pages fly.
I’m usually not one for feel-good self-help books, but this one was pretty fun. The only downside was finding out I paid full price ($13) at my local Barnes & Noble when Amazon has it for $5. Son of a gun, that’s $8 I could have spent on mochas and donuts at Tim Hortons, boo.
Happy Reading!
Jen