When technology doesn't work - life can get boring, huh?!

So, I've picked up the joy of reading once again with a vengenance.  Ok - let me be honest, I've picked up the joy of books on tape - audio books again.  Listen I still have 2 partially read books from over a year ago that I can't seem to finish.  It's not that they are not interesting - I just can't seem to find the time to pick them up and read them - or is it I sometimes can't remember where I put them.  LOL 

Anyway, I listen to my audio books at work and in the car on my way to whereever.  Well, lo and behold the work laptop dvd/cd drive died about two weeks ago.  Being that the dvd/cd drive is not a necessity for my day to day work duties, I wasn't sure I should request to have it "checked out" .  These audio books have saved my life and a few co-workers as they allow me to drain out the ridiculous chatter that goes on around the office - or better yet - allows me to drown out the disturbing folks that invade my ear space. 

So, about a week ago I decided, I could no longer take the "quiet" so I decided to open a ticket to have the drive check out.  My new drive arrived on Friday and I was so excited until I realized I had no books on hand.  I was devastated.  So this weekend, I quickly loaded up library account and will be skipping down the street in minutes to pick up my latest audio book. Yippee!!!! 

In the meantime, I've discovered a few apps on my phone that allow me to listen to podcasts on various issues from parenting to vacations, news tidbits, etc.  Currently, I'm listening to Manic Mommies - they can also be found at manicmommies.com.  Then there are the Satelite Sisters and Listen to Baby Time.  I feel like I've struck gold here.  These sights are easy on the ears, have topics I can relate to and some episodes are laugh out loud funny.  Now, that's the tricking part as I have just blurted out comments myself a few times this morning.

See it's the little things in life that make me happy.  My Palm Pre Plus has so many features and tidbits that I stumble across from time to time that just brightens up my day.  Now, if only I could find out how to put items back on my lauch pad (or whatever it is called).

Ok, let me get back to work!