Short & Sweet - Adventures in Charlotte

This week has definitely been an adventure!  I attended a seminar for work in Charlotte, NC and enjoyed every bit of it.  I love attending seminars and conferences - the presenters always seem to be the knowledge-keepers of your field and relate issues you may be having to real-world solutions.  One thing the presenter said that caught my attention was to make sure you're doing something that you enjoy and making the most of any difficult situation that comes your way.  She pointed out that if you plant poison, you will always get poison.  Her point was that if you focus on the bad in every situation, you won't be happy.  Your career is going to consume a lot of your time - make sure it's something that you enjoy and feel like you make a difference doing.

At night, I had the opportunity to dine at restaurants we don't have in Blacksburg.  From P.F. Chang's to The Cheesecake Factory, I dined like a queen!  I also had the opportunity to have dinner with Chris' sister, who lives just an hour away from Charlotte.  It was nice to get out of my hotel room for dinner one evening and catch up with her.

After spending an hour at the Apple store, I have now learned that my iPad (which I've only had for a little over a year), is completely shot.  Dunzo!  You know it's a really bad case when the Genius at the Apple store said in his six years of working there, he's only seen this happen two or three other times.  Anyone out there an Apple under-cover Genius and want a free iPad?  It's certainly not doing me any good keeping it...I guess it could serve as a nice-sized paper weight.