Ever since my nursery school teacher told my parents that I had to stop sneaking out of the classroom during nap time to see my older sister in the classroom next door, I knew that report cards were not something to be taken lightly. 

While I strongly encourage feedback from customers, and find all of it, positive and negative, invaluable, I didn't anticipate receiving the thoughtful, helpful reviews that I have been via my Amazon storefront.  I have posted my favorite review below.

If only my nursery school teacher had put as much time into her review of my performance as a four year old, she may have noted my exceptional ability to socialize with a more mature crowd and not just my inability to fall asleep at 11am.

Amazon Review:

I finally found it! The perfect Kindle cover...., December 9, 2008
By sb-lynn (Santa Barbara, California United States)

I have been on a mission to find the perfect Kindle cover. I have done reviews on a couple of near-misses, but nothing that has really grabbed me so far.

And then I found this cover, and took the chance and ordered it. I got it today.

Positives:
1) It's very pretty - it's not leather, but I like this more. It's rich looking and elegant.
2) The inside is a beautiful lime green satin, and it feels plush and provides excellent padding.
3) There are little pockets in the inside cover perfect for notes and papers.
3) The Kindle is very secure in place, yet it's easy access to the back control switches.
4) The cover folds completely back - so you can easily read the Kindle with one hand, with the cover firmly in place.

Negatives:
1) If you hate frogs, this cover probably isn't for you. (Though there appears to be other bobarra covers available.)
2) This cover may appeal more to women, then men, but it's actually fine for anyone.
3) It's not leather, and the material might get dirty - but that doesn't bother me so much since that could happen with any fine book. In fact, the material turns out to be a big plus.

(So you can see, these barely qualify as negatives, but they might for some people.)

Here's the thing for me, and the real selling point - reading the Kindle with this cover most simulates my reading experience with an actual book. I forget that I'm holding a digital e-Reader, and instead feel like I'm reading a book with a beautiful cover. It makes the whole reading experience so much more pleasant.

Highly, highly recommended.

(http://www.amazon.com/review/product/B001HX94QK/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?_encoding=UTF8&showViewpoints=1)

When I was 23 and a little stressed over my lack of a five year plan, much less a life plan, I took a very long aptitude test in the hope that I was a few lego-blocks away from finding my life's calling. Administered over the course of three days, the test measures everything from your hand-eye coordination (average) and your sensitivity to tones (above average), to your memory (can't remember) and your reading comprehension skills (I thought that was the memory test). Aside from the fact that I am fairly certain I'm tone deaf, I think that the test was pretty accurate.
In the debrief/results meeting, the test administrator gives you a report that outlines the professional areas that you should avoid at all costs (accountant) and the ones that you should consider pursuing (small business owner). While I'm not sure what it was about my tonal-sensitivity superiority that led them to believe that I would be adept at running a small business, apparently I am adept at listening to positive feedback.

Perhaps 'small business owner' is just the default suggestion that they give when they can't come up with enough specific career paths, but something struck a cord. At 23, I may have been slightly lost, but I didn't need to take an aptitude test to tell me that I had a very healthy obsession with handbags, I just needed an aptitude test to tell me what to do with it.