Whistling while you work...

Ahh the days when a good whistling tune could keep Americans entertained on the job...those were probably the days, as I wouldn't know since I'm only 21 and pretty much used to always having a computer and the Internet on the job, and as such am really never bored, or inclined to whistle to pass the time.

In addition to all the research I do at my job, I find that it is quite quite in my office. I have my own cubicle now and although I have the iPhone and it's many apps, I don't like to be seen using my phone all day, because that implies I'm not doing work, which is something (especially in this economy) I don't want people to assume.

So what do I do while I work you ask? I listen to PANDORA! This free Internet, interest based radio service is awesome because it allows you to listen to whatever type of song, artist, or really music era you want, without ever having to listen to commericals, songs you don't like, or click through songs. It's kind of like having a shuffle setting on all the music in the world. Set up a free account and they will personalize and save stations for you (I have 7 different stations). And if you do happen to have one of those handy-dandy iPhones, you can download the Pandora app and listen to pandora anywhere you have a service connection (so the subway would definitely be off limits, but walking the streets (or bus-ing it) would definitely enable this "easy" listening!

Another thing I typically do at work is update/read trade information on Twitter. One way to hide the fact that you are "tweeting" while you work, is to use Spreadtweet. It can be downloaded and reviewed here. There are also a bunch of other "apps" for your computer that hide/integrate Twitter into your every day activities/tasks. (Just what you need another excuse to be distracted!)

I also, being one who will soon enter the working world for real, tend to look at job hunting/surviving the real world sites. One of them is ChickSpeak. This awesome Web site is devoted to women my age; women who are surviving college and learning how to become productive members of society. It details everything you need to know!! It showed me how to combine my love of stilettos and my distaste for blisters via Band Aid blister block and this article.

Another adorable site is BizMe, it has a bunch of helpful hints for YP's (young professionals or yuppies as I always spelled it the way it sounds =) ).

And yea, that's it, of course you could also Blog your day away...=)