Thing 1

Once upon a time, in a place not too far off, a middle aged woman was slaving away each day, troubleshooting this network and that technology, a digital camera here and a projecter over there, but never really taking time to stray from the hearth to "think outside the cinders."
"It's all so scary outside my little realm of the media center. And the kingdom seems way too big! I might look really dumb in front of my friends--again." This is all she could think to say as she pecked at the keys of the keyboard.
But alas, as time went on, she began the journey..... what will she learn and where will she go? Is this a "happy ever after type of story?"
As she thought about her future, a mouse ran across the office floor. Hmmm.