Hubba Bubba Bubblegum Alley!!!

It seems like I'm traveling all the time these days. Probably because I am traveling all the time these days.



Recently I boarded the train to San Luis Obipso, CA.



I got there a day ahead of the SCBWI workshop I was teaching, so I was able to do a little exploring . . .



It was so cool to see the retro theater and all the coffee bars. In WARP SPEED, Marley's family runs the old Rialto Theater and I did lots of research.



However, the San Luis Obispo highlight for me and my Peep was this . . .



Can you tell what that stuff is? Here's a closer view . . .



It's CHEWED GUM!!!!! Yes, I stumbled across the famed Bubblegum Alley . . .



We were careful not to slip and fall, or else we'd be stuck there forever.

In STANFORD WONG FLUNKS BIG-TIME, Stanford has a gum encounter at the library . . .



So what do you think? Beautiful or gross? Or, maybe, both?

And for those of you who love gum and can't get enough, Peepy and I videoed Bubblegum Alley . . .


Next blog, what went on inside here . . .



BTW, got an iPhone, iPod, iPod Touch or iWhatever? If so, there's a free game app featuring Kanani, the Hawaiian girl I wrote about for American Girl! CLICK HERE for your free app!

Going to the National Book Festival? If so, come see me on Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Target Stage!!



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CLICK HERE to find out about Lisa's newest book, WARP SPEED!!!

Are you an American Girl KANANI fan? If so, here's a free online story I wrote about Kanani in New York!!

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Me and My Mac . . . the Saga Continues

Not long ago I did a Skype talk with/to the San Jose Public Library and it went smoothly and nothing broke!!


(That's my office door with the Library sign.)

However, last week, when we were in Tampa, I had Apple/Mac problems. I know what you're thinking . . . "no, no, that's not possible. Not you, Lisa."

But yes.

When I give presentations, I create a library in iPhoto, then download it to an iPod, then place the iPod in a universal dock, then hook it up to my projector, then use a universal remote to play the photos. Got all that?



I even hosted an iPod University to share my knowledge with fellow authors/illustrators . . .


(That's Kerry Madden, seated, and Marla Frazee soaking it all in.)

Anyway, at St. John's, technology failed me and I couldn't get it to work . . .



Meanwhile, at home, my iMac was busy self-combusting. Which meant I needed to head to the Apple Store . . .



All those blue shirts reminded me of one I recently purchased for Son . . .



Hmmmm . . . would my Genius hear me?



Yes! Yes, he did. The problem with the iPod? Um, I had it on the wrong setting . . .


(Okay, go ahead. Say it. I know you want to . . . "DUH!!!!")

Sadly, it wasn't so simple for my six-year old iMac. The motherboard was broken and so was the graphics card and the transmission, or something like that.

So I had to get a new one . . .


(That's my Mac PowerBook on top of my iMac. Yes, I am a Mac addict.)

Then I tried to get to proper cables to run my presentation from my PowerBook, in case mess up my iPod again. Only, the Apple Store only had 50% of what I needed -- a special adapter for one end, however I needed an even more special adapter for the other end. So I went to Radio Shack . . .



Only, they didn't have it either.

Oh well, I special ordered it from the internet. Hope I don't break that, too. While I wait for it to get here, I'll just try to figure out my new wireless remote tracking scary know-it-all mouse . . .



Eek.

Hope it doesn't freak me out!!!



Hey, are you in the Lexington, Kentucky area? If so, come see me this Friday, September 16th at 6 p.m. I'll be HERE!!!

Disclaimer: No proofreaders were harmed (or even used) in the creation of this blog.

CLICK HERE to find out about Lisa's newest book, WARP SPEED!!!

Are you an American Girl KANANI fan? If so, here's a free online story I wrote about Kanani!!!

Lisa Yee

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