Lisa Yee's Blog, page 34
March 10, 2010
Skyping Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy
So, this past weekend I did my very first ever in the universe Skype Author Visit!!!
Skyping is where you sit in your office amidst the clutter/creativity . . .
. . . and talk to your computer and hope that someone on the other side of the world is listening . . .
(Oops. That's not a computer. No wonder it didn't work at first.)
Anyway, the Skyping whatchamacallit magically transports your face to a huge screen somewhere you are not or, in 99% of the cases, to the SCBWI San Francisco/South gro...
Skyping is where you sit in your office amidst the clutter/creativity . . .
. . . and talk to your computer and hope that someone on the other side of the world is listening . . .
(Oops. That's not a computer. No wonder it didn't work at first.)
Anyway, the Skyping whatchamacallit magically transports your face to a huge screen somewhere you are not or, in 99% of the cases, to the SCBWI San Francisco/South gro...
March 8, 2010
Historic Homes Make My Day
Well, despite walking the red carpet, Peepy did not win an Academy Award (again) this year. Nor did I . . .
Oh well.
Hey! So did you figure out the Jeopardy-esque question from my last blog? If not, here's the answer . . .
Yes! We visited John Steinbeck's house, plus another amazing historic residence, but more on that later. First this.
Peepy and I wanted to see the sights around the Monterey, the lettuce capital of the world. (Can you see Peepy?) And Peeps tried on giant cowboy hats . . .
Soon...
Oh well.
Hey! So did you figure out the Jeopardy-esque question from my last blog? If not, here's the answer . . .
Yes! We visited John Steinbeck's house, plus another amazing historic residence, but more on that later. First this.
Peepy and I wanted to see the sights around the Monterey, the lettuce capital of the world. (Can you see Peepy?) And Peeps tried on giant cowboy hats . . .
Soon...
March 4, 2010
Rotary Rocks, Gilroy Garlic, and Gotta Keep Reading
Last blog we were here . . .
After talking to all the 6th graders in town, the next day Peepy was invited to speak at the Castroville Rotary Club, the group that sponsored our visit. As always, she made new friends . . .
However, she ate too much at lunch and asked me to give a speech instead of her . . .
Here I am explaining the secrets of the Rosetta Stone, algebra, and why one sock always goes missing when you do the laundry . . .
That afternoon Peeps and I headed to the Castroville...
After talking to all the 6th graders in town, the next day Peepy was invited to speak at the Castroville Rotary Club, the group that sponsored our visit. As always, she made new friends . . .
However, she ate too much at lunch and asked me to give a speech instead of her . . .
Here I am explaining the secrets of the Rosetta Stone, algebra, and why one sock always goes missing when you do the laundry . . .
That afternoon Peeps and I headed to the Castroville...
March 1, 2010
Green Thistles, Cool Castroville Kids and Awesome Arkansas Readers
Can you guess where Peepy and I are? Choke, choke, art, choke . . . here's a hint(s) . . .
Yes! Castroville, CA, the Artichoke Center of the World!!!
There were artichoke fields/groves/clusters all along the roads . . .
The local Rotary Club sponsored our visit . . .
We visited three schools and spoke to every 6th grader in the city . . .
The students were wonderful and sooooo enthusiastic!
At lunchtime, I dined with the young and handsome Castroville Rotary Club president, Henry Gowin. Can ...
Yes! Castroville, CA, the Artichoke Center of the World!!!
There were artichoke fields/groves/clusters all along the roads . . .
The local Rotary Club sponsored our visit . . .
We visited three schools and spoke to every 6th grader in the city . . .
The students were wonderful and sooooo enthusiastic!
At lunchtime, I dined with the young and handsome Castroville Rotary Club president, Henry Gowin. Can ...
February 25, 2010
Harry Potter and the Order of the Artichoke
Wow, this time travel thing is pretty cool. I mean, it's in the 70s (temperature-wise) in sunny Southern California . . .
but now I am somewhere near Monterey, CA. Here's a hint . . .
And yet I am also still on the east coast . . .
Confused yet?
I know, I know, last blog we were just looking at my books . . .
However, magically, time traveler-ishly***, I'm still in Massachusettes. Massachusetes. Masachusettes. MA. (Like a high wire artist, like an Olympic skier, I work without a net. Or, at ...
but now I am somewhere near Monterey, CA. Here's a hint . . .
And yet I am also still on the east coast . . .
Confused yet?
I know, I know, last blog we were just looking at my books . . .
However, magically, time traveler-ishly***, I'm still in Massachusettes. Massachusetes. Masachusettes. MA. (Like a high wire artist, like an Olympic skier, I work without a net. Or, at ...
February 22, 2010
Books, More Books, Even More Books, Potato
I like books. Here are some of the books in my house . . .
Speaking/looking of/at books, I recently did an interview with my good friend, author David LaRochelle. David's the genius who created this masterpiece . . .
Anyway, David blogs with nine other children's lit authors at One Potato . . . Ten . . .
(That's a styrofoam potato I am holding. I love fake food and, to the dismay of my family, keep it in the refrigerator.)
Here's a wedge of our potato-ish interview . . .
CLIC...
Speaking/looking of/at books, I recently did an interview with my good friend, author David LaRochelle. David's the genius who created this masterpiece . . .
Anyway, David blogs with nine other children's lit authors at One Potato . . . Ten . . .
(That's a styrofoam potato I am holding. I love fake food and, to the dismay of my family, keep it in the refrigerator.)
Here's a wedge of our potato-ish interview . . .
CLIC...
February 18, 2010
Peep Art, Best of the Best, and Write or Die
Through the magic of time travel, Peepy and Moi are still at the Smith College Museum of Art.
After checking out their tres chic restrooms . . .
. . . we returned to the galleries to check out the tres chic art. It was amazing how many of the famous artists incorporated Peepy into their paintings . . .
Peeps was especially fond of the sculptures, and they were fond of her, too . . .
Yes, we had a peeptastic time!!!
And speaking of peeptastic, BOBBY VS. GIRLS (ACCIDENTALLY) was name...
After checking out their tres chic restrooms . . .
. . . we returned to the galleries to check out the tres chic art. It was amazing how many of the famous artists incorporated Peepy into their paintings . . .
Peeps was especially fond of the sculptures, and they were fond of her, too . . .
Yes, we had a peeptastic time!!!
And speaking of peeptastic, BOBBY VS. GIRLS (ACCIDENTALLY) was name...
February 14, 2010
Super Fine (Art) Bathrooms
Last blog, we were hanging out with this dynamic duo . . .
Well, still in freezing Northampton, Peepy and I decided to pop into to the Smith College Museum of Art, get warm, and see the sights . . .
Soon enough, we needed to, uh . . . well, go to the restroom . . .
Would the bathroom here be as nice as the one we saw during our visit to the Eric Carle Museum? After all, that one had great tiles . . .
Hooray! The Smith College Museum woman's room was fabulous . . .
The men's room was just as ...
Well, still in freezing Northampton, Peepy and I decided to pop into to the Smith College Museum of Art, get warm, and see the sights . . .
Soon enough, we needed to, uh . . . well, go to the restroom . . .
Would the bathroom here be as nice as the one we saw during our visit to the Eric Carle Museum? After all, that one had great tiles . . .
Hooray! The Smith College Museum woman's room was fabulous . . .
The men's room was just as ...
February 10, 2010
Lunch Lady Man, National Treasure, and Wayward Glove(s)
When last we blogged, Peepy and I were braving the f-f-f-f-f-f-reezing cold of Amherst, MA. However, it was so totally worth it because we got to visit the Eric Carle Museum . . .
The next day we met up with the LUNCH LADY man . . . .
Oops! That's what he looked like the last time we saw him.
Here's the video-esque and super-talented-author-illiustrator Jarrett Krosoczka now . . .
He took us to the tres cool R. Michelson Galleries and not only did we see a wonderful show of children's...
The next day we met up with the LUNCH LADY man . . . .
Oops! That's what he looked like the last time we saw him.
Here's the video-esque and super-talented-author-illiustrator Jarrett Krosoczka now . . .
He took us to the tres cool R. Michelson Galleries and not only did we see a wonderful show of children's...
February 7, 2010
The Very Frosty Peep
So then, Peepy and I made it to our super secret location. Were we at one of these places?
Naw. But here's a hint. This is where we are staying . . .
Figure it out yet? It is quite frosty where we are . . .
Yes! We are in Tahiti!!! Or, is it Amherst, MA?
Peeps wanted advice on her literary career, so she sought out our friend Printz Honor Winner Ellen Wittlinger . . .
Ellen directed us to the most marvelous Eric Carle Museum . . .
Peeps created museum-quality arts and crafts . . .
And ma...
Naw. But here's a hint. This is where we are staying . . .
Figure it out yet? It is quite frosty where we are . . .
Yes! We are in Tahiti!!! Or, is it Amherst, MA?
Peeps wanted advice on her literary career, so she sought out our friend Printz Honor Winner Ellen Wittlinger . . .
Ellen directed us to the most marvelous Eric Carle Museum . . .
Peeps created museum-quality arts and crafts . . .
And ma...
