Day 3- Even Bad Days are Good Here!

Well, I really can't have a bad day in California...started with a migraine & had to skip some things to recover...gave me time to blog though.

Sally Ride & Tam O'Shannasey's (spelling?) session was good. They spoke on encouraging children, especially middle school age and girls to be interested in science & math. The focus of their new book, Mission Planet Earth is the Earth and protecting/saving the environment. Very good ideas...science fairs for girls, changing the perception of scientists...wild haired nerdy men, and
giving girls a chance to be something different than what's expected.

Then I had my hiccups for the day...tried to go to a Mobile Library program like a good LEDS librarian...but I missread my program cheet sheet and it was a ticecketed/cost event...which I didn't have a ticket for! Which would be fine but that meant I had to take 2 shuttles I didn't need to! :-( Oh well, it gave me time to drink my Chai...went to Bubba Gump Shrimp Co (which my shuttle neighbor told me about!) to cheer myself up, but it made me miss Ann & Dawn (we ate there in Chicago)! I had 'boat trash' again and a Sweet Alabama smoothie...yum!

Late for my next session...better late than never I guess!
Constructing & Using Effective Surveys- one of the speakers recommended The Tell It! Manual. She spoke of a student run survey...they classified young adults as 25-39...geesh!

more later...pictures soon

Went to more exhibits...not my favorite thing to do...not a schmoozer. Hope everyone appreciates what I'm doing to get stuff for them! :-)

Tried to get tickets to Hollywood @ night tour, but no luck. Thought I might get a spot...2 ladies & I waited over a 1/2 hour then the bus left w/o even telling us anything...like sorry but were full...the lady had talked to us before and told us there might be spots available...an example of extremely bad customer service! @ least I met the 2 nice ladies from a consortium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and we had a good laugh over the event...we were shocked that they didn't even have the courtesy to tell us what was going on (silver lining) :-) Guess someone is going to have to travel back to LA with me so I can see Hollywood...

Met up with Theresa & Kym @ the Midwest Tape reception...ran in to a bunch of Ohioans...some new faces and some I already knew. Small world! Met a lady from Multanoma Library in Portland, Oregon. Embarrassed myself a little but I won't go into the details...

Thought I'd go swimming but the pool I found was closed...saw another from my window, but changed my mind...headache back so think I'll turn in early, maybe then I'll feel better tomorrow.

Luck seemed to be bad today, but I'm still in California...no worries!