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January 11, 2005
Wow! It’s 2005!
Alesia, from gadget central...
It must be time for books and more books!! One due any day (yes, I’m frantically finishing up on my deadline – actually poured orange juice instead of cream in my coffee yesterday, just after calling the dog by my son’s name . . .) and I can’t wait to get NICE GIRLS FINISH FIRST out the door to my editor!!
And, even more exciting, it’s only a couple of weeks until February, when my second book for teens, SUPER 16, hits the shelves!! Jessie is counting down the days till her 16th birthday and being a superhero in high school was never so crazy!! I loved writing this book and exploring Jessie’s relationship with her mom and watching Jessie grow up a little. Early reviews are great and I’m so excited!
I’ll be going on the road this weekend with my new gadgets and hoping like crazy that they work!!
Of course, when you’re technologically challenged like I am . . .
So the awesomely cool MP3 player that Navy Guy got me for Christmas finally arrived! I love it, love it, love it! All of my CDs fit on it, with space for about a gazillion more songs. I had a brief, sugar and caffeine-induced downloading frenzy, and we won’t discuss how much that cost. Or the upgrade to Dell Jukebox (JB) premium service. Or the nifty little sports case that will attach to my arm when I go running with my puppy, Daisy (here’s a pic of her; isn’t she the cutest?). So JB is definitely coming along on the trip, loaded with everything from ABBA to Beyonce, Faith Hill to Mozart. Yes, I am Queen of the Geek when it comes to music interests . . .
Then there’s the new AlphaSmart. This is supposed to make my life more efficient, by letting me write away from home. Finally, I can go to Starbucks, ballet class, or hang out at the park and write. Since end of deadline time makes me insane with cabin fever, this should be great. Of course, we won’t talk about the hour it took me last night to figure out how to transfer data . . . or the fact that it is so easy, Daisy probably could have figured it out. Sigh.
So wish me luck!! With deadlines and technology and the talks I’m giving at conferences in Melbourne and Tampa this weekend. Now, where did that coffee and orange juice go?
Hugs,
Alesia
Posted by Alesia at 9:44 AM | Comments (3)
Comments
LOL, Alesia. I've done that trick with the orange juice in the coffee!
Michelle xx
Posted by: Michelle C at January 11, 2005 3:16 PM
Oh, Alesia - I hope you love your new toys! I have a Dana and it is so much nocer to carry around than my laptop - and you get tons of time on one battery charge. I hope you get years of use and enjoyment from them all. Alphasmart rocks (especially with the headphones to the mp3 in your ears)!
Posted by: va dreamer at January 14, 2005 12:28 PM
Thanks for the note on the Dana. I took it to Starbucks and wrote nearly 2000 words in less than 2 hours! It was so nice to be OUT OF THE HOUSE and around normal (non-writer!) people!
Plus eavesdropping is great for research . . .
Alesia
Posted by: Alesia at January 17, 2005 6:03 PM
