I’m here in Los Angeles, gazing out my window at the Avenue of the Stars. It’s a bit like returning home, since I attended UCLA and spent about five years roaming the streets of Santa Monica on my bike or riding the bus. I’m a little shocked to be staying at the beautiful Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, as that was always reserved in my mind for the rich and famous. Maybe I’ll get lucky and see Shia LaBeouf.
Speaking of Indiana Jones (wow, that was an awful segue), yesterday at Disneyland, I stumbled across several steampunkish gems which I cannot share with you because I left the cable for my camera at home (drat!). But I found this beastly machine in Tomorrowland, which is still as cool as I remember as a kid.
I’m not sure what it is, but I love it.
And seriously, if you ever get a chance to attend the Jedi Training Academy at Tomorrowland, DO IT!
I’ll return later with an actual posting on all the wonderful writerly lessons I’ll be learning at the conference today!
Susan, our rooms must be on the same side of the hotel. ๐ Hopefully I'll see you very soon.
Oh, enjoy yourself. Anxious to hear about your journey.
Have an awesome time! And welcome to SoCal! ๐ Wish I was going along with you… ๐
I HAVE attended Disney Jedi Training! Well, watched is more like it and laughed my head off at the Jedi Master. He was hilarious. Oh, but I saw it at Disney World at MGM Studios, right outside the Star Wars ride.
Have fun and learn lots!!!
I LOVE Shia Labeouf! Have a wonderful time, Susan. ๐
I'm going to fly off in that steampunkery thing.
@Stina !!! I had so much fun chatting with you today! ๐ p.s. my feet are tired
@Sheri You would love this! The conference is amazing!
@Laura Did you hide the sun when I arrived in CA? It's been amazingly *cold* for July!
@Nicki IKR? The Jedi master was great, but the best was a tiny, blonde, pig-tailed youngling that used the force and knocked over the Storm Troopers. I was laughing so hard I was crying.
@Shannon Labeouf is kinda smokin' hot. Can I say that?
@Bryan !!! You're here! Ah, the internet gods are smiling on me again. I must have paid my penance. ๐ p.s. you can have shotgun on the flying weaponry
Ha! Is that where the Rocket Rods used to be? Oy. Well, more power to the Disney. Let's see Minnie in a corset now!
@K. Marie I knew something else used to be there, but I couldn't remember what! Minnie in a corset – ha! ๐