The Lost Camera, Happily Ever After
So the Sunday before last, I lost my digital camera at the Texas Book Festival. I was majorly bummed. I'd lost all my pictures from my trips to Lubbock, Houston, and from the Festival. Plus, I'd lost my camera. I usually try not to get too attached to material items, but this camera took good pics and vids, rarely needed a flash, and had a wide field of view (or whatever you call it).
I immediately sent out emails to pretty much everyone I'd come into contact with at the Festival. I knew where I'd left it/lost it -- in the signing tent, either under my seat or on the table. Would someone find it? Would someone honest find it? I knew the Book Festival had a lost and found, and I knew they were diligent about returning lost items to their owners, but this was a camera. I wanted to be optimistic, but at the same time, by Monday afternoon, I was online browsing Best Buy and Amazon.
For the remainder of my trip and school visits, I would have to rely on my iphone.
Here's Jesse, an awesome fourth grade teacher at Caraway Elementary, and Melanie, the equally awesome librarian:
I also had to rely on others for pics and vids. Here's a great vid that was taken during one of my Fourth Grade Writing Camps:
www.youtube.com/watch
But then came word that my camera had been returned. I was beyond elated. It took a few days to coordinate getting it back, but finally, on Friday, Blair, the Super Intern from the Texas Book Festival, brought it to me. She arrived during one of my presentations. So of course, we dropped everything and took a bunch of pics!
I immediately sent out emails to pretty much everyone I'd come into contact with at the Festival. I knew where I'd left it/lost it -- in the signing tent, either under my seat or on the table. Would someone find it? Would someone honest find it? I knew the Book Festival had a lost and found, and I knew they were diligent about returning lost items to their owners, but this was a camera. I wanted to be optimistic, but at the same time, by Monday afternoon, I was online browsing Best Buy and Amazon.
For the remainder of my trip and school visits, I would have to rely on my iphone.
Here's Jesse, an awesome fourth grade teacher at Caraway Elementary, and Melanie, the equally awesome librarian:
I also had to rely on others for pics and vids. Here's a great vid that was taken during one of my Fourth Grade Writing Camps:
Click to viewwww.youtube.com/watch
But then came word that my camera had been returned. I was beyond elated. It took a few days to coordinate getting it back, but finally, on Friday, Blair, the Super Intern from the Texas Book Festival, brought it to me. She arrived during one of my presentations. So of course, we dropped everything and took a bunch of pics!