Month: February 2004

I’m writing an article for the April issue of Voices of Central Pennsylvania on electronic voting machines in the state and county. Or at least, I’m trying to. I’m having some difficulty tracking down information, and I have limited time and resources at my disposal. (My last article was much easier, since I essentially just had to interview people and let them tell the story for me.)

Can anyone suggest any online (or offline) resources I should consult? Any grassroots organizations (particularly in PA) concerned with voting issues?

This weekend at Penn State was Thon weekend. I bring this up only because, in reading this letter to the editor, I’m still trying to figure out what “symbolic inspirational innuendo” is supposed to be.

The Monty Python Society did its part last night by holding the semi-annual Monty Py-Thon, the world’s smallest dance marathon — where none of your money goes to charity and we don’t even dance! We also, as is our wont, coined a new word last night: eronic, a combination of erotic and ironic. I’m still looking for ways to work it into everyday conversation.

I’ve got nothing to talk about, but I feel like I ought to blog something. Is there anything my loyal readers wish I talked about more often? Any stories you want to share?

What are they not telling us?

Maybe I should send the Governor a copy of the list I compiled. Then again, maybe not.

Last night, I went to a newspaper layout meeting. I spent about two and a half hours learning that I pretty much already know how to use Adobe PageMaker, since I know how to use Quark XPress, and they’re largely identical. I also learned that, since most of the section editors are doing their own layout, and the newspaper has something like four or five interns this semester, they probably won’t need any additional help. I did learn about the existence of keychain memory cards and (later, over the phone, from my father) of thumb drives, neither which I think I knew existed. But otherwise the evening was pretty much a wash.