4.5.02 – only communists use mechanical pencils

i am settled in at my newest job: running sound for boise contemporary theatre‘s production of fuddy meers. it’s nice to be back at a theatre where everyone still likes what they’re doing. this afternoon seth & i wrote cue sheets until my eyes nearly bled. okay, it was only a couple of hours, but i have a short attention span. anyway, the pencils we were using weren’t just any pencils. they were Ticonderoga pencils, which, according to the box, encourages potential pencil-users to, “revolutionalize your writing with the pencil rich in history.” not only that, but “using only the highest quality materials, the Ticonderoga pencils have been securing freedom for your thoughts for generations.” what more could you ask for in a pencil, really? i mean, a self-advancing mechanical pencil that never needs sharpening and comes with spare erasers and a rubberized grip sounds pretty good, but when you compare it with the task of upholding my right to freedom, it pales in comparison.