Match Game Setup Continues

[kevin_standlee]

bigblued is wonderful! She made a much nicer version of the Match Game SF logo that I will use with the show. I was also able to make a version that would fit on the back of the 4 x 6 cards that the panelists use to fill in their answers.

Speaking of the cards: I was able to feed those cards through my LaserJet 4 Plus by telling the printer that they were #10 envelopes and only printing on the "leading edge" of the image. The printer was mostly able to handle those cards, aside from two minor paper jams. This allowed me to print the 24 main game questions (and 12 tie breaker questions in reserve) up on the 4 x 6 cards with the round number and question type (A or B) on the back. If I do say so myself, it looks pretty spiffy.

I only had about 100 of the 4 x 6 cards with me today, but I have lots more at home, and will bring a bunch more with me to print the "response" blank cards on Thursday. The bare minimum number of response cards needed for six games is 144 (6 * 2 * 2 * 6), but I will print at least twice that, because I expect to do the game again sometime and the blanks won't go to waste. I will have to hover over the printer, though, because it will only hold about 20-30 cards at a time in the paper tray, so printing two gross of cards will mean a lot of refilling -- not to mention a chance of running out of printer toner.

I need to buy a box of Sharpie markers. I only have four left from the last time we did the show.

Comments

[bigblued.livejournal.com]

You're welcome. Sometimes I am just grabbed by something, usually late at night or when I'm supposed to be doing something else, and I just have to drop everyhting until it's done.

[gridlore.livejournal.com]

You need Sharpies? I have a few dozen, never used, from my time at PODS. I've got six in hand right now.

[kevin-standlee.livejournal.com]

Oh, excellent! Yes, bring them all along with you. The panelists have to write their answers on the card with them, after all.

I think on the real show they used bigger markers, but the reply cards were also larger.

Thank you!

[dinogrl.livejournal.com]

If you do need to by any office supplies, support Office Depot! And mention my school when you check out! They give a percentage of your sale to our school (and they're good to teachers *all* the time, not like at Office Max, which only gives us discounts before school, and doesn't give us a percentage. Harrumph.)

BTW, ON Hirsch is the school.
Thanks!

[dinogrl.livejournal.com]

oops, I meant BUY...argh!

Death to OMAX

[kevin-standlee.livejournal.com]

I will never buy anything from Office Max unless my life depended on it. Office Max is a company that completely screwed over Menlo many years ago, leading to a bunch of our people in Portland getting laid off. After Menlo had spent a long time (and a lot of money) developing a solution with them, and as we were in the process of implementing it, Office Max unilaterally pulled out of the contract in a fairly slimy way, stopping payment on a six-figure contract payment. (I actually saw the canceled check on the bulletin board in the Accounting department on a visit to the Portland office.)