Here is the full archive, anthology, and evolution of
Quasi-Weekly. If you are reading this, odds
are that you have read Quasi-Weekly. But
just in case you haven't, I'll describe it. It is a one-page newsletter that
I write on a very sporadic basis. Often, there is a special tribute edition
featuring a senior at CHS. Allow me to explain a little about the history of
Quasi-Weekly. A warning before reading any
of the newsletters: They contain many jokes and references to CHS life and
inside jokes. Not all contents are reality. At the bottom of each are a few
explanations of the jokes and material.
November 15, before a football game, I was in my room, sitting at my
computer, and bored. So, I decided to write a little newsletter to my
friends and hand it out to them at the game that night. Here was born the
(in)famous first issue of
Quasi-Weekly. I made about 20 copies and
gave them out randomly at the game, simply preceding with "read this, it's
funny." People liked it. I was happy. Life was good.
Exactly 2 months later, someone asked me if I was going to write another
newsletter, because they loved the first one. So, January 15, I hauled out a
copy of the old one, and wrote the second issue of
Quasi-Weekly. This was around the time that
Oakland decided to enact the Ebonics rules, not too long before Mid-Year
exams and the Super Bowl. Quasi-Weekly was
still nameless. But people liked it. I was happy. Life was good.
In the second issue, I mentioned Meredith Kiernan's 18th birthday. Meri
jokingly suggested that I write an entire newsletter about her. So I did.
A milestone in the history of Quasi-Weekly,
the first ever senior tribute special edition was born.
The Meri Kiernan Newsletter. From this came the
tradition of designated fonts and "tribute editions." The "Meri" was
posted on a bulletin board in the Band Room, where we spend our free time.
(Soon to be an honor granted to only the tributes.) I also realized that I
had no name for my newsletter. At the top of the "Meri" I referred to it as
a "quasi-weekly" newsletter. Q.E.D. My newsletter had a name. Meri loved it.
Other people liked it. I was happy. Life was good.
Well, the newsletter now had all that it needed to be real, to be an
actual periodical, with readers, "articles," current events, and now even a
special edition. So, I decided to continue my literary odyssey with the
third issue. This one was shorter, and wasn't very
enthralling. But still, people liked it. I was happy. Life was good.
Once I had honored Meri with a newsletter, they began to catch on with
people, and another tribute edition was due. In the search for another
victim, one volunteered himself for me to write about him. So I did. Simply
named after him, it was called Craig MacKenzie.
I made 20 copies, gave them out, and people read them. "Craig" was posted
next to "Meri" on the board. "Tributes" had become a status symbol.
Craig loved it. Other people liked it. I was happy. Life was good.
Despite not having written another "regular" issue, I felt the need to do
a tribute about my fellow "girly tenor", since she is so awesome. The
bilingual element comes in as that Stavroula is Greek, and so I typed the
title, "Greek of the Week", in Greek letters at
the top. (Not actual Greek words, just letters.) Stavroula "Stacey" Bletsis
also is a senior, and so nature added the condition that "tributes" were
about seniors. Stacey was honored. People liked it. I was happy. Life was
good.
Quasi-Weekly had lain dormant for a few
months. I had written another, but forgot to print it out. About a week
later on April 1st, we had a snow day. I found the file containing this
issue of Quasi-Weekly, made a couple minor
changes, and printed it. Upon returning to school the next day, April 2nd, I
brought along the new Quasi-Weekly, made 20
copies, and issue 4 went into circulation, with the
line "There is now a Quasi-Weekly website!"
Obviously I needed to make this true, so this site was created.
Even though I had just circulated issue 4 on April 2nd, I decided to
finish assembling the issue about Sarah Ames, which I appropriately titled
Sarah Ames. She had been requesting it for a long
time, and having finally acquired enough to write in it, the Sarah Ames font
was designated and the tribute edition written. I placed a copy in her shelf
and the shelves of the usual readers, and handed it to others. Sarah was
thrilled that it had "made her day." A few people pointed out some typos.
So I revised it. People liked it. I was happy.
Life is good.
The seniors to be honored in the next tribute editions of
Quasi-Weekly are Rob Killeen, Paul Johnson,
and Matt Hillson. Any nominations for other CHS seniors should be
emailed to me. I also am seeking material
to use in the newsletters, so any stories, jokes, or quotes about the future
features are greatly appreciated.
Here is a chronological list of every issue of the great newsletter,
Quasi-Weekly.
