We tried using Open Office at EDA for proposals and such and the result was a major fail, mainly for its inability to handle equations and certain formats of figures and images. After one round of proposal-writing and formatting in open office, especially given that we were collaborating with others using MS word (and even if they saved files as .rtf, OO would mangle them), we had to abandon that prospect. I might try it again sometime soon. If I had the time, I once had dreams of helping the OO project with its functional definition and interface design. that free time thing. I've heard it exists...

(Wednesday I had dinner with some guys from work, and I don't remember what-all we'd discussed up to that point, but a certain format of joke came up and I was all like, "when I was in Ann Arbor I was in a sketch comedy troup, and we had a sketch around that," and the imdiate response was, "so do you ever, like, just hang out and sit on the couch, watch TV or something?" I felt a little awkward, admiting I don't, much.)