Hi, all!
  Some of you may remember me.  My name is Susie and I was on this list a
while back when I was in high school. Once I went away to Beloit College in
Wisconsin, I had to leave the list because the volume of mail was too great
for me to handle.
   I'm back again because I'm on summer vacation (this means I have time to
answer email) and I need help  (yeah, yeah, I know. They always come back
when they need ya).
    Since I have gone to college, my ability to take notes has deteriorated.
I can grip a pen/pencil just fine, and I can write reasonably legibly... for
about fifteen minutes.  Once fatigue sets in, my handwriting becomes less and
less legible until it resembles some sort of strange EKG.  If I have to write
quickly (at the speed of normal conversation), my handwriting is even less
readable.  I can write slowly, but then I miss notes.
    There are notetakers at Beloit, but they have been unreliable and they
don't write down the things that I need.  I cannot use a laptop because my
typing speed is even slower than my writing speed and I can't carry the
thing, even with my trusty Bruno because it is awkward. (A Bruno is a
kick-ass scooter by a company in WI... goes through construction zones, snow,
over railroad tracks... you name it)  I don't want to tape lectures because
Beloit professors tend to digress a lot, and I don't want to waste my time
listening to the non-important stuff.  I also find computer files or
notebooks are easier to use when studying for finals because you can find
what it is you want quickly and easily. Plus, I learn better by reading than
by listening.
   In short, I need a notetaking device that is easy to learn how to use,
portable, and will enable me to make my notes legible.
    Any ideas would be welcome!
     Thanks!
      Susie