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Boyer talks SnapChat, whereabouts for the last two weeks

Posted on January 16, 2013 | Leave a comment

During a brief hiatus from this blog, I learned about the joys of SnapChatting from my little sister, Casey. She’s 21 and totally hip.

Hello world.

I’m back at it after a couple week hiatus.

What happened during that time, you ask?

(Or maybe you don’t. I often think people are more interested in my shenanigans than they actually are.)

For one, I took the bajillion days off that I had been storing all year long for no particular purpose.

I used the time to experience the culture of the Pennsylvania Farm Show.

I also learned about the SnapChat app from my sister. My life will never be the same.

How it works: You send someone an image, but they can only see it for 10 seconds before it disappears. You can draw on the photo. Give them a mustache. Type a message on top of it. Whatever.

But they can only see it for 10 BLOODY SECONDS.

I don’t get it, but I love it. And I hear it’s what the kids are doing these days. Continue reading →

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Posted in Adventures, Apps, Community Outreach, Funny, Journalism, Meet-ups, Mobile Reporting, NewsVroom, Social Media, York Daily Record

Tagged #boyer101, adventures, apps, community, farm show, lauren boyer, newsvroom, reporter, Snapchat, social media, ydr, ydr.com, York Daily Record

The good, bad and ugly stuff that happened to me in 2012

Posted on December 31, 2012 | 6 Comments

I detest typical “Year in Review” posts:

I ran in 2012 wearing these ridiculous glasses with my little sister, who came to York for the occasion.

I rang in 2012 wearing these ridiculous glasses with my little sister, who came to York for the occasion.

“I GOT ENGAGED.”

“I HAD A BABY.”

“I BOUGHT A HOUSE.”

Yep, I’ve done none of said things. I’m still living in my awesome bachelorette pad apartment in York city. I don’t have a ring on it. And there certainly isn’t a fetus growing inside of me (that I’m aware of).

But hey, I still had a pretty awesome year full of adventures, successes and things that made me think.

Here’s a list of the good, the bad and the ugly from 2012: Continue reading →

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Posted in Adventures, Writing, York Daily Record

Tagged 2012, adventures, digital first, fun, idealab, journalist, lauren boyer, reporter, year in review

Back at it! Visit me Thursday at John’s Diner in Fairview Township.

Posted on October 8, 2012 | Leave a comment

I love diner coffee. I snapped this one after a visit to Alexander’s near the York Fairgrounds.

So, I have to catch my breath here.

It’s been an interesting month.

For most of September, we were down a man (or woman) on the business desk, which has led to minimal time to focus on fun things, like hanging out with random people.

(Though I did manage to have some fun with my toys.)

But I’m back. Back with vengeance. And I’m headed where no man has gone before.

…well, at least I haven’t. For more information, click here. Continue reading →

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Posted in Community Outreach, Digital First, ideaLab, Journalism, Meet-ups, Mobile Reporting, York Daily Record

Tagged fairview township, idealab, john's diner, lauren boyer, meet-up, mobile reporting, mojo, new cumberland, northern york county, reporter, reporting, york county, York Daily Record

I’m soooo im-manure: The path of poop at the York Fair

Posted on September 10, 2012 | 1 Comment

A very hipster-y photo I took of myself pointing at the animal poop truck at the York Fair. Jason Plotkin is standing over the pile, hoping to get a photo of someone dumping a wheelbarrow of crap.

It’s York Fair time, and I have a confession to make.

It pains me to cover annual events without some sort of twisted, scatalogical or bizarre angle being involved.

I develop total ADHD. I get bored. I need a challenge.

I mean, how many times can we seriously cover people eating greasy food while riding rides and petting cows? Continue reading →

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Posted in Feature, Funny, Journalism, Reporting, Writing, York Daily Record

Tagged clean, county fair, fair, fertilizer, journalism, lauren boyer, manure, poop, pooper scooper, reporter, smell, weird, ydr.com, York Daily Record, york fair

If you tell them, they will come: Visit to Panera ‘office hours’ in York yields hyperlocal business column

Posted on August 14, 2012 | 1 Comment

Meet Jeanne Walton, a cool lacrosse mom and eighth grade science teacher who stopped by Panera to visit me Tuesday.

OK.

So it’s not a mall teeming with cockroaches or a trip to check out kinky gadgets in the adult store.

But I did end up with a column every sports mom or dad can relate to today when Jeanne Walton stopped by to see me at Panera in West Manchester Township.

The story goes a little something like this:

Kid plays sport.

Kid does really well at sport and qualifies for national tournament.

Parents rejoice — until they see the price tag.

Continue reading →

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Posted in Blog Posts, Business, Columns, Community Outreach, Digital First, ideaLab, Journalism, Meet-ups, Mobile Reporting, Reporting, Social Media, York Daily Record

Tagged black dog lacrosse, business, coffee shop, community news, fundraising, hyperlocal, idealab, lauren boyer, mobile office, mobile reporter, mojo, newspaper, panera, promotion, published, reporter, sports, ydr, York, York Daily Record

More folks are catching on … meeting some cool people through my ideaLab ‘mobile reporter’ project

Posted on August 13, 2012 | Leave a comment

Here’s something super cool.

A poorly executed iPhone photo by yours truly. But thanks anyway to Courtney Shumway and Jay Taylor for showing up! You guys rock.

I’m starting to get more unique visitors when I work at places around the community for my ideaLab project.

I’m also meeting more random people that just start talking to me, because I’m that weirdo sitting at a coffee counter on my laptop.

That’s kind of the objective of this, you guys.

Sure beats staring at Sean Adkins all day.

A few weeks ago it was a woman with a local church. Continue reading →

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Posted in Community Outreach, Digital First, ideaLab, Journalism, Meet-ups, Mobile Reporting, Reporting, York Daily Record

Tagged bad ferret films, digital first, diner, idealab, lauren boyer, meet-up, mobile, mojo, office, reporter, York Daily Record

The trend story: If it’s happened more than once, it’s obviously sweeping the nation

Posted on July 26, 2012 | 5 Comments

Photo snapped circa 2 a.m. in a Rutter’s convenience store restroom.

Sometimes, my co-workers suggest I should be the bathroom beat reporter.

Honestly, I can’t help the scatological nature of the things I notice.

First, there was this story, earlier this year.

And, of course, my ever-present fascination with people’s disgusting work habits.

But I hit the mother load recently following a late night jaunt (and I mean really late) through a Rutter’s convenience store. Continue reading →

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Posted in Digital First, Feature, Funny, Journalism, Reporting, Writing, York Daily Record

Tagged bathroom, button, clean up, convenience, dirty, journalism, reporter, rutter's, switch, toilet, trend story, wall, walmart, york county, York Daily Record

Co-worker Sean Adkins poses with a cucumber

Posted on July 18, 2012 | 2 Comments

York Daily Record/Sunday News Business Reporter Sean Adkins poses with a succulent, green vegetable.

Just a slice of life over here at the YDR business pod.

The other day, copy editor Teresa Cook gave me a fresh cucumber plucked from her garden.

Naturally, I figured, I’d use it to harass Sean.

This includes, but is not limited to, putting the elongated veggie in my purse and asking, “Is that a cucumber in my bag, or are you just happy to see me?”

Glad he has a sense of humor.

For another amusing photo of Adkins in action, click here.

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Posted in Funny, Workplace Life, York Daily Record

Tagged coworkers, cucumber, fun, funny, lauren boyer, newsroom, picture, reporter, sean adkins, ydr, York Daily Record