Back from the office.

[aruan]

Hee! An office! I work in a genuine newsroom with odd desk arrangements and a goofy staff and too much damn fun is being had on this end. They're all such a friendly bunch, everyone asking how my first day went, what I think of it all, and being enthusiastic through the exhaustion we were all fighting towards the end there. They're not paying us much of anything at all, but let me assure you right now, none of us are there for the glamour and glory.

I can't wait to see it in full swing tomorrow afternoon, writers and photographers running around to make 5 o'clock deadline, editors and graphics arguing about the page setup and space allocation, copy people scribbling silly and serious headlines at the same time - I love it all more than I can express already.

One of the managing editors, Laura, gave me a ride home, which was right decent of her considering the weather and, well, the dark. She may have used the word "impeccable" to describe my grammar during the course of our conversation. *basks* Also, I've read tomorrow's paper front to back (minus the sports section, they get their own subdivision of staff), and how cool is that?

Now if you'll excuse me, while I'd love nothing more than to pass out, I've got a healthy gob of history to read and two chapters of French to do before tomorrow is upon me. And yet, all I feel is the pleasant tingle of excitement at actually making it all happen.

This is fun.

Comments

[trickyjazzer.livejournal.com]

That is so great. I'm glad your first night went so well. Congrats again. :)

[gjstruthseeker.livejournal.com]

*g* Thank you. It's hard to believe it actually is everything I'd hoped, you know?

[popfantastic.livejournal.com]

Behind on my flist, I just wanted to say congrats! And I am glad it sounds to be everything you expected.

[gjstruthseeker.livejournal.com]

Thank you kindly. I'm genuinely surprised that it is all those things, since the expectation's been building in my head for years. But the real thing is so much cooler and more fun.

Also, I might love that icon a lot. Chrissofer at a keyboard, looking nonplussed! Heh. That was me last night when the head copy editor was having me read three stories and writing two headlines at the same time. I didn't get out until 1:30, when I looked around myself and noted with some amusement that I could've sworn I wasn't night editing.

Which I wasn't. 'Cause if I had been, "plauged" still wouldn't be a word in the English language, much less in a 34-point headline. *shakes head*

*jealous*

[shejaty.livejournal.com]

Though I'd rather poke myself in the eye with a large stick than read for a living. Regardless, it's great you have something exciting to do.

Congrats, and bonne chance!

Re: *jealous*

[gjstruthseeker.livejournal.com]

Thank you. And to you on the job offer! You science kids intimidate me - I can spin you an outrageous sentence, but clam up at the mere mention of physics or atom configuration, so we're even there.

Do you speak French? How did I not know this? We could've vexed Jack something fierce.

[pizzagirl20.livejournal.com]

Do they have a website?

I'd love to see what a daily college paper looks like. My college's paper is just weekly.

And I'm glad you're having a blast. :)

[gjstruthseeker.livejournal.com]

www.alligator.org, but it doesn't really give you a good idea of the paper itself. It's a good publication, about nine pages of news plus classifieds, sports, and a huge entertainment feature section on Thursdays. It's fun. The high hasn't worn off yet.

Thank you. I really, really am, too. Having a blast, that is. Aah, dangling modifiers...