I have a copy editing test for the Orlando Sentinel tomorrow (Monday).

Woo!

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2:Heeee!
1:What?
2:We have an extra hour.
1: ::smile::

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Two years ago, give or take two hours.

Biggest mistake, or no? Not sure.

Ow.

Remember to breathe every now and then, OK?

Continually debating about breathing life back into that which is dead.

The ebb and flow of tension in my chest.

Can I do this? Yes I can.

Will I do this? Provided I think I can.

Then what's stopping you? Thinking I can.

But you know you can. So?

Work work work.

I do it to show you a lesson you will never see.

So, Microsoft called me today.

They're going to send me a copy of Halo 2 to review.

Oh yeah.

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4/4 < 3/4 ( Read more... )

Some day after pushing all this writing through my fingertips
I'll finally figure out why I do such things and
it will either be the death of my writing or
the death of me and
I'm not sure which
is worse.

Well, Frances came and went. I lost a ton of sleep, got sick, got better, worked hard, made a few mistakes, slept in a four-post king-sized bed, had a private jacuzzi (Thanks for getting me that room at the bed and breakfast, Orlando Sentinel!). It was kind of annoying and depressing though. Huge comfy bed. Huge comfy tub. A small bottle of wine ( Read more... )

I love this job mostly for the reason that everyone else here is:
1. Very sharp.
2. Enthusiastic about what they do.
3. Humorous.

Example:
"We should just run a front page with no pictures or text. Just a big headline: WE WILL ALL DIE, with DIE below the fold so they have to buy the paper to see what we will all do.

I have a 500+ page book sitting here.

It is not to read. It is to edit This should be interesting.

I also made clear my intention to apply for a full-time online producer with the Orlando Sentinel. We'll see how that goes.

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