A Reporter's Life


Odd day

Hint that it's going to be an odd day: You get up at 5:25 a.m. so that you can go running (and do things like scoop the litter box) before an early meeting.

Further proof: You get to the office and not more than two minutes pass before a lady comes to see you because she wants you to care about how she lost a jury trial, sued a doctor for malpractice and is thinking of going after her chiropractor.

Confirmation: You start two new stories and write the lead for the first story. You're almost to the third graph when you realize you're writing about wastewater rate increases in the story that's supposed to be about a fatal shooting.

Posted by Layla at 3:07 PM, October 14, 2003

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That the alarm company shooting story, is it?

Posted by: Sarcasmorator at 9:31 PM, October 14, 2003


That be the one. Well, unless you guys are interested in Lodi's sewer rates. Oh, but does this mean that you're editing and/or placing one of my stories? That's weirdly cool and funny.

(FYI for those who have no idea what we're talking about: 'Sarcasmorator' works at a paper that sometimes uses our stories, and vice versa.)

Posted by: Layla at 11:31 PM, October 14, 2003


Yeah, I was editing it, though it looks like we held the story. At any rate, THE TABLES ARE NOW TURNED! BAH-HAHAHAHAHA-*hack* *cough*

(FYI, she was also my editor at the State Hornet.)

Posted by: Sarcasmorator at 11:42 PM, October 14, 2003


Layla, you need a vacation! :)

(Did I mention I'm layla's current editor ... and I can not be blamed for anything that happens when I've been off for 2 days!)

Posted by: jpb at 12:12 PM, October 15, 2003


jpb: Though the day was rather crazy, it wasn't bad. Well, I was exhausted by the time "Law and Order: SVU" came on, but that's OK.

I found it amusing to see my byline twice above the fold today, and how diverse the subjects were. (More than two years ago, I thought my job in the sewer world was done. I was wrong; I'm still writing about dirty water. heh heh)

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