Hooray for me! I finally worked up the courage (sans alcohol! It can be done!) to talk my editors about playing a larger role in the food section. Actually, I was hedging my bets ... I wanted to stage a coup and take it over. But I thought I'd ease in slowly. So I approached my immediate supervisor and after finally working out of me that I wanted to write and oversee the section, he was all for it. So we went together to talk with our managing editor, and he said it was "A great idea!" (I put that in quotes only because this guy is one of the hardest to impress I've ever met.) And I even get money to do this!! Not money for me, but money to do stuff. I really didn't think that part would work out. These are lean times for any business, but newspapers are especially under the gun to cut expenses. I have no idea how much I'll get, but if I want to bake something, they'll probably pay me for the ingredients. And that's the part that's most exciting for me. I'll get to experiment, be creative and explore something that's a personal passion. Well, maybe not a passion, but at least a strong interest.
Our food writer left a few months ago, and it only dawned on me about a week ago that I might have fun filling in. I always read the food wires, watch Food Network (see previous posts) and love to bake. I'd probably love to cook regular stuff too, if it weren't for me being lazy, single and lacking any real skills. I hope to learn by doing this, and maybe make friends throughout the newsroom in the process. So stay tuned.
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Congratulations! I can't wait to read your byline on the wires. Oh, and if you need any help making cupcakes, you know who to call ...
If you become a good cook and are able to do more than microwave frozen veggies and hotdogs, we are so going to be roommates in SF.
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