Can you picture this
There's been a lot of talk about wanting new digital cameras in the office. It seems like every week, a new make or model is brought up, we look it up online, and drool over it. In the end, we wait. There's always a newer, better one on the way.
Out of the blue, Eric mentioned, "Your camera is perfect for blog pictures." All this jonesing for something small, fancy, and cool had indeed blinded me to the fact that I have a perfectly good beater that I can take around and not worry about. My mom and dad gave it to me a couple Christmases ago, and it uses rechargable AA batteries.
So I started carrying it around, and what do you know? Walking from the bus stop to the GR office, I saw a tree fallen through someone's roof!
In high school, there was a guy named Tim Burke. We'd always say, "Timbuuurrrrrk."
Damn. And I was bummed out about my car accident. Whoever lives in that house is dealing with something way worse.
On one hand, I was glad I had a camera. How often do you see stuff like that? But on the other hand, I felt like a scumbag, picking off someone's misfortune and taking it as something to write about.
Here's something more positive. Say hi to our intern, Janet.
Janet would double down if GR were a category in Jeopardy!
We get tons and tons of requests from students who want to help out at GR. That's awesome, but because our workdays are so free-flowing, unpredictable, and non-officelike it's hard for us to use their help. We never know when we need extra labor, and when we do, it's usually easier to do it ourselves.
Janet's relentless emails, phone calls, and chipper energy did us in. She kept calling until we needed help, and then she came in pretty often during GR43's crunchtime. Even better, she called after the mag went to press to see what else there was to do! No one does that.
We don't pay Janet and the office is currently a sty. But for some reason, she is into helping GR and who are we to deny her?
If you're reading this, thanks Janet! Come in next week because we'll need help with button sets and subscription mailers!
Out of the blue, Eric mentioned, "Your camera is perfect for blog pictures." All this jonesing for something small, fancy, and cool had indeed blinded me to the fact that I have a perfectly good beater that I can take around and not worry about. My mom and dad gave it to me a couple Christmases ago, and it uses rechargable AA batteries.
So I started carrying it around, and what do you know? Walking from the bus stop to the GR office, I saw a tree fallen through someone's roof!
In high school, there was a guy named Tim Burke. We'd always say, "Timbuuurrrrrk."
Damn. And I was bummed out about my car accident. Whoever lives in that house is dealing with something way worse.
On one hand, I was glad I had a camera. How often do you see stuff like that? But on the other hand, I felt like a scumbag, picking off someone's misfortune and taking it as something to write about.
Here's something more positive. Say hi to our intern, Janet.
Janet would double down if GR were a category in Jeopardy!
We get tons and tons of requests from students who want to help out at GR. That's awesome, but because our workdays are so free-flowing, unpredictable, and non-officelike it's hard for us to use their help. We never know when we need extra labor, and when we do, it's usually easier to do it ourselves.
Janet's relentless emails, phone calls, and chipper energy did us in. She kept calling until we needed help, and then she came in pretty often during GR43's crunchtime. Even better, she called after the mag went to press to see what else there was to do! No one does that.
We don't pay Janet and the office is currently a sty. But for some reason, she is into helping GR and who are we to deny her?
If you're reading this, thanks Janet! Come in next week because we'll need help with button sets and subscription mailers!
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