Such an apt description of what I do, that I just had to quote it . . .

The following is an email chat I had with my coworker and fellow editor this morning after she was out of the office yesterday.


-----Original Message-----
From: E
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 10:42 AM
To: Sarah
Subject: Good Morning

Did I miss anything yesterday?


-----Original Message-----
From: Sarah
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 10:44 AM
To: E
Subject: Good Morning

Nope, you didn't miss much. I had lunch with Matt, Iris and Erica. That
was,
eh.

-----Original Message-----
From: E
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 10:50 AM
To: Sarah
Subject: Good Morning


Whoa! Lunch with Iris and Erica? Was it a working lunch?


-----Original Message-----
From: Sarah
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 10:53 AM
To: E
Subject: Re: Good Morning

Yeah, we had to discuss the 08 Conference brochure, which I'm writing and apparently it's a BFD (big f-ing deal). Matt said this will basically absorb all of my time.

It's just a brochure people! It's really small, so I'm kinda worried that I'm not worried about it. Y'know?

-----Original Message-----
From: E
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 10:57 AM
To: Sarah
Subject: Good Morning

Yes, I totally know what you mean. When they ask you to "work your magic" on copy I always cringe.


-----Original Message-----
From: Sarah
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 10:59 AM
To: E
Subject: Re: Good Morning

Haha, you know those women VERY well. That was pretty much exactly what they told me to do, "just use your strengths to dazzle us" or something ridiculous.

I'm supposed to talk to some lady named Chee today or Monday


-----Original Message-----
From: E
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 11:03 AM
To: Sarah
Subject: Re: Good Morning

It's almost as if they are setting you up with all that "dazzle us," "work your magic," "weave your words into a beautiful tapestry" b.s. that they do, because I never really feel I know how to make something BORING interesting.

-----Original Message-----
From: Sarah
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 11:03 AM
To: E
Subject: Re: Good Morning

It's all pretty damn funny how seriously these people take themselves.

-----Original Message-----
From: E
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 11:05 AM
To: Sarah
Subject: Re: Good Morning

Oh yeah. It's a good thing to know the Conference is going to rival the second coming of Jesus.