Maybe we're crazy

Apparently this blog has become the place where we scare away potential future members of the staff by writing about how stressful our jobs are.
Let me reassure you, we are the crazy ones that decided we wanted to take on these positions of power on the staff. There are some sane people who realized they could be a part of this and not sacrifice every other part of their lives.
So don't be scared; you can write for any of the sections and not become a newspaper zombie.
We are the crazy ones.
Take me for example; I wanted to be up here. I knew the horror stories of being here until 3 a.m. and getting yelled at via e-mail (yes, you can do that) for some mistake we should have caught. But I didn't care. I still wanted to be here. I wanted to be here when the quotes were put on the quote board and when everyone gets a little too much caffeine in their systems and starts bouncing off the walls. I hated hearing something on Monday (either good or bad) that happened on Friday that I didn't know about.
Now I am here two nights a week, and you know what? It's the most fun I've ever had at a job.
Yeah, people get cranky and have bad days, and there are times where this is the last place I want to be. But I come up here anyway because for some reason it's what I do, and I don't know what to do with myself when I'm not here. And I know the rest of the staff feels the same way, because they are up here all the time, too.
Maybe it's because I am generally an optimist, but I always look forward to coming to the third floor of Russell House and the miniscule chance that someone will write and tell us we did something right.
So if anyone who reads this is put off by the fact that all we do is complain about how stressed we are, please don't be scared.
You can write for the paper and not become a crazy person.

-- Metro
Gina Vasselli
Asst. Metro Editor