Welcome to my world

Hi everybody, and welcome to what is technically my second blog. During a recent class, we were asked to create an education blog. I really liked it and thought I could do so much more than be annoying, you know, like posting the  "Quote of the Day." On Facebook, I really refrain from saying what I'm thinking. I guess I just don't want to be "that guy." But I know some of you actually like me, and hopefully you'll appreciate what I have to say. I went to school to be a writer, and I haven't written anything in years. It's kinda sad there on the copy desk sometimes. If you ever find yourself there, you'll learn that you're surrounded by the smartest people in the newsroom. I don't think we're as liked by the reporters, photographers and editors as you would think. They make us laugh, though.
We were once asked to pitch blog or column ideas, I think (I might be making that up). I thought how cool it would be to do some sort of newspaper insider blog. Then, the guy in the corner office started doing something similar, though he'd rather talk about himself. In the blog, I would have discussed how we came up with certain headlines, why we chose the photos we did, or the other hundreds stories that don't make the paper (roasted bear, anyone?). Alas, we just ended up getting more pages to do, and instead we hold these venting sessions late at night when no one is there -- just the copy editors and the web person, or whatever they're called.
Anyway, welcome. I hope to give you insight into the world of The Desk, and other things that take place on the West Side, Central and Lower Valley. Yeah, I know.