I put my first edition with the new paper to bed today and it was pretty exciting to be doing so with the latest technology and software, instead of with scalpels and wax. I found that I could get around the design software pretty well with a little trial and error.
I've been thinking about something all week. Although I would not have even been granted an interview without the reporting and photography skills I have managed to pick over the last few years, it wasn't what landed me the job. Rather, it was something a bit more fantastic.
I was told during the interview that the company was seeking an individual with web experience; one that could step in and manage the paper's website. I informed them that I was very familiar with working inside of templates, knew how websites should look, and had actually been publishing to the web for some time.
When I was offered the job I was told that my experience in that area was key to their decision.
Imagine. For the last year I have done little but coach soccer and gorge my obsession with the blogosphere. You, fair reader, can probably envision the endless hours deep in the template learning HTML, and the day-to-day nurturing that a blog requires. It is a labor of love that has captured my attention like few things have.
Over that year, the punchline in this house has always been how nice life would be if blogging paid; if there was some way to translate that labor and time into a paycheck.
By George, I think it just did.
Funny, I had never thought of it as a skill.
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