November's Trenches

NOVEMBER 2009

I’m on a boat! Well, maybe not yet.

I am going on a cruise. Talk about the power of peer pressure. A group of my seven closest friends has decided to book a cruise. I reluctantly agreed to go. This goes against my nature. I have an irrational fear of cruise ships. I have never been on one before, yet I feel a strong aversion to them.

I am afraid of pirates and icebergs. (Yes, before you ask, my cruise departs from New Orleans and travels in the Gulf waters that are projected to be a warm 80 degrees and are probably constantly patrolled by anti-pirate armed forces.) I am afraid of being seasick the whole time. (I can’t enjoy a hammock without feeling a little queasy.)

I am afraid of small confined spaces. I am afraid of large crowds. (We did get a room with a large window and I have studied the layout of the ship to ensure I know where all exits are.)

I am afraid of being quarantined on the ship when we return to port due to some strange tropical, digestive system altering virus. (Have I mentioned our cruise goes to Key West [part of the U.S.], and Nassau [it’s a five star resort]?)

I have decided I am going to face my fears, grab the Dramamine, and board that ship. Worse come to worse, I get off the boat and don’t get back on. I think I could handle taking up residence in Key West! I’ll send you a postcard!

The Vue from the Trenches

Each month I write an editor's note of sorts. It is entitled "The Vue from the Trenches". Very fitting, I assure you. I am attaching it here so you can see what I have been up to the last couple of months! Now that I am the editorial assistant, I am busy writing for PoV and have very little time left to write and blog about personal things. I am very sorry to anyone who actually enjoyed reading my ramblings! Feel free to pick up a magazine and check me out there!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!!

OCTOBER 2009

Hi! My name is Mary, and I am the new editorial sssistant. Some of you may know me from the marketing and sales side of PoV. I started with the magazine over 2 years ago selling advertising and writing a story here and there. This July I was asked to move over to the production side of PoV to help Bonnie on an everyday basis with the general running of Houma’s most popular magazine. Needless to say, I jumped at the chance!

Being raised in the South and knowing the importance of a first impression, I have decided to properly introduce myself to you ... PoV style!

15 THINGS ABOUT ME:

• I actually attended charm school. We walked with books on our heads, learned which fork to eat with and had a tea party for graduation.
• I am a bona fide slob and a pack rat.
• I have a very mischievous Papillion named Monty. If he would use his powers for good instead of evil, I think he could save the world.
• I don’t like making decisions. (I flip a coin, even at restaurants. I have an app for that.)
• I watch “Grey’s Anatomy” alone because I cry.
  A lot.
• I love to read! (I cry for good books, too.)
• I have an addiction to shoes.
• I find the word “potential” to be very misleading.
• I have never seen a James Bond movie.
• I have had gray hair since I was 16.
• When my 60 year old house creaks, it scares me. I may still believe there is a monster under my bed, too.
• I believe that chocolate and peanut butter belong together.
• I have broken my leg and my collar bone.
• I once set off the fire alarm in my apartment while boiling water.
• I am a worrier and an over analyzer