User:24Seven365

Hi, Everyone~

I guess I'm the shy type in person, but I seem to come alive when I'm working on anything with words in or on it.

Always the one on the sidelines during recess, I grew up reading books and magazines and journals, and devoured everything I could get my hands on. It was no surprise, then, that I ended up at university in the literature department where I found my services in use, not to mention demand, for the first time in my life. I was so grateful!

Since then, I've worked at a large book-publishing house in Great Britain where we must be adept at being able to converse in American English one moment and British English the next. It's often quite maddening, mind you, but I somehow manage. Being a woman makes it easier, too, because I can always just sit and have a good ol' jag! People would be amazed at fast you can get over something harsh by shedding a few tears. When my toe was broken last May, I cried for two minutes and then promptly went down to the pub and got sloshed. Didn't feel a thing for the next four hours. Of course, I'm still teasing apart whether it was the crying or the four pints that did it.

Why am I here on Wikipedia? First, please know that I love this 'pedia dearly. I've used it in my studies over the years, and found it to be quite useful and accurate. So I have nothing but the highest regard for all the dear souls who prod on as volunteer editors, day in, day out, for no pay and even a few poisoned-pen missives thrown in the mix. It's a thankless job, I know, which is why I wish to throw in, as well, and help you out if I can.

I must admit that I am a bit intimidated doing this outside my regular job, as my boss would have me strung up by my boot buckles. But I think it's entirely worth the risk, don't you think? After all, each of you editors out there has another job or is retired, and loves doing this sort of work, yes? I assume you love it like I do, so there.

All my best,

Emilie Plath [a silly pseudonym]