Shifting gears

I am now the proud owner of a slightly used (or is it certified pre-owned?) editor's blog. So I thought I'd take it for a test drive. It's kind of a slow day at the office. Hoping things will pick up soon. But I figured I'd take this time to introduce myself. You already know my name, Kate Kealey. I'm still getting used to it myself. As Eddie mentioned before, I just came back from my honeymoon in Ireland. I've been married four weeks and been in this business a little over two years. I've lived in the San Gabriel Valley since I was 7. Went to Temple City High School and graduated with my bachelor's from Cal Poly Pomona.

I'm a media junkie with a few Web sites I visit religiously, but mostly I like to just go where the links take me. I just finished reading Salty, by Mark Haskell Smith, an author I met while working at Vroman's Bookstore in college. So I'm in search of a new read if you have suggestions (I think maybe a classic this time). In the meantime, I've been checking out this article by New York Magazine on the only reality shows I prefer to watch - the kind where contestants progress on skill and talent rather than tawdry behavior.