I was recently asked to write about myself for a project at work. I sent it off, and I’m currently reviewing the edited result. I can see why the changes have been made - it’s more formal, the english is a little better, and trademarks are properly used. However, it doesn’t sound like me, and all the humour has gone. The question now is how to sneak that stuff back in…
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- davidillsley: ooh, a new EC2 management console. Shiny. https://console.aws.amazon.com January 9, 2009
- davidillsley: Bah! The bank blocked my card AGAIN. This time the 'suspicious transaction' is a monthly one. What's different this time? January 6, 2009
- davidillsley: In the office and passwords remembered... a good start January 5, 2009
- davidillsley: @cumbers ouch! Mine managed a 4 degree increase in 24 hours. Still a way to go before the flat is warm though January 4, 2009
- davidillsley: Dangerously tempted by a lens I saw at a party the other night... http://is.gd/er9h January 2, 2009
- davidillsley: Back in Winchester and flat is cold.. oh yeah, the storage heaters have been off for 2 weeks January 2, 2009
- davidillsley: Walking off @chrisfl pancakes and trying to find my car January 1, 2009
- davidillsley: @chrisfl and a happynew year to you... Oh I've said that already January 1, 2009
- davidillsley: It's 2009. With lots of friends. Awesome January 1, 2009
- davidillsley: Heading to the links for the fireworks December 31, 2008
Hmmm… that’s a shame. Perhaps you could simply just pop the edited out stuff back in again? They might not notice! It sounds like your editor might not want it to be funny. I would try to come up with one really funny bit and put it in the middle. If things get really desperate you could email it out to everyone you know and ask them to add bits.
Good luck!