That face

I finally penned my first editor's note - that page of (sometimes mentally stimulating) rambling by an editor that occupies the first page of most magazines. It is quite unnerving to see myself filling that page - what will my readers think of my note? - but definitely worth celebrating as a milestone in my career.

But - urgh - it came with a not-too-photogenic shot of me. I look oddly puffy, as if I had gone on a water buffet before the shot was taken and as a result was suffering a serious case of water retention in my cheeks.

Ah well. I have the next one month to lose that facial weight and practice posing in the best angle, so that my next editor's note will come with a less painful photo of me.