Indeed! Once you work out that pretty much everyone is happy to squee along with you, there's a lot of fun to be had!

Editing takes a certain type of personality, for sure--more sensitive souls *can* do it, but it wreaks havoc on their stress levels. Me, I'm rather zen about my authors and their crazy quirks... and therein lies my success! Editors can't over-identify! But even so, I have a real sensitivity to others making complete fools of themselves: it hurts my soul. I cringe. So yes, I understand about the 'putting down and walking slowly away' thing too... it's for the best! It's like people. If you're not going to get along, it's best to just walk away...