Clark: Journalism. You ever thought about that? You wrote some half decent articles in your short lived career at the Torch.
Lois: Nah, kill me first. Even if I could spell, the last thing I'd want to do is spend my time in a newsroom. With my luck I'd probably end up across the desk from the most bumbling reporter on the masthead.
[three years later]
I don't know how bumbling he's gonna be, Lois. He seems to be a pretty confident, smooth operator from what I've seen. ;)
I never realized it before in this picture (I was probably too busy looking at Tom) but Lois/Erica is kind of gazing adoringly at him in this picture while he has his head down, working hard, and not even noticing her. Who could blame her though? :-)