Day 872: At the End of the Day
Feb. 9th, 2010 09:45 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Excuse any typos. I'm pretty sure my left hand is going to give out on me sometime soon.
Mondays are interminably longs days for me. I have intake in the morning, then class. Was supposed to have client meeting during our noon work hour, but of course our client didn't show up. Didn't call until she was half an hour late, either, and when she did reschedule, it was for Friday when I'm out of town, so my poor partner will have to handle her solo. I think I'm too cynical when it comes to my clients and potential clients, and other times I'm too naive. I expect my clients to let me down, and I expect potential clients to never lie to me. Grrr. I did get a crazy intake call on Monday, but the case went to a different team. It's full of drama. There's wild mental illness, attempted first degree murder, and a whole host of other stuff.
I managed not to fall asleep during afternoon clinic class time, and then I went home. I decorated a question box for street law while I watched an episode of Robin Hood, and then I ran to FHE. On Sunday Levi and I worked out what to do for FHE, but apparently Levi had a test today and had to study Monday, so I ran it solo. We had a great lesson by Korina, and then we made brief home movies of Old Testament stories, because we're fun like that. I have all the videos on my camera. I'll have to break out my film editing skills sometime this week. After FHE we played World of Darkness. Instead of having two extra players I was down one of the original players. We solved the party split; I made a couple of characters stretch, and then I came home. Chatted to some friends online, didn't get to bed early enough.
Slept.
I slept in this morning and was at school a full two hours later than I usually am, and I choked down 90 pages of Native American law in 90 minutes. Whether or not I understood it all is debatable, but apparently I read enough to understand the cases we hit up today, so that 's good. I had a great time in First Amendment if only because Professor Fenner played a song that my friends and I loved our first year of college. My friend Panda loves a certain long by Dennis Leary, and as soon as I heard the opening guitar chords I knew which song it was and it made me smile. The whole time. It's not an entirely appropriate song for smiling to, but I smiled anyway, and I'm pretty sure Fenner thinks I'm crazy. The song was a demonstration of the fact that one cannot always tell what is and is not hate speech.
Institute at lunch was good times. I frightened all the married men by telling them that when I grow up I want to be a ninja. Seriously. Because apparently once one reaches a certain black belt degree in ninjitsu others can call that person a ninja. There you go. Learn something new every day. Because I have a default divorce prove-up tomorrow during our normal team meeting time, Jenifer and I had a meeting with the Boss today. I was a bit worried - Jenifer was crying when she came into the clinic, but she managed to compose herself before the meeting. I was torn between hugging her and just letting it go. This morning I was afraid that I wasn't going to get enough hours. After our meeting I discovered we have lots to do, so I'm pretty darn excited for it. Going to go in early tomorrow and work. I'd stay late in an attempt to get in all of my hours, but I have an HOA meeting tomorrow night.
After clinic I had native American law, which was good times, and then afterwards I went to be a practice witness for Jordan's trial practice class. While we were getting set up for WoD last night, we girls talked and joked about who we'd like to go to the dance with. As much as I'd like to go with Stephen, I'd have to be insane to turn down Jordan, and just as we were talking about Jordan, he came up and asked if I'd be his practice witness. Like I'd say no to Jordan. Not only is he strikingly attractive, he, like Stephen, is genuinely one of the nicest guys I've ever known. So I said yes. I was the best witness I could be; I helped Jordan with the questions on direct some, and was a little evil on cross, evil enough that Jordan's partner wants me back for their full-blown trial.
Then I came home and worked a bit on Sylvia's baby afghan, just to relax and listen to music. And then what did I do? I went to ninjitsu. On a Tuesday night, you ask? Yes, well, there was nothing on Friday, and I'm missing this Friday, and testing is coming up, so I figured I should go. It was so, so intense. We ran through all of our belt requirements first. And then what did we do? We free-sparred, and a lot harder than I've ever done before. I got hit in the face and blocked a kick badly, so my left hand is a little numb and wonky. Also, we lower ranks couldn't hit back - we could only block. I got taken down to the ground more than once. Apparently I am more flexible than I realized, and according to Mr. Lemmons I am also "squirmy", but Sensei Raymond is also more flexible than I thought humanly possible and managed to get his knee up around my neck while I was distracted.
I fought harder than I've ever fought before. I really, really need to train in the evenings, but I can't think of a good place to go. The small gym downstairs doesn't have sufficient space, I don't think. And there's no way I'm training at school. But I learned a new strike and two new kicks tonight, and I need to have the finesse on those before testing.
The time for choices has come. Usually on Tuesday nights I go watch House with Amber, and I really don't spend enough time with her. Also, often on Tuesdays, I catch the House I missed as well as the Castle I missed. Guess what? I still need to choke down some cases for Copyrights as well as do other randomness. So...I think I'm going to give up TV. Once in a blue moon, like on a Saturday night, I'll be able to catch up on loads of TV, I guess, but during the week...yeah.
Being busy is better than being bored. I was so, so bored on Saturday night even though I did all kinds of multitasking, and I need to get out and exercise more. So...Tuesday night sparring it is. Apparently sometimes kids come, but last time Sensei Raymond made them cry, so they didn't come back, and tonight I was the only girl. It was...weird. But I've done it before and I can do it again. I'm sure Sensei Raymond's going to make me cry - he almost did tonight - but it'll be worth it when I can defend myself in a sticky situation. I refuse to be afraid.
So...reading Copyrights. Writing. Bed.
Work tomorrow.
Salt Lake on Thursday.
Here we go!

Mondays are interminably longs days for me. I have intake in the morning, then class. Was supposed to have client meeting during our noon work hour, but of course our client didn't show up. Didn't call until she was half an hour late, either, and when she did reschedule, it was for Friday when I'm out of town, so my poor partner will have to handle her solo. I think I'm too cynical when it comes to my clients and potential clients, and other times I'm too naive. I expect my clients to let me down, and I expect potential clients to never lie to me. Grrr. I did get a crazy intake call on Monday, but the case went to a different team. It's full of drama. There's wild mental illness, attempted first degree murder, and a whole host of other stuff.
I managed not to fall asleep during afternoon clinic class time, and then I went home. I decorated a question box for street law while I watched an episode of Robin Hood, and then I ran to FHE. On Sunday Levi and I worked out what to do for FHE, but apparently Levi had a test today and had to study Monday, so I ran it solo. We had a great lesson by Korina, and then we made brief home movies of Old Testament stories, because we're fun like that. I have all the videos on my camera. I'll have to break out my film editing skills sometime this week. After FHE we played World of Darkness. Instead of having two extra players I was down one of the original players. We solved the party split; I made a couple of characters stretch, and then I came home. Chatted to some friends online, didn't get to bed early enough.
Slept.
I slept in this morning and was at school a full two hours later than I usually am, and I choked down 90 pages of Native American law in 90 minutes. Whether or not I understood it all is debatable, but apparently I read enough to understand the cases we hit up today, so that 's good. I had a great time in First Amendment if only because Professor Fenner played a song that my friends and I loved our first year of college. My friend Panda loves a certain long by Dennis Leary, and as soon as I heard the opening guitar chords I knew which song it was and it made me smile. The whole time. It's not an entirely appropriate song for smiling to, but I smiled anyway, and I'm pretty sure Fenner thinks I'm crazy. The song was a demonstration of the fact that one cannot always tell what is and is not hate speech.
Institute at lunch was good times. I frightened all the married men by telling them that when I grow up I want to be a ninja. Seriously. Because apparently once one reaches a certain black belt degree in ninjitsu others can call that person a ninja. There you go. Learn something new every day. Because I have a default divorce prove-up tomorrow during our normal team meeting time, Jenifer and I had a meeting with the Boss today. I was a bit worried - Jenifer was crying when she came into the clinic, but she managed to compose herself before the meeting. I was torn between hugging her and just letting it go. This morning I was afraid that I wasn't going to get enough hours. After our meeting I discovered we have lots to do, so I'm pretty darn excited for it. Going to go in early tomorrow and work. I'd stay late in an attempt to get in all of my hours, but I have an HOA meeting tomorrow night.
After clinic I had native American law, which was good times, and then afterwards I went to be a practice witness for Jordan's trial practice class. While we were getting set up for WoD last night, we girls talked and joked about who we'd like to go to the dance with. As much as I'd like to go with Stephen, I'd have to be insane to turn down Jordan, and just as we were talking about Jordan, he came up and asked if I'd be his practice witness. Like I'd say no to Jordan. Not only is he strikingly attractive, he, like Stephen, is genuinely one of the nicest guys I've ever known. So I said yes. I was the best witness I could be; I helped Jordan with the questions on direct some, and was a little evil on cross, evil enough that Jordan's partner wants me back for their full-blown trial.
Then I came home and worked a bit on Sylvia's baby afghan, just to relax and listen to music. And then what did I do? I went to ninjitsu. On a Tuesday night, you ask? Yes, well, there was nothing on Friday, and I'm missing this Friday, and testing is coming up, so I figured I should go. It was so, so intense. We ran through all of our belt requirements first. And then what did we do? We free-sparred, and a lot harder than I've ever done before. I got hit in the face and blocked a kick badly, so my left hand is a little numb and wonky. Also, we lower ranks couldn't hit back - we could only block. I got taken down to the ground more than once. Apparently I am more flexible than I realized, and according to Mr. Lemmons I am also "squirmy", but Sensei Raymond is also more flexible than I thought humanly possible and managed to get his knee up around my neck while I was distracted.
I fought harder than I've ever fought before. I really, really need to train in the evenings, but I can't think of a good place to go. The small gym downstairs doesn't have sufficient space, I don't think. And there's no way I'm training at school. But I learned a new strike and two new kicks tonight, and I need to have the finesse on those before testing.
The time for choices has come. Usually on Tuesday nights I go watch House with Amber, and I really don't spend enough time with her. Also, often on Tuesdays, I catch the House I missed as well as the Castle I missed. Guess what? I still need to choke down some cases for Copyrights as well as do other randomness. So...I think I'm going to give up TV. Once in a blue moon, like on a Saturday night, I'll be able to catch up on loads of TV, I guess, but during the week...yeah.
Being busy is better than being bored. I was so, so bored on Saturday night even though I did all kinds of multitasking, and I need to get out and exercise more. So...Tuesday night sparring it is. Apparently sometimes kids come, but last time Sensei Raymond made them cry, so they didn't come back, and tonight I was the only girl. It was...weird. But I've done it before and I can do it again. I'm sure Sensei Raymond's going to make me cry - he almost did tonight - but it'll be worth it when I can defend myself in a sticky situation. I refuse to be afraid.
So...reading Copyrights. Writing. Bed.
Work tomorrow.
Salt Lake on Thursday.
Here we go!

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Date: 2010-02-10 12:50 pm (UTC)HAPPY BIRTHDAY! ✿❤✿
I hope you will spend this special day pleasurably. :)
[BTW. You're my brothers age! XD]
On another note, your cases all seem so interesting! I love reading about your mock trials - they seem to be lots of fun and to make up a huge part of your curriculum. [How can you be an evil witness at cross-examination?]
Also, you're a workaholic. Totally. Law school, clinic, ninjutsu, church, fandom and on top of that all you're making an afghan. I would love to have that much energy! :D
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Date: 2010-02-10 04:44 pm (UTC)I am a workaholic. I think I'd go crazy if I was bored.
The birthday graphics are super pretty, btw. Thank you!
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Date: 2010-02-10 07:51 pm (UTC)