Day 890: Pluses and Minuses
Mar. 26th, 2010 10:59 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
nagi_schwarzMinus of the day, since we want to end on a happy note: I skipped class today. A willful skip, not an "I had a prior important engagement like an out-of-town trip" skip, a simple "I don't want to go."
To C&S. So I didn't go. I got to the clinic this morning, did work, and when I was done with intake I ended up taking a late intake call, and by the time I was done I was late for class, so I just...didn't go. I'm pretty sure Neumeister didn't miss me anyway.
This morning was kinda scary - Jen and I messed up (we thought pretty big, but maybe not that big) by sending a letter off to opposing counsel without running it by the boss. Jen drafted the letter, and I looked over it, and we both signed it. We wondered if we should let the boss see it, but I told Jen I'd sent lots of letters to opposing counsel without having the Boss check it, so we just...sent it. The boss was not happy. So unhappy that she didn't even fine us. She was much calmer about it when she got back, which wasn't till the afternoon.
We met with a client first thing in the morning to get ready for our trial on Wednesday, and then I called the witness we subpoenaed for Wednesday's trial to ask some questions and arrange a meeting. This means, of course, I will have to do work for the trial tomorrow, but them's the breaks, right? Jen and I worked like nutcases - I pulled out the list of things we had to do that we made at our last team meeting, and we went right down the list. Some things were time sensitive, things we had to wait for replies on, and others were team-driven, so we drafted, and we reviewed, we studied and we plotted, we talked and we laughed. Jen took off for a doctor's appointment, which left me to ask the boss lots of annoying questions (I ended up asking the office manager "Is mom home yet?") but to get things done. I prepped exhibits for our trial and hand-delivered them to opposing counsel myself.
I'll admit, I was kind of eager to meet in person the man who'd been an utter prat-face to me over the phone, but he wasn't there, so I just delivered the stuff and headed back to the office. I also walked something up to the mailbox, which was a good excuse to enjoy the sun and warmth.
I talked to the Boss, and it's kinda full of schadenfreude, but I'm excited for the trial on Wednesday, because I envision some serious courtroom slaughter going down. I get to argue the motion against the man who was rude on the phone, and seriously, all those times I had to do oral arguments for prosecution in criminal cases made me totally prepared to write an argument and get ready to give it. I know what works for me, and I know what doesn't, and I'm going to make it happen. I'm kinda crazy excited. I'm going to build a mini trial binder. I can feel it. Also, after witness exam, a trial practice class, and trial team, I have finally mastered the art of the category two questions on cross-x, the question where the answer (yes or no) doesn't matter, because either way the witness steps into my trap.
Man. I'm cruel.
I went straight from work to ninjitsu, and Sensei Green was teaching tonight, which was super awesome, because I haven't seen him in forever, and I missed him a lot. I've realized that I'm terribly timid. Now, anyone who knows me IRL must think that's insane, but it's totally true. I don't make eye-contact, I walk with my head down, and I walk with all the classic signs of a victim.
Not cool.
It's a tall person's world out here.
While we were working on hammer-fist drills, though, Dan the black belt was encouraging me to hit harder by saying, "Think of someone who makes you angry."
So I did.
I thought of opposing counsel.
And then I did hit harder.
Oh dear.
Paperwork for my loans keeps pouring in, which is freaking me out, but oh well. That's fine. I'll handle so many things this weekend - I'm crazy excited. I'll prep for trial tomorrow, get life stuff done, make lace, and hey, finally go to D&D.
I'm tired. I worked so hard today. But I got things done. It feels good.
Now for Angel and lace.
To C&S. So I didn't go. I got to the clinic this morning, did work, and when I was done with intake I ended up taking a late intake call, and by the time I was done I was late for class, so I just...didn't go. I'm pretty sure Neumeister didn't miss me anyway.
This morning was kinda scary - Jen and I messed up (we thought pretty big, but maybe not that big) by sending a letter off to opposing counsel without running it by the boss. Jen drafted the letter, and I looked over it, and we both signed it. We wondered if we should let the boss see it, but I told Jen I'd sent lots of letters to opposing counsel without having the Boss check it, so we just...sent it. The boss was not happy. So unhappy that she didn't even fine us. She was much calmer about it when she got back, which wasn't till the afternoon.
We met with a client first thing in the morning to get ready for our trial on Wednesday, and then I called the witness we subpoenaed for Wednesday's trial to ask some questions and arrange a meeting. This means, of course, I will have to do work for the trial tomorrow, but them's the breaks, right? Jen and I worked like nutcases - I pulled out the list of things we had to do that we made at our last team meeting, and we went right down the list. Some things were time sensitive, things we had to wait for replies on, and others were team-driven, so we drafted, and we reviewed, we studied and we plotted, we talked and we laughed. Jen took off for a doctor's appointment, which left me to ask the boss lots of annoying questions (I ended up asking the office manager "Is mom home yet?") but to get things done. I prepped exhibits for our trial and hand-delivered them to opposing counsel myself.
I'll admit, I was kind of eager to meet in person the man who'd been an utter prat-face to me over the phone, but he wasn't there, so I just delivered the stuff and headed back to the office. I also walked something up to the mailbox, which was a good excuse to enjoy the sun and warmth.
I talked to the Boss, and it's kinda full of schadenfreude, but I'm excited for the trial on Wednesday, because I envision some serious courtroom slaughter going down. I get to argue the motion against the man who was rude on the phone, and seriously, all those times I had to do oral arguments for prosecution in criminal cases made me totally prepared to write an argument and get ready to give it. I know what works for me, and I know what doesn't, and I'm going to make it happen. I'm kinda crazy excited. I'm going to build a mini trial binder. I can feel it. Also, after witness exam, a trial practice class, and trial team, I have finally mastered the art of the category two questions on cross-x, the question where the answer (yes or no) doesn't matter, because either way the witness steps into my trap.
Man. I'm cruel.
I went straight from work to ninjitsu, and Sensei Green was teaching tonight, which was super awesome, because I haven't seen him in forever, and I missed him a lot. I've realized that I'm terribly timid. Now, anyone who knows me IRL must think that's insane, but it's totally true. I don't make eye-contact, I walk with my head down, and I walk with all the classic signs of a victim.
Not cool.
It's a tall person's world out here.
While we were working on hammer-fist drills, though, Dan the black belt was encouraging me to hit harder by saying, "Think of someone who makes you angry."
So I did.
I thought of opposing counsel.
And then I did hit harder.
Oh dear.
Paperwork for my loans keeps pouring in, which is freaking me out, but oh well. That's fine. I'll handle so many things this weekend - I'm crazy excited. I'll prep for trial tomorrow, get life stuff done, make lace, and hey, finally go to D&D.
I'm tired. I worked so hard today. But I got things done. It feels good.
Now for Angel and lace.
