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Dec. 8th, 2006 06:22 amAnd so it begins. Today I start my marathon of studying and exams. I don't care much - I'll try, but I'm still just borderline for graduating with honors. It's hard to care about what I'm doing, only I can't not-try. Somehow rehashing what I know over 3 days per exam is easier than studying each week to keep up. This is what I find so frustrating - like in the gym, where no matter how good I'm doing for me, I'm still mediocre due to my small stature. In law school, no matter how much harder I work than my peers, I don't do as well. I don't mind not doing as well as the 22 year olds who live off loans or their parents' money, but there are plenty who don't work nearly as hard as I do who do better. I'm tired of hearing them give up in class, or laugh about how they're so far behind - every week I've briefed all the material, where at least half the class hasn't even read it. I used to wonder why I heard so much typing when they read over the basic fact patterns...I'd love to argue away their abilities, but I can't. I'm just not as good as they are, like in the gym, where i'm not as big as they are. My brain doesn't get smarter, only more knowledge is crammed in. I can lift all Iwant but I don't get taller. I can be the strongest little guy, and the most educated dumb guy - but I can't really accomplish anything, except show what the stubborn refusal to give up will net. Still, I'm above average. I suppose I'd feel the same as long as there was one person smarter or stronger than I.
Yesterday was a good nearly-last-day at work. I won a MSJ on the sexual harassment farting guy this week, and yesterday the judge said they were issuing...I think they said a decision, next week. If that's the case, I won both MSJs (it wouldn't surprise me). I got to speak to an attorney (a real one) at OGC - because sexual harassment farting guy appealed his MSPB loss. The attorney was actually mad that we hadn't fired the guy - and I explained the situation. I don't ignore the possibility of networking, particularly when speaking with other attorneys, both private and gov, who deal with employment law. I put out another MSJ yesterday, one that received very little input on peer review (a good sign). I also put out an Agency MSPB file and discovery on another case. I have peers who do canned discovery, while I try to customize everything outside the necessary requests for anything that could be linked to damages.
I have another crackhead story from the MSJ I was asked to do. See, this woman got my attention in her deposition when she argued she was initially denied leave because she was a black female. When asked why she thought it was discrimination, her answer was essentially because she was black. When asked if the leave was granted if that would also be because she was black (perhaps the black litigator was making fun of her) she answered yes - no matter what he said, yes, no, maybe - it was because she was black and was discrimination. Wowza. You see, she had faked an injury on the job, ironically doing something she wasn't supposed to do. She worked for 5 days, then left saying she had back pain. Plant employees saw her running through the parking lot, and joked that they should do what the prime time local news does - video tape her lying ass. They also said she acted like a coke head, and said our Agency should drug test her. Government fraud and waste pisses people off for some reason. She heard what people were saying, filled out a workplace violence report alleging that Agency management was the source of the rumors, and that she was scared for her life. Well, crying wolf doesn't always net the desired results - hearing she was scared for her life, the Agency immediately removed her from her duty station. She immediately changed her allegations, now alleging that while she was scared for her life of the people at work, she wasn't scared at work - only at home where the alleged videotaping took lace. It was too late - she was removed for her safety (based on her allegations) and detailed to another location. She then claimed this was discrimination as well. This spawned her EEO complaint, with each of the details above becoming a claim of discrimination, retaliation, and reprisal (for the later actions). The motion was fun to write, but difficult to make <20 pages due to the sheer number of (stupid) allegations.
My work is quite fun, quite fun indeed.
I have holiday lights in the windows. I realized I have no inside decorations, just things I put out for others to see. I love my lights, and want to share the memories and joy with others. Hokey sure, but funny to realize about myself, something I like about myself. Whatever knowledge I have or joy I feel, I want to share with others. c7 twinkle bulbs make me happy.
