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[vicarz]

I'm avoiding work that I want to do. I have no idea why. I will start as soon as I finish babbling.

Last night I presented rule 605 to my evidence class. I nailed it, minus one point where I talked myself into a corner. He said almost nothing, which is good as he usually poses questions to lead you into the subtleties of the law. I harped on them. I've decided if there is anyplace I want to put my efforts in law school, it's in evidence. We're taught by Judge Klein, who is an interesting lecturer and pretty approachable guy. What is quickly coming out is that practice in a courtroom is a developed skill, one I don't think you can develop outside of a courtroom.

I don't think I'll ever be rich from stocks. I was thinking about a friend who bought XM stock because she believed in the company and knew other people would love it. She was right, and that's just counting counter-sub-culture. I'm alien to our culture - I don't understand why people watch crappy tv, why these awful movies are popular, and mainstream culture just escapes me. Because I can't read trends in any particular area, I can't make educated guesses about what businesses will take off. Eh, I forget that the huge stock boom of the 80s and 90s was due to the new accessibiliy of the market to the common man, and that prices rose due to increased market demand rather than a change in the economy. Like our flatlining real estate bubble, the market will cease to be the source of riches it once was. One secret to wealth might be positioning yourself in front of the wave, and ducking before it crashes? Something will be the next big thing - but I won't know what it is until it's happened.

I got Herzog Zwei from eBay, along with a genesis. My god that game was cool. Too bad I don't have time to geek on it. I forgot how cool it was, almost was, and how much better starcraft is. GEEK. Oh, I actually got two segas by accident, so if someone wants to pick one up for little I'll be selling (at cost to a person, or on eBay like a rat bastard getting all I can).

Today I applied for a position as Branch Chief in another Agency within USDA. It occurred to me that it's exactly the same opportunity I was looking for at the NLRB, expanding my skills into traditional HR areas (benefits and performance) while using my knowledge of labor law from school. Unlike NLRB, I'll be close to several professionals I already know in an area where I have a good reputation. I hand-delivered the papers as today was the last day to apply - sloppy. I'm not too torn up over whether I get it or not, as the Agency has a bad climate reputation. It may or may not be worth the effort, though it will be 6 figures in the span of 5 years. It's not a lot of money in this area, but I can't complain about getting more money while I have essentially the same expenses. If I don't like it, I can gather the skills, finish school, and get the hell out and expand even more with the experience in my arsenal. If I don't get it, nothing lost.

Michelle is at home, still not sleeping.

My shoulder hurts far less, as does my neck. Hoping I can safely lift afer this weekend (this weekend is crazy busy, wah and yay).

I am tired.

Comments

[cobwellac.livejournal.com]

I interviewed twice w/Judge Klein for a clerkship back in my 3rd year. He decided to hire someone else (a Mason grad, I believe), and I was pretty bummed. Then I found out he's really bad to work for b/c he's not very nice and he's very demanding, so I was relieved.

[translucent-eye.livejournal.com]

How is Michelle doing? Is her memory coming back to her, and is she completely aware of what has happened to her? It sounded like (from either yours or nixie's post) she was also having problems distinguishing the DC area from where she is now....has that cleared up? I wish her well.

[vicar.livejournal.com]

I think wishing her well is a great idea. How she is right now is difficult to tell, and it's unclear how she will be in the long-term.

[vicar.livejournal.com]

He seems ok as a professor so far. I've enjoyed some less than pleasant people as professors just because they were animated when they spoke. He seems nice in class, but I've never had to work with him. It would not surprise me at all if he were demanding though. I think I want him to be - this skill area might be one I want to develop.

[seth6666.livejournal.com]

i flunked evidence. absolutely hated it. i can't think of any area of law i hate more. seriously.

abiding by the rules of evidence effectively puts a straightjacket on zealous representation fo your client. he was arrested 15 times for breaking and entering? sorry. inadmissable in this instance.

BWA!!!! FUCK!!! GRR!!!!

-S

[ex-dasboot.livejournal.com]

I thought rule 605 was "Never take a wager against some one with a nickname that includes a city or state."

When do you usually go to the gym? Ashley and I both joined Gold's.

[seditiouscanary.livejournal.com]

I thought rule 605 was "Never take a wager against some one with a nickname that includes a city or state."

Your law is different than the one we had in Maryland.

"Never wager against a person whose legal name or street name includes a city, state, power tool, or any combination herein."

[vicar.livejournal.com]

Which one? Gold's is only on occasion with this semester's schedule, I'm usually at Arlington Sport and Health Mo, We, and Sa. Gold's is more my 'on the way home from work' gym. Used to be Mo-We...sigh.

I'll look you guys up afer May when I "return."

[vicar.livejournal.com]

If I ever want to practice I think I need it. But I don't think I need to practice. I like Klein's general view - let it in, let the jury decide what to do with it.

[ex-dasboot.livejournal.com]

She goes to the Rosslyn and Ballston ones, I go to the Merrifield and Ballston ones, though there are others for various classes with friends, like spinning on sundays at the south arlington one.

[anarcha.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, I could vent about the evidentiary rules and their mis-application:

http://64.233.179.104/search?q=cache:Kdlrm0yFISEJ:thehoustonchronicle.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/3536181.html+soffar&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=6&client=firefox-a

[vicar.livejournal.com]

Oh - I only go to Rosslyn. They have a boxing class now, but I'm pretty hooked on my old one. When I went from one to the other my elbows started hurting.

[mreraser.livejournal.com]

"got Herzog Zwei from eBay, along with a genesis"

That was one of my favorite games, too! I used to get a bunch of motorcycles, send them up to the bad guys base and while they were shooting at them, I rolled in my tanks and blew them to hell :-)

[vicar.livejournal.com]

Oh dear god. Interesting that you can't introduce it about someone other than the defendant! Err on the side of type I errors unless it's about a black man? Is he black?

[vicar.livejournal.com]

You bastard! That only works on cpus, as motos don't do enough damage to get a person to look. Me, I cheat by setting up bases with missle launchers because the AI is moronic when it comes to missles firing at him.

I never really played 1v1, but my laziness probably means I suck. Still, that game was just incredible. When you look at starcraft, you realize they made it much better but it's the same game...only they made it much easier. Herzog you had to learn and it was slow starting...blizzard learned from that, and made their games much more dumbed-down to start.