Charlie Brown III: Lucy is a heinous b*tch

This job was a clerkship.

I didn't get it.

I'm kinda over it at this point, but I did promise to follow up on my Charlie Brown arc. So there it is. Lucy pulled the football again, and I'm lying on my back in the autumn leaves.

And like him, I'll pick myself up and try it again at the next opportunity. And I'll get my hopes up again. And I'll believe that all the times I've fallen before were practice and preparation and the universe bringing me to the place I need to be.

Because, really, what else can I do?

Ack!

I have to choose classes this week for my final semester of law school. For many people, this is probably a happy occasion. For me, it means I have one last semester to enjoy being a student.... and I am that much closer to graduating... and the Barzam... without a job... ack!!











Comic source, Medium Large, 10/1/2008.

MILP #69

PT Lawmom rounded up. Back here next week.

Also, I just watched the movie The Departed. Haven't enjoyed a mob movie that much since Goodfellas.

... and we're back

Me: What was that?

Bullshark: Maybe an opossum?

Me: No, too big and grey. A wolf?

BS: No wolves around here. Coyote?

Me: Yeah probably a coyote. Good call.

. . .

Me: Did we just play 'name that road kill'?

BS: Yep, I guess we did.

Me: Huh. I'll bet people will be expecting a better post about my anniversary weekend, but I think that about covers it.

Finally

Meme answers are finally posted in the comments.

Jeez this is the last time I do something this involved.

Also, I'm outta here for the weekend.

Talking about Roe

Professor: So, when would you say your life began? When would you say you became the person--the human--that you are?

Me: About age 30.

MILP Roundup #68

ORIGINALLY POSTED AT OND -- REPOSTED HERE FOR POSTERITY

Welcome to the Weekly MILP (Moms In the Legal Profession) Roundup. It is hosted on a rotating basis between PT-LawMom, A New Duck, and A Little Fish in Law School blogs. This week I'm making up for lost time by matching MILP posts to song lyrics. Just for an extra twist, I'm giving the lyrics without telling you what song they come from. Some will be obvious, some won't. Here goes.

Peanut Butter Burrito: We can't go on together, with suspicious minds
Butterflyfish: And it feels like every day is our anniversary
Dakota: Just a case of weekend love
Lag Liv: I grew strong, I learned how to carry on
Cee: Suicide blonde was the color of her hair
Trannyhead: I can't forget hard as I try this silhouette against the sky
Frequent Citations: Seaside whenever you stroll along with me I'm merely contemplating what you feel inside
PT-LawMom: Saturday in the park I think it was the fourth of July
LawMummy: J-j-j-jaded, you've got your mama's style but you're yesterday's child to me
Knocked up and in law school: I'm a loser baby, so why don't you kill me
LawyerMama: Take this job and shove it
Angry Pregnant Lawyer: I love you, you love me, we're a happy family
Legally Certifiable: I don't bother chasing mice around
Wonkness: Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash
Googiebaba: Got to be ready to make hay while the sun is shining
The Menagerie: Golly jeepers where'd you get those peepers?

There you have it. Next week's roundup will be at PT-LawMom's place.

Ten

Married ten years today. Ten years. Ten!



. . . which of course falls on a Reserve weekend.*

So instead, the Dread Pirate Clownfish and I went to a Renaissance festival today. It was really geared toward kids, and his costume got him quite a bit of attention.



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* Never fear, we'll celebrate next weekend.

omgmeme!

I volunteered to do this at Nicolle's blog, so now I am obligated by the laws of the "interwebtubes" to post it here.

Leave a comment on this post and I will comment back the following:

a) Tell you why I [first read your blog]
b) Associate you with something -- a song, color, photo, etc.
c) Tell you something I like about you.
d) Tell you a memory I have of you [hint, it will probably be from a blog post].
e) Ask you something I've wanted to know about you.
f) Tell you my favorite userpic from your list [N/A]
g) In return, you need to post this on your own [blog].

So, comment if you want in, and check back Sunday night for my responses.

* * *

As for Nicolle's question of me:

What is your dream job, legal or otherwise?

Answer:

You know, I don't know. Short term, I really wanted to clerk. *Really* wanted to -- for all the right reasons. Thereafter I thought perhaps I'd hone my legal skillz in a firm for a few years. And then maybe do the education advocacy / policy work I thought I wanted to do when I started law school. But I didn't want to jump to that right away -- I wanted to experience more of the law, learn more, try some different things. And maybe end up in my dream job along the way.

Plus I love being a mommy. Love it. So I need a job where I can be a mommy as many hours a week as possible, but still do fulfilling work.

Maybe that doesn't fully answer your question, but it is the best I've got.

"Pipe wrench fight"

Have you ever wished that music videos sang what was actually happening? Follow the link to Aha's "Take on Me," with alternate lyrics. If you love the 1980's or awesomeness in general, you don't want to miss this one.

Take on Me.

This made my day.

Ethics

Apparantly it IS ok to sleep with your client, so long as you were sleeping with her/him before she/he became your client.

THIS is why I am taking Professional Responsibility.

I never would have guessed.

We really should have had this conversation pre-Enquist

Classmate and I applied for the same job, and haven't heard anything yet . . . .

Classmate: There should be a support group for people like us who busted our butts in law school but are hanging onto our last hopes for jobs. I would make an equal protection argument for myself, but would likely fail as I doubt I could get much better than rational basis review as there is no way "persons with [physical characteristic]" is a protected class.

Me: Yeah, chunky red-head isn't a protected class either, though I've got the whole woman thing going for me. Intermediate scrutiny -- woo! Of course, the justification for disparate treatment would be "she's awkward in an interview."

Crash

Long story, but I lost the contents of my laptop. I back up pretty regularly, but not regularly enough to save an important document that I have spent a lot of time on.

It's the time that bothers me the most -- time on weekends, time in the evening, time away from my family -- lost.

MILP #67: Not at all like Jaws IV

Welcome to the Weekly MILP (Moms In the Legal Profession) Roundup. It is hosted on a rotating basis between PT-LawMom, A New Duck, and A Little Fish in Law School blogs. We originally rounded up just the moms in law school, but then discovered that those women eventually graduate. Who knew? So now all the moms in the legal field (heh) are represented. We aim for Sunday posts.

A New Duck is temporarily out of the rotation due to internet issues, but drop by her blog and leave some comment love anyway. I have no idea where the round up will be next week, but check back here and I'll keep you posted.

Since I'm pinch-hitting, I'll go back to an old reliable theme:

In Her Own Words IV: The Revenge

Politics. Make Cindy McCain turn off her dress! That color is hurting my eyes. ProtoAttorney.
Employment. It's odd to be on the other side of the [OCI interview] table. Lag Liv.
Grooming. Pewbs. Tranny Head
Driving. So she OPENS THE DOOR. And GETS IN. Magic Cookie.
Teaching. Maybe I will homeschool. My children will down load briefs from Oyez. Googiebaba.
Learning. Lessons from mommyville. Cee.
Triage. I felt like the law I practice is closest to battlefield medicine. Andrea.
Acing it. [It's like] somehow arriving on time when you oversleep and race out the door 20 minutes before you have to be there. Pt-Lawmom
Working out. Seriously? Angry Pregnant Lawyer.
Venting. I’ll describe myself as being in a funk. Zuska.

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If you’d like to have your blog added to the MILP blogroll for weekly review or would like us to consider a specific post, drop the hostess(es) an email or leave a comment at our sites.Expecting Moms in law school are welcome! Hat tip as always to the “original” Roundup — Evan Schaeffer’s Legal Underground and his co-rounder-upper, Nobody! And of course, to the founder of this round-up, Saramel (retired). Today's obscure misplaced footnote: how do we feel about four year olds skiing?

Boy

Getting ready with Clownfish:

CF: Do I have to put on new underwear?
Me: Yes.
CF: But these are new yesterday. They're not even stinky.
Me: Change your underwear.
CF: Ok, how about my socks? Can I wear the same socks?
Me: No.
CF: But I like these socks.
Me: No.
* 5 minutes later *
Me: Nice try, but I know you wore those Spiderman underwear yesterday. Now go change your underwear.

Praying with Clownfish:

Now I lay me down to sleep... I pray the Lord to smell my feet.
*uncontrollable laughter*
FEET!!
*more uncontrollable laughter*
Hail Mary full of FEET!!!

Walking in the store with Clownfish:

Me: *sniff* What's that. . .?
Clownfish: Excuse me! I tooted!
*uncontrollable laughter*
Clownfish: I tooted!!
*uncontrollable laughter*


In short, we're at the glorious stage of boyhood where bodily functions and stinky things are funny... I think he'll out grow this when he's, what? Twenty-two?

Charlie Brown II: still deluded

This went mostly pretty well. I'd like to think I have a shot. I now have a migraine headache however and am disinclined to write more.

Still running, still hopeful.

The follow up post will either be:

Charlie Brown III: He finally kicks it

or

Lucy is a heinous bi*ch.

MILP #66

MILP #66 is at PtLawmom.

Mocking trial

I watched some of the final round of the same trial I did the prelims for. The students were amazing. Ah-mazing. Can't commend them highly enough... even the witnesses.

But there were a couple of moments where I was thinking "ooo she should have objected to that" or "don't back down, you've won this objection" or "that's not how you refresh recollection--he's not supposed to testify off the document... its not in evidence!"

You know, all the stuff I myslef couldn't do correctly during the intramural?

Man, trial advocacy is soooooo much easier from the gallery. True of a lot of things, I guess.

Unlovable

I'm not really as down as that post title would suggest. But I had a lot of interviews and a lot of rejection last year. And some of it can be attributed to factors other than me, but I do believe some of it was something about me. Something that said 'don't hire her.' And I am not sure I've worked out what that was.

Which is kind of sad and kind of terrifying because I have an interview next week somewhere I would really love to work.

And I kind of feel like Charlie Brown kicking the football... the happy running part when he deludes himself into thinking maybe, just maybe Lucy won't pull the ball away this time. Maybe.