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Archive for June, 2008

I haven’t blogged a lot lately because I am staring down a particular kind of hell right now. I am not alone. There are others. We try to communicate with each other, but that mostly consists of distracted phone calls where we break down crying, or frantic emails.
Those not in hell can’t possibly [...]

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It sounds like my classmates have been learning a lot on their internships. I think they have been given actual work to do while I have been sitting around like an extra on Law and Order – Petty Criminal Unit.
But I have learned some things.
If find yourself a defendant:

Cover up your tattoos. For crying [...]

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Before I tell you this story, I want you to remember that I have always lived in a city. I rarely venture out of the city so if I am interacting with nature, it’s probably with my herb garden in my window box.
Anyway, Yo-yo girl and I decided to avoid the hoi pollio of Pride [...]

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The girls who work for the District Attorney all look terrific. They are popsicle stick thin. They wear grey suits with black or red high shoes with little bows on the back of them – no pantyhose. Clearly, I’m going to have to lose 50 lbs if I want to be an Assistant District Attorney. [...]

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It’s just money

My internship is going great. Things are wild down at the district court. I follow the judge around from court room to court room. I’m in an entourage, you could say. I sit up next to the clerk and try to look serious as I listen to the people come forward with their crazy stories. [...]

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Back from the Beach

I painted my nails the color of sand, and spent a week in the sun. Lil’ guy was wild with joy at having his two moms with him. He would climb into our bed in the morning and say, “I’m so happy to see you.” We gorged ourselves on lobster and Portuguese pastries for a [...]

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