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Stop. You have been spotted by a Wild Child

Posted in family, tagged on July 30, 2009 | 6 Comments »

After having yet another case disposed because yet another participant didn’t show, I got a text from my daycare.
Lice at Daycare
I freaked, and nearly tripped over myself running to pull my kid out. I have a bit of a bone to pick with my daycare provider. The woman who runs it is actually a good [...]

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How Lesbian Sex Works in Haiku

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged on July 26, 2009 | 31 Comments »

A friend of mine who shall remain nameless asked me how lesbian sex works. Because apparently it’s too difficult to imagine and she has never rented a porno. But I digress.  Here is my response in the ancient and profound art of haiku:

Foreplay extended
It starts with a kiss but ends
With dishes breaking

It’s not all UHauls
Or [...]

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News Flash

Posted in internship on July 21, 2009 | 4 Comments »

Not that I know, but if you go to someone in your office, who is not your boss, but has more influence than it would seem on first blush, and you kvetch that everyone else had cases go to trial, and your bummed because you keep getting assigned Operating After Suspension cases and crazy pro [...]

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Send the Wambulance

Posted in Uncategorized on July 18, 2009 | 10 Comments »

I’m still here. I am having a bit of a dilemma about the blog. A popular local blogger linked to a posted item on momandmama.wordpress.com.  Normally, I get about 100 visitors a day. This one link resulted in over 900 visitors. I was really grateful.
But when I looked through my stats, some of the visitors [...]

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Oh Justice,

Posted in DAs office, Justice, tagged on July 8, 2009 | 9 Comments »

Last week, I was nervously preparing for what I believed would be my first trial. The defendant was representing himself, and on the file there was a note: “Defendant wants a trial.” Oh boy, did he ever.
Jessica Gottlieb recommended glitter in the cleavage, Virgin said I should ice my nipples. I almost broke out my [...]

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Pad Thai and the Patriarchy

Posted in Random, Sex on July 2, 2009 | 9 Comments »

When Jen and I go out to eat, we like to eavesdrop on the other patron’s of the restaurant. Then in the car on the way home, we discuss the couple and what we think their personal dynamic is all about, and how they can work through whatever issues they have. This is a totally [...]

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Grab the popcorn, this should be a freak show.

Posted in internship, tagged , , on July 1, 2009 | 5 Comments »

When I first was hired for this internship, they told me I would have my own caseload. I thought they meant that as a figure of speech. I didn’t really think they meant that I would have cases…to go to trial with.
But I actually do have cases that I have to prepare for. But now [...]

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