This pleases me:
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Couplea Things...
1. This video pleases me on SO many levels- good music, ridiculous music, Asians, slo mo, etc. Enjoys:
2. Remember when I was all super amped about winning my jury trial last post? Well, word to the wise for all noob Public Defender. That shit fades, and fades quickly. It took all of one day before I had an "in-custody" client (someone who was in jail and wasn't getting out on their own recognizance) ask for my bar number so that they could "file a complaint." Before you get all concerned for my professional liability, it's fine. Still, no matter how crazy the client is, it always rattles your cage.
3. Speaking of rattling cages, the juvenile deliquency attorney in my office (the public defender of kids accused of committing crimes) provided me with the most touching, soul-crushing poetry of one of her clients who has overcome SO much. I won't get in to details, but suffice it to say, you should all be hugging the nearest person you care about. Seriously. There's so much pain and crap that comes through my office and just in the world in general. I know it's cliche, and I know it's cheese, but this week I was genuinely forced to count my lucky stars. And I have more than I probably deserve. Probably deserve? Fuck that, I don't deserve half as much as I have, so I'll just say it- If you're reading this, I'm happy you're in my life and have consistently put up with my shit.
4. Cows:
5. California is nonsensical- This weekend I had the joy to be in the Sac Area with AMAZING people enjoying the State Fair and Downtown Davis. The company was great- however the temperatures topped the low 100's. And yes it was a dry heat, but still... Oddly, I'm still in the same state and I'm pretty sure it topped out at 61 today. Odd...
2. Remember when I was all super amped about winning my jury trial last post? Well, word to the wise for all noob Public Defender. That shit fades, and fades quickly. It took all of one day before I had an "in-custody" client (someone who was in jail and wasn't getting out on their own recognizance) ask for my bar number so that they could "file a complaint." Before you get all concerned for my professional liability, it's fine. Still, no matter how crazy the client is, it always rattles your cage.
3. Speaking of rattling cages, the juvenile deliquency attorney in my office (the public defender of kids accused of committing crimes) provided me with the most touching, soul-crushing poetry of one of her clients who has overcome SO much. I won't get in to details, but suffice it to say, you should all be hugging the nearest person you care about. Seriously. There's so much pain and crap that comes through my office and just in the world in general. I know it's cliche, and I know it's cheese, but this week I was genuinely forced to count my lucky stars. And I have more than I probably deserve. Probably deserve? Fuck that, I don't deserve half as much as I have, so I'll just say it- If you're reading this, I'm happy you're in my life and have consistently put up with my shit.
4. Cows:
5. California is nonsensical- This weekend I had the joy to be in the Sac Area with AMAZING people enjoying the State Fair and Downtown Davis. The company was great- however the temperatures topped the low 100's. And yes it was a dry heat, but still... Oddly, I'm still in the same state and I'm pretty sure it topped out at 61 today. Odd...
Monday, July 19, 2010
Chase that feeling
Well, gang, this seems as good a time as any to update. Namely, because I WON MY FIRST JURY TRIAL!!!
Yes, the third time's the charm, and I must say that it has me energized, elated, and very, VERY vindicated.
So, as far as professional baseball hitting stats go, I would for sure be a candidate for the all star team right now, batting .333.
Obviously, I need to take the win with some perspective, though. I will still lose the overwhelming majority of my cases. I will still have clients plead guilty to crimes they may have not committed just to get released from custody. And I will still have clients that will call me "dumptruck," "public preteder," and mix me up with the other male misdemeanor deputy from my office. :-/
Still, as far as wins go, I'm going to ride this one for a while, and continue to chase the feeling- when a case is defensible, I'm going to pull out all the stops, even if it means I get stressed, frustrate front office staff because my office has more errant files than Area 51, and I have to eat frozen dinners while figuring out in limine motions to file the morning after. When you work hard for something, and you're right, it just feels SOOOOO GOOOOOD.
So, up to this date, I can effectively gloat that I've won a jury trial, won a suppression motion (two weeks ago- which was also awesome), and won a revocation hearing. I'm beginning to feel more comfortable in my skin as an attorney, which definitely accounts for a few of the dollars that I, and my fellow public defenders don't get enough of.
I'd also like to send a very special interwebz shout out to a very special interwebz reader who made me Indian food over the weekend. Much like her sandwiches which were the sole reason for me passing the bar (besides my cheating), I'm going to say that they played the pivotal role in getting the coveted two-word verdict.
Yes, the third time's the charm, and I must say that it has me energized, elated, and very, VERY vindicated.
So, as far as professional baseball hitting stats go, I would for sure be a candidate for the all star team right now, batting .333.
Obviously, I need to take the win with some perspective, though. I will still lose the overwhelming majority of my cases. I will still have clients plead guilty to crimes they may have not committed just to get released from custody. And I will still have clients that will call me "dumptruck," "public preteder," and mix me up with the other male misdemeanor deputy from my office. :-/
Still, as far as wins go, I'm going to ride this one for a while, and continue to chase the feeling- when a case is defensible, I'm going to pull out all the stops, even if it means I get stressed, frustrate front office staff because my office has more errant files than Area 51, and I have to eat frozen dinners while figuring out in limine motions to file the morning after. When you work hard for something, and you're right, it just feels SOOOOO GOOOOOD.
So, up to this date, I can effectively gloat that I've won a jury trial, won a suppression motion (two weeks ago- which was also awesome), and won a revocation hearing. I'm beginning to feel more comfortable in my skin as an attorney, which definitely accounts for a few of the dollars that I, and my fellow public defenders don't get enough of.
I'd also like to send a very special interwebz shout out to a very special interwebz reader who made me Indian food over the weekend. Much like her sandwiches which were the sole reason for me passing the bar (besides my cheating), I'm going to say that they played the pivotal role in getting the coveted two-word verdict.
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