November 10, 2004

first of all, i'm too sad about the election to really talk about it. so just don't bring it up, ok? same goes for the eagles' pathetic performance in the game against the steelers.

second, if i have one more client (or client's mother, wife, sister, or baby-momma) ask me if i think they should pay to get a "real lawyer," i'm gonna lose it. i know that public defenders get that kind of thing now and then, but today i think every client i spoke with made some sort of comment of that nature.

one client's sister actually told me that she knew that public defenders are really just college students and interns, and she wanted me to give her the name of a real lawyer who could actually fight for her brother. she was genuinely shocked when i told her that, as it turns out, i do have a law degree. another client laughed at me when i told him that public defenders are real lawyers. no matter what i said, he was just not having it -- he thought i was hilarious. i realize that i appear to be about 15 years old, but come on.

thirdly, and relatedly, thank the sweet lord that the philly courts are closed on veteran's day. that means tomorrow i get to sleep in, go for a run, watch soap operas, and cook a real dinner. that is, if i manage to get my lazy ass off the couch at some point to buy some real groceries.

fourth on the list: so there i am, minding my own business, when all of a sudden someone decides it's time for my 5-year college reunion. i got a letter in the mail telling me save a date at the end of april, and i was like, "what the f?" yes, i really did utter that exact phrase. well, actually, i probably just thought it. but in any event, i got a notice about the reunion, along with a helpful questionnaire, from some unnamed person in the elizabethtown college class of 2000. it was all very upsettling.

i mean, am i going to go? do i want to go? i'm not sure. i've only been back to e-town once since i graduated, and i don't think that experience was a particularly pleasant one. then again, i have the worst memory ever, and i am a fan of revisionist history, so it's possible it was entirely pleasant and i've forgotten, or distorted the portions that i do remember.

but i digress.

i'm not sure if i'll go. i need to spend some time pondering this situation. i also need to ponder my answers to the insightful questions i'm supposed to answer for an upcoming edition of our college magazine. for example, what are my hobbies and other interests? and what volunteer or civic work am i doing? and if i could go back in time and spend one day at etown in 2000, what would i do? what kind of question is that?? and who the hell cares?

picking the most memorable moment from the past 5 years was a piece of cake -- graduating from law school, duh. did you even have to ask? it was also easy to select my "fondest college memory" -- thank god for vienna on new year's eve 1998. although that particular memory has since been rendered somewhat bittersweet, there were really very few other moments that could even come close. so yeah. i don't know if i'll do the whole reunion thing. part of me is curious, part of me feels nauseous at the very thought of going back, and part of me suffers from a constant craving for rhinofries and crab dip. which part will win out? i'm sure the suspense is as painful for you as it is for me.

and finally, i have to go get psyched up for a festive night of reality tv. i hope that norelle's quest to become america's next top model ends tonight, and that cynthia gets the boot on the bachelor. so much drama, so little time. my life sure does, um, rock...

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