Wednesday, June 3, 2009

my first week in the Department of Justice

Well, I have decided to start blogging again – maybe… depends on how much time I have. In the last week, I have appeared before two judges in three hearings. One of which was Ninth Circuit Judge Tachima – I’ve appeared before him twice. Flubbed up today, but nothing serious. Also, he knows I’m a novice and was quite gracious. I have also written two indictments, prepared deposition questions, prepared questions for a probation officer for a probable cause hearing (that’s tomorrow – scary!), investigated investor fraud (met an FBI agent), presented fake evidence in a workshop (flubbed that too!), wrote a letter recommending a guy for a pardon, among other things.
I can’t decide if I want to be a lawyer or not. If I can get into a project, it’s fun. But, I’ve realized, when I hit roadblocks, they totally derail me and I hate my job and stare out the window for like two minutes, then remember what I was doing and get back into it. My brain…
I like my supervisors. George is a lot like Bob. Some of you know what that means, some don’t. Bob is my old boss. Awesome, super smart, down to earth, great sense of humor, very kind and thoughtful – the kind of man I would follow around like a lost puppy. That’s what George is like too! God is gracious to me and gives me good people to teach me and work with me. I’m quite thankful for that!
Well, this is the start. We’ll see how things go. I’ve walked to work once and ridden my bike twice – I much prefer riding my bike – not nearly as tiring, much faster. However, if the point is to get exercise, I should walk… hmmm.
I don’t have a scale. I’m hoping that I am losing weight, but my luck the end of the summer will come and I’ll find a scale and still weigh two bucks plus. Hmmm.
I live in a cute little house with two classmates in an old part of town (old as in cool houses, not as in shitty). We have a dog - well, Catherine (not that one) has a dog, named Gus. I’ve adopted him for the summer, he’s super cute. Well, that’s my story. Stay tuned.