lies
 

I was taking it that there was a "burden" on me to duly inform the SO of whom I was having drinks with simply because said person was an ex and I had a "burden" of making the SO OK with that.

If I say "I'm going out," and the SO says "oh, with whom" and I lie "I'm taking medicine to my sick grandmother," that is one thing. I note that "dunno, some people" is generally deemed an acceptable answer in my household. Why shouldn't it be? Why should we expect to vet each other's social contacts, for any reason?

BR(but then again "me and the guys are going to some singles bar to watch the hot 20 year olds dis us" is also an accpetable answer, and the Mr. has had exes stay with us for a week or so when they are in town without feeling the need to make sure I'm emotionally stable enough to handle it, so we may just be outliers on this one)C

edited because my grammar not to good today

lies
 

Duly noted.

How I learned to stop procrastinating and love the law
 

Why ew?

SOs and lying
 

After having lunch with a friend whose current living situation I had forgotten about, I have something to add to this "lying about keeping in touch with former SOs" issue: If you haven't told your husband that you are keeping in touch with a former SO, you have kind of a lot of explaining to do when three years into the marriage you invite the now-unemployed ex-SO to live in your house with you and your husband.

SOs and lying
 

Sheesh. I'd hate to be married to you, with all your trust issues.



Why isn't anyone flaming anyone today?

How I learned to stop procrastinating and love the law
 

I'm not too concerned about relative rankings. I'm satisfied that we live a comfortable and fun life that allows us to do what we want without any real money worries. Not making enough to buy an island is only a problem if you convince yourself you can't live well without an island.

Again, whatever floats your boat. They can laugh at me from work. I'll be at home, relaxed, because I enjoy the effort I have to put into work, and it doesn't consume me. (And I don't have to chase fees. Yay!)

No blinders here. I have a fair idea what you do, and would guess that you spend a lot of your time on tactical, task-oriented work. I lucked out a while back, through no great merit on my part, and get to spend my time on more strategic stuff. So, when I talk about the intellectual satisfaction, I'm probably describing a different job than what you're thinking. When I was doing the tactical stuff, yeah, I agree that the satisfactions might not be there as strongly. There is no generic "lawyer" job - there's a ton of different areas with different requirements and duties and enjoyments - so, don't assume that I'm saying that a person needs to derive huge personal satisfaction over getting motion papers served. Your satisfactions come more from the chance to think and act creatively.

Your insurance buddy's satisfactions come from having sold jerkwad a big package resulting in a nice commission. His satisfaction is all result oriented. We, if we have the right mindset, get to enjoy the process, too.

SOs and lying
 

Silly, it's not me. I had nothing to contribute because I don't have SOs, let alone ex-SOs.

So fuck you and the horse you rode in on.

SOs and lying
 

She's just trolling to get on Jerry Springer.

How I learned to stop procrastinating and love the law
 

I just got a case that I think is really interesting, makes me think, and makes me remember why I got into this whole profession in the first place. I'm having fun working with the fact pattern and coming up with solutions to a very complex problem, and I like that I'm helping someone get something accomplished. I'm worrying about the legalities so they can worry about getting the project out of the conceptual phase and into actuality. I haven't been this excited about what I do in a long time. I don't hate what I do, but this particular case and issue makes me remember why sometimes I love it. Have you ever loved it? If so, try to remember why. What was it that made it so interesting or exciting or something that you wanted to do instead of the hundreds of other professions out there? If you can go back and remember what it was that made you do this in the first place, you might find some more joy in what you do.

All it takes is Argyle?
 

I am not going to dispute this. I was going to comment on the unusual moniker abbreviation capitalization. Particularly the irony (?) of NCS. But then I feared being that unsubtle guy who ruins the subtle guy's jokes. So I didn't.

All it takes is Argyle?
 

Wow I'm blushing. But that can't be true if my main aspiration at this point is to be The PLF of 2004, can it?

If it is true nonetheless, then bow to me, minions!

All it takes is Argyle?
 

True freedom only comes through mastery of your fears.

How I learned to stop procrastinating and love the law
 

I just drafted an interrogatory response that includes names, titles, AND current contact info. I found this highly rewarding.

How I learned to stop procrastinating and love the law
 

So the turkey with the insurance gig is making a lousy two bills and you're jealous? Free time? You mean that time he spends harassing everyone he's ever met at social events? Uggh. He's a reasonably paid troll whom I hope will stay away from me, and whom I will kick in the teeth if he gets too pushy.

I enjoy what I do. It's fun. I'm smart, and I get to show it off pretty regularly to oohs and aahs from that rich High School degree guy you know as well as from other overeducated stiffs. And the pay isn't bad, and my kids look up to me and run to hug me when I come home.

How I learned to stop procrastinating and love the law
 

I am not sure that I have ever seen such a thing...