It's all about me

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by bilmore
Sorry. I'm lysdexic.

That's okay, pp.

[Flinty_McFlint]

Flinty gets scared when the adults fight.

[NoMoreSlave]

Originally posted by SlaveNoMore
Why are you hiding behind a sock?

Much like the deleted by admins incident, I don't think any of the board would think I am hiding behind a sock. Especially since my email address is listed as we know who. That said, I like this avatar and I think your administrating is doing more harm than good. So the moniker and the avatar suit me right now. In fact, much like my main man the Spartan, I may make this my new primary.

[the Spartan]

I miss RP.

[pony_trekker]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
After several years and several lateral moves to various MIDLAW firms, I am fed up and exploring new career options. Unfortunately, the usual "do what you enjoy" advice is presently useless to me because the practice of law has gradually but completely sucked from my now-black soul any notion of what that might be. Obviously, becoming a childrens book author is probably not a viable option for the time being.

As I figure what I want to do, I am looking for a short-term option so that I can quit my job and take a dump on a partner's desk before I leave. To do this while remaining solvent and maintaining my current alcohol consumption level (which is considerable), I want to learn more about contract or temp lawyering. Is there a difference between contract lawyers and temp lawyers? What are typical assignments for contract/temp lawyers, and what types of firms use them? What are the best agencies in Chicago? What does it pay? Would carrying out the aforementioned desk-dump fantasy impair my ability to get such work?

I'll appreciate any insight -- thanks in advance.

PS. If anyone knows of jobs that pay six figures, don't require any level of personal hygiene, and involve drinking on the job, I'd welcome any guidance on that as well.

Writer. Of novels. Or anything else.

[SlaveNoMore]

NoMoreSlave
Much like the deleted by admins incident, I don't think any of the board would think I am hiding behind a sock. Especially since my email address is listed as we know who. That said, I like this avatar and I think your administrating is doing more harm than good. So the moniker and the avatar suit me right now. In fact, much like my main man the Spartan, I may make this my new primary.

Well, as I said earlier to TM, you are clearly entitled to your opinion.

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by bilmore
(Not directly a response to RB, just to the situation: )

The horrible incident on politics yesterday? Good gawd, it was RT, not the most unreasonable or reactionary type, and she made a quick judgment call. It was an arguable call, but it WAS arguable. BFD. Move on.org.

It was RT, acting under pressure from people who were hardcore Bush supporters, invoking a federal criminal statute that clearly did not apply to the post, in order to force the editing or deletion of something because it offended them.

RT presented the poster with the choice of toning down em's post or she would delete it. It was not arguabl at all. The most cursory reading of the statute at issue, 18 USC 871, establishes that the post was not in violation of the statute, nevertheless, one or more posters took the position that it was in order to intimidate the editing of the post for the simple reason that the speech offended them.

I don't believe that RT's call was arguable. I also don't believe she had any bad faith motive in making the call. Nevertheless, if we as lawyers are going to allow our speech to be chilled for political expediency, that would seem to mean the general public is pretty well fucked, wouldn't it?

Just because it isn't your ox getting gored (no pun intended) doesn't mean that it was no big deal Bilmore.

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
It's rp. But if you're all trying to drive me away with your persistent refusal to recognize my distinct online persona (not to mention my role as a moderator), you've succeeded. I'm out of here!

Promise me your tits and boots will stay behind!

[the Spartan]

Originally posted by taxwonk
acting under pressure from Bush .

Nice. Thanks for proving my point. The gloves are off-this is war!

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by the Spartan
Nice. Thanks for proving my point. The gloves are off-this is war!

Did I say Bush? My mistake. I meant pussies.

Slave, flip them pussies!!

[the Spartan]

Originally posted by SlaveNoMore
Well, as I said earlier to TM, you are clearly entitled to your opinion.

[etd]

[Not Bob]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
It's rp. But if you're all trying to drive me away with your persistent refusal to recognize my distinct online persona (not to mention my role as a moderator), you've succeeded. I'm out of here!

Shane! Don't go, Shane! Shane!

Apropos of Bilmore's confusion, I saw "Reality Bites" this weekend. Delightful movie, although I have no idear what Winona ever saw in that chain-smoking pretentious slacker Ethan Hawke.

And apropos of Ethan, I also saw "Kill Bill, Vol 2." (It led to dreams of Uma Thurman as Bill Killer, but I digress) What Uma ever saw in that .... uh, never mind.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by NoMoreSlave
This is all well and good, but it is a policy that must be applied with ubiquity. For example, a post of ShapeShifter's was deleted several weeks back without explanation and every admin or mod was questioned as to whether they did it and all denied doing so. At least Sock For The Man admitted his deletions, even if it wasnt in the most toe curling manner.

The board crashed once and wiped out all my PMs. Shit happens. (And MR worked hard to restore my stuff -- much appreciated.) If posts disappear without explanation, it's most likely a technical problem.

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by taxwonk
Promise me your tits and boots will stay behind!

Not that I believed you, but you did say you loved me for my mind.

And there's something a little weird about that kind of statement coming from an avatar that appears to be a picture of a 6 year old. If you post on the adult board with that avatar, I hope you put a blindfold on him.

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
The board crashed once and wiped out all my PMs. Shit happens. (And MR worked hard to restore my stuff -- much appreciated.) If posts disappear without explanation, it's most likely a technical problem.

Uh-huh. I bet you believe Oswald acted alone, too. And that there's gold in Fort Knox, and not the alien spaceship that they found in Roswell.