Fashionistas you have arrived 3-25-03 - 10-3-03

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

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Originally posted by c2ed
apparently every guy in the Bay Area loves hiking, wine and good food
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.Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
Not so. Hiking sux.

Yeah, and when I lived there I sought out only bad food.

[SlaveNoMore]

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
Yeah, and when I lived there I sought out only bad food.

Which reminds me of a conversation several friends of mine once had:

Guy 1 - "You have seen her. And she was just my type. I love skinny girls with big tits"

Guy 2 - "Really? Hmm. And I just loooooove fat girls with NO tits. Asshat!!!"

not7y(duh)S

[greatwhitenorthchick]

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch

Merely one generation ago, people chose to practice law together based on a shared set of principles. I guess we've created a profession in which everyone has the same, single principle. And thereby earned the opprobrium heaped upon us by laypeople.

Oh brother. Sometimes you are just too much. I have no position on interests on a resume, if they are interesting, fine, put them on.

I don't think the past was as rosy as you do. I would much prefer to have someone evaluate me on how much I worship the almightly dollar than whether I share some of those other exclusionary "principles" that held sway in the past or whether I fit in with that culture rather than the one of today. I can 100% guarantee you that if I were seeking my current job one generation ago, there is no way I would even be considered.

[Oliver_Wendell_Ramone]

Copper River salmon season opened on May 14; supposed to be appearing in local resturants and markets 'round these parts today or tomorrow. Break out the high-end Pinot.


Mmmmmm, $27/pound fish....

[NotFromHere]

Originally posted by purse junkie
Outside-of-work hours are mine. This whole "work is a big family" thing is fucking unhealthy.

It's also good to know whether or not you will "get along" with certain people in the firm. It's not just work, you sometimes have to have conversations with these people. I'll never forget the time I was interviewing for a internship and one of the partners said to me "First of all, I always wear suits - everyday. Court or no court. But I refuse to wear socks. Socks are a stupid waste of time. And of course we'll ask you to draft a lot of letters because the stupid bitches in the secretarial pool can't use Word." I'm not kidding - those were his exact words. And gee so bummed out not to be working there - NOT.

:sniffle:

[greatwhitenorthchick]

double post, sorry

Originally posted by Oliver_Wendell_Ramone
Mmmmmm, $27/pound fish....

Eek! I don't think I would buy any sort of food at $27.00/lb - I'm far too practical.

I did however gorge myself on boiled shrimp the other night - ate them all before Mr. Lex got home. I'd been thinking about them rather obsessively since our mudbug discussion.

-T(and unlike many other things these days - they actually stayed down!)L

[robustpuppy]

Deleted text -- I had second thoughts.

[purse junkie]

Originally posted by NotFromHere
"First of all, I always wear suits - everyday. Court or no court. But I refuse to wear socks. Socks are a stupid waste of time. And of course we'll ask you to draft a lot of letters because the stupid bitches in the secretarial pool can't use Word." I'm not kidding - those were his exact words. And gee so bummed out not to be working there - NOT.

:sniffle:

I judge anyone I'm potentially going to work with by how they treat the lowest-ranking staffer. If they're going to pick on someone weak who can't fight back without fear of getting fired, they're cowards, one, and virtually never have the stones to stand up to someone at their own level or above, two. Three, they're only going to cause a morale-and-productivity drop and excessive turnover on my staff, both of which are more important to me than some jackass genius with a God complex. Tragically, there are always more of those available.

P(hate arrogant lawyer bullshit)J

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by TexLex
Eek! I don't think I would buy any sort of food at $27.00/lb - I'm far too practical.

Although it also means that in 3 weeks or so the other wild salmon will be showing up, at more reasonable prices.

Mmmm(sockeye, king, coho)Burger

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
I know it is fun and funny to pretend that we are all so fucking busy and important that we don't care about anything except how much work the poor young candidate will do for us. But, and maybe this is just a function of my idyllic Midwestern law firm existence, I have personal interests and I expect you, the candidate, to have some too. I am indifferent as to whether you put them on your resume, and for reasons I mentioned above, it may be best not to given that there seems to be a lot to lose and little to gain. But I actually socialize with some of my co-workers. Some of them are funny as shit and do really interesting stuff. Moreover, even out here in the Heartland, I still spend a great deal of my time working. This job is too fucking boring on its own. To have to spend a significant portion of my life doing law firm work with personalityless drones would be too much to take. If I get the sense that drafting motion papers about discovery disputes is going to be the most interesting thing in your life, you are history.

The personal interest section of a resume is always "Head of Young Lawyers' Division Social Committee" or "Red Cross Volunteer Zeus Committee Vice-Secretary". Its all usually a glop of horseshit meant to show the firm that your entire life is devoted to "worthwhile" organizations which can bring business into the firm and make you sound you a super-humanitarian.

I just list skiing, golf and that I wrote a book. I see no reason to tell folks how many rubber chicken United Way dinners I did last year or that I'm on some board at the museum or the local YMCA.

If I had a stitch of honesty, I'd say:

Personal:
Social gatherings, parties, eating out, happy hour, happy afternoon, going to the gym, social gatherings, going to the beach, biking, recreational substance abuse, buying tons of cds, internet porn, banging the old lady, regular bowel movements, etc...

Now how much money can I squeeze out of you, pencil neck?

Originally posted by robustpuppy
I for one don't even want to see the words "my white ass bobbing up and down."

Ewwwww.

You can only imagine how I feel. I know the guy. I am just thankful he didnt do an Ollie on me.

Originally posted by Oliver_Wendell_Ramone
And another poster is ruined for Paigow. And y'all are in the same town; she could run into your bobbing white ass on the street. Just so long as you aren't holding an umbrella at the time...

We are totally sock puppets. Except my ass isnt hairy. And if 8track was bobbing his white ass in the street, I would like to be paged.

[Bad_Rich_Chic]

Originally posted by purse junkie
I judge anyone I'm potentially going to work with by how they treat the lowest-ranking staffer.

Amen. Besides, as several associates here have discovered to their sorrow, some the bigwigs may have far more concern for their menials' feelings than for your continued employment.

[Oliver_Wendell_Ramone]

http://www.arkansasnbc.com/Global/story.asp?S=1279826

Willie Nelson has sent bandanas and whiskey to the Texas legislators holed-up in an Oklahoma hotel. That rawks. I wonder if he also sent them weed?