Comments on: Random Sunday: Anger

By: Musette

Musette — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:40:38 +0000

And don’t forget – you have to do your ‘elimination’ in PUBLIC.

Ick.

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:52:43 +0000

Marla, my heart honestly does go out to you as someone who is still in recovery from my brief experience of working as a lawyer almost 30 years ago. My cousin, also a recovering attorney who suffered more because he kept at it longer, likened the practice of law to skinning skunks, an olofactory metaphor that always made perfect sense to me. IMO, I might prefer prison; it seemed to do Martha Stewart some good.

Among many things I did not enjoy about lawyering was the shrieking over-application of already very strong perfumes that other female attorneys would wear to bolster their confidence in court, along with power suits (big shoulder pads at the time) and treacherously high heels. Opium, nice enough when used with a bit of restraint but not when it’s not, was the rage in the 80′s. Women I knew who stayed in the field went on to such scents as Poison and, oh my god, Giorgio. For some reason, probably more self assurance, guys usually smelled better, especially the ones in civil practice. I am still very fond of the smell of Caron Pour Homme combined with good wool suiting. However, male criminal lawyers sometimes memorably reeked; it must have been all that testosterone amped up with cheap musk. Times have changed, I hope. Nonetheless, I would be very interested to see a thread on aggressive perfumes, who uses them, and to what effect to others and themselves.

And now I’m wondering what scent Jon Stewart wears. I bet I would like it.

By: Marla

Marla — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:11:31 +0000

I’m in a large firm and only abuse other JDs and CPAs in business matters, so feelings are not to be taken into consideration (everyone is getting paid so they have to suck it up).

But don’t tempt me.

Honestly, I was forced to watch The Daily Show the other day and Jon Stewart was mouthing off on how all lawyers are evil and I just thought “defend your own tax audit, a&&hole.”

By: kathleen

kathleen — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:07:44 +0000

LOL Not me! I watched it come bounding thru her backyard, over the grassy knoll, onto the golf course, barking, spittle flying all for a taste of me! I am a sweet morsel after all. By the time it reached me I was too terrified to do anything that might’ve caused it harm. Oh, and I was wearing NM’s Rose of Khali.

By: March

March — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:47:26 +0000

So … what were you doing with your hand in that poor dog’s mouth? You weren’t hurting it, were you?

Something I noticed in Europe: everything isn’t fenced off and labeled with giant WARNING signs. Like, years ago, you could go up on the roof of Notre Dame and it wasn’t fenced off, and if you walked too near the edge and fell off … well, you must be an idiot! I love all our warning labels on stuff — do not stick this pen in your eye!