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What a week
Apr. 19th, 2007 11:05 pmThis week almost turned into the migraine that wouldn't leave, but fortunately it did. I've been working on my stuff for court, but it's slow going. I finally got my 25 questions written, have a small handful of facts I'd like him to admit to and am going to start on my Amendment to my Complaint tomorrow night. Tonight I devoted to cleaning, laundry, a nap, and then out for some dinner and reading.
Getting out this past year has been about much more than just some good food and draft guinness. I've done a ton of reading and research as well. I'm one of those people who easily fall victim to the everyday distractions of life, so getting out of this tin can in order to focus on reading has been a huge advantage.
I've purchase about a half-dozen books now. Some have been a complete waste, for one reason or another. Two have been invaluable. The one is what I'm currently reading, "Introduction to The Study and Practice of Law" by Kenney Hegland. There's something reassuring about reading a book written by a lawyer who still refers to himself as "Kenney". And then there's the great advice and insightful gems such as this:
"Davis, to describ the point, used the phrase 'go for the jugular.' He was writing in a time when people ate meat. Today, while our lives may be enriched with vegetables, the are impoverished by the lack of vivid metaphors."
No matter the topic, you have to admire a writer who can effortlessly add some levity to an otherwise serious subject!
Saturday morning I'll be going out with the Ex to hit some of the stores and suppliers from whom we directly purchased stuff for the house to see how many of the invoices they can reprint for us. The lighting is essential, as she bought the chandelier for the dinning room, the two ceiling fans upstairs, and the tiffany-style light in the kitchen out of the contents money (and yes, I knew it at the time, so no worries there) and didn't get reimbursed or otherwise compensated by the contractor. Almost all of it was special ordered and ran almost two grand, so that will go a long way to undermining his arguement that we didn't pay for any "extras".
Getting out this past year has been about much more than just some good food and draft guinness. I've done a ton of reading and research as well. I'm one of those people who easily fall victim to the everyday distractions of life, so getting out of this tin can in order to focus on reading has been a huge advantage.
I've purchase about a half-dozen books now. Some have been a complete waste, for one reason or another. Two have been invaluable. The one is what I'm currently reading, "Introduction to The Study and Practice of Law" by Kenney Hegland. There's something reassuring about reading a book written by a lawyer who still refers to himself as "Kenney". And then there's the great advice and insightful gems such as this:
"Davis, to describ the point, used the phrase 'go for the jugular.' He was writing in a time when people ate meat. Today, while our lives may be enriched with vegetables, the are impoverished by the lack of vivid metaphors."
No matter the topic, you have to admire a writer who can effortlessly add some levity to an otherwise serious subject!
Saturday morning I'll be going out with the Ex to hit some of the stores and suppliers from whom we directly purchased stuff for the house to see how many of the invoices they can reprint for us. The lighting is essential, as she bought the chandelier for the dinning room, the two ceiling fans upstairs, and the tiffany-style light in the kitchen out of the contents money (and yes, I knew it at the time, so no worries there) and didn't get reimbursed or otherwise compensated by the contractor. Almost all of it was special ordered and ran almost two grand, so that will go a long way to undermining his arguement that we didn't pay for any "extras".
