Orally Advocating

[beautifulduckweed]

Last night: Survived my oral arguments. Wore my snazzy new Anne Klein suit. Successfully resisted urge to strike disco poses in front of judges while arguing that the government should have the right to torture terrorists in a ticking time bomb scenario, just to counteract the fact that I looked and sounded like a grown-up. Managed not to stumble too much while making arguments, especially when that image popped in my head. Realized that I was the only person wearing grey instead of black, and that vast majority of other women wore skirt suits. Ooops. Had a blast overall.

Also: Successfully wrote entire entry using only sentence fragments. Go me.

Comments

[wealhtheow.livejournal.com]

I will be very amused if your grey Anne Klein pantsuit is the same one that I have.

[misshepeshu.livejournal.com]

Dude! Pinstripes = hot. And no, my Anne Klein suit is solid grey, and just a bit shiny. I love it immoderately. It is teh sexx.

[theotherjay.livejournal.com]

I'm sure you realize this already, but it bears repeating: they gave you the wrong side of that debate.

[misshepeshu.livejournal.com]

Of course I know. Jebus. Who do you think I am, Jay Bybee? Regardless, I actually managed to make a convincing argument for the hypothetical we were given by analogizing to existing law enforcement waivers to due process, i.e., the use of deadly force and the exigent circumstances waiver to warrant requirements for searches and seizures.

[linettasky.livejournal.com]

Dude. You *are* kind of a grown up. Also -- you wore pants? Whoa. :)

It would be nice to see you sometime soon, but I understand that you're probably insane.

[misshepeshu.livejournal.com]

Oh man. Finals in less than two weeks. ::starts weeping:: But after that, I'll be...still totally insane, because the book will be due in a month and a half. DRAT. But I miss you. Sniff.

And yes, I wore pants! Skirt suits that fit me are hard to come by.

[bonobo23.livejournal.com]

Having been through that particular rite de passage, kudos to you.

[misshepeshu.livejournal.com]

Oh my God I love that icon SO MUCH. Also: thankee.

Hey, if you're free some time in the next week and a half or so (I know you have a lot going on right now), maybe we can get together and talk about (among other things) Fourth Amendment searches and seizures? Half of my criminal procedure test is going focus on that, and holy shitdamn the existing standards are a mess.

[bonobo23.livejournal.com]

Yes. It would be a pleasure. My evenings are... unpredictable at present. Can we have lunch? I am free any day next week, an unusual and transitory phenomenon. Noon to 1:30 is when I can guarantee being out of court.

Glad you like the icon.

[misshepeshu.livejournal.com]

Hmmm...want to meet next Tuesday for lunch? I'm free from 11:30 till 2:30.

[bonobo23.livejournal.com]

It's a plan. My office is at 630 SW 5th, Suite 500. Ask for me by name! 503-351-BEAR if anything comes up in between.