Geeky Chic

To boost associate morale, the partner on my case has decided that
unless we are working under a tight deadline, we can go home of the
weekend.  This was probably prompted by a comment by one of my
fellow associates, who dubbed our Portland lives as a “culture of
alcoholism.”  Expense account + being away from home = culture of
alcoholism.

Though doc review is mind-numbing, I have been entertained by the
fiesty middle-aged woman who coordinates doc review for our local
counsel.  She will chew people out for who do not jump out of
their seats when my team requests something.  Plus, when she wants
to get something done, she says, “Don’t make me break out the
vaseline.”  When she feels like swearing, but cannot, she’ll say,
“That grabs me where the hair grows short.”

I’m in Portland now, and will be here for a couple of weeks, if not more.  Does anyone have any restaurant/entertainment suggestions?

Just one of my favorite articles of the week: Conspicuous consumption dooms Veblen’s inconspicuous last home.

This evening was my first late night at work. I’m thankful that there were kind 3rd year associates who told me to go home at 11:00. The big change now with my assignments is that there is no one to whom I can direct the question, “Can I go home? I’m tired.” It’s my second week, so I was let off easy. But I am well aware, that in the future, If it’s 10:30, and there is a pile of documents in front of me, I’ll just have to tough through it.

And the clock time on this thing is wrong — it’s 11:54.

Warning, I mention numbers here.

I am now convinced that there is a breed of shady folks out there who
make members of my profession  look downright saintly.  I
dealt with a realtor this weekend who didn’t understand the idea that
she shouldn’t alienate renters that don’t blink at paying $2300/month in rent
because these are the very same people who can potentially bring in
some extra business a year later when they decide to put down some
serious cash to buy.  I am just insulted that the realtor upped
the original move in cost of $5,750 to $6,250 because of the cat. 
The $500 is a minor difference, but $3,950 (the deposit amount) is an
unreasonably estimate of the amount of damage a housecat can do.

When initial move-in costs are this high, one might as well buy.