The 2007 TV Season

I've been totally disappointed with the premieres of the many, many shows I watch. While they were all "good enough", none of them had the razzle dazzle that was promised to me in the previews. Very disappointed. I did pick up a new show, which I almost refused to watch because of the title - Dirty Sexy Money. But I can't resist a Sport's Night character and it did look moderately entertaining. They've tried to weave in this bizarre murder mystery plot, which I don't think will carry the show, and the acting between husband Nick and his wife is ridiculous, but I'm going to keep watching for all the other fun bits. At least for now. Did anyone else watch the first few episodes?

Oh, and Survivor. It's really getting old.

Working for the Multnomah County District Attorney's Office

I'm a legal intern with the Multnomah County DA and loving almost every minute of it. The moments I don't love are when I say something ridiculous in front of a judge because I'm caught off guard when s/he asks for a release argument, and when the court clerk chases me out of JC4 and tells me I've gone behind her back when I thought I was just doing what my boss told me. Also, I apparenlty can't jaywalk within 6 blocks of the courthouse in a suit. This amuses me greatly, but also saddens me since jaywalking enhances my sense of Portland pride. Alas, the pursuit of justice comes as a cost (don't forget to include suits, parking, and expensive downtown lunches).

The Kittens - RIP, cuties.

Here are the babies. I had them for 8 days before the one on the far right died quite suddenly. Three days later the other two became sick. I worried it was distemper, and it was, and the other two died as well. They were very, very sweet kittens. In addition to that great sadness, having had kittens with distemper in my house means I can't have any more orphans; distemper lives for years at room temperature and is extremely contagious. Given my job, school, my A paper, and the bar, it was probably time to turn in my foster-badge anyway, but that only makes it marginally better.