good times

i can’t believe i haven’t written about the events of the last couple of days.

oc night was a ton of fun!

i saw an amazing movie over the weekend which reaffirmed my belief in the power of cinema to transport one into the lives and tribulations of others (shah-re ziba: beautiful city -- you have to see it if you love indep cinema and iranian movies)

sunday was interesting because of t.

this morning was our client interview with an angry and distressed victim of discrimination. i love lawyering cos it really does bring home the realities of legal practice. grappling with questions of ethics and the limits and boundaries of advocacy are far more challenging than i ever imagined. and i’m looking forward to the challenges to come.

then i proceeded to mid-town for my call-back interview which went very differently to what i expected. the two “conversations” that i had were great but i felt a little ill-prepared when the partner wanted to talk to me about art, my favorite museum in the city and what book i was currently reading! yeah, not exactly my idea of a law firm interview either.

the one thing that kind of freaked me out a little is when the hr person showed me the lunch room. somehow the reality of actually working full-time hit me like a ton of bricks. i will be spending more time with these people than with my family (or anyone else for that matter) and i will have to eat all my meals with them. not exactly freak out material but it did the trick as i recalled some awkward lunch events from my work experience week when i was in grade 9! yeah, i know it’s been a long time since then but i guess i’m still as insecure as ever:)