12 Angry Men
Man it's been a pretty hectic week this week, but it'll be nothing compared to next week. This week I've been in my first trial as a pro, instructing JW, but it's been progressing really slowly, yet at the same time I'm always out of the office and at court, meaning I've had very little time to prepare my short matters next week. And now that the trial has gone over to next week, it means I'll have my trial and short matters next week. Great. And I'm told that that's normal!!!
On Thursday afternoon Cox came over and had a bit of a chat with me, and then said she had just been talking to Ben about going out to dinner on Friday night and invited me. I was soooo happy! It felt like I had finally made friends, albeit work friends. I know, I know. I have a rule of not becoming friends with people at work, but it was at the very least a sign of their acceptance of me.
And then yesterday afternoon Cox came over and said she was too tired to go, so it was off. I kinda felt good, because this way I got confirmation of their acceptance, and at the same time didn't need to put up a socialising act.
Instead, went for a jog (managed to get around the whole block) and rented 12 Angry Men and bought some pasta and chicken wings from Domino's and spent the night happy at home, happy that I could finally put my feet up and rest for a night.
The movie was a lot better than I had expected, and a lot simpler than I had expected. It was done in just one setting - the jury room. Yet at the same time, each different person became persuaded to change their mind individually, demonstrating on the way their prejudices and way of thought. I really liked it, but wished they would've shown the reading out of the verdict. I hated that black guy who thought the accused was guilty "just because he was". I hope people like that never serve on juries.
On Thursday afternoon Cox came over and had a bit of a chat with me, and then said she had just been talking to Ben about going out to dinner on Friday night and invited me. I was soooo happy! It felt like I had finally made friends, albeit work friends. I know, I know. I have a rule of not becoming friends with people at work, but it was at the very least a sign of their acceptance of me.
And then yesterday afternoon Cox came over and said she was too tired to go, so it was off. I kinda felt good, because this way I got confirmation of their acceptance, and at the same time didn't need to put up a socialising act.
Instead, went for a jog (managed to get around the whole block) and rented 12 Angry Men and bought some pasta and chicken wings from Domino's and spent the night happy at home, happy that I could finally put my feet up and rest for a night.
The movie was a lot better than I had expected, and a lot simpler than I had expected. It was done in just one setting - the jury room. Yet at the same time, each different person became persuaded to change their mind individually, demonstrating on the way their prejudices and way of thought. I really liked it, but wished they would've shown the reading out of the verdict. I hated that black guy who thought the accused was guilty "just because he was". I hope people like that never serve on juries.
posted by toey | 09:47
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