It's only cancer, your Honour
On Thursday I had a judgment matter which I was pretty sure was going to finish. I had read up on it the day before, but then at noon Melissa calls me and says the other side wants an adj because the def's mother has just been diagnosed with cancer. Melissa told me to oppose it. I think if she hadn't, I probably would've gone along with it.
So, how do I say "it's just cancer, your Honour" in a tactful way?
I went to court at 2pm and opposed it, but didn't get it. Oh well. I'm starting to get frustrated at how many matters are staying in my practice. Matters that should be finalised, but aren't.
I actually had to miss a group lunch for this. Ogre, Clare and Moira had seemingly organised a lunch on Tuesday at the dumpling place. It sounded like a girls only thing. I joked "so am I being excluded now?" and Clare laughed and said they were just planning. But I was really only joking and was fine if they wanted a girls only thing.
Anyway, Mary asked me as they were about to leave and I declined, mainly because I seriously thought it was a girls only thing, but also because I didn't want to be with Nunjo unnecessarily. Luckily she was already downstairs smoking so she didn't have to see my explanation. I wonder if Mary got slightly offended that I didn't go. I know she likes to keep her group close, but I keep thinking about the times when Stevie G always managed to avoid these sorts of things with very legitimate reasons.
Instead, I took a walk around the city to clear my mind and think of what to say about the cancer. I actually went to that Thai restaurant to see if that cute waitress could be seen. Unfortunately, the restaurant was packed. On my way back, I bumped into Mary and Clare. I was surprised at how quickly they had finished their lunch. I thought it'd be a two hour thing. They said Ogre didn't like it and went to get something afterwards, lol.
After court, I bumped into Nunjo in the photocopying room. She asked me how my judgment went and I explained to her.
After 5pm I was preparing for my sentence the next day, perusing through the bank statements of this def. Jim sent me a message asking me if I wanted to go for dinner. I had already eaten a sushi box, but said I'd come out for a drink. I figured he wanted to tell me about Bo whinging to him atfter Wednesday's game, and that's why I wanted to meet up.
He came and picked me up and we went to Broadway. We ended up going to this restaurant in the shopping centre, one that I had wanted to go to before whenever I went there for a movie by myself. There was this cute European waitress there who seemed a little extra friendly towards me. Or maybe I'm just paranoid.
Unfortunately, I was wrong - there was nothing to report on Bo from Jim. I even asked him and he said Bo didn't bring anything up. So we talked about the Finals on Sunday and about the NBA. I felt bad, but I looked at my watch sneakily and he knew I wanted to go. I really wanted to finish off my work and go to the gym.
He drove me back to the office and I looked through the bank statements for about another 45 minutes, then went to the gym.
So, how do I say "it's just cancer, your Honour" in a tactful way?
I went to court at 2pm and opposed it, but didn't get it. Oh well. I'm starting to get frustrated at how many matters are staying in my practice. Matters that should be finalised, but aren't.
I actually had to miss a group lunch for this. Ogre, Clare and Moira had seemingly organised a lunch on Tuesday at the dumpling place. It sounded like a girls only thing. I joked "so am I being excluded now?" and Clare laughed and said they were just planning. But I was really only joking and was fine if they wanted a girls only thing.
Anyway, Mary asked me as they were about to leave and I declined, mainly because I seriously thought it was a girls only thing, but also because I didn't want to be with Nunjo unnecessarily. Luckily she was already downstairs smoking so she didn't have to see my explanation. I wonder if Mary got slightly offended that I didn't go. I know she likes to keep her group close, but I keep thinking about the times when Stevie G always managed to avoid these sorts of things with very legitimate reasons.
Instead, I took a walk around the city to clear my mind and think of what to say about the cancer. I actually went to that Thai restaurant to see if that cute waitress could be seen. Unfortunately, the restaurant was packed. On my way back, I bumped into Mary and Clare. I was surprised at how quickly they had finished their lunch. I thought it'd be a two hour thing. They said Ogre didn't like it and went to get something afterwards, lol.
After court, I bumped into Nunjo in the photocopying room. She asked me how my judgment went and I explained to her.
After 5pm I was preparing for my sentence the next day, perusing through the bank statements of this def. Jim sent me a message asking me if I wanted to go for dinner. I had already eaten a sushi box, but said I'd come out for a drink. I figured he wanted to tell me about Bo whinging to him atfter Wednesday's game, and that's why I wanted to meet up.
He came and picked me up and we went to Broadway. We ended up going to this restaurant in the shopping centre, one that I had wanted to go to before whenever I went there for a movie by myself. There was this cute European waitress there who seemed a little extra friendly towards me. Or maybe I'm just paranoid.
Unfortunately, I was wrong - there was nothing to report on Bo from Jim. I even asked him and he said Bo didn't bring anything up. So we talked about the Finals on Sunday and about the NBA. I felt bad, but I looked at my watch sneakily and he knew I wanted to go. I really wanted to finish off my work and go to the gym.
He drove me back to the office and I looked through the bank statements for about another 45 minutes, then went to the gym.
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