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Thoughts on a Hectic Day

September 30, 2008 11:56 PM

ometimes things seem to gel really nicely. I'm prepared and on top of things and I walk away from them feeling accomplished and proud of myself.

Today was not one of those days. Today I felt like things might fall apart at any given second. There were a million different things happening that each required my attention like, right now. And though I did everything that needed to get done--and did it fairly well, if I do say so myself--I still feel like I was *this close* from having everything fall apart. And that's a scary feeling. And it stressed me out.

One of the things I've been marveling at lately is how comfortable I feel doing some of the things that I have to do as a practicing lawyer. Minor court appearances are no big deal. They never were, really. Even more contentious appearances don't freak me out. Which is both good and bad. It's good because I'm more at ease, but it's bad because familiarity breeds overconfidence.

In that context, then, I guess that it's nice to have days like today that totally throw me for a loop, stress me out, and keep me on my toes.

And while all of that's going on, the weather has suddenly changed a lot. Even just this weekend it was cool and sunny. But now it's chilly and cloudy. It seems really abrupt, although it wasn't, really.

So, anyway, not the best day. And tomorrow's going to be more of the same, I think. But I'll get over it.


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