I Blogged It Though The Grape Vine

On Friday at the PD's office, there were "too many cooks in the kitchen". I worked in Courtroom 10 again, and it was fun, but there were four interns in one room, so it was pretty chaotic. Of course, none of us were "certified" so we couldn't go before the judge. In Ohio, after your second year of law school you are "certified" and you can do everything a lawyer can as long as a licensed attorney is present.

Nothing exciting happened. One problem I have found with the "system" is that everyone who goes to court has no idea what the hell they are supposed to do. I don't really know either. People just show up but there is no real guidance. Therefore, everyone asks me questions, and I rarely know the answers. There are a lot of rules, and most people don't understand them. Like I can't give you legal advice unless you're my client. This one woman asked me if her husband was to be in that courtroom. I have no idea. He was in custody and not represented by the PD, so I have no information about him. She kept bugging me so I told her when the clerk came in, I would ask her. Mind you, I'm very busy. I'm running around trying to get a bunch of stuff done and this lady keeps bugging me and the clerk isn't even there! I told her to wait. Eventually I asked the clerk and I told the woman her husband was scheduled for that courtroom. She kept asking me questions like what time, when, how long, etc. I had no idea, and I told her so. But she kept asking. Eventually I didn't hear from her for a while because I became quite curt and just said "I don't know" so many times she left me alone. After a few hours, I was working, running in and out of the court room. I walked into the courtroom and there was a defendant before the judge who was in custody. I walked up to the prosecutor to ask him a question. I'm talking to the prosecutor and the lady came up to be and asked what sentence the judge gave to her husband, who I guess was the defendant I saw. I told her I just walked into the courtroom (which she saw) and I was talking to the prosecutor (which she saw) and he wasn't my client (which she knew) so I hadn't heard a word the judge said. She kept asking me questions, so I was forced to be mean and tell her I can't help her. I felt awful, not because I didn't do anything wrong, but the woman didn't know what was going on. Of course, the judge was talking and she could have listened to him just as easily as me, which annoyed me slightly too. I didn't see her after the sentencing. I don't know what happened. People appear and disappear. The gears of the great legal system keep turning, but no one knows how it works and how to use the machine to their advantage. It's amazing that such a flawed, chaotic system actually works.

On Friday night I went to A2 to go bowling. I went with Jay and Eric, the Comrad and the Constructor. I bowled very poorly, but I didn't care. The Constructor is an Architect in A2 and is a neighbor of the Comrad. Originally, I couldn't think of a good name for him. I was calling him the C'Architect which I said was French and edgy. But it was not very easy to say. I also suggested the Codpiece but that did not go over well. Anyway, he's now the Constructor. I'd also like to announce that the Constructor has won the award for Favorite New Person, for January of 2006. He won the award for being very fun, extremely nice, and the best bowler of the evening. For those keeping track, the Favorite New Person for December 2005 was Klaus. Oh, and while I'm announcing awards, my Favorite Barista of 2005 is Blonde Guy at Beaners in Ann Arbor. My Favorite Bartender of 2005 is Bartender Jeff. My Favorite DJ of 2005 is DJ Mark of the Red Room at Necto.

After bowling we went to the bar. The Comrad met up with his new paramour. I said that he looked like Elijah Wood but less hobbity. Jay said he looked like Elijah Wood and John Travolta's baby. I don't see the John Travolta, but he had dimples so maybe that was it. I don't know.

In other news, Chad Allen is back! He is in a new movie called "The End of the Spear". I didn't recognize him at first, because I haven't seen him in 10 years. I'm surprised he wasn't on NYPD Blue with other washed up blonde guys from the 80s. Anyway, I like Chad Allen because he was on the show "Our House" that my Dad watched all the time when I was younger. It starred Wilford Brimley, Diedre Hall, Shannon Daugherty, Chad Allen, and other annoying girl. I love that show because it started out with a blank house, and then at each commercial break it would fill in one "room" of the house with the last image from the show before the commercial break. It was edgy. Trust me.