August 2, 2005

• Whew!

  What a week, and it is only Tuesday!  I've been caught up in
  answering discovery in one of my lawsuits.  I was babbling about
  it a couple of entries back.  I read the Rules of Civil Procedure
  (again) and couldn't find anything to help me in avoiding some of the
  questions the opposing counsel had asked.  In fact, the Rules say
  specifically that you can ask about affirmative defenses, etc,
  regardless of which side of the argument you are on.

  I kind of find that annoying.  "Why do you feel that Affirmative
  Defense No. 1, propounded by the Defendant, does not apply to the
  Plaintiff's case?"  Damn,  lazy attorney dude, do your own
  damn research!!

  However, I did manage to get all of my discovery answers written and
  one set of Plaintiff's discovery questions drafted.  So, I feel
  pretty damn productive.  One more set of discovery questions, and
  I am good to go for awhile. 

  It was funny, I was talking to one of my friends and he said that he
  normally doesn't actually draft discovery, but instead simply copies
  the discovery propounded by the other side and sends that as his
  discovery questions.  I am not certain that is an appropriate way
  to handle things, but I've heard of other attorneys doing the same
  thing.  And in the case I am currently working on, I certainly did
  copy some of the other side's questions, but they were ones I would
  have used anyway, such as "Identify by name, address and telephone
  number any person who has knowledge relating to this case."  (Or
  something like that...I don't have the case file in front of me.)

  In other news...

  I went to the Doctor late last week.  I had to...I am having
  "issues" again.  I am certain it is just a defective stress
  response, but I found myself getting depressed again over the past
  couple of months.  I tried doing those things that my therapist
  suggested I do, such as positve self-talk and relaxation exercises, and
  they kind of worked, but not enough.

  So, lucky me, I am back on the Lexapro.  I am feeling better, a
  little bit more able to focus here at the office, and I am sleeping
  better. 

  The Nurse at the Doctor's office said that it may be that I will need
  to periodically get back on an antidepressant depending on the things
  that are happening in my life, considering my family history. 

  I guess instead of being upset about having to be medicated again, I
  should be happy that something as simple as a pill can even out my
  terrible mood swings, etc.  I've just struggled so hard not to end
  up like my mother, and every time I turn around I find I am more like
  her than I want to be.  Not that this is an entirely bad
  thing.  My mom is a decent person, for the most part, and I love
  her - I just don't want to end up with all of her health problems.

  Hubby is out at the house we are considering buying.  He's there
  with a home inspector.  The inspector is going to give us a report
  on everything that needs to be done so we can get a few bids from
  contractors. 

  Yep, renovation hell, here we come, assuming the bank will finance the mess for us.  More on this as it develops.

  Wow.  This has been a really long day.  I am ready to go home.

  • 7:11 pm
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