Non Sequiturs

Wow, I have posted every day this week. I am so proud of myself!

Work is good. I've been getting lots of good projects almost to the point where I have way too much work. I could easily bill 60-70 hours a week if I wanted to, however, being that I am sane, I have been keeping it in the respectable 50 hour range. I need to make up for the first week, where I only billed 8 hours.

If you are not familiar with the billable hour system, you must count yourself as a lucky person. Although it is a necessary evil in the legal field, it is still a beast to deal with. I have an 1800 billable hour requirement per year which breaks down to 150 hours a month or 34.62 hours per week. At my last firm as an associate, I was expected to bill 2100 hours a year, in addition to an extra 300 hours for non-billable pursuits such as marketing, recruiting, pro bono, etc. This breaks down to 200 hours per month or 41.15 hours a week. Looking at the numbers, I definitely see I made the right decision with becoming a staff attorney. Sure, I make half of what an associate of my year would make, but I make enough and have a lot more free time and less stress.

It's the Friday of the long Memorial Day weekend. I am looking forward to a relaxing one after a busy month of getting settled in at the job. No huge plans aside from going to see Psychedelic Furs and She Wants Revenge on Saturday night at the Masquerade. I was hoping to get a lot of pool time in, however, we have rain and hail forecast through Monday, so those hopes are looking to be dashed. Oh well, I guess I can get that spring cleaning taken care of.

Lyrics Rattling Through My Brain

"Everybody goes, leaving those
Who fall behind

Everybody goes, as far as they can
They don't just care

You're a wasted face, you're a sad-eyed lie
You're a holocaust"

Big Star
"Holocaust"

"The more you try to erase me
The more the more
The more that I appear
The more the more.
The more I try the eraser
The more the more
The more that you appear"

Thom Yorke
"The Eraser"

"I know you better than this
I could be here when you call
I'll make you top of the list
And in the crush of the dark
I'll be your light in the mist
I can see you burning with desire
For a kiss
Psychobabble all upon your lips"

La Roux
"Tigerlily"

"If the fire's out baby
How you gonna keep me warm
Supposing you let me
With the door wide open no one can leave

I know it's a lie I want it to be true
The rest of the ride is riding on you
Over goodbyes we'll buy some place "

Metric
"Collect Call"

Appealing Things

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
My Terris, who would stand by me no matter how much of an ass I made of myself (and vice versa)
Lazerproof
Rusko
Staying intown on a long holiday weekend
Beatport


Annoying Things

BP
Rain on a long holiday weekend
Euro-trash neighbors who let their dog piss in the elevator and don't clean it up
Jerk neighbors who let their schnauzers attack you in the hallway
Don't Ask Don't Tell proponents