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coffee • justice • nachos “Savage, not average.”

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“Ever since happiness heard your name, it has been running through the streets trying to find you.” — Hafez
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This… is perfection.
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@EYEamLRBY I think that’s creepy.
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@MohanadElshieky It’s always the people who should have it, that don’t.
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@ceaubin I went on a dbl date w this guy, my asst & her husband. They all agreed I was so lucky I am Jewish because, “All Jews are good w money because they have the CPA gene,” & the civil war was not about slavery but economics. “Yeah, the economics of wanting free labor!” Omg it was 🤢
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@DeTahmineh You shouldn’t discuss things you clearly know nothing about.
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@WaqarVick For people wondering if this is an exaggeration, a defense attorney literally sleeping at trial has been determined to not necessarily be ineffective assistance of counsel. THE INSANITY.
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@danimargo What makes this even worse is the knowledge that when you are in early recovery, you crave sugar. He was helping himself stay sober and deal with his cravings. Imagine running a recovery program & not knowing diddly squat about addiction. They should have trays of cookies out.
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@drag_him_out @MollyJongFast I hate people constantly talking about pre-existing conditions and comorbidities, as if those people deserve to die of covid because they are elderly or diabetic or had cancer.
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Hey lawyers and law students, paralegals, clerks, law school hopefuls and anyone law adjacent: are any of you chill and not ever anxious?
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@AITA_online Perhaps I am insensitive, but with everything that has gone on in this world the past 2 years and is currently happening, I find myself being annoyed that someone even took the time to type this out. Tomatoes, even if rinsed off, would leave evidence. Maybe her dad didn’t either?
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I am extremely allergic to commercial plug in (& other methods) of air fresheners like Glade or Febreze. I have severe allergies, I carry an Epi-Pen. Two of my colleagues (offices on either side) just put them in. They literally cause me asthma attacks & to feel like I am
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@KimberlyRobinsn Idk why, but these disclosures had me so emotional. People who attained fortune & fame sharing their gifts with KBJ because she attained the pinnacle of her field. Just beautiful, smart girls appreciating beautiful, smart girls.
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So Trump is having a steak dinner rn after being convicted of 34 felonies & Mr. Zoom Driving while Suspended is in jail.
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@Africandyy @loneIy_ari How are you today?
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@clarkthehammer @SCOTUSPlaces I want to be very clear that is not the time to be cute or funny.
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suffocating, my sinuses swell up & my whole face gets itchy. Is it that people w allergies don’t understand how uncomfortable & possibly life-threatening it is, or thet just don’t care? The one guy on my right side, I told him, but all he did was “turn it down” which did not help
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@_RashTag_ Anything you do to honor RBG is fine. Signed, a Jewish person.
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at all! And this morning when I came in, the smell had permeated the entire office. I offered to the HR person to buy everyone a diffuser & essential oils to use instead. She said she would talk to them 2 days ago. Where do I go from here?
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@torriangray You can make coffee and bake a cake on a grill. Signed, I survived Hurricane Andrew in Miami Beach.
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@holy_schnitt I do not want to smell like food and I don’t care what men like.
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@BruceDewalt @anthony_vega63 Glad you’re here!!!
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@LizCGil It shld be $25-30k or you can do it yourself like I did (w/my friend, a fellow lawyer, she had willingness & a tile saw), and marvel every day since you finished that you both survived with all your limbs & w/o shanking each other, & amazed that when you turn on the tap, it works
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@MrsLibertyBell1 @PisoConspiracy @mouvement33 @runyr Why are you randos entitled to anything?
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A new lawyer hopeful in our office just failed the bar for the second time, so I am taking him and another colleague out to dinner to be supportive. Any suggestions what to do or say? Just keep him laughing? We were all just at happy hour celebrating the passers on Friday.
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Am I crazy or is Tillamook ice cream far superior to every other brand available in the grocery store?
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My neighbor baked me a challah and said Shabbat Shalom. What an amazing gesture! 🥰
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@micortez1 @qwosl @mwyarbrough @elizaorlins Thank you for doing that! Not just careful — respectful.
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I totally did not get the whole law school thing. I thought I was there to get an education. I did not realize I was being indoctrinated into this elite club. It’s so weird. And I have struggled every day, because I am different. I have trouble playing the game. I wish I didn’t.
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We have a sign in the lobby of our office informing our clients that Public Defenders are real lawyers, went to law school, passed the bar, & are not paralegals or legal aides.
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@tacomanpitt @IAGovernor Not to mention, the whole theme of Passover is no chometz (unleavened bread) and right up front, sufganiyot (doughnuts).
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When in court: — do not poke your lawyer (or anyone, really) in the head to get their attention — don’t make mouth noises, such that you would use to summon a dog, to get their attention — if you don’t like what the judge says/rules, don’t invite him/her to f*ck him/herself
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@ababyartist @RavMABAY Sometimes people don’t have any judgment to begin with, and just operate from a place of love.
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@Thatbich97 @OleAsli @Dustlord @karenstivali @AlishaRai It is rude and selfish. That’s what’s wrong.
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@TristanBeer @ask_aubry Have you lived with a man?
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@sarahcpr You saved our collective sanity. When you had the mrs. Meyers bottle I just cracked up. You are an icon!!! 🏆
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@corinne_delaney @officialDannyT Sometimes, relapse is part of the journey to sobriety. Praying for your daughter!
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From NASA… high res
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@420AttyChicago Do not Zoom while in the same room as anyone who has an injunction or no contact order against you. 😇
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@EsqPugh @DPMCanty That’s the major thing, to me… he was literally lying in wait with a task for her to do.
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@_marching_Ents_ @MdSheryl You are a truly horrible person.
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@robynasaldino I am allergic to latex & adhesives. Sometimes they act like I cannot possibly be right about that. REALLLLLLYYYYYYY?????
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A friend of mine would respond to my anxiety & depression with “Just think positive thoughts! You can choose to be happy!” I think this is dismissive & not a thoughtful thing to say to someone struggling w depression & anxiety. I told her this. She said I had no reason to be
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Some days I feel it deep down how criminal attorneys are the least respected members of the profession and it guts me. Like my life’s work is just frivilous garbage to you, civil attorney.
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@ExKage @AITA_reddit He’s TA in the first paragraph even before the story.
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@JuvenileBluster @BadLegalTakes Lol omg bad legal take on a bad legal take.
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@ask_aubry This is what so many men do: wait for you to get upset about the mess until you just do it. This guy is clearly TA in almost every way (and I am cert in ways not mentioned). There’s dishes to be done all day, every day. How is it “doing laundry” if you don’t fold it? Adding soap?
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I told my judge Chanukkah was actually a minor holiday, and was not “Jewish Christmas” and he said, “Not Jewish Christmas? Are you sure about that?” very skeptically. Does everyone not know this?
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all. So I got dressed, left, went to a phone booth (before cell phones), got in a few calls, planning my escape. I write these stories to remind people life is short. Don’t take this sort of garbage from anyone. You deserve better. 😘
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@daijumao Thank you. There’s just one person who is HR. I spoke to them. They already pulled one out of the outlet. 🎉
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@jac201315 @redheaded_wreck @ChampsAndPups That’s the thing... it doesn’t kill you... until it does. And the in between place is one of intense suffering.
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Did people get worse during the pandemic, or did it just unleash what was already there? My friend and I were discussing this yesterday.
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My brother, Michael, died on the Saturday of Labor Day weekend and my life was destroyed as of then, as was my family. My dad died over two years later, as he could not live without his son, his sun; who was born on his birthday. Some anniversaries hit harder than others & 😭.
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I do not like being a lawyer but what else does a bossy bitch like me do with her life?
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@karen_darlin @LadyLawyerDiary I was wearing my law school tee shirt and this woman got all excited and said, “Oh, is your boyfriend in law school?“ I replied, “I am in law school. They let girls go now.“
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@okaishawty I am so proud of you! Please do not waste your time with people who don’t know your worth!
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My stress makes me want to sleep, eat carbs, and criticize Devin Nunes’ clothing.
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I was requested to find some joy today, so I am reporting that I made tater tots for dinner and did wait patiently for them to be well browned and super crunchy, & served them with my BOGO Heinz ketchup. Joyful!
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Anyone else hate to get their hair done and feel like a hostage the whole time?
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@seb1959 @officialDannyT I am so terribly sorry for the loss of your precious son.
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@WBRCnews All of these health officials and medical personnel have been through hell. I feel for them.
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Before Twitter implodes I just want to tell y’all that you have no idea how much you mean to me, how much I learned from you, how much your company, kindness, expertise, honesty, humor, authenticity, validation and just plain love, has meant to me. Thank you Tweeps from my 🖤
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Is anyone else constantly feeling overwhelmed? Like, I have always been a multitasker and impossible task completer, but I just always have this sense now that everything is too much.
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@Troy_Leroy @cocosmompdx @adancingferret @trevorshowvan @TableBoston @EaterBoston @infatuation @TimeOutBoston @bostonherald @BostonFoodDiary You very quickly and efficiently showed your a$$, and that you flippantly and carelessly go after people without apprising yourself of the facts. Sucks to be you. Reading is fundamental.
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Idk about you, but I am beginning to think being really smart is more of a liability than anything.
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Our buoy has a sister in Minnesota! ❄️☃️
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I was a big hit in Publix with my Read Banned Books t-shirt from @BitterSouth . It needs to be said in Florida & the guy who stopped to talk was from Texas. (I was just washing dishes, hence the splashes.)
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@mhdksafa I cannot believe these replies! If you were nothing but kind and generous to someone and the first opportunity they had to reciprocate, they flatly refused to, they get what they have coming to them, treating them as they are treating others. It’s really quite simple.
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I am experiencing my regular pretrial fear of humiliation and brain paralysis, coupled with my familar deep, soul crushing self-doubt. Good times.
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What lesser known personality type are you?
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@astevenswesley @teaxtarot ... and loaning each other gum and hairspray.
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Today is my dad’s yahretzeit (death anniversary). He was the best daddy in the world for me. He was my protector & my champion. The best moment in my life was doing my 1st felony trial as an attorney, & looking over & seeing him in the gallery, just beaming proudly. Stan the Man
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@PhilipRucker @Peter_Wehner There’s nothing lyrical or poetic about it. He’s there because he shut down the government on Christmas when it was completely avoidable.
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I am constantly just incredibly bored & exhausted. I am sitting in a parking spot crying because it’s Monday.
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Today is the 2nd yahretzeit (anniversary) of my sister’s death. Rachel was an extraordinary person, brilliant, hilarious, and an incredible cook. She made up nicknames for people that still make me laugh to this day. I miss her every day.
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If I am honest with myself, I really don’t want to be a lawyer any more.
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So i have been losing weight on Ozempic. I am still fat but my pants are all about to fall off. However! I do have an old cocktail dress I could not part with and it finally fits me so someone take me out to dinner. 😘
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@ask_aubry Anyone who spells khakis “cackys” is automatically wrong about everything.
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@queenlishers @AITA_reddit People get weird... jealous, resentful, needy. It is unreal.
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So I organized a coffee meet up with ladies that are part of a neighborhood group, & we all go around & say what we do. So one lady says, “If I find out who you represent, I might hate you,” & I replied, “I don’t care if you hate me. Why don’t you start now?” How rude.
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@JimVerhoye @KlasfeldReports @lawcrimenews She was incredibly patient and respectful and deserves an award.
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Two out of three of the kids in my family have died, my brother Michael, & my sister, Rachel. I know they both suffered depression, anxiety, & addiction. I would not have bet on me to be the last one standing, but it’s terrible. I hate the holidays.
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I haven’t talked about it yet on here, but my sister died April 13. My brother died in 1999 & my sister just died. I am the only child left. My sister was hysterically funny, too. Tomorrow is the birthday of both my sister, Rachel, and my friend, Paul. I loved them both so much
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Does anyone else feel constantly overwhelmed?
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Is the Wire really that good? Should I watch it?
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Tomorrow is one year since my little sister Rachel died. She was a force of nature, and the funniest person ever. She loved to feed people & she loved animals. She is deeply missed.
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Something that has made me so happy is garbage disposal tablets that scrub your disposal and emit a delightfully lemony scent. This is middle age, kids. Enjoy yourselves now.
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I was supposed to go observe a DUI checkpoint with 2 of my work colleagues when my brother died. I called to tell them and they were listening to music and cheerfully said Ok! Bye! and whenever I accidentally think about it, I always burst into tears at how dismissed I was.
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My best friend my 1L year was an older woman who had left being the principal of a rural FL high school to attend law school. I do not think I would have survived that first year without Marie & her collards. Instead of showing up to our Property exam spring semester, she ditched
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That’s about it!
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About two years ago, I allowed myself to abandon books and news articles in the middle if they failed to hold my interest, and it was life-changing.
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So hey, strong, confident, smart women: how do you deal with/endure the backlash you get for being such?
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I used to go to yoga every Saturday morning in Denver, when I was living with R. One Saturday morning, it was snowy & grey, & I was so comfy & sleepy on the couch w my coffee, bundled in a quilt, so I decided not to go & just enjoy my peace & warmth. When R. found out I wasn’t
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@AliceLfc4 I can confirm. I scored ceiling on every reading test i was ever given in NYC public schools. I can hardly ever sleep as my anxiety doesn’t either.
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