A snowy day in the life of a prosecutrix.
8:30 a.m. -- Wake up. Look outside and see snow. Go back to bed.
9:45 a.m. -- Get up. Realize all 3 pairs of court-appropriate slacks are dirty. Curse and find skirt in closet.
10:15 a.m. -- Realize skirt is too big and may fall down. Attach it to tights with binder clips.
10:30 a.m. -- Arrive at work. Find covered parking is full. Park in uncovered parking.
1:45 p.m. -- Leave work for motion hearings. Arrive cold with hair and shoes completely soaked.
2:15 p.m. -- Apologize to judge for looking like drowned rat. Present evidence.
2:35 p.m. -- Listen to defense attorney start summation.
3:00 p.m. -- Begin fidgeting in chair.
3:05 p.m. -- Begin summation.
3:10 p.m. -- Listen to judge decide in favor of the prosecution. Mentally congratulate self for winning despite drowned-rat appearance.
3:30 p.m. -- Begin second motion hearing.
4:00 p.m. -- Realize bathroom break is necessary. Mentally congratulate self for training judge to allow breaks by once almost passing out in his courtroom following concussion.
4:05 p.m. -- Look in mirror in bathroom and realize eye makeup is running, resulting in a sad-clown appearance.
4:06 p.m. -- Think about cleaning off makeup. Realize that it would do little good at this point.
4:10 p.m. -- Return to courtroom. Listen to defense attorney start summation.
4:30 p.m. -- Begin summation.
4:32 p.m. -- Notice judge looking at clock. End summation and mentally congratulate self for innate ability to understand non-verbal cues.
4:35 p.m. -- Listen to judge decide in favor of the prosecution. Mentally congratulate self for winning despite drowned-rat sad-clown appearance.
4:45 p.m. -- Return to office.
5:30 p.m. -- Leave office.
5:32 p.m. -- Begin digging out car.
5:40 p.m. -- Slip while getting into car and land in snow.
5:43 p.m. -- Accidentally detach windshield wiper blade.
5:50 -- Finally finish clearing off car. Drive home with head out the window due to inability to see through window.
9:45 a.m. -- Get up. Realize all 3 pairs of court-appropriate slacks are dirty. Curse and find skirt in closet.
10:15 a.m. -- Realize skirt is too big and may fall down. Attach it to tights with binder clips.
10:30 a.m. -- Arrive at work. Find covered parking is full. Park in uncovered parking.
1:45 p.m. -- Leave work for motion hearings. Arrive cold with hair and shoes completely soaked.
2:15 p.m. -- Apologize to judge for looking like drowned rat. Present evidence.
2:35 p.m. -- Listen to defense attorney start summation.
3:00 p.m. -- Begin fidgeting in chair.
3:05 p.m. -- Begin summation.
3:10 p.m. -- Listen to judge decide in favor of the prosecution. Mentally congratulate self for winning despite drowned-rat appearance.
3:30 p.m. -- Begin second motion hearing.
4:00 p.m. -- Realize bathroom break is necessary. Mentally congratulate self for training judge to allow breaks by once almost passing out in his courtroom following concussion.
4:05 p.m. -- Look in mirror in bathroom and realize eye makeup is running, resulting in a sad-clown appearance.
4:06 p.m. -- Think about cleaning off makeup. Realize that it would do little good at this point.
4:10 p.m. -- Return to courtroom. Listen to defense attorney start summation.
4:30 p.m. -- Begin summation.
4:32 p.m. -- Notice judge looking at clock. End summation and mentally congratulate self for innate ability to understand non-verbal cues.
4:35 p.m. -- Listen to judge decide in favor of the prosecution. Mentally congratulate self for winning despite drowned-rat sad-clown appearance.
4:45 p.m. -- Return to office.
5:30 p.m. -- Leave office.
5:32 p.m. -- Begin digging out car.
5:40 p.m. -- Slip while getting into car and land in snow.
5:43 p.m. -- Accidentally detach windshield wiper blade.
5:50 -- Finally finish clearing off car. Drive home with head out the window due to inability to see through window.