When it comes to Oregon, weather is never stable for long. This year saw hail in April, some calm in May, and a whole lot of heat in June. One day, you feel comfortable in flannel; the next day, you feel broiling in anything other than shorts and a t-shirt. Summer is most definitely here, and I’ll be sure to (responsibly) enjoy the rays before the skies out here return to persistent grey.
As the weather heats up in Oregon, so does criminal defense work in Tillamook County. To catch up on the backlogged court docket, the Circuit Court has opened a new courtroom to allow for more in-person hearings. As such, in-court appearances are common as ever, and I’ve even tried a few cases in the past 2 months. As summer continues, more trials are set to proceed, some of them bigger than ever. After 2 slow summers in Tillamook County, it looks like the summer of 2022 will be quite a…trying time. *rimshot*
…Please drive home safely.
Since trials are their own brand of trauma (and one I don’t feel like addressing here), I’d rather write about the enjoyable experiences the last 2 months brought. The highlight of May (aside from the conference mentioned in the last entry) was my parents coming to visit Tillamook. Visiting Tillamook is something my parents have been wanting to do ever since I moved out here, and I was happy to give them the full Tillamook experience: local restaurants, the faint and ever-present smell of manure, and a peek at the legal juggernaut that is Benjamin D. Fischberg, Attorney at Law LLC. They even got to see me in action during a routine court appearance! It was weird being this professional and grown-up around my parents, but it was a pleasant feeling: I’m making my way through this world, and I’m (hopefully) making them proud.
While May saw my parents come and go, June offered a wide variety of social options that I took advantage of. I spent plenty of time down in Salem with Cthulhu, and I got to see a few a few old friends here and there. However, the arguable highlight of the month (and the summer so far) was Salem’s yearly Pride event, which took place on a gorgeous Saturday afternoon. Having enjoyed my Pride debut in Keizer last year, I attended with eager anticipation. Overall, it was a great time in a welcoming and familiar setting. Hopefully, this will set the tone for the rest of the summer; with all the work piling up on my plate, I’ll need to treasure my weekends extra hard this year!
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| Salem's most beloved celebrity, Cesar the No-Drama Llama, joined the festivities at Pride. |
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| Ever a patron of the arts, I purchased this fascinating wire tree at Pride. |
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| It's summer in Tillamook, so the cows are out grazing in full force. :) |
