Note: this was originally posted to Ben Around the Block on June 13, 2014. I have made minor changes.
(Yes, I’m making a Caddyshack reference in this entry’s title. I have no shame.)
They said it couldn’t be done…but I did it! I actually got paid for working an unpaid internship!
To
be exact, I was paid this nice, crisp dollar on Wednesday:
Pictured: re-creation of moment
And why was I paid this lovely dollar? Compensation for paying a dollar to have some records copied at the courthouse. In other words, my net gain on Wednesday was zero dollars and zero cents, as usual. Oh well, better luck next time!
When not (almost) making money, I’ve been keeping busy at work, where I’m proud of my accomplishments, but slowly losing faith in humanity (I don’t want to type too much, but suffice to say, there is police and prosecutorial conduct in Oregon that makes me sad). My boss says he’d like to get me to see a jury trial soon--I’m hotly anticipating this future foray into the world of law!
When not working, I’ve been finding refuge in a combination of friends and electronic entertainment, which keeps me distracted from my twin banes: allergies and intense loneliness. I have hooked up my shiny new TV in my room and hooked it up to my Wii U, meaning that BrainRotFest 2014 can commence at any given second. Furthermore, I’ve been watching plenty of movies, one in theaters (Maleficent, which is good and I highly recommend) and many via DVDs, owned and loaned. Chief among these, I’ve seen every Miyazaki movie available at the Hatfield Library (which, for the record, consists of Howl’s Moving Castle, Castle in the Sky, Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, and Princess Mononoke) and The Godfather, that classic masterpiece of American cinema (which I promptly followed up with Spider-Man 3, because that is how I roll). If there’s one thing I’ll be getting from this summer, it’ll be an extensive education in movies!
One final thing that has brought me excitement as of late is the recent E3 news. Have you heard that Miis are playable characters in the next Smash Bros. game?! Now I can finally arrange a four-way duel between Dick Cheney, Satan, Miles Edgeworth, and Sonic the Hedgehog!!!! OK, I’m done geeking out.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I’ve got a Friday to slog through and a weekend to enjoy.
Modern reflections:
The photo I took of me hanging out with my dollar has been buried by the sands of time, so I recreated it as best I could for this throwback post. My face hasn't changed much in the past eleven years, so I think it's fairly accurate.
Speaking of things not changing much over the years, police/prosecutorial misconduct still gets me down when I see it (though it is thankfully rather rare).
I would go on to see several jury trials over the summer, as discussed in later entries.
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