Liveblogging a deposition– in verse

Posted on December 3, 2008 by bipolarlawyercook| 10 Comments

Sigh.
Out of state depo­si­tion.
Plaintiff’s attor­ney is fol­low­ing a script.
Twenty-five defense attor­neys on lap­tops or black­ber­ries,
pay­ing hardly any atten­tion, except
whoever’s on that hour to object.
We’ve all got our email addresses–
we just take turns email­ing that hour’s notes.
Bad headache–
I’ll need to buy Excedrin
at the Wal-Mart next door dur­ing lunch.
Scratch­ing pens,
weak cof­fee,
open ended plaintiff’s ques­tions
way too much re-direct in store,
not just for me, but for all of us.
I’ll be lucky if I get home before nine.

And only a Taco Bell nearby for lunch.
Sigh.
Thank good­ness for wi-fi.

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10 Responses to Liveblogging a deposition– in verse

  1. Cheri @ Blog This Mom! | December 3, 2008 at 3:52 pm |

    Live blog­ging from a depo! We didn’t have such capa­bil­ity when I was prac­tic­ing law. Think of the fun I could have had live blog­ging from a depo as a family-law attor­ney in Bev­erly Hills. I might have got­ten myself disbarred!

    Cheri @ Blog This Mom!s last blog post..And Now I Have Papa Smurf Toe

  2. poet with a day job | December 3, 2008 at 3:55 pm |

    I am laugh­ing — I used to do that in meet­ings when I didn’t have a boss “with an aver­sion to lap­tops in meet­ings.” She’s actu­ally para­noid and thinks every­one is always laugh­ing at or talk­ing about her. I’ll just say some­times people’s para­noia is warranted…

    Hang in there! Get the cin­na­mon twists!

    poet with a day jobs last blog post..Alco­holic moments

  3. Mariposa | December 3, 2008 at 4:36 pm |

    See what tech­nol­ogy could do? Of course paired with a poet’s mind! Live blog­ging huh?!

    I’m laugh­ing at myself bec I do the same thing in meetings…but more than blog­ging, it’s online text-based games…LOL

    Thank you for think­ing of me! I really appre­ci­ate your com­ing to me in pre­cise moments I need you/them (refer­ring to your comments/mails).

    Mari­posas last blog post..Make New Friends,

  4. mike golch | December 3, 2008 at 4:51 pm |

    just stopped by to say Hi,I hope that you are hav­ing a good day.

    mike golchs last blog post..my newest one.

  5. g | December 3, 2008 at 4:54 pm |

    Funny — the detachced bore­dom. As a layper­son I’d never think this is how such a pro­ceed­ing would work. Per­haps I should be disturbed?

    Only you make it so funny! Great poem.

  6. Sarah | December 4, 2008 at 12:39 am |

    I had to laugh because the Taco Bell for lunch part would have made me happy. Taco Bell is total com­fort food to me.

    Sarahs last blog post..Why I don’t live in Ken­neth City, FL (and you shouldn’t either!)

  7. Grandy | December 4, 2008 at 11:43 am |

    Oh yes, the ever-powerful-wi-fi.
    Just don’t get caught call­ing the plain­tiff attor­ney a boob in an email, and acci­dently send­ing it to said plain­tiff attor­ney. :)

    Grandys last blog post..PRICELESS

  8. Jenn @ Juggling Life | December 4, 2008 at 2:11 pm |

    So you’re able to bill for your posts now? See, it’s pay­ing off!

    Jenn @ Jug­gling Lifes last blog post..Spout­ing Off

  9. magpie | December 4, 2008 at 4:07 pm |

    Jenn seems to have hit the nail on the head…

  10. Shana | December 13, 2008 at 1:39 pm |

    As a court reporter, I envy you the abil­ity to live blog dur­ing a depo because, holy shit, can they be bor­ing. Unfor­tu­nately, my hands are busy dur­ing the proceedings.

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