Nasty

Am I? I don't think of myself that way. I see myself as pretty straightforward, but don't cross me. The big boss and I are working on a case that is heading to trial in the next 3 weeks. We are up against a firm that likes to play very dirty. So we get a stupid response to some discovery demands. The big boss tells me to write a letter to address the situation. I was a little pissed at receiving the stupidity, even though I expected as much from these jokers. So I wrote a little nastygram that I guess lived up to its namesake! The big boss got a little tickle when he read it. He did a smidgen of editing (not much) to make it a little softer. When I checked back on the letter, he laughed and said, "You're nasty!" I was a little taken aback. I replied that I didn't think of myself that way. He retorted that he hadn't thought so, either. Woops! I guess I reavealed that I do have a little bite under my demure and cool demeanor. ;) It's not that I was vicious or anything in the letter, but there was maybe a little too much snark. I implied that counsel hadn't read the underlying records and made a comment about his client certainly being willing to forget a few details. Nothing terrible, just killing 'em with being right. And a little sass. Maybe too much sass? It was only a little snide. Ah, well. He did like the letter, though. And he didn't make many changes. It's all good. :) In other news, I will be going to another deposition by myself next week for a different case. Woo! I have to get myself admitted to practice before the US District Court in New Jersey on a temporary basis, first. I greased some skids yesterday and filed the motion for the special appearance today. Frickin' awesome. And then we have yet another deposition on another case coming up in early December that conflicts with our holiday party! I volunteered to take it since I'm not a big drinker and it won't be a big deal for us anyway. The partner took me up on it. So I'll probably swing by the holiday party briefly and get back to the deposition on that day. Or maybe we'll get lucky and the deposition will be short. Yeah, right... Anyway, things are getting better and I feel like I'm proving myself. Won't be long now, if I'm patient, before I have more autonomy and responsibility. Or at least have enough responsibility to feel more autonomous in my head. :) G'night. Gotta grab a plane in the morning and sleep is calling. Happy Thanksgiving.