I get to go home early tonight, and then I'm getting a four day weekend to make up for the time I spent in court on my days off last week. I'm going to bite the bullet and put the chopper up for sale today too. It's got to go if I'm going to get even cooler toys.
I'm researching potential boyfriends for Bel Air....
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My second day at court was kinda fun today. I'm the only one I know of who feels this way, but I kinda like testifying at court. I enjoy the little mental fencing between myself and the defense attorney with the whole case on the line. This was a DWI case. It was an unusual circumstance because there were no sobriety tests (he refused them...
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holliday:
I've said how I used to like being a social worker because it made me feel important. That's probably because I WAS important. I was the only person in all five boroughs of NYC who served the deaf and hard of hearing domestic violence victims. I was a specialist with a specialty, if you know what I mean. And I also spent a lot of time in court and with the Brooklyn DA's office. I never had to testify. Instead I used to give trainings and show up as an advocate.
My favorite case was of this Iranian born deaf woman who married a hard of hearing man from a neighboring country. He spent 20 years severely beating her, causing miscarraiges and all sorts of things. Together they had three children.
By the time I met her she had left him and they had been in litigation for at least a year or more. Her own lawyers thoughts she was nuts. She had lost her home and her children just to save herself...she was now in court for visitation. It looked hopeless.
When I stepped onto the scene...I met with her lawyers and with the children's lawyer...and explained to them what it is like to be deaf, the cultural differences she had both as an Iranian and as a deaf woman. Cleared up that she was indeed NOT nuts, but when she saw her lawyer talking to her ex-husband (because he was representing himself in some matter), how it would look that everyone was conspiring against her. And no, the lawyers had never used an interpreter with her... I met with the law guardian and explained how the children also have cultural differences being children of deaf adults. Etc...
Long story short...I saved that woman's life. She received equal visitation rights and when her youngest child reaches 18 the house will be sold and she will receive half of the money from the sale.
I also met with her as a counselor...and helped her deal with the emotional strain and trauma of being so severely beaten for so many years. To see the changes that woman made, with a little help from me...I swear, it was one of the most satisfying moments of my life.
Thinking about it now makes my head swell a little bit too and that's ok. I worked my ass off for that woman.
So anyway, I'm not bored by your work stories so go ahead and keep sharing them! (and i'll keep boring you with mine!)
My favorite case was of this Iranian born deaf woman who married a hard of hearing man from a neighboring country. He spent 20 years severely beating her, causing miscarraiges and all sorts of things. Together they had three children.
By the time I met her she had left him and they had been in litigation for at least a year or more. Her own lawyers thoughts she was nuts. She had lost her home and her children just to save herself...she was now in court for visitation. It looked hopeless.
When I stepped onto the scene...I met with her lawyers and with the children's lawyer...and explained to them what it is like to be deaf, the cultural differences she had both as an Iranian and as a deaf woman. Cleared up that she was indeed NOT nuts, but when she saw her lawyer talking to her ex-husband (because he was representing himself in some matter), how it would look that everyone was conspiring against her. And no, the lawyers had never used an interpreter with her... I met with the law guardian and explained how the children also have cultural differences being children of deaf adults. Etc...
Long story short...I saved that woman's life. She received equal visitation rights and when her youngest child reaches 18 the house will be sold and she will receive half of the money from the sale.
I also met with her as a counselor...and helped her deal with the emotional strain and trauma of being so severely beaten for so many years. To see the changes that woman made, with a little help from me...I swear, it was one of the most satisfying moments of my life.
Thinking about it now makes my head swell a little bit too and that's ok. I worked my ass off for that woman.
So anyway, I'm not bored by your work stories so go ahead and keep sharing them! (and i'll keep boring you with mine!)
guitargeek:
Oh yeah? Well... I put out over 1000 gallons of fuel yesterday in the blinding rain. 
Grrr 
My 57 has been in pieces for days now! It had a leaking rear end so I decided to fix it myself even though I'm not an advanced mechanic by any means. Besides being all bass ackwards and having to remove the whole front housing instead of just a plate on the back, It had a couple of strange square (not hex) bolts that...
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My 57 has been in pieces for days now! It had a leaking rear end so I decided to fix it myself even though I'm not an advanced mechanic by any means. Besides being all bass ackwards and having to remove the whole front housing instead of just a plate on the back, It had a couple of strange square (not hex) bolts that... Read More
holliday:
*gasp* you didn't label everything you took out of your car?!?! 
may the gods take pity on your poor soul!
I LOVE that your journals have started to sound like mine
may the gods take pity on your poor soul!
I LOVE that your journals have started to sound like mine
flatblack:
I'm just afraid of losing nuts, washers etc. I'm almost stupid enough to try to attach the drive shaft to the brakes but not quite, so I won't lose anything like that.
The new roller derby season starts up on Feb 13! I've already gotten the day off. All i need is a cute rockabilly girl to take to it. Of course, if I weren't a big sissy, I'd ask the vet, but girls are scary, so that may not happen.
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holliday:
I don't know if girls are scary...I know they're definitely mean though...
But anyway...stop by my journal and check out the finished product!!!
But anyway...stop by my journal and check out the finished product!!!
redmess:
you march your cute little butt up to that vet clinic and ask dr. hotness out right now, mister!!!
I finally got to see my first Flametrick Subs show in months last night. I needed my Subs fix. I was starting to get the DTs. "Buster Crash" just got married. What is the world coming to? I even went by my vet's office to try to ask her out to the show, but she wasn't there. I still haven't figured out how to work...
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bluevalentine:
xavier from the hotrod hillbillies said he was gonna be there too
holliday:
Sorry to be spreading the painting but to you 
I cought it myself after painting the flames on the bar floor.
Now I'm truly obsessed...
If only I could really spare the money it takes to have an addiction like this one
At least primer is pretty cheap.
I cought it myself after painting the flames on the bar floor.
Now I'm truly obsessed...
If only I could really spare the money it takes to have an addiction like this one
At least primer is pretty cheap.
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missprint:
Hah hah. What Holliday said. I will be working in the wood shop today and you can bet my hair will be done and my lashes will be curled and lined.
There's nothing wrong with wantin' to feel purdy
There's nothing wrong with wantin' to feel purdy
redmess:
uh huh, damn sexy 
Some days nothing goes your way. One hour before I got off work Monday, I found out I had to be back in to work on Tuesday, which means I had to work 60 hrs without a day off. (not a biggie. I just wasn't' expecting it) So, I got up early Tuesday and drove all the way in to north Austin to get my...
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More crazy dreams the other night:
I was at my parents' old house that I grew up in. I saw a bear outside and everyone was looking at it. Then I noticed that there was some big hairy guy (I think it was Grizzly Adams) sneaking around the back door and trying to get inside while everyone was distracted with the bear. I went and...
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I was at my parents' old house that I grew up in. I saw a bear outside and everyone was looking at it. Then I noticed that there was some big hairy guy (I think it was Grizzly Adams) sneaking around the back door and trying to get inside while everyone was distracted with the bear. I went and...
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holliday:
Ahem, you forgot that I build cars too...
But I'd have to say that YOU'RE the lucky one. NOT dating me is the smartest thing anyone can do!
But I'd have to say that YOU'RE the lucky one. NOT dating me is the smartest thing anyone can do!
citizencruz:
I know you have dogs too, so you know how distressing this dream would be.
I've been plagued with a recurring nightmare.
I'm camping with my entire family at our place
on the Yaak River. A storm sets in. Everyone is accounted for except for my dog Jake. I call and call for him... no luck. The rain subsides and I'm still off in the woods looking for Jake. I come to a clearing and I can see distant hills on fire. I immediately surmise that Jake is there and rush towards the fire.
I plow through the woods and the point I happen to come upon is a neighborhood of sorts. There are three or four homes in a cluster. I call for Jake in vain and somehow realize that there are children in the home closest to me. I call for help to no avail.
The cabin fartherst from me seems like a place I need to go. As I run up I can hear children crying.
The rear of the home where the children are becomes engulfed in flames. I rush into the home, up to the second story and drop the eldest child onto the ground in front of the house. I tell her she has to wait where she stands and help me get her sisters. I pull all of the children out of the house onto the first floor roof.
A Park Ranger shows up (in a 1968 Bronco with fender cutouts, a blown 289, aWarn 9,000 lb. winch and a 4" lift [suspension] and only this once). He tells me I'm not authorized to do what I'm doing. I tell him to get fucked. I continue handing the little girls from the roof, down to their older sister. I get down on the ground and think about Jake. I call for him and wake up.
You tell me....
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I've been plagued with a recurring nightmare.
I'm camping with my entire family at our place
on the Yaak River. A storm sets in. Everyone is accounted for except for my dog Jake. I call and call for him... no luck. The rain subsides and I'm still off in the woods looking for Jake. I come to a clearing and I can see distant hills on fire. I immediately surmise that Jake is there and rush towards the fire.
I plow through the woods and the point I happen to come upon is a neighborhood of sorts. There are three or four homes in a cluster. I call for Jake in vain and somehow realize that there are children in the home closest to me. I call for help to no avail.
The cabin fartherst from me seems like a place I need to go. As I run up I can hear children crying.
The rear of the home where the children are becomes engulfed in flames. I rush into the home, up to the second story and drop the eldest child onto the ground in front of the house. I tell her she has to wait where she stands and help me get her sisters. I pull all of the children out of the house onto the first floor roof.
A Park Ranger shows up (in a 1968 Bronco with fender cutouts, a blown 289, aWarn 9,000 lb. winch and a 4" lift [suspension] and only this once). He tells me I'm not authorized to do what I'm doing. I tell him to get fucked. I continue handing the little girls from the roof, down to their older sister. I get down on the ground and think about Jake. I call for him and wake up.
You tell me....
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Damn it! Foiled again!
We had to go down and get new department IDs since we got a new sheriff. We can have the photos taken in our civvies, so I went down there with my hair in full pompadour, as high and shiny as I could get it and I was wearing a shirt with flames on the collar.
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We had to go down and get new department IDs since we got a new sheriff. We can have the photos taken in our civvies, so I went down there with my hair in full pompadour, as high and shiny as I could get it and I was wearing a shirt with flames on the collar.
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lc2:
Too funny...I want to see a pic of you like that...
Hey- hows it going with the vet?....
Hey- hows it going with the vet?....
holliday:
Well...I'm not that irresponsible...unless you count letting my power get shut off? But I'm sure nutty enough to hold your interest! Please rewind to some previous recent journal entries for some incriminating evidence.
Blech! Back to work today, but my days off were fun so I'm recharged...Anyone got any sic pets I can take into my vet as an excuse to hit on her?
holliday:
Um...my cats have fleas...will that do?
Good luck at the vet.