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Last week, I tagged along to some local lawyers’ gathering. From the fancy locale, to the expensive suits, to the talk of depositions and summary judgment, I felt like a fish out of water. I didn’t recognize anyone and I didn’t see any criminal law types. There was a smattering of civil judges, corporate lawyers, solos and first or second year associates.

When informing someone that I was a public defender, I even got an “Oh that’s great!”.

I should stop going to these things and start going to some CCDLA events, so I can mingle with brethren.  Or perhaps that NY Blawgers get-together.

Just for the heck of it. One of the very few songs of the last 5 years that I can listen to.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nekInx7DV0o[/youtube]

And one classic – rejuvenated.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-o-0eiIQe4[/youtube]

Hello blogosphere (and readers)! After a whirlwind tour of the southern states, I have returned home. Thanks to everyone who read and commented in my absence (including “Jan” who – intentionally or otherwise – almost outed me )

Posts to follow shortly!

 Off-topic post.

After years of being inundated with commercials and friends promising me the golden civilization, I bit the bullet and bought an iPod.

It’s okay. Someone want to tell me what makes it so great?

I hate Apple, btw. Their stupid gimmicks and tactics ended up costing me $60 more than I wanted to (or should have to) pay. Which lead me to buy the 30GB version instead of the 80GB version (which I totally was going to).

I shouldn’t have to pay extra for a scratch-resistant case or a freakin wall-outlet charger!

And as much as I love U2, I’m not paying an extra $30 for a U2 version. C’mon.

Anyway. At least I’m listening to music again in forever.

/off-topic post

Update: Now that the calendar reads April 2nd, it is safe to say that the preceding was an April Fool’s Day joke. My name is not really David L. Washington and I do not attend the Lockhart school of law.

For the past few years, I have blogged anonymously and for good reason. Who I am, what I do is purely my own business. However, the super-sleuths at pd stuff and pd investigator have somehow discovered my identity. In classic celebrity style, I am going to pre-empt any publicity this might cause by stating who I really am here on my blog. I have not decided whether to continue to blog since I feel particularly violated. I may just shut down the blog.

My name is David L. Washington and I am currently a 2L at Lockhart School of Law. I am 23 years old and I am married with no kids. When I graduate, I want to become a District Attorney who prosecutes the offenders. This blog is merely to give me training in writing and how to think like a defense attorney; valuable skills when I become a prosecutor.

There. Are you happy now?

Posting has been – and will continue to be – light. I am on trial this week and what with the holiday and the boring State of CT, there really isn’t much (time) to blog about anything. I will return with a lengthy post over the weekend, though. Thanks for humoring me!

My current favorite CD is

"Greatest Hits of the 20th Century" [warning: music starts playing when you click on that link] by Bela Fleck and the Flecktones. I saw Bela Fleck (among others) live this weekend and I have to say, it was one of the most exhilerating live performances I’ve seen in a while. I’ve been listening to this CD non-stop for about 48 hours now and I’ve been a little disinclined to post, preferring to reminisce about the blazing sun, the water and live music.

I’ve snapped back to reality now, so I will post shortly. I just wanted to recommend this CD to anyone who likes this genre of music – or even those who don’t.