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We are back home, which is a relief and I am so far successful in taking a day off which has been great for dull things like washing clothes and cleaning house.

I had hoped to see more people and do more things while in Portland, but unfortunately, work did not allow. We did make it to Powells, and we did see Iron Man, both of which were on the must do list when we first rolled into town. I liked Iron Man quite a bit. But then, I was  squeeish when I learned RD jr. was going to be in it. So I'm not exactly objective.

Mark got to be more social. He had a great time with jaylakewhich was good for both of them, spent an evening with some film critic friends which I was bummed to have missed (ended up working) he also picked up our Polidori chocolates which I have to say are utterly, intensively fabulous. Really, handmade chocolates by a person are just simply in a whole other league from chocolates you buy from a store.  Even from Rose's or any other's I've had.  These are incomparable. I was intensely sorry to have to cancel on lunch with janetl sorry Janet!) which would have been a grand time at the Chinese Garden. Alas, opening didn't start until 10:00 and then ran over past noon.

Getting to Trial is really just a whole lot of work, a whole lot of waiting, and a whole lot of stress. A normal work day is 12 days.  Frequently longer. It's kind of like playing basketball, start, stop, dribble, fouls, timeouts, run, catch, anything you can do until you finally get the ball into the net (you hope).

And then my part is pretty much over and I get to go home.

My amusing moment during this trial was that during motion practice opposing counsel decided that they were threatened enough by the demonstratives they argued each and every one, which is what delayed opening and cost me my pleasant lunch. Opposing counsel (who I have worked with before) argued that one section of demonstratives was "more suited to the Sundance film festival than to a court of law."

The day of trial, since I know opposing counsel, I thanked him, saying that my coworkers were now undoubtedly going to create a Sundance trophy for me. He laughed and said he'd likely live to regret that argument since the next time he used my services, undoubtedly his opponent would now thrust his words back  in his face.

And shortly thereafter everyone got their game face back on, got in their modes and went back to casting aspersions at each other.