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I've been meaning to write an entry for ages, ever since Christmas actually, but haven't until now. Life's been crazy busy and it's hard to believe that much time has passed, yet here we are. A lot of it has been due to work, and then in turn coming home from work I've been losing myself in video games for the most part as a way to unplug.
Work itself has been good, but very, very busy. April was especially difficult, as the other lawyer in the office was gone for five weeks, from the end of March until the first full week of May. During that time I had a long trial that ate up virtually the entire month, too, with a difficult subject matter, all of which lead to me being drained. Honestly I'm still recovering, and it's probably going to take awhile - May is fairly busy too, though with the other lawyer back and the awesome news that we're getting another one for the office it'll get better.
As a reward for surviving it, we've booked a week long trip to Mexico for June, which is going to be awesome. I've never been and I'm really looking forward to being able to relax and just do nothing for so long. I'm usually not one for warm weather but being at an all inclusive resort will be a much different scenario than being here and having to work and such, I'm sure.
With respect to gaming, I've been playing tons of Marvel Heroes, omg. Through various buy one, get one free sales and cheap random hero boxes, combined with spending in game currency I've earned from playing, I own almost every hero (I think I'm at 27 of 33, holy crap) and have been trying to play them all. The level cap is 60 and I've got 5 there so far, with a few more at 25-30 or so. You get a bonus to your xp the more that you level characters, up to 200% total, and I think I'm at 90%+ bonus now so levelling isn't bad at all. It's fun and it's been a great way to not think about work once I get home, heh.
Other than that, I've been trying to read and write more but I've been failing miserably. The NHL playoffs have consumed a lot of my time too, so between that and my newfound passion for Marvel Heroes I've had very little free time outside of that. That's another thing I'm looking forward to during our vacation, taking a few books with me and reading on a nice, warm beach somewhere. The writing, though, I don't know what to do about that. I've taken part in a few exchanges but haven't really been happy with my work, other than the latest one which got a very kind review from its recipient. We'll see how that goes I guess.
Oh, and speaking of travel, I'll be going to a conference for work in July, which is awesome. It's only in Halifax but I like it there, and it'll be a nice little break to get away for a bit. It's coming less than a month after my week off in Mexico but still, it'll be nice. Then a few weeks after -that- my in-laws will be visiting and I'll be off for another few weeks.
It's going to be a nice summer, I think, and I desperately need the break, so I can't wait for it to start. With the addition of the third lawyer here's hoping things get back to normal sooner rather than later, because this pace has been crazy. I still wouldn't go back to private practice, but I really can't wait for this to get easier as well. While there's pretty much no financial stress these days, there's a different kind of stress that's more manageable but managing it is another job in and of itself. We're just long overdue for a break and we'll be getting it soon, along with much needed help, so things are starting to look up.
Work itself has been good, but very, very busy. April was especially difficult, as the other lawyer in the office was gone for five weeks, from the end of March until the first full week of May. During that time I had a long trial that ate up virtually the entire month, too, with a difficult subject matter, all of which lead to me being drained. Honestly I'm still recovering, and it's probably going to take awhile - May is fairly busy too, though with the other lawyer back and the awesome news that we're getting another one for the office it'll get better.
As a reward for surviving it, we've booked a week long trip to Mexico for June, which is going to be awesome. I've never been and I'm really looking forward to being able to relax and just do nothing for so long. I'm usually not one for warm weather but being at an all inclusive resort will be a much different scenario than being here and having to work and such, I'm sure.
With respect to gaming, I've been playing tons of Marvel Heroes, omg. Through various buy one, get one free sales and cheap random hero boxes, combined with spending in game currency I've earned from playing, I own almost every hero (I think I'm at 27 of 33, holy crap) and have been trying to play them all. The level cap is 60 and I've got 5 there so far, with a few more at 25-30 or so. You get a bonus to your xp the more that you level characters, up to 200% total, and I think I'm at 90%+ bonus now so levelling isn't bad at all. It's fun and it's been a great way to not think about work once I get home, heh.
Other than that, I've been trying to read and write more but I've been failing miserably. The NHL playoffs have consumed a lot of my time too, so between that and my newfound passion for Marvel Heroes I've had very little free time outside of that. That's another thing I'm looking forward to during our vacation, taking a few books with me and reading on a nice, warm beach somewhere. The writing, though, I don't know what to do about that. I've taken part in a few exchanges but haven't really been happy with my work, other than the latest one which got a very kind review from its recipient. We'll see how that goes I guess.
Oh, and speaking of travel, I'll be going to a conference for work in July, which is awesome. It's only in Halifax but I like it there, and it'll be a nice little break to get away for a bit. It's coming less than a month after my week off in Mexico but still, it'll be nice. Then a few weeks after -that- my in-laws will be visiting and I'll be off for another few weeks.
It's going to be a nice summer, I think, and I desperately need the break, so I can't wait for it to start. With the addition of the third lawyer here's hoping things get back to normal sooner rather than later, because this pace has been crazy. I still wouldn't go back to private practice, but I really can't wait for this to get easier as well. While there's pretty much no financial stress these days, there's a different kind of stress that's more manageable but managing it is another job in and of itself. We're just long overdue for a break and we'll be getting it soon, along with much needed help, so things are starting to look up.
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