Monday’s Question Emporium
Posted on November 26th, 2012
Last night, I got about as much sleep as I did when Pea was three months old. First I couldn’t sleep. Then I couldn’t stay asleep. Then Pea climbed in bed with us at 2:30 and kicked and flailed and I finally kicked her out at 5:30, and then the alarm went off at 6:30.
I dragged myself out of bed, showered, put on makeup, and got dressed. My sweater and my hat match! Hooray! But…I can’t get anyone else to wake up. (Pea and I do have the beginnings of a cold, though.)
So, in the absence of being able to write anything coherent, I’m opening the floor (or my comment area) to questions. Blogging is great for selectivity. I don’t pretend this is journalism; I pick the topic and keep to it and, except for very rare confessional posts, I don’t go into a lot of depth. My goal is generally more to entertain than to inform.
If there’s anything I ever wrote that you want follow up on, or if you’re generally curious about something relating to me, Pea, or M (within the realm of tastefulness), or if you want advice on something (Ask AAL? I’m up for it.) feel free to leave me a question in the comments or email them to the.attorney.at.large AT gmail.com, and I’ll have answers in a post for you tomorrow.
In the event I get a lot of questions, I’m game for making this a regular Monday feature. If not, then no harm, no foul.
Dearest AAL,
I am struggling with what to share on my blog. I have become totally paranoid about being found online – work is contentious enough as it is, and writing about my frustrations with opposing counsel or judges would make everything worse in a hurry. Also, pretty sure I’m not allowed to talk about Fight Club in any but the vaguest of terms.
I also worry that talking about my feelings and showing vulnerability online could be used against me (I know, paranoid) and talking about my marriage just seems unfair.
The thing is, I need someone to talk to and our online community is the best support I’ve got on a day-to-day basis. I know this has been a concern of yours in the past. How does a young professional draw the line between sharing and oversharing in a field as aggressive as ours? Should I just stick to talking about crafting and my kid and leave the rest of my feelings to be handled by strong booze and power lifting?
Sincerely,
D
Hi AAL,
I’ve enjoyed your blog for a while now and finally thought I’d delurk.
Two questions:
1)I’d love to know more about your hats. What style(s) are they? Where do you get them? How many do you have?
2)Do you have any advice for moms who are (as is my case), considering cutting back from FT employment?
Fun idea. Look forward to tomorrow’s post!
Dear AAL,
Can a romantic relationship survive and flourish when one person comes from a completely cruel and crazy family and the other from a (gag-inducing) loving, functional, healthy family?
Sincerely,
Mere
Dear AAL,
I am currently 26 weeks pregnant and am taking the Florida Bar Feb 26 and 27, at which time I will 39 weeks preg. I am very determined to take on the exam so long baby stays in. Any recommendations for studying while pregnant? Also, I am so scared to go back out in the market once I get back to work in June (hopefully as an attorney and not as a paralegal). Any recommendations to make myself more marketable as a new attorney? Thanks!!
I have an editing question for ya. I’ve always been told that there should be two spaces at the end of the sentence. Recently, I read somewhere (and I can’t remember where) that having two spaces at the end is outdated and there should only be one space. Thoughts?
Oxford comma, yea or nay?