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[liadnan]

There are barristers in this inn who are younger than I am but seem to make a point of looking about 45. And a boring 45 at that, none of Alan's air of having lived life to the full. Christ, while I agree it's important to look professional when dealing with clients or in court, and long hair and jewellery on men don't go down too well in the High Court, there's a difference between that and looking like a total dweeb every hour of every working day.

Just went to the bank to pick up some foreign currency I ordered yesterday for a forthcoming Adventure (for various reasons I shan't explain more until it's happened).

Turns out they had a Real Proper Heist this morning, security van taken at gunpoint an' all. One knows these things happen but I'm still slightly taken aback when they happen Here! In High Holborn! To My Money!

Edited to Add, since this is a run-of-the-mill ramshackle bits and bobs post.. Confess Here To Being BelledeJour. Brilliant. (See here if you're confuserated.)

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[fairymelusine.livejournal.com]

I used to know a woman that was a manager in a smallish bank in downtown Boston. She said they were held up at least once a month. And this was in a Very Nice section of town, too! Scary, that.

Although, if I were you, I'd be a smidgen disappointed to miss the fun. I wonder if they wore skimasks or if they just do that in 'Merica.

[liadnan]

Sort of. Although they Had Guns and stuff...

[fairymelusine.livejournal.com]

Yeah. That's that logicalrational brain. The other part thinks it terrifically exciting ... and the story you get to tell later! I love things that I can turn into a melodrama over a couple of martinis ...

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

Haha, the legal profession. I was looking at one of our patent agents website after lunch. Found the address I needed, then spent a good twenty minutes clicking on all their photos and larffing like drane. Tee hee. So what if they earn 1000000 nicker per hour, they look like inbred monsters!

[liadnan]

Actually I have to confess my own photograph on our soon to be uploaded website makes me look like an inbred monster. And no, I'm not going to reveal here where it is. Or rather, will be.

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

Ho ho ho. Marvellous. I am in charge of our website. I wonder if I should tell people we should have photo profiles.

Ha ha ha.

[eccles.livejournal.com]

Given my experience of patent agents I'd say that is an insult to inbred monsters.

[anarcha.livejournal.com]

"There are barristers in this inn who are younger than I am but seem to make a point of looking about 45. And a boring 45 at that, none of Alan's air of having lived life to the full. Christ, while I agree it's important to look professional when dealing with clients or in court, and long hair and jewellery on men don't go down too well in the High Court, there's a difference between that and looking like a total dweeb every hour of every working day."

I see that all the time at my firm, and with my classmates from law school.

With regard to physical condition, I'm fairly certain that the reason's everyone's so flabby/fat/skinny is that they DON'T TAKE CARE of themselves. This job can kill you (10-14 hours a day in front of computer, ordering in lousy take-out for dinner) if you don't make a point of stepping out of the office, stretching your legs, and enjoying life.

As for the personality/dressing aspect, I'm befuddled by this. I haven't figured out whether there's a yuppie "switch" that flipped in everyone else that never flipped in me, for some reason, or if everyone else has simply succumbed to conformist pressure (i.e. if I listen to boring music and dress like a yuppie and read the same magazines, then I'll be just like those that are senior to me, and I'm more likely to win their approval) while I've ignored it.

Third possibility: the legal profession tends to appeal mostly to boring people. I find this somewhat hard to believe, since I went to law school with really interesting people. It's only in the few years since they graduated law school that they started wearing khakis on weekends, playing golf, and listening to soft rock.

[liadnan]

It's something they put in the water I think.
Ugh. Playing golf. But there are people around here who do.

I have just discovered there is a gym in the Royal Courts of Justice. Meant for the civil servants but apparently we're allowed to join: am seriously considering it.

[anarcha.livejournal.com]

When I interviewed at the firm I'm currently at, I made a point of stressing "I don't do golf."

This is still referred to humorously from time to time as an example of my obvious individuality. I am a minority of one at my firm in my opposition to golf -- it's like some sort of contagious disease here.

I would also like to take this chance to point out that GOLF IS NOT A SPORT -- IT'S A GAME. Football is a sport. Gymnastics is a sport. Fencing is a sport. Chess is a game. Golf is a game.

[alan1957.livejournal.com]

"...Alan's air of having lived life to the full."

am assuming this is a compliment...although fiona_janet did describe me as a limping, shambling, quasimodo-type figure yesterday. but then maybe that really is the effect of ''aving lived life ter the full' (i.e. doing far too many legal 'n' illegal drugs, never playing golf 'n' utterly refusing ter believe that just cos i woz born in 1957 i should be listening ter bloody phil collins rather than the white stripes).