Lawyering

So I am working in a big office now. Well, not entirely true, some people have big offices, I have a broom closet, but it does have a painting of Montana mountain view, cruel torture, someone's attempt to be nice, or coincidence? I'm not sure.

I spent the first part at the week at my first hearing at the Canada Industrial Relations Board. Watching and listening to some of the lessons and principles that I have been studying in practice was interesting. It is nice to know that there is a practical use for some of the knowledge. There are a lot of subtleties to it and tricks of the trade that they certainly don't teach in school, so hopefully I can pick some of those up while sitting back and watching it all.

I am hesitant to have an opinion about corporate firm life yet, but my first impressions are that it will be an interesting summer, although I will be spending much more time indoors than I am used to. I also have to wear a suit and tie, which is novel for now, but I'm sure will wear thin soon enough. It will also highlight how thin my wardrobe is in this department. How many permutations does 3 suits, 3 ties and 5 shirts allow?

It looks like I will be running early in the morning and in the evenings, and focusing on bigger weekends. The beauty of running is the efficiency of it. It require minimal gear, no special setting, just a willingness to lace up the shoes and head out the door, which I have in spades, so I trust that I'll be able to stay on top of my fitness. A big key is going to be making sure that I get up and move around a lot. It helps that I quite like reading while pacing. My box allows about 3 steps, so hopefully I can wear a little "trail" in the carpet!

So between bouts of researching and memo writing, I'm sure I'll be day dreaming about the "mountain view" that I have, but will appreciate the time out running on trails all the more.

I am doing some pavement bashing tomorrow at the Sun Run and am then hoping to sneak out for a hike or a bike in the PM to maximize vitamin D absorption and electrolyte depletion on the day.