Sometimes the days in the office just drag, especially if there is an ongoing project that lasts weeks. After a week of doing the same thing, it can get kinda monotonous. On days like this, leaving the office for lunch is when things get interesting.
Today, my co-summers were AWOL and all the associates were out of the office for a conference, so I grabbed lunch for myself. I was craving some cheap n' greasy Chinese food, so I walked across the bridge to the Bonaventure. I don't know if the people in Panda Hut are always friendly, or if they were just excited to see an asian face, but my chow mein and orange chicken was served to me by a chipper and very generous gentleman. The register lady was equally as cheerful, with lots of smiling and money-exchanging. To top it all off, a grandmotherly looking woman came from a back room, pointed at me, said something to the register lady in chinese, then they both laughed. I'm not sure what that was all about.
Coming back to my office, I got in the elevator with two older men. They were having a conversation about how much Skadden lawyers billed ($3 million) and how much they worked (sweatshop hours). I smiled, partly because it's true that Skadden attorneys are crazy, and partly because I was still laughing at the crazy Panda Hut people.
As I was getting off at my floor, one of the men turned to me and said, "You're laughing. You must be a lawyer from Skadden." Before I could answer, the other man said "no, he's a lawyer with Nossaman." I chuckled and stepped off the elevator. Technically, neither of them was right.
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christopher.. in reading this, i realize that dang, being a lawyer in training affords you with many tasty eating experiences, many of them free. why the hell didnt i think about doing this for a living? on a side note, you better start running or something... or else the peeps at berkeley will just have more of you to love in the fall. HAHA ~Charlyn
omg chris! wheeeeeere did all these posts come from? and why do you do this every finals week? suddenly a billion posts magically appear. haha. ok. im not really complaining. i was just shocked again that suddenly im behind. whereas i had read that admits are coming post at least 3 billion times. p.s. i took the lsat on monday. eeeps
you should have told those guys to eat at panda hut.
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