pitpat

Time to update my journal. I'm kinda sad to see my last post go. I'm not sad because it was meaningful or even interesting, but that post had recieved more comments than any of my previous posts... now I go from feeling somewhat popular to having another journal entry that won't get any response... ah well... all things are fleeting.
What is new... well I am still looking for a new job. the public defenders office has taken too much of an emotional toll on me. I hate having someone put all their hope and faith in me only to get sent to prison for many years... but when they confess as soon as they are arrested what can I do? I feel like I am there to make them comfortable on their way to prison. It is hard though... even the ones who I am pretty sure are guilty... prison isn't hard on them, but I spend so much time talking to their families and loved ones... those are the people who will be hurt... and their kids... I hate watching my clients say goodbye to their kids...
Anyway... enough of that. I need a break from the heartbreak of criminal defense, I am hoping to get a job in labor law, doing workers comp cases, and plaintiffs work against employers who violate minimum wage and overtime laws... Any where in the midwest would be cool... although I need to take another bar exam in I leave Iowa, so I would prefer to stay here... enough!!!! this has gone on too long.