to blog or not to blog

a couple people have asked me why i never blog anymore. i usually reply boredom, or lack of interest, but that's not really true. i often read articles that i'd love to link to, and comment on. or i get annoyed about something, or happy, or upset. and i think, i should blog about this.

but i don't. i think part of the reason is b/c i don't write in order to move up in the world, or start a new career. i could, as a blind date once suggested, use the blog to write tv reviews to pursue my dream of being a tv critic. or i could write counterpoints to some of the things opinionistas writes about on her site, but i think a friend of mine has that covered.

hmmm, speaking of opinionistas aka melissa lafsky. i've been reading for a few months, ever since the ny times article. i wrote her an email once b/c i was curious why she switched jobs, but i got back a vague email that did not remotely answer the question. which is fine. why would she want to tell some anonymous reader why she switched law firms. i guess now i can just read the book.

what my friend focused on last night when we were talking about the site was how negative everything is. no doubt, there are soulless people at law firms, and people do exist who have similarities to the horrible people she described. however, even in my short four months at my large nyc law firm, i have met some wonderful partners and associates, who love their jobs, and who seem incapable of treating people the way that lafsky describes on her site.

i've hesitated to write too much about my firm/job, mainly b/c writing about it isn't important enough to me to lose my job. and i'm not going to change that. but i will say that despite some mind-numbing tasks, boring training, inexperienced managers, and long hours, overall life at a big firm isn't nearly as bad as i expected.

i don't think i fit the typical mold of a big firm associate, but i'm not completely out of place. i've found that i'm a bit more assertive and willing to speak up than most of my colleagues, which may serve me poorly during review time. however, i am not, nor will i ever be, one of those people who sits at the office and bitches about how they didn't hear back from the associate and they have to just wait around until 1am.

when i think something is inefficient i speak up. when i have an idea, i present it. when i have a complaint, i talk to someone about it. not every little thing, but if something is really annoying me i say something about it. the worst anyone can do is say no. or fire me. but i'm banking on the former (i certainly hope) more than the latter.

this is a complete non sequitur, but i have to mention how FUCKING HOT that performance by kanye and jamie foxx was on tonight's grammys. dope rapping. dancing, clapping women. drums. enough said.

sigh. i gotta watch me some drumline this weekend. i love it!