tag:tamara.blog.co.uk,2009-11-21:/MokoFeed2009-11-21T14:43:01+01:00tag:tamara.blog.co.uk,2007-10-22:/2007/10/22/pit_pony_becomes_a_butterfly~3179187/tamrundle2007-10-22T21:02:15+02:002007-10-22T21:07:24+02:00 <p>Have accepted that I hate working in the police station, have qualified, have started court work, haven't made any truly obvious fuck ups and have finished studying. Part-time job with Mowbrays and am now portfolio working with matching in mind. Bit of teaching, advocacy and whatever else presents. Guilty about it because Age is working so hard but so much happier than I was doing nine-to-five every day at the same place. Lots of stress but nothing too serious. Bitch to Age at the weekend, have so much stuff that I dredge up that isn't his fault but that he gets the brunt of, when will I stop being such a toddler. Want something to happen but not sure what, the adoption needs to be moving on before life stalls completely or explodes into metallic confetti. sleeping some of the time, but not all of the time. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://tamara.blog.co.uk/2007/10/22/pit_pony_becomes_a_butterfly~3179187/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:tamara.blog.co.uk,2006-11-10:/2006/11/10/morality_sorry_officer_what_was_that~1317363/tamrundle2006-11-10T22:31:54+01:002006-11-10T22:31:54+01:00 <p>The police are being really hard work at the moment. From intimidating a frightened girl with diagnosed depression to suggestion that criminal solicitors (or just me?) don't have any morality. Not sure why because can't relate except that I presume that they want to win and they're frustrated. They're not winning because the client's innocent - which they don't consider - or because they fucked up. My professional obligation is to tell them if it's a legal fuck up, how long before my obligation is run their case for them and teach them social skills? Need a holiday <img src="/img/smilies/icon_sad.gif" alt=":(" class="middle" border="0"> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://tamara.blog.co.uk/2006/11/10/morality_sorry_officer_what_was_that~1317363/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:tamara.blog.co.uk,2006-10-01:/2006/10/01/iceland~1178517/tamrundle2006-10-01T20:31:34+02:002006-10-01T20:37:52+02:00 <p>Age is in a very small tent pitched at the bottom of what appears to be a very large iceberg and to be frank I worry. I am here at home hiding out, watching rom coms and eating chocolate. Back to work tomorrow what is the future for criminal law now that Tony Blair has given it some attention? Reading Scott Turrow who is brilliant played netball this morning and bent my middle finger back on the ball. It hurts but I'm being brave. This is Peter Doig: <a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=859211"><img src="http://data2.blog.de/media/211/859211_bf1272ee1f_m.jpg" alt="peter doig" title="peter doig" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a></p> <p> <small> <a href="http://tamara.blog.co.uk/2006/10/01/iceland~1178517/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:tamara.blog.co.uk,2006-07-25:/2006/07/25/table_football~987904/tamrundle2006-07-25T18:14:02+02:002006-07-25T18:14:02+02:00 <p>Bought a table football game for the server room to try and settle the secretaries who are all about to kill each other. Have instead inspired a level of competitiveness only previously seen internationally between America and Iraq and Israel and Palestine. Think it may be the weather. All of the cells at Bath are full and have been all week. Haven't finished a single sentence since the weather got this hot have just got disinterested and wandered off. Said that to Peter the other day and he had the presence of mind to wander off before I was able to. Sensible man. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://tamara.blog.co.uk/2006/07/25/table_football~987904/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:tamara.blog.co.uk,2006-07-13:/2006/07/13/i_passed_my_exams~957585/tamrundle2006-07-13T21:45:04+02:002006-07-13T21:45:04+02:00 <p>By eck it's been a long couple of years. I feel really priviledged and I know how rubbish that sounds but I do to have finished the course and to have met the people I've met and to have learnt all that I have. 76 on criminal and 72 on employment with only my phenomenal fuck up on civil litigation making me miss a merit. I feel grateful and sad and all of that stuff to have made it to the end. I also love my husband very much. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://tamara.blog.co.uk/2006/07/13/i_passed_my_exams~957585/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:tamara.blog.co.uk,2006-06-16:/2006/06/16/examania~887222/tamrundle2006-06-16T21:03:10+02:002006-06-16T21:03:10+02:00 <p>Last few exams before I'm officially a grown up. Criminal and Employment were fine but have a feeling in my water that I'll being seeing Civil Litigation again, haven't booked anything for August let's put it that way. Summer is truly here so am flip flopping to every venue and have had my holiday at home in the park on the front step and at the pool. It's been lovely actually but may have had more of a festival atmosphere if it hadn't been for the interludes of the Employment Rights Act and Criminal Justice Act 2003 </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://tamara.blog.co.uk/2006/06/16/examania~887222/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:tamara.blog.co.uk,2006-05-17:/2006/05/17/dhw_fight~808185/tamrundle2006-05-17T22:02:11+02:002006-05-17T22:02:11+02:00 <p>Guess I should have seen that coming after the title 'DHW odd' I have bad back and am very short on patience. Probably good to clear the air though isn't it I think bravely. He said I had the stomach of an elephant and the air of a friend or something to that effect. Think I could have been hugely insulted but could see the truth in it so demurred. I have the back of an old woman that's for sure truly and royally hacked off with it now. Have had a rainbow of clients from all over the world this week, have been kissed by an Italian grandma, tried hard to calm a very angry South African down and talked at length about cabbage with a Pole. Typical week really. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://tamara.blog.co.uk/2006/05/17/dhw_fight~808185/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:tamara.blog.co.uk,2006-04-23:/2006/04/23/it_s_okay_actually~750506/tamrundle2006-04-23T21:39:20+02:002006-04-23T21:39:20+02:00 <p>Criminal law firms are all really bizarre and now that I have accepted that I have settled in ever so much better. Client's are good and colleagues are not bad. Have been set a fees target that couldn't be met by Bill Gates if he was doing my job but am keeping it in perspective because reasonableness is only in caselaw. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://tamara.blog.co.uk/2006/04/23/it_s_okay_actually~750506/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:tamara.blog.co.uk,2006-04-03:/2006/04/03/dhw_odd~700185/tamrundle2006-04-03T21:51:27+02:002006-04-03T21:51:27+02:00 <p>My God how hard is it to do the minor sensible thing. Met true resistance today on the most trivial issue imaginable because everyone had been doing it one way for a long time and couldn't make an ajustment. Felt briefly like being at some sort of show because couldn't relate but found the whole thing mildly entertaining. When does the classy law office kick in with the leather bound desk and musty law books, hey, when does that kick in. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://tamara.blog.co.uk/2006/04/03/dhw_odd~700185/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:tamara.blog.co.uk,2006-03-09:/2006/03/09/first_day_at_mw~628589/tamrundle2006-03-09T23:35:32+01:002006-03-09T23:35:32+01:00 <p>Shook everybody's hand, met like fifty people even befriended the police it's going to be brilliant I think. Still smarting from a very rocky civil litigation exam which I think I may be seeing again in August. MW is good though, all good. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://tamara.blog.co.uk/2006/03/09/first_day_at_mw~628589/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:tamara.blog.co.uk,2006-02-21:/2006/02/21/farewell_to_hollywood~580960/tamrundle2006-02-21T18:11:57+01:002006-02-21T18:11:57+01:00 <p>David said goodbye whilst talking on the phone, shook my hand, and then carried on his conversation. Left my porridge oats with Disney who seemed pleased. Serena has a broken foot but Chris, Dis and Guen gave me a hug. Teohs with Hils and Badger and Badge needed a push to get out the passenger side of the car. It feels right to be leaving and as I drove past Bath at night with the Abbey glowing in the middle I knew I was coming home. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://tamara.blog.co.uk/2006/02/21/farewell_to_hollywood~580960/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:tamara.blog.co.uk,2006-02-16:/2006/02/16/he_signed_the_release_free_tra_la_la_fre~567305/tamrundle2006-02-16T15:00:56+01:002006-02-16T15:00:56+01:00 <p>DM had to sign a release to let me count the time that I have already served to the overall time I've trained. I have fretted about this for two months and have had a twangy little headache for that whole time. So anyway put it in front of him he signed it that was it. Leapt into car for homeward journey and then horrible nagging doubt made me pull over and check signature. All okay he signed it with his name where I asked him to and he hadn't written 'not' or 'he he he' underneath. Time at previous firm counts new firm here I come. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://tamara.blog.co.uk/2006/02/16/he_signed_the_release_free_tra_la_la_fre~567305/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:tamara.blog.co.uk,2005-12-23:/2005/12/23/here_i_go_stand_back_boys~411581/tamrundle2005-12-23T19:47:39+01:002005-12-23T19:47:39+01:00 <p>New job offer sent through. Now to war! What's to lose....gulp. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://tamara.blog.co.uk/2005/12/23/here_i_go_stand_back_boys~411581/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:tamara.blog.co.uk,2005-12-22:/2005/12/22/mw_called_and_wrote_and_hopefully_will_w~407875/tamrundle2005-12-22T15:54:52+01:002005-12-22T16:03:29+01:00 <p>New job conditional on a potentially imoveable object. Keen to move it but conditional element doesn't appeal things either are or they aren't never had much truck with things that only are on condition that. DH asked about my plans and has offered me a better post at Hoole and Co but all I want is to be trained have no interest in being CEO! They'll give me my requests now cos I pulled the I'm leaving straw but I feel as if I bolted a while back and they're only now closing the stable door.</p> <p>Have passed criminal accreditation, should pass January exams, Age is top, house is beautiful, going to watch a show and have posh dinner in London for new year and then to Italy in February. I like my life, I know it's partly luck but work at it too. Wouldn't change a thing except perhaps my firm! </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://tamara.blog.co.uk/2005/12/22/mw_called_and_wrote_and_hopefully_will_w~407875/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:tamara.blog.co.uk,2005-12-11:/2005/12/11/hmmmm_ideal_job~379213/tamrundle2005-12-11T23:07:26+01:002005-12-11T23:07:26+01:00 <p>Well it's all going on and I'm getting better and criminal law has flashes of being in a book with sleazy detectives and clients that are keeping something back. Found my niche just need to occupy it without being so bombed all the time. Course is brill but exams in January and I don't know anything yet. Accounts will be fine and legal writing what can I say will be a walk in the park but drafting is something I would only do from choice if the other option were being eaten by hungry coyotes. Trying to keep it in perspective but if when I get to the exam drafting exam signs point to the left and I can hear yipping and howling from the right I may still turn right. Waiting for MW to call am very relaxed about it. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://tamara.blog.co.uk/2005/12/11/hmmmm_ideal_job~379213/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:tamara.blog.co.uk,2005-09-11:/2005/09/11/southmead_mecca~174519/tamrundle2005-09-11T14:36:12+02:002005-09-11T14:36:12+02:00 <p>Started criminal up at Southmead and am like one of those things in Black Books that Manny kills with a whip. Scuttling about and furtively sneaking files up to my room. So much easier than immigration, Crown Court is fab, interesting, calm and full of people that look magnificent. Think I may be hooked but remember the Hoole and Co rule: never get too comfortable. Course started again this weekend and it was lovely to see everyone again. Food has greatly improved and I have high hopes for this year. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://tamara.blog.co.uk/2005/09/11/southmead_mecca~174519/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:tamara.blog.co.uk,2005-08-01:/2005/08/01/the_criminal_life_for_me/tamrundle2005-08-01T23:07:14+02:002005-08-01T23:07:14+02:00 <p>Going to crime in September it's official. Going to do level 2 for my immigration and all is good and right with the world hurrah. Age is gorgeous, have new gardening gloves so feel like Marjorie in to the manor born and am sleeping again. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://tamara.blog.co.uk/2005/08/01/the_criminal_life_for_me/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:tamara.blog.co.uk,2005-07-23:/2005/07/23/up_down_and_flat_out/tamrundle2005-07-23T13:20:40+02:002005-07-23T13:22:47+02:00 <p>New client is causing a nightmare and maybe jeopardising JI. Didn't sleep last night had horrendous dream about being chased and not being caught. Ended with my welcoming being caught but still didn't happen. Proclaimers playing tonight at the Pump Festival so hoping some ginger guitar strumming will make me tired enough to sleep tonight. It's just work why is it so bloody all consuming. Age has had haircut so all good really. Been on ebay looking at wall lights, may need to get out more. Bombings have been unsettling and I think everyone just feels a bit hacked off at the moment but could just be down to the fact that summer would seem to have ended and it's mid July. Need to find equilibrium, am looking. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://tamara.blog.co.uk/2005/07/23/up_down_and_flat_out/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:tamara.blog.co.uk,2005-07-16:/2005/07/16/shit_hot_trainee_solicitor/tamrundle2005-07-16T13:51:36+02:002005-07-16T13:51:36+02:00 <p>JI won and so did my Somalians and we've won about five previous to that and it feels really worthwhile. <img src="/img/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif" alt=":D" class="middle" border="0"> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://tamara.blog.co.uk/2005/07/16/shit_hot_trainee_solicitor/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:tamara.blog.co.uk,2005-06-28:/2005/06/28/hearings_and_headaches/tamrundle2005-06-28T22:19:14+02:002005-06-28T22:21:02+02:00 <p>JI's hearing today which went well according to Counsel and to her carer but caselaw suggests we'll struggle with this one and even if we win the Home Office may well appeal because its an issue they won't want to give ground on. Felt ticked off with the system and the reggae and the hey pretty girls everytime you go to your car. Then got a text message from Jo who is due to have her baby Spike on Friday and suggested she cycle to me on Thursday for lunch. Realised that I am a lightweight and that I must pull my game up. Bring on the rest of the week. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://tamara.blog.co.uk/2005/06/28/hearings_and_headaches/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:tamara.blog.co.uk,2005-06-26:/2005/06/26/clean_pooches/tamrundle2005-06-26T18:34:18+02:002005-06-26T18:34:18+02:00 <p>Goodwood was fab. Met Peter and his two best friends, Rod and Eric and Jase and then Daz and El. Weird day in that it wasn't sunny or warm but felt summery anyway. Some excellent cars and a really good jazz band who sang "Americano" next to a pale green Aston Martin DB4 from California. Organic burgers and then a barbecue with Sue and Peter and Pat and Peter in the evening. All of this was on top of a wicked tummy ache with no discernible source but it seemed to settle down later even though I ate my body weight. May have been overexcited at the prospect of seeing Murray Walker, didn't happen though but Age was told some information by Jenson Button's dad which means that he won on the celebrity front. Doug debuted ClassicProfiles and they didn't disgrace themselves, Age bought a v sexy leather jacket and some sunnies which made him look buff. Drove home and picked up two very excited dogs from kennels who smelt like kennels and then some. Ten minutes with insecticidal shampoo and everyone looks fluffier and brighter eyed. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://tamara.blog.co.uk/2005/06/26/clean_pooches/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:tamara.blog.co.uk,2005-06-24:/2005/06/24/seagulls_and_electric_doors/tamrundle2005-06-24T22:53:34+02:002005-06-24T22:53:34+02:00 <p>Spent the day in Portland visiting HMP the Verne to see two clients. Found top charity shop last time was there and so bought some very girlie placemats and some more shoes. Am beginning to acknowledge my shoe problem largely because Age keeps raising it, but I can stop whenever I want. Was a good day but a long one. We were both frazzled by the time I got back, him from work and hayfever and me from driving. Dogs (ted is staying) have gone into kennels so house feels like an empty place. Going to Goodwood this weekend. Glastonbury is one big mud wrestling ring according to the news, people had to swim into their tents to get their car keys, so Goodwood was clearly the superior weekend destination. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://tamara.blog.co.uk/2005/06/24/seagulls_and_electric_doors/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:tamara.blog.co.uk,2005-06-20:/2005/06/20/back_to_the_grindstone/tamrundle2005-06-20T22:59:23+02:002005-06-20T22:59:23+02:00 <p>Back at work and everyone keeps asking how my holiday was keep muttering that I was revising which sounds kind of mean spirited. Mean spirited is the office culture so am finally fitting in. </p> <p>We have a local pub called the Farm that is fast becoming a place to post work groan on summer evenings. Jenna used the expression to look at one's options which was much cooler than my swearing and saying I'm going to work somewhere less yuk. Passed my immigration exams and am somewhat pigeon holed now so will have to make an effort to be crap at it or I'll be doing it until I'm fifty. Age is in Germany, mum's pekinese is scratching a little less, was desperate enough to look into dog acupuncture yesterday, and am going to have mental day tomorrow with J.I.'s file so am going to bed. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://tamara.blog.co.uk/2005/06/20/back_to_the_grindstone/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:tamara.blog.co.uk,2005-06-19:/2005/06/19/good_morning_mongrels/tamrundle2005-06-19T09:27:20+02:002005-06-19T09:27:20+02:00 <p>Lovely day today, my husband has hayfever so he is locked upstairs in a sealed room but I have wandered down the row with the dogs and our staffie/whippet mongrel has played with next door's collie/springer mongrel. Having taillocked and headlocked him she came back for a piece of cheese and is now guarding the step in case any thing gets into the house. We only really need to stop pollen though.</p> <p>Went out to Tilleys for dinner last night to celebrate the end of the exams. Hugged in front of the abbey listening to the busker who can't sing moaning something that may have been the beatles or similiar bland catchy stuff. Age keeps wiping his eyes and looks a bit like a boxer which is kind of sexy but I prefer him when he can see. Was a boat festival and all the canal boats had pulled over to eat dead things from a grill and listen to music. They played the Irish Rover and we sat next to a full bin on a warm night and listened. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://tamara.blog.co.uk/2005/06/19/good_morning_mongrels/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:tamara.blog.co.uk,2005-06-18:/2005/06/18/just_starting_out/tamrundle2005-06-18T11:22:55+02:002006-02-16T15:07:19+01:00 <p>Have become incredibly keen on online chess and noted that just about everybody on there has a webpage. This was created in envy and as soon as the envy wears off will no doubt forget I set it up. Just finished my exams and clearly have time on my hands! Will get back to you when I have my results and if anything else of note happens. Have one of those lives where things are always happening whether I want them to or not so may not be long before I'm tapping away again.</p> <p>This is the site for chess if anyone else is interested. I am on there as tamrundle but am not yet good enough to be on the main boards so am just doing something called blitz chess which is a ten minute game where I get beaten<br> <a href="http://www.gameknot.com">www.gameknot.com</a></p> <p>Postie has just arrived and I have passed one of my criminal law exams so just need to pass one more and am a fully accredited police station representative which means being woken up in the night a lot. </p> <p>Greeting to all who visit here and the best of all the good things. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://tamara.blog.co.uk/2005/06/18/just_starting_out/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>