Old Friend on Law and Order

Last Saturday, I had an encounter with a long-lost friend from my past in another friend's birthday party. Apparently, she knew my other friends from the theater scene back home, and now they're all big time here in the United States in their own little way.

She and I met in college because we were both recruited to sing in this R&B group that managed to get a few significant gigs here and there. We basically performed old school R&B covers such as songs by the Braxtons and Groove Theory among other artists. It totally slipped my mind that she was in New York and was into acting as well.

So we caught up, and I realized quickly that she was still a zany firecracker of a woman. During the conversation, her ADD-ish self digressed to an invitation for me to watch TV in November. Apparently, she's coming out in an episode of Law and Order...more specifically, the opening scene where a witness finds a dead body. Apparently, she was the witness...and not the dead body.

How hot is that?

She also has a french surfer boyfriend who not only knows Philippine geography better than me, but has a tighter Filipino accent, can speak some tagalog, AND can sing Filipino tunes. What a shame for me.

I should start brushing up on my French and show him...Zut alors!!

A Moment

It was the first time in a very long time that I had a moment --a specific kind of moment-- and it felt really good, sort of like the daytime-in-the-office realization that it's Friday.

I don't want to say what it was, but I can tell you what it was not. It wasn't winning anything, or getting a compliment from someone; it wasn't an affirmation at work, or a nice email from a friend; it wasn't an episode of poetic justice or redemption or anything to do with anyone else gaining or losing anything; it wasn't about being noticed; it wasn't complicated. Rather, it was something simple, short, yet momentous.

It made me smile, and in a cosmic way, it made my day.

Good to Go

I received fantastic news this week.

My boss approved of my participation in the Queens County District Attorney Pro Bono program, so my dream of arguing in court is becoming more apparent and real. Just thinking about it feeds my competitive spirit and compassion for the community with meaning. Imagine, one day, I'm dealing with companies that have allegedly issued false and misleading statements to their investors, and the next, I'm in court handling a criminal case. This is how I believe a lawyer's career should be balanced.