Saturday, April 18, 2009

Let's get it going...

Dear Diane,
Long time, no speak. I'll keep it short since I have to get back to writing my brief, but I had an interesting meeting today. I'm a candidate for the International and Comparative Law Journal here in Tulsa and I had an informal meeting with the editors. One of the editors asked me, "What classical work of fiction would you say describes you best?"
I said, "I could go for the easy answer and say 'To kill a mockingbird' and say that Atticus Fitch is the lawyer I'd someday like to be, but I'll say that the book that best describes me is 'Slaughterhouse V' by Kurt Vonnegut."
One of the other editors looked at me and said "Wow. That's an interesting answer. Why do you say that?"
I said, "It's the worst book I've ever read. It's longwinded, unnecessary, and completely full of shit. I'm pretty sure that sums me up."
They loved the answer.
What can I say? I'm a charming guy.