I wanna be your crystal baller...

[conspiracy_of_1]

Some days I feel like lying on the floor, next to the bed, with the windows open.I listen to "God of Wine" and "Motorcycle Drive By" and the buses pass by outside. In the past two days I've given ten presentations at both an elementary school and a middle school. I have been in the ritzy schools with sliding glass doors (like a Wal-Mart or

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[ostensibledeity]

I have an older version of this list. I like the changes.

"I want to play soccer on a dirt field with little African girls and boys. I want to get schooled by them."

I've done that. Boy did they school me.

"I want to walk down the wine aisle of a store, both hands out, knocking the bottles off one by one."

can i come?

"I want to go to law school and become a criminal defense lawyer and defend battered women and survivors of sexual assault."

are you sure????

"I want to grow old with someone who makes me laugh so hard that I have to clutch my stomach, wave my hands and say "Ow, ow, that hurts, stop!", whether its a friend or something more."

yes.

[conspiracy_of_1]

Am I sure?...
Why do you ask? I mean, I don't know your tone, it's hard to figure it out and all through a typed message? Is that really what I want to do? Yes. Why? Because I believe in it and because I am learning the skills of how to work with these women. And because as a crime it as one of the worst conviction rates ever. And because it is so prevalent- 1:3 girls before the age of 18, 1:5 boys. That's nuts and it's not talked about enough and people don't know how to work with survivors in a respectful, supportive, understanding manner. That's not to say it wouldn't be an incredibly hard, emotionally draining field...

[ostensibledeity]

First of all I was referring to law in general, not criminal defense. Of course I believe that is the best kind. I've just been working for a lawyer and I’m not sure you would like it. But I guess I have no idea really.

Second of all if you wanted to help these men and women wouldn’t you be a plaintiff lawyer? I thought criminal defense was defending the DV assaulter, not the victim.

Third of all... ever think of social work?

[conspiracy_of_1]

Yes you are correct. My bad. Plaintiff lawyer. And now I feel stupid, which sounds about right BUT... what I am meaning to say is that I do not want to work in civil law (right terminology?) but rather, criminal law... none of that tort business, just crime. But I guess this adds a whole new aspect because while I would like to defend battered women, but in the case of criminal law they can only be witnesses.
The ultimate goal would be social work but as with many things, if I had a law degree my ability to make social change would be greater, don't you think?

[hushchild]

I love this. Can I be your partner in crime for the lollipop hold up?
You're a one-of-a-kind girl, Maggie Minnich.

[conspiracy_of_1]

Yes. Yes you can.