Well, what a wacky life I lead. This past weekend, I got to play with a bunch of lawyers in the NITA class I was being a witness for. And THEN, I got to spend the entire weekend scuba diving. Ah, joy. Ah bliss. The witness gig was great. I made some money, and I made a bunch of contacts in the lawyer world who said they are willing to help me learn more about being a patent litigator, and possibly helping me get a job. Heh, sweet. And bonus, the lawyer folks were actually pretty cool to talk to. Who knew?

Scuba was totally cool. Although my first descent was UGLY. I was flailing all over, and I dropped tooooooo fast. But I got better. Until (and deb, you'll appreaciate this) I got to the last dive, where we were talking about how we were finally getting the hand of this, and I just got my fins on. I took one step and fell, face first, in the water. Apparently I had not gotten one of my buckles on completely, and it made me face plant. Right in front of the rest of my dive group. And, to make it worse, since I had my full scuba gear on, I really couldn't get up easily. I kinda rolled onto my back, laughed for a bit, and kinda floated my way to an area deep enough so I could actually stand, since I was much like a turle on its back before that point.

Yes, ha ha ha. But I had a blast. And I got certified after all. :-D