Park Row Fallout ⋅ 40 ⋅

Midwest Attorney trying to navigate the waters of life

Each person feels pain in his own way, each has his own scars.

Haruki Murakami

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So this morning I had another 30 minute long “conversation” from Chinese Boss on how I suck at immigration, I’m not a good employee, and a veiled threat that I could be fired at a whim. Conside...


I wasted my weekend. I can’t remember the last time I wrote in here so that should also tell you where I am mentally. BUT Thursday of last week was a very difficult, very draining day. Crippling...


Another reason to want to be at a more reasonable place? Ouch. So… Private Attorneys that I know often scoff and laugh at my firm because Chinese Boss says she will help any Chinese citizen that ...


Today was going to be a stupid day no matter what. I had to be awake and out the door before 6:30 a.m. because I had to drive 130 miles (Waukee to IA City) for a client’s hearing. The kid is a H...


One of the biggest things in my life that I’ve always been absolute shit about is self-care. This has been true from the time when I was a teenager. So, not at all surprisingly, Therapy is dis...


I am not the kind of guy to unfriend someone over politics. I have many friends who are Conservative, Liberal, Libertarian, Anarchists… and provided you are open to logic, reason, and civility… ...


A good example of how my weeks typically start up in my head: When I woke up today, 3 distinctly different versions of life played through my head. (1) Regret: I considered what things were like ...


Today Chinese Boss was at a branch office and did not call me to make demands. So I was considerably less stressed out. Imagine that! Also, the E-Therapy has been doing well. I write twice a d...


Woke up exhausted. Surprise, surprise… tried to go to bed at a reasonable time, still didn’t get to sleep until after midnight. Woke up to Winter Storm Advisories for the area. Tried to find m...


(1) I have sent a third E-Mail session with my therapist. I hope this works and helps. Because I’d like to live a better life. A healthier life. (2) I have received a shit load of e-mails from...


I did something today that I’ve only done to jobs that I can’t stand. I woke up… assessed my level of “give a fuck” and my level of emotional fortitude… and realized I couldn’t do it. I could n...


In order to keep my social sanity, I shall add to this throughout the day. I haven’t been sleeping well. Neither has Wife. For me, it is the unfortunate element of not being able to get to sl...


Call me a Millennial but something I really don’t like? I don’t like being told I’m shitty for things that are effectively not my fault… only to be not told I’m not shitty for catching things tha...


The bosses left at three to meet some people working on their home I am exhausted and cannot say exactly as to why I have earned more than 4 hours today though the bosses want 6 per Not that I c...


This weekend felt like a whirlwind and went by too quickly. Obviously. Last two weeks, Monday was a Holiday so now that we are back on 2 Day Weekends instead of 3… the weekend felt too fast. I...


These blurbs were not written during Working Hours but during Lunch Hours, a demanded 15 minutes break, and at the end of the day BLURB 1 I really appreciate the “Past Entries On This Day” sectio...


Some day, I’m going to write down all of the ridiculous and stupid things my Chinese Clients do. I’ll lay it all bare for everyone to see. And I’ll say, “Look. Look. The Immigration Statistic...


Thank you everyone for the notes yesterday. Sadly, I desperately do need feedback. It is why I was an actor. I need the applause, the laughter, the boos, the tears… I need that to know how I’m...


According to GOOGLE, some famous birthdays for the day are Dan Harmon, J.R.R. Tolkien, Mel Gibson, Danica McKellar, Sergio Leone, and Victoria Principal. Yesterday, partially as a large middle fi...


As I constructed the new book, I took the time to review my “Resolutions” entry for 2017. Then entry was called “Obaith” (link to entry attached) and it is the Welsh word for HOPE – the hope that...


Dreams can remind us of the worst of us sometimes. Last night, my dream was one such as that. I was back in college, during my undergrad years, and reviewing my schedule at the end of the semeste...


New Book is called Working Through The Maze. Life is not what I had hoped it would be at this point. Growing up, I always thought I would have a house, a wife, a dog, and at least one child by t...


Dragons, Resolutions, Goals, Plans, whatever. I spoke with my wife and our 2018 hopes/goals? (1) I want to get under 200 lbs (2) We need to work on our marriage (3) We both need to work on “bei...


By the time I sat down to my computer to write this, I already had 8 different ways I wanted to start this. So I guess I’ll just start talking and see where this goes. I’ve been myopically focus...


(1) 13 years ago, I left acting because I wanted “the little slice of Americana” more than I wanted anything else. I didn’t know how to get it, but I knew that trying to be a professional actor ...