Well, I'm now done with another project, my presentation at the Spit Tobacco Summit. The Summit is a national conference on spit tobacco issues (duh), but it ended up being international in character with a lot of attendees from other countries (as well as all across this one). It is probably my most prestigious speaking engagement yet. It seemed to go fairly well, and I was able to take my mind off some recent personal troubles, the non-bloggable variety. I managed to drive to and from Casper, WY with a minimum of mammalian casualties, as well. That road is about as desolate as any in the country, and the furry natives have an unfortunate tendency to venture forth. I don't think I created any new ones, but there was definitely no lack of obvious impact sites. It was rather disturbing.
Today I also finished the publication draft of my case note. This is the copy upon which a publication decision will be based. There is some pretty stiff competition because my classmates are smart and skilled, so we'll see if the note goes any further until next semester (where I will have another chance to edit and submit my Note). I'll be sending this copy to a few acquaintances, just because they're interested.
Of course, the job search continues. It looks like I don't have any bites on the lines I cast in Portland so far, so I may end up here for the summer. At the moment I'm seeking some work at the local city attorney's office, but that is concurrent with school. Apparently I don't have enough to do.
