the things you find when you clean out your computer...

A friend sent me the following portion of a transcript, which was confirmed with one of the counsel involved (Ms. Olschner) and subsequently posted on Lexis Counsel Connect. The transcript is from Birmingham, Alabama, although the use of a deposition of a party opponent "for any purpose" is also in the federal rules. We have no word on what had happened immediately prior to this exchange:

[Begin transcript]

The Court: Next witness.

Ms. Olschner: Your Honor, at this time I would like to swat Mr. Buck in the head with his client's deposition.

The Court: You mean read it?

Ms. Olschner: No, sir. I mean to swat him [in] the head with it. Pursuant to Rule 32, I may use the deposition for any purpose" and that is the purpose for which I want to use it.

The Court: Well, it does say that.

(Pause.)

The Court: There being no objection, you may proceed.

Ms. Olschner: Thank you, Judge Hanes.

(Whereupon Ms. Olschner swatted Mr. Buck in the head with a deposition.)

Mr. Buck: But Judge...

The Court: Next witness.

Mr. Buck: We object.

The Court: Sustained. Next witness.

[End transcript.]

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every so often, random websurfing turns up something really cool.
like steven brust's weblog.
which, as of Friday, April 19, 1:47 PM, contains the sentence "Anyway, Viscount is done."
this makes me very happy.

according to TOR's FAQ , "From manuscript to hardcover normally takes about nine months." so we're probably looking at next february.

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windows 2000 and its incompatibilies with software have pissed me off for the last time. well, i hope. i'll be taking a day or three next week and replacing it with win '98.
of course, this means i'll have to dig up an older copy of office, and save all my word documents in an earlier format. and figure out what apps i'll need to redownload (zip, for one, but also ICQ). and dig up drivers for various things, including my graphics card. gah. i hate re-OSing. i do it about once a year and i still hate it.