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Kyung's Blog – March 2009 Archive (5)

First year out - interpreted depositions

This could potentially be the easiest deposition that will leave you with a headache.

Call from the agency.

Agency: We've got you on a really easy interpreted depo.

Me: Okay.

Let's break that down. So many things to consider here. Interpreted depos can be easy, really easy. But they can also be really, really difficult. It depends somewhat on the language being interpreted.

Let's break that down.

Spanish - the deposition will be most… Continue

Added by Kyung on March 31, 2009 at 8:00 — 14 Comments

Caveat emptor

There are thousands of great agencies out there. There are thousands of great reporters out there. And this is a wonderful site for these two groups of people to find each other. Who knows, it might be a match made in heaven.

But (you knew there would be one) there are agencies and reporters out there who aren't quite what they seem to be.

What can you do?

Well, of course, you can post on here and ask for referrals. Hopefully, people will send you an e-mail or… Continue

Added by Kyung on March 24, 2009 at 21:00 — No Comments

Why court reporters should not text

Okay. I finally tried texting. I had a cell phone but I never texted. In fact, I didn't even have that service. Recently I added it on. It's been great. I have more contact with one friend who I can never, ever get ahold of. You call and call and she never returns your calls. (Anyhoo, that's another rant).

Back to our regularly scheduled program.

Do you realize how difficult it is to text when you are used to writing out everything and making sure everything is correct. I… Continue

Added by Kyung on March 20, 2009 at 8:29 — 11 Comments

Feelin' like a hamster spinning her wheel

Lately, I've been feelin' like a hamster on a wheel. I'm trying to work more so I can take up some slack in our financial situation. But the more I make, the more I have to pay out. It's craziness.

I pay quarterly, and yet I still owe taxes. And then on top of it, I'm trying to make more than I did last year because I need to make the ends meet, but then I think I'll end up owing more taxes. Wah!!

The economy is not my friend at the moment.

Well, just venting.… Continue

Added by Kyung on March 14, 2009 at 19:59 — 3 Comments

Attorneys are lemmings.

I must say, sometimes I think attorneys are psychic. Have you noticed how when one attorney starts canceling depos, then all the other depositions on calendar start canceling. It's like one attorney spooked them all, and they're all headed for the cancellation cliff.

It's amazing how that works. And I notice it's not just for one agency. It's like all the attorneys get together and decide, okay, Wednesday, we're all not going to work and if we have depos scheduled, we're just going… Continue

Added by Kyung on March 3, 2009 at 15:34 — 3 Comments