Mock Trial

Yes I'm writing a blog about mock trail. I'm a geek to the extreme. O well i don't give a damn. I'm still doing it. Well let me start by saying that this is probably one of the funnest things I've ever done. I must thank Shelby and Steven for convincing me to do it. At first i thought is was kind of an interesting thing to do but a one year thing. And know I'm pissed that it's over.

First let me describe what it is. You get a case, this year it was about a kid accused of setting of fireworks in a forest and starting a fire that kills two people. Then you either have to prove him guilty or innocent. There's 6 witnesses, all played by students, and you do the whole trial thing. All of it. Yeah nerd central.

I guess the thing is that something as simple as this, something that friends had to rope me into doing, can become so important. 8 of us spent 5 months preparing our questions, learning accents, and practicing objections, and we never realized we were good. Until Friday. We lost, we got a 247, a score worthy of a state team, and we lost. And now i miss it. Alot.

I miss having something to do. I miss the case. The thinking. All the work i tought was useless. All the times spent yelling hitler(inside joke). Most of all i miss the people. I miss all the stupid jokes and all the time wasting jokes. Hah and it's only been done for 2 days. Pretty pathetic.

In a very odd roundabout way i guess i just wanted to say you never realize how important somethings are until you lose them. And that feeling sucks as i'm sure almost everyone knows. So i leave you with another challange. Don't wait to lose things. Go out get them and keep them.

Just Think About It,

Tufte