Blogging Risk

Someone sent me an article today about a girl who lost an interview because she said something disparaging about one of her interviewers on her personal blog. She did not use names and the insult was not outrageous, but still the guy was so offended they ditched her. So I am wondering if I should say anything at all about my job on this site. On the other hand, I already censor myself on so many levels; and if I can't write about my job (where I have been spending 10-14 hours almost every day since I started) then what am I going to talk about? Not that I have that much to say. Today I got my first paycheck. That was good. Better than good.

Today I also made my first attempt at befriending another lawyer. Even if she is probably the only other foreigner at this place...We got put in touch by a mutual friend. She is (probably a Christian) Egyptian who was educated in France and in the US, where she found herself a husband and a life she didn't particularly plan to have. She is sort of serious-looking, but friendly and works in litigation so I will never see her again, unless we decide to hang out after this first "date." In my department I have not made friends yet. I only talk to the other associates about deals and (today for the first time, which I view as a new level of intimacy!) about assy clients. As far as chit-chatting goes, my partners are (as usual) in the "lower echelons" of the hierarchy. A sweet paralegal girl who tells me about her gym experiences; my secretary, Denise, who lives in Staten Island and has told me all about the difficulty of having a child with two working parents and not that much cash; the sweet-faced, big, black, mail-guy who greets me with such pleasure every morning as if I was the one thing that made his day; and my newest friend (only get to see her when I am here after 9) - the Albanian cleaning lady.

Now I am waiting on one of my bosses, who is actually suprisingly nice and asked me to "email him when I was ready to go." Of course, I was "ready" about 4 hours ago and I am not sure what to reply at this point...