ex factis (asserts jester's privilege)
@ex-factis.bsky.social
all i know is that i know very little | fresh JD from GULC, incoming state appellate judicial clerk | food and ttrpg enthusiast | queer and mildly lawtistic | he/they
why i've been putting off getting back on meds:
Trying to find a pharmacy that has adderall in stock is my least favorite regular chore.
November 25, 2025 at 10:01 PM
why i've been putting off getting back on meds:
well well well, it finally happened
November 25, 2025 at 9:46 PM
well well well, it finally happened
phd whispering to me like the green goblin mask
November 24, 2025 at 12:18 PM
phd whispering to me like the green goblin mask
i'm good at reading and writing and it turns out i didn't want to teach primary school english
November 23, 2025 at 3:23 PM
i'm good at reading and writing and it turns out i didn't want to teach primary school english
okay screw the yips, time to get back on OSCAR
November 21, 2025 at 8:32 PM
okay screw the yips, time to get back on OSCAR
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Expect Delays, a 1v1 game about a public transit system breaking down. Bought a copy after a single play.
November 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Expect Delays, a 1v1 game about a public transit system breaking down. Bought a copy after a single play.
my god it's beautiful
"Before I left the NYC Conflicts of Interest Board back in 2022, I created (along with Dan Iwrey and Rob Casimir) what might be the greatest municipal ethics-law-based D&D one-shot module ever conceived… or at the very least the ONLY municipal ethics-law-based D&D one-shot module ever conceived."
www.nyc.gov
November 21, 2025 at 4:47 PM
my god it's beautiful
being a dungeon master has given me fantastic lawyer skills
- public speaking
- improvising/thinking on feet in the courtroom
- people wrangling
- negotiating and mediating
- statutory interpretation
- foresight
... and more!
- public speaking
- improvising/thinking on feet in the courtroom
- people wrangling
- negotiating and mediating
- statutory interpretation
- foresight
... and more!
if you hire me i will gladly DM the office campaign
I am playing D&D with five friends via Zoom and we’re all in our fifties and my young teen self knowing this would be happening would be so happy and satisfied.
November 21, 2025 at 3:50 PM
being a dungeon master has given me fantastic lawyer skills
- public speaking
- improvising/thinking on feet in the courtroom
- people wrangling
- negotiating and mediating
- statutory interpretation
- foresight
... and more!
- public speaking
- improvising/thinking on feet in the courtroom
- people wrangling
- negotiating and mediating
- statutory interpretation
- foresight
... and more!
if you hire me i will gladly DM the office campaign
I am playing D&D with five friends via Zoom and we’re all in our fifties and my young teen self knowing this would be happening would be so happy and satisfied.
November 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
if you hire me i will gladly DM the office campaign
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I am playing D&D with five friends via Zoom and we’re all in our fifties and my young teen self knowing this would be happening would be so happy and satisfied.
November 21, 2025 at 4:54 AM
I am playing D&D with five friends via Zoom and we’re all in our fifties and my young teen self knowing this would be happening would be so happy and satisfied.
the underlying practical problems have not changed, but i will try to be more stable and productive today
November 21, 2025 at 3:28 PM
the underlying practical problems have not changed, but i will try to be more stable and productive today
i'm going to spend too much money on a nice dinner i can't afford tonight to cheer myself up
November 20, 2025 at 8:35 PM
i'm going to spend too much money on a nice dinner i can't afford tonight to cheer myself up
i have food, i have heat, i have shelter, i have a job for nine more months
November 20, 2025 at 7:28 PM
i have food, i have heat, i have shelter, i have a job for nine more months
i am physically safe, if anyone is concerned. i know what my floor is.
November 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
i am physically safe, if anyone is concerned. i know what my floor is.
i think i need mental help. i think i might be spiraling.
November 20, 2025 at 5:44 PM
i think i need mental help. i think i might be spiraling.
stressed. might've cried.
November 20, 2025 at 5:08 PM
stressed. might've cried.
oh my god it's m9 day, i totally forgot
November 19, 2025 at 1:04 PM
oh my god it's m9 day, i totally forgot
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your whales must be seen before they can be killed
November 18, 2025 at 11:47 AM
your whales must be seen before they can be killed
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Yeah, yeah, wolves using tools, it's all very interesting and opens up entirely new vistas of understanding canine intelligence.
But more importantly, this is poaching, and those wolves belong in jail.
But more importantly, this is poaching, and those wolves belong in jail.
B.C. wolves use line to pull up crab traps in first possible tool use by species
B.C. wolves use line to pull up crab traps in first possible tool use by species
Researchers have captured video footage of wild wolves in British Columbia pulling crab traps out of the sea by their lines to eat the bait inside, in the first evidence of possible tool use by the animals.
bit.ly
November 17, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Yeah, yeah, wolves using tools, it's all very interesting and opens up entirely new vistas of understanding canine intelligence.
But more importantly, this is poaching, and those wolves belong in jail.
But more importantly, this is poaching, and those wolves belong in jail.
sent a job app to a friend's firm after talking with multiple people there, fingers crossed
November 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
sent a job app to a friend's firm after talking with multiple people there, fingers crossed
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also, i can feel a repeat of 2008 coming down the line and i don't think im gonna make it on the ark before the rain starts
i think one of the reasons i'm in such anxiety and despair is i've worked myself into a mindset where i'm not gonna get a job unless it's given to me by someone i know, i know so few people, and the ones i do know don't seem to be in a position to aid that way
November 15, 2025 at 6:45 PM
also, i can feel a repeat of 2008 coming down the line and i don't think im gonna make it on the ark before the rain starts
trying to do back of the envelope math
is 170k base salary enough for a suitably middle class lifestyle in LA these days, i've been a way so long
is 170k base salary enough for a suitably middle class lifestyle in LA these days, i've been a way so long
November 16, 2025 at 2:05 PM
trying to do back of the envelope math
is 170k base salary enough for a suitably middle class lifestyle in LA these days, i've been a way so long
is 170k base salary enough for a suitably middle class lifestyle in LA these days, i've been a way so long
visiting law school friends in dc and rethinking some things
November 16, 2025 at 9:55 AM
visiting law school friends in dc and rethinking some things
high school friend i lost touch with is an aclu technologist, just posted a job opening for a staff attorney on his team on linkedin
hmmmmmm
hmmmmmm
November 15, 2025 at 9:04 PM
high school friend i lost touch with is an aclu technologist, just posted a job opening for a staff attorney on his team on linkedin
hmmmmmm
hmmmmmm
also, i can feel a repeat of 2008 coming down the line and i don't think im gonna make it on the ark before the rain starts
i think one of the reasons i'm in such anxiety and despair is i've worked myself into a mindset where i'm not gonna get a job unless it's given to me by someone i know, i know so few people, and the ones i do know don't seem to be in a position to aid that way
November 15, 2025 at 6:45 PM
also, i can feel a repeat of 2008 coming down the line and i don't think im gonna make it on the ark before the rain starts