Originally Posted by
SeriousKarma 
I don't know why, Lexie, but this just made me laugh. It made me wonder how many inappropriate things you wanted to say. Like there was this barely containable bawdy sense of humor just aching to come out.
Well, thank goodness you kept the lid on it.
I'm glad the day went well.
LOL, nah, I was actually referring to my occasional tendency to get a bit TOO casual/friendly/joke-y when I'm nervous. Kind of a form of people-pleasing--get them to like me and they will be nice to me. And to some extent it is OK--to the extent they see me as an actual human being, it can help--at least with some adversaries. These guys all represented insurance companies (insurers for the defendants). So it wasn't personal, it was just business, and business doesn't have to be unpleasant. I mentioned how I went to criminal law because I hated doing depositions so much. I think they could relate to that. I don't think they enjoyed the process any more than I did, so anything to make it a bit less painful for all involved was appreciated, I think.