In my experience (law student, interned for a summer at the US Atty Office) it is better when a witness doesn't look too prepared. All of the complaints that people are directing at her about how she seems stupid, ghetto, uneducated, and pitiful...those are the types of things that the jury will find BELIEVABLE. The…

Yeah, I just feel so.. gah. I want to give her a hug and then talk to her about deep breathing in order to remain composed.

I've been wondering the same thing. I understand panic under pressure, but effective media training should at least soften some of the edges.

I would never have known had Norm not tweeted a link to the kid's comedy video. He gave no context but based on his age and appearance I became suspicious and IMDB confirmed he has a son.

Yeah, I feel really terrible for her. She went through such a traumatic life experience, and now it appears she had very little preparation for the witness stand. They should have had her preparing in internal mock trials for months. It really hurts her credibility as a witness.

The defense would have questioned her on it, and then gone to town insinuating that everything about her testimony was coached. She can't win this-she just has to testify as herself and hope her truth and humanity comes across the jury.

I'm fairly certain that's Norm MacDonalds's son. I'm serious by the way.

That sounds amazing! Have you tried lavender lemonade? It's delicious, too.

Even the muppets, and they were pretty cool to begin with.

I totally inaugurated my new blender last night with some blueberry lemonade. Thanks for the tip!! :D

Am I the only one who watched The Botany of Desire and has henceforth felt super-smug while drinking hard cider, because "I'm helping the biodiversity of the apple!!"

Can I crash your party? Angry Orchard crisp apple makes me pretty happy, but this summer is all about cider.

Adult juice is the best kind!

Apparently you and I need to get together for some consciousness-raising and cidering. :P

For sure. It's his attitude that makes him so great.

Yay for Ted Allen! He's my favorite. Mazel tov!

Dear Pethouse. I never thought it would happen to me...

I have an unsubstantiated theory that the people who have the most sexually regressive opinions are into the weirdest shit.

Aw, shoot. That's what I was looking for, but I couldn't find it. Googlefu fail.