Just A Thought

Other people's mentees are annoying. Especially if they have a big face but not only if.

UCLA Basketball

They won. They're better than last year but not impressive. They'll probably be on the bubble of making the tourney. Watching them definitely wasn't worth missing a chance of glimpsing The U.

Quiz Time

Wackiness: 56/100
Rationality: 56/100
Constructiveness: 56/100
Leadership: 68/100

You are a WRCL--Wacky Rational Constructive Leader. This makes you a Golden God.

You think fast and have a smart mouth, and you are a hoot to your friends and razorwire to your enemies. You hold a grudge like a brass ring. You crackle.

Although you have a leader's personality, you often choose not to lead, as leaders stray too far from their audience. You probably weren't very popular in high school--the joke's on them!

You may be a rock star.

Of the 59420 people who have taken this quiz since tracking began (8/17/2004), 7 % are this type.

Bussys Of The Week

Those who don't like dodgeball.

But the game is also being targeted as unfair, exclusionary, and warlike for school-age youngsters; some schools in Maine, Maryland, New York, Virginia, Texas, Massachusetts and Utah have banned dodgeball, or its variations, including war ball, monster ball and kill ball.

“Dodgeball is not an appropriate activity for K-12 school physical education programs,” according to The National Association for Sport and Physical Education, a nonprofit professional organization of 20,000 physical education teachers, professors, coaches, athletic directors and trainers. Dodgeball provides “limited opportunities for everyone in the class, especially the slower, less agile students who need the activity the most.”

I Like It

My favorite web browser - how geeky am I for saying that - recently went 1.0 - even geekier. Tabbed browsing and popup blocking, what's not to like?

Save 10%!

Similar items found in the "Entertainment" category. (link via Boing Boing)

UPDATE: The anal massage demystified or something like that.

Dying Declaration?

Dilemma

Go to school, hit the gym, do lots of studying in the library, and possibly get a glimpse of The U? Or stay home, skip working out, do a little studying, and watch Jordan Farmar's Bruin debut and UCLA's return to excellence on the court?

Driver Of The Kermit Mobile

The other day I overheard G-Unit use the "Hear-Me-Now-Cuz-I'm-Gangsta" word "bizz-asement", to refer to the basement, of course. I swear, G-Unit is the best/worst parody of Vanilla Ice since Vanilla Ice himself in his prime.

I can't believe people like this attend law school. Only at SWLAW I suppose.

I'm Against Copyrighting This Sort Of Thing

Seriously, the more people who use this idea to sell me beer and chicken wings, the better off I am society is.

Only 600 Pages Left

While others go play this Friday night, this dull boy will be studying. Hopefully, the reviews are spot on.

Hopefully My Mentee Did Well

If not, it wasn't for lack of good practice answers.

Stat Of The Day

Someone is a bit overanxious. Good luck to that person.

Somebody Alert Brian's Mentee

Just In Time For Thanksgiving

About 70 minutes until the California Bar results are made available to the applicants. The public shaming will be able to get its first look at who passed the bar this Sunday at 6:00 AM (PST).

Past California bar exam statistics here.

Quote This

"I'm not that hoity toity." - Arpineh

Phrase Of The Day

Quintessential food porn.

If Anyone Is Interested

Macy is looking for people to go to Vegas with from January 2-4 to stay at New York, New York at a really cheap rate.

I guess this means that she still hasn't found her snowboarding jacket.

Quote This

"One Brian is worth more than a hundred night students." - Brad

A Good Reason To Support A Flat Tax

The political principle is equally simple: government should, as far as possible, treat all its citizens equally. Politicians often talk about equality, but they seldom live up to its core meaning. A true egalitarian doesn't believe in affirmative action, because it means the government discriminates on the basis of race. A real believer in equality opposes heterosexual-exclusive civil marriage, because it means the government discriminates on the basis of emotional/sexual orientation. And such a liberal also opposes punitive or "progressive" taxation, because it means the government discriminates on the basis of personal success. If we get rid of different rates of taxation, and we're all taxed at the same proportionate rate, the successful and hard-working still pay far more into the public coffers than the unsuccessful. They're just not penalized even further by a higher rate. If you want to help the poor, and we should, then we need to focus government spending on programs that help the under-privileged. We should boost educational standards in state schools; provide effective welfare that leads to work; ensure good healthcare, and so on. But there's no need to penalize hard work and success. Or to defend inequality, on the basis of envy.

A Question For Soup

When is and who will be the next installment of 20Q?

Annoyed

As a courtesy to my mentees I've agreed to read over their memos and give them whatever help a less than mediocore law student can give. Anyway, I received the following email from one of my mentees.

Hi WAyne,

You're off the hook! My cousin, who is completing her third year at the U of M, was able to give me extensive comments. THANKS AGAIN. and I'll hit you up again soon!

First off, it is a big boost to the ego knowing that it takes a near graduate of the U of M law school to replace my mad editing skills. But goddamn it, I spent a good hour during an Evidence class editing her memo before I got the email. How am I ever going to get back that lost hour of playing Yeti Sports, Ms. Pacman, and Spider Solitaire? I'm not! And for that, I will never forgive my mentee.

Quote This

"Dancing leads to sex." - Arpineh

Go Here

If you're too lazy to think up orders for the virtual bartender.

Random AIM Conversation

Bruin7089: and i'm tired now
cuyaz: Why tired, too much jacking off?
Bruin7089: is there ever enough of that?
cuyaz: Yes, there is
Bruin7089: So you've reached that point?
Bruin7089: good for you
Bruin7089: So how many times is enough?
cuyaz: More than twice a day is too much
Bruin7089: what if you miss monday?
Bruin7089: can you make up for it over the rest of the week?
cuyaz: No
cuyaz: Twice a day, not cumulative
Bruin7089: So it's a daily allowance
Bruin7089: Got it
cuyaz: yes, now you got it
Bruin7089: Is that what your dad tells his patients?
cuyaz: He doesn't talk to dudes
Bruin7089: women masturbate too don't they?
cuyaz: indeed
Bruin7089: So?
Bruin7089: Same deal?
cuyaz: no
Bruin7089: What's their deal then?
cuyaz: they can do it as much as they want
Bruin7089: So long as I watch
cuyaz: yup
Bruin7089: Is that a biological difference between men and women?
cuyaz: could be
Bruin7089: Or something more along the lines of why men shouldn't wear pink but women should?
cuyaz: real men wear pink
Bruin7089: yeah
Bruin7089: Well ok
Bruin7089: A different analogy
Bruin7089: Why women can wear high heels but men shouldn't.
cuyaz: yes exactly
Bruin7089: so that's the reason?
Bruin7089: not the biological one?
cuyaz: no bio reason
cuyaz: just hotteer for women to do it
Bruin7089: I agree

Random AIM Conversation

cuyaz: Here is the test. RIGHT NOW, knowing what you about her and the U, if both wanted you to take them out, who would you take out
Bruin7089: huh
Bruin7089: well the U is so hot
Bruin7089: but i know that i get along with ********
cuyaz: So who would you pick
Bruin7089: probably the U
cuyaz: This ain't brain surgery
Bruin7089: I picked
cuyaz: Well then, there ya go
Bruin7089: There I go where?
cuyaz: That is your answer
cuyaz: You don't really want to date ********
Bruin7089: That's a shitty answer
cuyaz: And if you did date her you would be settling
Bruin7089: good point
cuyaz: And settling is never good
Bruin7089: so no settling
Bruin7089: ok
cuyaz: No, never settle
Bruin7089: well shit
Bruin7089: I'm sure if i compare the U to someone else
Bruin7089: I might not pick the U
Bruin7089: so would that be settling for theU?
Bruin7089: so no dating the U?
cuyaz: Well you gotta draw the line somewhere
cuyaz: You could always find some super star
Bruin7089: Well why not back to where I should be dating ********?
cuyaz: Do you think that is where you should be?
Bruin7089: why not draw the line there?
Bruin7089: that's what i can't figure out
cuyaz: Why is it hard to figure out
Bruin7089: Because I don't know if I would be settling or not
Bruin7089: Or in other words
Bruin7089: I don't know how well I could do.
cuyaz: I think if you even think you are settling then it is not going to work
cuyaz: No one does
Bruin7089: So?
Bruin7089: Where does that leave me
cuyaz: What do you want out of it
cuyaz: Do you want a friendship, or do you want to take the chance on it being something else
Bruin7089: I don't know if I want it out of it
Bruin7089: Obviously I'm always looking for that something else.
Bruin7089: And that's what I would always want.
cuyaz: So then pursue it
Bruin7089: but you can say that about me and any girl then
Bruin7089: Should I be pursuing it with every girl?
Bruin7089: Maybe that's the way to go.

Effin' NDC

I may never get to studying now. Try ordering a lap dance.

Law Schools Most Mentioned By NLJ 250 Firms

1 Georgetown (114)
2 University of Virginia (97)
3 Harvard (96)
4 University of Michigan (93)
5 Duke (83)
6 New York University (80)
7 Columbia (76)
8 Northwestern (66)
9 George Washington (64)
10 University of Pennsylvania (63)
(The National Law Journal, November 2004)

To put SWLAW's non-mention in proper perspective, we are in the company of Yale, Stanford, Chicago, Cornell, Berkeley, UCLA, USC, and Loyola. Indeed, SWLAW is in very good company.

Nothing Special Here

According to the stats of the following quiz, my type, unlike NDC's; Soup's; and E-Spat's, comes a dime a dozen. Or... it could be that I am indeed of the rarest of the types out there but my type tends to frequent this particular online quiz at a much greater rate than the other types, therefore distorting the stats. That's the theory I'm going with. Eff' E-Spat, Soup, and NDC. I'm the rarest of the rare, bitches! So I win this pissing contest.

eXpressive: 10/10
Practical: 8/10
Physical: 8/10
Giver: 8/10

You are a XPYG--Expressive Practical Physical Giver. This makes you a Roving Spouse.

You are magnetic, charming, and impossible to resist. You have no problem with approaching your target sex -- it just comes naturally to you, and the thrill of warming up a stranger is one of your great drives. Still, very few people really know you. You don't just *feel* misunderstood -- you are. You are probably nursing a heartache that you never let on.

You're calm in a conflict (almost *too* calm -- a more emotional partner may wonder why you're not more engaged) and quick with affection. Fighting makes you uncomfortable, but as you avoid direct conflict your frustrations can manifest in the cold shoulder and passive-aggression, which is no better! Still, you make a loving, doting parent -- giving more love than discipline -- and your children prefer you.

Like an XSYG, you put so much thought and effort in what you give to your partner that you feel dismissed and unappreciated if you don't get the same in return. You also give and think so much that you can also talk yourself into cheating -- physically or emotionally -- and this can lead a cycle of conflict, guilt, conflict-avoidance, chilly atmosphere and then more cheating. But you'll stay with your partner in the long run from guilt and a desire to please.

You've got to open up! You express and give so much of yourself in other ways -- don't be afraid to express what's bothering you.

I'm only being so hard on you because you remind me of me.

Of the 154635 people who have taken this quiz, 10.5 % are this type.

East Coast Bias?

Or just plain right? I'm going with the latter.

Yes, Virginia, Students From SWLAW Do Get Job Offers

Daphne finally got an offer from the firm she desired and with hoppity-skippity-jumps into the air with arm flailing and cellphone held to ear, she celebrated. It was a sight to behold and I'm glad to have seen it. Congratulations Daphne! And thanks for giving the rest of us some measure of hope.

Really?! You Don't Say

I Would Probably Still Find A Way To Fail

SWLAW should adopt this grading policy.

Somebody Pass The Link To This Blog To The U

Brandy told me that she spent the weekend getting acquainted with this blog and now thinks I'm hot because of it. Yes people, bloggers, especially yours truly, are for sure, damn sexy.

For Those Finding This Blog Because Of Anna Nicole At The AMA's

Go here for the video.

Stat Of The Day

Amen to this. And how is it that I'm only #8 for that search result?!

Just Do It

The following question was posed over at Ask MetaFilter to the ladies:

If a man does not try to kiss you on a first date, how would you be likely to interpret that [lack of] action?

A long thread of comments follows. Most of the sluts women say that it's interpreted as the guy not being interested. The bussys men say that's an unfair interpretation

I have a simpler question that you can answer with the poll but do leave comments explaining why.

Random AIM Conversation

cuyaz: Oh by the by, guess what my mom brought me that I am now obligated to wear
Bruin7089: A christmas sweater?
cuyaz: Nope
cuyaz: Almost as bad
cuyaz: One more guess
Bruin7089: Mittens?
Bruin7089: well?
Bruin7089: Christmas underwear?
cuyaz: lance braclet
Bruin7089: live strong brian
Bruin7089: live strong
cuyaz: I kind of like it
cuyaz: haha
Bruin7089: It'll get you chicks
cuyaz: Will it?
Bruin7089: Yeah
Bruin7089: show's compassion
Bruin7089: and shit like that
cuyaz: Oh right
cuyaz: Want one?
Bruin7089: uh
Bruin7089: no
Bruin7089: I'm sticking with the Ass routine
cuyaz: You think the U will like "Ass" or "Compassionate" better
Bruin7089: I don't know
Bruin7089: But may the better Ass win
Bruin7089: Or Compassionate pussy
cuyaz: Is this a contest
Bruin7089: No
cuyaz: I don't like contests where there is no guarantee that one of us will win
Bruin7089: I don't need to be embarrassed

Ass Kicking Time

All UPS men, chicken quesadilla makers at Taco Bell, warehouse workers, hotel desk clerks, housekeepers, valet attendants, and septic tank pumpers; NDC is calling all of you mindless idiots and he wants to take over your job. Go send him your love.

The AMA's

Was it just me or did anyone else smell the alcohol on Anna Nicole's breath come across the tv set? And what the fuck is Kanye doing? And how do they follow his act up with John freaking Mayer?!

UPDATE: John Mayer in black & white no less. So artsy fartsy. Who makes these eff'ed up decisions?

UPDATE: I've heard Louis Armstrong sing this song and Mr. Rod Stewart you are no Louis Armstrong.

UPDATE: Not Alicia Keys' best, which means not good at all.

UPDATE: Seriously, if ain't Tim McGraw, I ain't listening to this country music shit.

UPDATE: A good source, a fan of hers actually, tells me that Kelly Clarkson looks like SHIT at the AMA's. I never thought she looked good to begin with so eh whatever.

UPDATE: Billy Idol? I thought he was dead.. or was it I wished he were dead?

UPDATE: Is it just me? Or are these rap/hip-hop performances wasted on audiences like the one at the AMA's?

UPDATE: Kobe presenting Usher an award for his album Confessions. Thank you Brian for pointing out this obvious irony that I missed and now I feel like a complete idiot. Thanks for the first part of that last sentence not the second part.

UPDATE: Bon Jovi. I stop now.

Having CPK Some Nights Ago In The BW Student Lounge

A huge roach-like bug made an appearance. Angela, being the girl that she is, screamed. Brian, being the man that he is, tried to drop a table on it. Huge roach-like bug survived - let's not forget, roaches can survive a nuclear holocaust so let's go easy on Brian - and was shooed underneath the vending machines. Annoying cell phone guy went through dozens of indistinguishable ringtones trying to decide which one to identify himself to all those who can hear as annoying cell phone guy with annoying, indistinguishable ringtone. Three annoying 1Ls came down to grab a snack from one of the vending machines. "Ooo, they have Milanos." It took these three geniuses close to twenty minutes to figure out what they wanted. Confusing when there are so many damn selections I suppose. And really, it's a very important decision, a wrong decision could cost one anywhere from 50 to 80 cents. That intense drama having been resolved, annoying cell phone guy decides to be Japanese.

The U

Ran by where I was studying today. It was like Baywatch. It was like awesome. Wonderfully awesome in a bouncy way.

HaHa

Hot Mooter was admonished for dropping the weights in the gym. Made my day. And yes, I'm a petty, petty, little man.

Oh The Indignity

Got booted out of my study room by a group of 1Ls.

With Less Than 4 Weeks Until Finals

It's time to learn IRAC. Time to say bye to tv. Time to say bye to family. Time to say bye to fun. Time to say bye to what's going on in the world outside of law school. Time to say bye to eating. Time to say bye to sleep. Time to read. Time to outline. Time to memorize someone else's outline. Time to do practice tests. Time to answer Brian's hypotheticals because they're sure to be on the Evidence exam. Time to reserve two hours of time at a time for the study rooms. Time to sneak lunch/dinner into the study rooms. Time to curse the school for not providing internet access in the study rooms. Time to see the same people over and over again at the library. Time to nap with exhaustion. Time to say good morning to the librarian. Time to say goodnight to the librarian. It's time to be a law student.

Stat Of The Day

When people start finding this blog with search results like this, then it's time to seriously consider shutting it down.

UPDATE: Deli77 might be inclined to agree with me knowing that someone else found this blog with this search.