Saturday, December 18, 2004
What's Stopping Me From Studying
The Falcons - Panthers game on ESPN. I don't think I've seen so many big plays in such a short span of time.
I Feel Like I Should Be Studying Or Something
Just under 41 hours left until my last exam. Plenty of time to teach myself Antitrust. I mean how long should it take to learn: Per se? Rule of reason? Sherman Act? Clayton Act? FTC 5? Horizontal? Vertical? Mergers? Joint ventures? Price discrimination? Exclusive dealing? Huh? Huh? What? What? I'm screwed.
Because We Californians Value Money Differently Than New Yorkers
New York-based firms have gotten into the holiday spirit, rushing to hand associates fat across-the-board bonuses. But Bay Area-based firms don't seem to be in any rush to match them -- at least, not yet.Really... with all the sun, the surf, and the beautiful women in bikinis who needs more money? Not this Californian.
Morrison & Foerster's Keith Wetmore said that his firm will take its time to decide compensation for its New York offices. But he said New York firms have historically handled compensation differently than their California counterparts.
Pillsbury Winthrop Managing Partner Marina Park also said the firm pays "market" in its New York office. But she added that other factors might be influencing the New York players in their decisions, including attrition at some of the firms, and she downplayed the effect the bonuses might have in California.
We Might Have to let our Housekeeper go
After the newly appointed and then not appointed secretary of homeland security being taken down by an illegal immigrant employee, I started thinking. Is my housekeeper legal? If she isn't I guess she is getting the door. Not saying I want to run for public office or anything like that, but I want to keep my options open and I would hate to see my chances ruined by a mistake I made when I was 24. So the investigation begins!
Finals Are Still Going On For Stummy
How do I know? She's still posting to her blog as she procrastinates in her studies.
Maybe He Is Innocent
I mean, no one can be this arrogant right?
Christmas came early for some 200 children who got to play at Michael Jackson's amusement park and meet Santa Claus.The words of my mentee come to mind.
"I hope you have a wonderful day. Merry Christmas. I love you," the pop singer called out to the children Friday from the driveway of his estate.
Jackson, who faces trial next year on child molestation charges, appeared happy during the few minutes he spoke to the arriving throng.
One of the youngsters shouted, "We love you."
"I love you more," Jackson replied before putting an umbrella over his head and walking back toward his house.
Stat Of The Day
I should be an expert on this in about five weeks time. So come back, whomever you are, if you were looking for answers.
Friday, December 17, 2004
I'll Never Understand Women
A blog about Manolo's in the third person.
I don't think I even ever want to understand women.
(link via Larry)
I don't think I even ever want to understand women.
(link via Larry)
The < S >< /S > Is My Favorite HTML Tag
Here are 14 rules for putting your most professional self forward during business meals.
Rule #5: Alcohol should never act as truth serum.Good thing Monday night isn't a business/
How often have you attended a business/socialfunction and witnessed the beverage controlling the person? Rather than ever being described in this way, follow the rule: After consuming alcohol, if you find that you tend to talk about subjects that you would not think of bringing up with a glass of sparkling water, stick to the H2O!
Got Some Early Christmas Shopping Done
Dropped a few hundred dollars in the SWLAW bookstore today and not even done spending for next semester. Holiday cheer for me.
Thursday, December 16, 2004
Could Have Used This Earlier
An email from Prof. Evidence:
Hi everyone:
Now that you are done with the exam, my job has just begun. Do not worry, I will be hard at it all Christmas and New Years break. Anyway, Professor Richard Friedman has created a new blog that deals with the aftermath of Crawford. For your future reference, you might want to bookmark it as a favorite in your browser, so here is the link: http://confrontationright.blogspot.com/
Have a safe and happy holiday
NMG
Rename This Blog
It's been noted that I'm not that Inter Alia. So in the interests of being more distinguishable and avoiding any future lawsuits, I hereby announce the contest to name this blog. Be thoughtful in your suggestions and most of all be crude. And do spread the word of this fabulous no-prize winning contest. If I get enough responses, I'll put 'em up in a poll to decide.
I'm thinking Penal Interests is a good first candidate.
*All suggestions turned in become the exclusive property of the blog soon to be renamed and formerly known asAnkh Inter Alia. Any unauthorized use of said suggestions will be prosecuted in the State of Westmoreland with a firm kick to the balls and/or sexual exploitation - taped for the 'amusement' of Brian's mentee and Trini.
I'm thinking Penal Interests is a good first candidate.
*All suggestions turned in become the exclusive property of the blog soon to be renamed and formerly known as
How Tired Am I?
I was dipping my tempura in the soy sauce and then dipping my sushi in my tempura sauce.
Wednesday, December 15, 2004
Woot! Woot!
I have no idea what the title means but one of my much younger cousins uses it all the time so it must be cool. Anyway, WCC outline is done and with time to spare. Now I've got about 4 hours to print it out and memorize it for the exam at 6pm. Wish me luck.
Random AIM Conversation
Because I feel like beating a dead horse rather than studying.
Bruin7089 (7:58:01 AM): You're a big fat freak
SantaClaus (7:58:01 AM): Yeah, everyone keeps asking me about this one. I think you can start your search here: Big Air Ball Tower
Bruin7089 (7:58:11 AM): What about Dora?
SantaClaus (7:58:11 AM): I mean like, you know, ask me a question. Or you could type menu and see what the elves have put together for you.
Bruin7089 (7:58:19 AM): Do you like Dora the Explorer Doll?
SantaClaus (7:58:20 AM): I don't really know.
Bruin7089 (7:58:25 AM): Yeah you do you perv
SantaClaus (7:58:25 AM): If you think so. ;-)
Posting From Me Will Be Lighter Than Usual Today
My White Collar Crime final is tonight from 6-9 and I have much studying left to do for it and also (and probably the greater cause of the lighter posting), the wireless on the second floor of Westmoreland sucks for me today.
For the record
Wayne has decided to adopt my trademark phrase and use it regularly in his blog. Just so everyone is blog world is aware, this is mine:
Yay (fill in the blank). Boo (fill in the blank).
Yay me. Boo you!
P.S. Wayne - I got a new one for ya..."spectacular times"
[Trini has been given credit, so all use is fair use. - ed.]
Yay (fill in the blank). Boo (fill in the blank).
Yay me. Boo you!
P.S. Wayne - I got a new one for ya..."spectacular times"
[Trini has been given credit, so all use is fair use. - ed.]
Tuesday, December 14, 2004
Evidence Final
So yeah, we were all given four hours to take the damn thing. One and a half hours for the MC and two and a half for the essay portion. Both parts were given at the beginning of the exam so we were allowed to use up whatever extra time we had should we finish the MC early. So yeah, I finished the MC about 35-45 minutes into the exam and ended up leaving the exam an hour and fifteen minutes before time was up. I feel like I did C- work unless something extraordinary happened on the MC and then I either got a D or a C+. Yay me! Boo whomever got the CALI! Unless I'm on good terms with that person.
One Last Post Before I Begin My Futile Attempt At Getting Something Bettter Than A C- In Evidence
A finals tip on how to deal with stress.
*All characteristics mentioned are of purely fictional law students, unless those law students go by the name of Wayne Fonacier Soller. Any other SWLAW students sharing any of those aforementioned characteristics are therefore, purely coincidental absolving me of any liability because I say so. And if you still think I'm talking about you, then you're freakin' paranoid and are in need of counseling and psychiatric drugs... heavier on the drugs than the counseling.
When I start panicking that I’m going to fail an exam, I look around the room and pick out 10 people who I know are dumber than me or will do worse on the exam. Then I figure, worst case scenario, there’s no way the professor would fail more than 10 people in the class, so I’m safe. It really boosts morale, you should try it sometime.The underlying premise is that you can pick out 10 people dumber than you in class. Let's see if I can even come up with a list of ten, well there's that one person who....
- is completely reliant on commercial outlines, another
- who has missed as many classes as one can under SWLAW's attendance policy, another
- who spends a lot of time in the library... napping and checking out the 1Ls, another
- who hasn't read since the fifth week of class, another
- who wears glasses, another
- who plays Ms. Pacman in class, another
- who plays spider solitaire in class on the medium level - all people who play it at the difficult level surely won't fail, another
- who uses a laptop with a really noisy fan, another
- who drives a red Civic, and last but not least - or maybe he is the least - there's that one
- Filipino.
*All characteristics mentioned are of purely fictional law students, unless those law students go by the name of Wayne Fonacier Soller. Any other SWLAW students sharing any of those aforementioned characteristics are therefore, purely coincidental absolving me of any liability because I say so. And if you still think I'm talking about you, then you're freakin' paranoid and are in need of counseling and psychiatric drugs... heavier on the drugs than the counseling.
That Is Some French Tradition They've Got Going On There
President Jacques Chirac has inaugurated the world's highest bridge, a creation taller than the Eiffel Tower, longer than the Champs Elysees and designed to end a traffic bottleneck in southern France.It's kinda like me saying that the straight C-'s I'll be getting this semester is a magnificent example of and a great monument, in the long and great SWLAW tradition, to those who have sat on law review.
[Chirac] hailed the viaduct as a "marvel of art and architecture," a monument to French engineering genius that was a "miracle of equilibrium" and projected a bold, successful, modern image.
"The Millau Viaduct is a magnificent example, in the long and great French tradition, of audacious works of art, a tradition begun at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries by the great Gustave Eiffel," Chirac told a reception.
Conceived by British architect Norman Foster, the slender white viaduct in the picturesque Tarn Valley will provide a new motorway link between Paris and the Spanish border, easing congestion in the Rhone valley during the busy summer months.
Breakfast Of Champions/C- Students
It's a quarter till 7 and I've got a package of Hostess Chocolate Frosted Donettes in some holiday packaging, which is how I know it's fresh unless it's from yesteryear, and a 20 oz. bottle of Wild Cherry Pepsi. Mmmmmmmm... good eats... part of the life of a law student during finals.
Monday, December 13, 2004
Anonymous Must Be An Ugly 2L
So the following comment was left to this post.
Anonymous said...Uhhh... why would I want to get any from a class that I constantly bitch about how ugly they are? As for the 1Ls, they should be flattered that they're considered better looking than the current 2Ls, although that isn't much of a standard to better. I speak in generalities of course.
All you guys do is bitch about how ugly the 2Ls are. No wonder you are not getting any (from the 2Ls or the 1Ls)!!
Crawford
out-of-court statements by witnesses that are testimonial are barred, under the Confrontation Clause, unless witnesses are unavailable and defendants had prior opportunity to cross-examine witnesses, regardless of whether such statements are deemed reliable by court, abrogating Ohio v. Roberts, 448 U.S. 56, 100 S.Ct. 2531, 65 L.Ed.2d 597So that means so long as D had an opportunity to cross-examine declarant, the prior testimony is admissible without a ruling on its reliability?
The Next 48 And A Half Hours Are Going To Be Something Else
Evidence final, 1-5pm tomorrow. White Collar Crime final, 6-9pm the day after.
Thanks For The Reminder
Part of the reason I'll be going back to my old policy of not checking grades until they're all in.
Silly Mentees
Well I guess looking good and feeling good helps one do well on an exam. Anyway, I'm sure they brought along flashcards to go over as they got all of their nails done, so no worries. As for that Mystery Box O'Beer, I may have to confiscate. But only because it's the right thing for a mentor, hoping for his mentees to do well on exams, to do. And I always do the right thing.
If You're Pressed For Time Studying For Finals
Avoid this at all costs.
In what has become an annual tradition, The New York Times Magazine takes stock of the passing year by creating a mini-encyclopedia of the most noteworthy ideas of the previous 12 months. We put out feelers, fine-tune our journalistic antennae and call on a fleet of reporters and researchers to scour the infosphere for the most captivating, baffling, promising and influential ideas from all walks of life -- not just science and technology, politics and policy, but also tattoo culture and fast-food management, horticulture and shoe design.
Stat Of The Day
So while everyone else is competing in the market of XXX search results, I've cornered the market on G-Rated searches with this exemplar of a search.
Do pray for the lost souls of any child who should mistakenly be directed to this site.
Do pray for the lost souls of any child who should mistakenly be directed to this site.
Forget Barry Bonds
This is more effin' wrong. And not because I can't get my hands on some, although that's part of the reason. Kidding, of course. But shit people, I can't help but hope it has serious long-term side-effects on those who don't have ADD. And if I'm wrong for saying such a thing, then let me be wrong. Eff' 'em.
Yes... The Skirt Is Removable
Considering that this product has been out for awhile now, it's not so surprising that this product has made it to the market. It's also not so surprising that these products come from the Japanese. Excerpts from a "translated interview" with the maker.
...What's your aim with this product?
"Well, not only a toy for children, but we wanted it to also be a product for adults.
...Wait a minute, can't you see the panties?
"Not from a normal angle."
One thing Mr. Ikarashi wanted to appeal to me was the healing powers of this product.
"Not 'it's nasty,' but 'it's pleasent.'"
According to a survey collected by Mr. Ikarashi himself, the image associated with the lap pillow is "relief." Not excitement.
Scary
But I actually lived this last school year, except I missed out on the whole drunken anonymous sex thing. Figures that I would miss out on the best part. But this school year I've been much nicer and much less naughty. I hope Santa has taken notice.
Stummy Is Posting Which Mean It's Finals Time And She's Procrastinating
If by "our 'secret' study room" she meant "our wild pre-finals orgy, fuckfest ritual" then she's sorely mistaken.
Don't kill me Drew.
Don't kill me Drew.
Really, I Go Study Now
On at least a 7 hour hiatus from blogging. At least. Or until I've had enough of internet porn. Whichever comes first.
I Swear To God I'm Not Changing Any Names To Protect The Innocent
Malone's agent, Dwight Manley, told the Los Angeles Times on Sunday that [Karl] Malone was asked by Vanessa Bryant, "Hey, cowboy, what are you hunting?" in reference to Malone wearing a cowboy hat and boots.Now I go study.
Karl answered, 'I'm hunting for little Mexican girls.'"
Stay Tuned
I have several posting ideas, but I really must study first. [This is what is called a crappy tease. - ed.]
Sunday, December 12, 2004
Tonight At Starbucks: Venti Peppermint Mocha Latte, Blended, W/O Whipped Cream
So I'm at Starbucks and there's this new barista. The guy in front of me in line is apparently a friend and mentions to her that she's a pretty version of Lindsay Lohan - something about being less freckley and that's what Lindsay "Soon To Be Mrs. Soller" Lohan wants to be. Anyway, nice line buddy and she's just young enough to actually fall for such a line still. But she did look like - for now, but soon-to-be you know what - Ms. Lohan in the face but without said freckley appearance and without the *ahem* intelligence of Ms. Lohan. But still hot enough for me to return. She's a 7, but that's with the hat on. God I love women in hats.
Silver Lining
I have always been a person who always looks for the silver lining in all situations no matter how bad they are. After taking the Con Law exam, I had a hard time finding the silver lining, until now. So to all those who think they failed the final, myself included, here ya go. If you fail a class you have to take it again. Sounds pretty bad right? But have you seen the first years this year? Not so bad now, eh? So there ya go, you get to repeat the class with better looking women and you will be the "smart" one who has already taken the class and everyone comes to for help. So BRAVO to all of us who failed the exam!
T9 Sucks Schweddy Balls
So Brian is IMing me and I'm responding by text messaging him using T9. Unfortunately, T9 doesn't recognize every word that it should when I'm using it. I guess I have to train the damn thing. Anyway, try to decipher the following text message in response to what Brian told me he was having for dinner - I'm providing respective links as clues.
Duckes, no kon kon son for you
So Here's The Plan
I'm going to learn Evidence using only the Roadmap, even more daring, I'll be mostly going over the capsule summaries only.
Foolhardy? Yes. Risky? Yup, that too. Desperate? You bet. Stupid? Uh-huh. Fucking retarded, Dipshit? Now that's just mean.
Foolhardy? Yes. Risky? Yup, that too. Desperate? You bet. Stupid? Uh-huh. Fucking retarded, Dipshit? Now that's just mean.
Yay Wayne, boo finals!
Wayne has reached a point that I hope to attain sometime before the Evidence Exam. Maybe I should have Tommy's for dinner.
Law School Doldrums
I don't know what may have set it off. It could be all the time accumulated over the past week on campus studying for finals, maybe it's the realization of how far behind I let myself get, or the thought that I may have failed Con Law, perhaps it was being asked why I've been studying so much. But after mulling it over at Tommy's, I'm over it now so no worries (at least until I read that first Evidence exam essay question).
Maybe I was merely hungry.
Maybe I was merely hungry.
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