Make Me Witty Sounding

And thusly, proud. Also feel free to invite yourself as my guest.

Not Quite A Thai Massage

I wonder if this is what Brad had in mind?

The #1 Song On The Day I Was Born

Stayin’ Alive - The Bee Gees

(via THL)

Maybe I'll Skip Having Mentees Next Year

Went to some open house thing at SWLAW where they tried to sell the school to those who have been offered the opportunity to attend SWLAW but have yet to accept that offer. The prospective students - numbering about a couple of dozen - were outnumbered a good 5-1 by faculty and students.

Anyway, the whole point of this post? It looks like a "smart looking" set of incoming students. Very disappointing.

Good Luck

Moot court rounds begin today so I wish all the 1Ls the best, especially my mentees. Looking back, here's how my first round went, which was a lot better than how my second round went.

Wireless Internet In The Classroom

A few reasons SWLAW may want to consider on having wireless internet accessible in the classrooms.

Personally, I find doing something like playing a simple video game or doodling helps me pay more attention to a lecture. There is nothing that special about wireless access when it comes to this complaint. I consider the inability to lock onto a speech and pay 100% attention to be part of what is, in all, a positive human capacity: we retain our independent thoughts and desires and do not achieve oneness with a person who is talking at us.

There are always distractions. In fact, it's funny how distracting the least interesting things are when you're at a lecture. Suddenly, you want to watch someone take a sip of coffee or sharpen a pencil. This is human nature, part of our connection to the concrete world. We want to see things, feel things. This is good.

I've seen this happen plenty of times. The professor brings up a new topic, or mentions a particularly interesting anecdote, and students start Googling away to find out more. If that isn't a sign of the intellectual curiousity that we as college students are always encouraged to have, I don't know what is.

Law profs shouldn't deal with the problem of "not paying attention" by coming up with regulations; they should deal with the problem by making their classes more interesting!

But wireless access should be blocked in the classrooms (as it is at Cornell), because it destroys the Socratic method to let students IM and email answers to each other in class.

[D]uring my law school time …, Internet misuse during class was rampant -- online gambling, day trading, checking the news, etc.

Honestly, I never found it that distracting, and it's basically unregulable without doing a complete ban on Internet use, which I think is a bad idea--having Internet access allows access to a wide range of information and commentary which (when used well) can open up class discussion dramatically.

You Might Be Too Asian If...

You accessorize your cellphone.

Quote This

"If you're a size zero, you're a skinny bitch." - A Size Two

Third-Tier Conversation

Scene:
Second floor of Westmoreland

Characters:
Macy - Chinese Girl
Brian - Japanese Boy
Me - Filipino Boy


Macy: What are they building here? Jail cells?
Me: They're going to have to keep the Japanese and Chinese separate.
Macy: That's true because I would kill Brian.
Brian: Yeah, because that is what usually happens, the Chinese killing the Japanese.
Macy: You're right, your guys rape the women, kill the children and pillage the villages. That's something to be proud of.
Brian: You should be thanking my people that they raped the Chinese or else your people would be stupid.
Me: Hahaha

Excuse Me For Being A Conservative Prick

You Might Be Too Asian If...

You use Hello Kitty tupperware to store your lunch.

Seriously

Why have a drive through when you can have a drive-in?

Seminar Paper

Just emailed the outline. It took maybe a couple of hours to think out, a few to research, and a few days to procrastinate over.

If anyone has any ideas on how to modify the "intent to benefit the corporation" element as is it is applied in holding corporations criminally liable, email me. I'll be sure to give you credit in what would otherwise be a really crappy paper.

Analogy

Tessa : Uniforms ::

There's Always Next Year

Pennoyer v. Neff

Remember how hard that case was to understand? Imagine how much harder that case would be if you had to learn it in Spanish. Now sympathize, don't mock.

The Oscars

I see that Scarlett Johansson has nothing better to do tonight.

6:20 - Loved Bull Durham and Shawshank Redemption, hate Tim Robbins.

6:57 - I was intending to blog the whole thing but I came in late and there's really not all that much noteworthy going on. Kinda boring. Think I'll stop.

7:28 - I don't know if it's the song or if it's the singer, but I do know that El Mariachi needs to stop singing this song.

7:35 - Standards shmandards, I'd do Natalie Portman.

7:38 - What the fuck is Johnny Depp wearing? I hate people who are so cool and good looking that they can pull off wearing crap like that. I don't hate Mr. Depp.

7:41 - A lot of people with accents making acceptance speeches tonight. It's annoying.

7:43 - Well if you're not going to give him the damn thing, you may as well find some way to get Scorsese on the stage with an Oscar.

7:50 - Yo-Yo Ma kinda looks like the faculty adviser to APALSA. I guess you could say that about every other asian man though.

7:57 - I see Josh Groban, I instantly think douche. Am I alone in that?

8:00 - Prince sucks as a presenter.

8:01 - This guy is making Banderas look bad - it was definitely the singer. I like that guy.

8:05 - What's up with Penn?

8:26 - I think Theron just invited Foxx to her room for later tonight.

8:33 - Why be subtle and/or witty when it comes to breasts? Julia Roberts has big tits.

8:38 - Who would have thought?

Wrap-up - Not enough Chris Rock, but a decent showing nonetheless.

I'm Vaguely Reminded Of Cambridge

Quiz Time

You are Windex. You are a neat freak. Quite plain and simple. If you walk into an unorganized area, you go insane. Most of your free time is spent cleaning and organizing, when you aren't having fun with you friends. Even though many are annoyed by your constant organizing, some see it as a quality of neatness, and that is something most people envy about you. The opposite sex sees you as clean-cut and pure, though you are too shy to express your true feelings for them. You keep a list of goals and priorities in your life, and in almost all cases, accomplish them. You are the over-acheiver, most intelligent in your class, and strive to do all that is in your ability. Some people may try to take advantage of you, however, so don't let them make you clean up their messes. "Just put some Windex." Most compatible with: Toothbrush. Click here -- What Random Object Represents Your Inner Self?

Gym Observation

Apparently the gym hotties don't come in until around 9:30. And seriously, what's the point of putting on lipstick, blush and any sort of makeup before you come into the gym?

Analogy

Wayne : Brian ::

Answer is in the comments.

Stat Of The Day

Ummmmm... my suggestion - especially if you're a guy - is to go without any, it would make getting on the program a lot easier.