Exam Dress

Just so that everyone knows, I plan on going commando for the last two exams.

Thank God For Border States

I got 78% correct with an average error of 66 miles.

There's Over 1 Billion Chinese Alone*

Seriously, there has to be some other asian law school blogger they can link to when they want to talk about people with small penises.

*A majority of them are males as well... because you know... they don't like baby girls... so they'd leave 'em out in the cold... it's true... look it up.

I Probably Should Be Studying

But I couldn't resist posting this email I received about two hours ago, being the attention seeking whore that I am.

Dear Wayne,
I read your "reasons to live at home with your parents the first year of law school" comment and am very interested in talking to you for an article I am doing. I am a journalist at a national financial magazine tackling the subject of "boomerang kids" and looking for a family to profile who illustrates the problems and advantages of this issue. [Someone please tell me that either Playboy or Maxim has added a small but well-respected and recognized financial section to their magazine. ed.]

If you think you might be willing to be interviewed-and I hope you are, based on your other postings, you're obviously very funny and articulate-let me know and I will explain in more detail what it is I am doing and looking for. [Apparently, my attempts at being subtle with regards to my funniness and my articulateness (sp? - hell, is that even a word??) have been in vain. Damnit Aylin! - ed.]

Hope to hear from you soon. And good luck with your end of year-

Joan Caplin

So how should I respond? Remain in comeplete obscurity or go for "Only 99.943623569% Obscure!"? Perhaps I could become the second most famous boomerang kid in the North American legal world. The word "famous" stretched to its outermost limits of course.

*Sniff Sniff* I smell a poll.

Still Waiting For That First SWLAW Professor Blog

Business Associations

After taking a one hour racehorse essay exam on Monday night, the more focused two hour essay exam for Business Associations' was a bit surprising. I think it left a lot of us who took the Forensic's final Monday night, feeling like there just had to be more to the Biz Ass essays than there really was. That's what I'm hoping anyway. It was the 4 credit class among the 13 I'm taking this semester. So I'm just hoping I scored at least a C.

After the four hour final finished at 5pm, it felt like the whole day was utterly spent. So I haven't done a thing since. Two more exams left. As of now, I'm pretty confident another year of law school is in my future.

Third-Tier Conversation

Studying for Business Associations final, but not really.

Brian: It's good if it's shaped like an "S" or it is curved. It's bad if they're shaped like balls.
Wayne: What about logs?
Brian: Logs are good.

Lies, Damned Lies, And Law Students Who Fill Out Surveys

Statistics amassed during 2004 from students at public and private law schools of varying size revealed both "promising" and "disappointing" findings, according to the public report.

On the positive side:
• 82 percent of students rated their schools "good" or "excellent."
• 82 percent were encouraged to learn by applying classroom theory to practical problems.
• 96 percent posed questions to spark classroom discussion.
• 94 percent found campus library services satisfactory or better.
• 76 percent were satisfied with their schools' emphasis on law practice ethics.

On the negative side:
• 63 percent of students said they received scant support in job placement.
• 56 percent had not participated in pro bono or volunteer work.
• 56 percent incurred $60,000 or more in tuition debt.
• 32 percent never have substantive discussions with faculty outside of class.
• 18 percent said they "never" received prompt written or oral feedback from professors.

Some of the numbers make a lot more sense if you put the words, "Of those who responded," in front. So what can we take from this survey? A lot of brown nosing gunners took the online survey and expected a lot more from their brown nosing efforts. Seriously, 96% of students posed questions to spark classroom discussion?! Get outta here and take your survey with you.

By the way, I found out where part of that tuition increase is going.

Based on student enrollment, the law schools paid fees between $3,000 and $4,000 for the first annual "Law School Survey of Student Engagement."

Excuse me for a moment as I use inappropriate T9 language - Ducking duckers! Actually, I really do hope that SWLAW wasn't one of the schools that purchased this survey. But it wouldn't surprise me if they did.

Who Cares About 10b-5

There are more important things to figure out.

We've all been there. Looking for a spot in a highly congested area and finding ourselves idling next to a particularly ominious open spot. Why hasn't someone parked there? It's obviously not a painted red area. And then we see it. A broken parking meter.

Either affixed with someone's hand-drawn cocktail napkin warning of "Broken Meter!" or simply flashing a digital warning of "ERR", the broken parking meter scenario is often a tough conundrum for LA drivers. Do we park there? Is it legal? Are we going to get a ticket?

The answer is a resounding yes, yes, and yes.

For the full explanation.

Basically, meter maids are lazy - and generally obese - fucks.

I Didn't Drink A Lot Of Milk Growing Up

What questions could people possibly have regarding lil' ol' me?

Well two can play this game.

Keep in mind she's asian (maybe a dead giveaway), a Texan (everything's bigger in Texas), and she eats Frito Pie (studies accepted in Frye jurisdictions show that it stunts growth).

Random AIM Conversation

bunny: we found a house
bunny: in culver city
Bruin7089: Awesome
Bruin7089: So at what stage are you in purchasing it?
bunny: our realtor is doing the paper work this week
bunny: seller wants offers in by monday at 5
bunny: they're having an open house this weekend
Bruin7089: Does this mean I should go check out your new home this weekend?
Bruin7089: So THEY clean up after me, not you?
bunny: hehe - good point
bunny: hopefully there won't be a lot of ppl making offers
Bruin7089: Hopefully
Bruin7089: When will you know?
bunny: after next monday
Bruin7089: Why don't Brian and I go over this weekend and "dissuade" others from offering a bid?
bunny: need a reason not to study, huh
Bruin7089: pfffft
Bruin7089: Do I ever need a reason?
Bruin7089: That's like needing a reason to drink.
bunny: guess you guys could just sit in the jacuzzi

Not That Brian Would Ever Be In Taiwan

But if he were to find himself there, this might be the perfect place for him to have breakfast, lunch and dinner.

A Law Student Calls It Quits

For most students at both a third-tier and fourth-tier school it either can't be about the money or you have to look long-term financially.

Blood Is Red, Cool And GROSS

Forensic Evidence was a racehorse exam wholly unlike the previous exams the professor had posted up for review. The essay portion of the exam also contained a few red herrings - a couple of which I went fishing after. The first call of the question asked what further testing would you ask to be done on a gunshot wound and two fingerprints - very CSI-like. The second call of the question asked about the evidentiary value of the gunshot wound and the fingerprint evidence and the issues that might arise. Most people didn't get much out of the first call of the question.

The multiple choice portion was pretty much what was expected though the professor was a bit tricky with some of the wording.

All in all I think I got at least a C+, most definitely not an A, probably something in the B family - but not with the + sign.

Mnemonic Device For DNA Analysis Under RFLP

Courtesy of Yazzie:

Eat Fucker Eat Shit Hot Ass.

Which translates to:

Extraction
Fragmentation
Electophoresis
Southern Blotting
Hybridization
Autoradiograph

Quiz Time

You Are Black Lace Panties! You're one seductive chica, but you've also got a ton of class. You are like a pinup girl, with timeless beauty and sexyness. Men are afraid to talk to you, knowing they'll be addicted to your charm immediately. Only a true manly man, confident in himself, is your perfect match. What Kind of Panties Are You? Take This Quiz :-)

I Wonder What The Free Toy Is

Heh, They Said Erecto

Because keeping it up for longer than 10 minutes is an Olympian task.

Apparently Not Much To Get Excited Over

The Beginning Of The End?

So here's the situation: My dumb ass is on academic probation after posting an embarrassing 1.7 gpa for last semester. Two straight semesters of under a 2.0 and they give you the boot - heh, I said "boot." That would be two years and over $60,000 down the drain for me - nothing to "heh" about that. The school has a soft grading curve policy that sets the mean gpa between 2.2-2.4 for classes with more than 30 students - all of my classes this semester with the exception of my seminar class had over 30 students. They say it's a soft grading curve because professors are able and even encouraged, so they say, to petition for a higher - or lower for that matter - mean gpa. Often times, when there is a petition, it is granted at a compromised gpa.

Anyway, my first final is tonight at 6pm my time. Over the last two years, Prof. Forensic Evidence has given about half the class anywhere from a C- to a C+ with the class as a whole averaging a 2.7 gpa. A lot of B's and a few A's. Here's to hoping I'm on one half's side and not the other.

Wish me the best.

Who Needs A Girlfriend

Just get one of these. It gets jealous, is needy, whines, and gets catty with the others. Just like your typical woman.

Is it any wonder I'm Mr. Lonely?

Keyword Of The Day

I got a D+ in that class, so I don't think you'd actually want it.

Random AIM Conversation

Bruin7089: we need better friends
Bruin7089: seriously
Bruin7089: not getting help from any of them
Bruin7089: i might have to find a girl on my own
Bruin7089: how lame is that?
yaz: THat has been our problem from the start
Bruin7089: no kidding
yaz: First we had lots of asian friends
yaz: GROSS
yaz: Second most of the ppl who are dateable at our school are taken
yaz: Third, all of our friends friends out side of school were gross
yaz: Fourth, our friends suck
Bruin7089: and finally?
yaz: In conclusion, suckville
Bruin7089: well trini did come through for you
Bruin7089: for spotting
yaz: YEs she did
Bruin7089: and we were fortunate to be in a position to take advantage
yaz: So have her spot for you next yr
yaz: And be in a position to take advantage of it

Too much hard work. Why can't they just fall into your lap?

Quote This

"He's supposed to just see me in my suit and tell me I'm hired." - Tessa

So That's Why They Worked On The Railroads

Those Chinese sure are an industrious bunch. Or should I say the Taiwanese and the Hong Kongnese/Brit?

And before you call me racist, let it be known I'm filipino, which sorta makes me asian, and I've got a tiny one, which really makes me asian. So what I am trying to convey is that yes, I am a racist asian.