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"It's a bush that's dried up. It's a dried up bush. It's dry bush." - Annie

02/09/04 - 02/13/04

Also known as "Let's Call On Bunny Week". Everyday but Wednesday and every subject but Contracts. With a bit of help from her friends of course.

She got called on in Crim. Pro. because I hadn't gotten around to reading the material and she got called on a second time during the week in Civ. Pro. because Rita was up north enjoying herself.

You did a good job each time Bunny but don't forget, you have yet to be called on in Contracts.

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"Why am I touching the big knob?" - Annie

Anagram of the Day

GIANT INFO TAG

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"You guys forget that I don't have a penis." - Arpineh

Why Don't Japanese-Americans Have Their Own Month?

Go check out this site which has this to say about itself:

Y?, the first and only site of its kind, gives you a way to ask people from other ethnic or cultural backgrounds the questions you've always been too embarrassed or uncomfortable to ask them. If you have the courage to ask, Y? will evaluate your question, consider it for posting and try to get someone from that background to answer. If needed, we'll get an expert to weigh in.

Here's one of the questions posed,

Question:
To white females: which racial group's men do you find the next-most attractive after white males, and what is the reason?

Here's one of the replies:

I would have to say Asians catch my eye before any other race. Even though I'm white, I could never get along with 'white' men. I find Asian men or Latinos more attractive. (Of course, I picked the best of both races and went for Filipino.)
Crystal, Los Angeles, CA, United States, Female, White/Caucasian, Straight...

Someone find me Crystal. Please.

It's Getting Out Of Hand

Annie called me yesterday morning to warn me of a possible FG encounter asking me to say "cheese" in case I did so that she could avoid an encounter.

"Because No One Ever Asked For a Piece of Elephant"

I don't think there's any chance of getting Annie to be one of these.

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"I've never heard a guy say that before. Wanna say 'boots' now?" - Wayne

Anagram of the Day

DRUNKEN COP HEY

Hint: Something Annie should no longer say.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF CONTEST: No purchase necessary. A purchase will not increase your chances of winning but a bribe will. Winner to be determined solely by me on the basis of either correctness or funniness or quality of bribe. Residents of AL, AK, AZ, AR, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VI, VA, WA, WI, WY and non-Southwestern University School of Law first year students are ineligible contestants. Other restrictions to be applied at the good faith discretion/whim of me. Game ends whenever.

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"What's with this guy? Is he an Easter egg?" - John

Quick Observation

My hands still smell like chocolate.

I Kid You Not

I went to the restroom and this guy comes in right after me and goes into a stall with his laptop. As if that wasn't odd enough, he then calls up someone on his cell, presumably someone he is very intimate with, and flushes the toilet during their conversation.

Anagram of the Day

HOLLOW OLIVE SAC

Place your guess(es) in the comment's section. Winner gets free gum.

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Yesterday In Crim Pro

Professor Crim Pro: blah blah blah blah?
Me: I don't know where to begin.
Professor Crim Pro: blah blah blah blah?
Me: I have no idea.
Professor Crim Pro: Did you do the readings?
Me: No.
Professor Crim Pro: Why not?
Me: I just didn't get around to it.
Professor Crim Pro: You know I have to mark you absent?
Me: Yeah.

Prior to entering class I was entertaining the idea of skipping it to avoid the possibility of being called on unprepared and catch up on the reading. Instead I decided against it figuring the chances of being called on were slim to none and there was no point in wasting an absence. Next time I won't think - that always gets me in trouble - and I'll just stick with my first gut feeling.

Considering my history in Torts and now my recent history in Crim. Pro., I would have to say that no one has had as wide a disparity in in-class participation as I have had.

P.S.: My apologies to Bunny who had to answer the question for me.

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"Certify this." - Non-Certified LexisNexis People

Law School Memory #17: Conversations With a Librarian

One Day In The Library
Rita: Hi.
Librarian: Hi, what can I do for you today?
Rita: We need a room.
Librarian: Ok. Which room would you like?
Rita: Doesn't matter.
Me: Get room 11. You know... the room towards the end of the hall without the windows looking in.
Librarian: Oh... kay.
Me: It's also known as the Makeout Room.
Librarian: You're definitely not getting that room.

Yet Another Day In The Library
Me: We need a room.
Librarian: Which room would you like?
Me: Room 11, the Makeout Room.
Librarian: Now why do you call it that?
Me: Come on. You know why. No windows to see what's going on inside, what do you think people are doing in there?
Librarian: I don't want to know what's going on in there.
Me: Sure you do. In fact, we should set up a surveillance camera in that room to tape what's going on in there.
Librarian: And what would you do with that tape?
Me: Watch it over and over again.

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"Say my name, bitch." - Destiny's Child Fan

Amazing Feat of the Day

In an astonishing show of conservationism, I used only 5 napkins with an order of a chili burger and chili fries at The Original Tommy's. Who says Republicans don't care about the environment?

As a side question,

CHILI : WAYNE :: (answer in the comments)

Can't Get Enough of Penguins

To Bunny, these penguins are just really horny.

Roy and Silo, two chinstrap penguins at the Central Park Zoo in Manhattan, are completely devoted to each other. For nearly six years now, they have been inseparable. They exhibit what in penguin parlance is called "ecstatic behavior": that is, they entwine their necks, they vocalize to each other, they have sex. Silo and Roy are, to anthropomorphize a bit, gay penguins. When offered female companionship, they have adamantly refused it. And the females aren't interested in them, either.

At one time, the two seemed so desperate to incubate an egg together that they put a rock in their nest and sat on it, keeping it warm in the folds of their abdomens, said their chief keeper, Rob Gramzay. Finally, he gave them a fertile egg that needed care to hatch. Things went perfectly. Roy and Silo sat on it for the typical 34 days until a chick, Tango, was born. For the next two and a half months they raised Tango, keeping her warm and feeding her food from their beaks until she could go out into the world on her own. Mr. Gramzay is full of praise for them.

Go read the whole thing.

Quick Thought

I hate dicta.

Best of Luck to Them

The LSAT is being administered here at Southwestern. I'm pondering whether or not I should meet with the LSATers after the test as a precautionary example of what law school does to a person.

Tired of Studying?

Try poking a penguin.

Law School Memory #16: Being First Means Nothing

I was at the library one morning - what a surprise - and went to the front desk to get a room for that morning's study group. As it so happened, I got to the desk just before Unyhi(sp?) did. Knowing that she and Sylvia always took room 10 I decided to get it instead. So I asked for it. But the librarian knew what I was trying to do. So she didn't give it to me even though I was the first to ask for it. I threw a fit to no avail. Not getting 10 or our normal room, I was given 7.

It was at that precise moment that I then knew what it was like to be Annie.

I Was a Good Boy

Didn't get drunk, didn't grab ass. There's a lesson to be learned in that... just don't know what exactly.

On a related note, I was told twice yesterday that I'm "funny" when drunk.

More Reading, Sorry

I included links to other sites that are kinda like this one except much better. They are all law related in that they are either done by other law students, law professors, or someone working in the profession but that doesn't mean they only talk about the law.

So in case posting here is light, which it usually is, and you really need something to get you through Civ. Pro. II, you can hop over to any of the other sites and I won't be mad at ya. Enjoy.

And by the way, Mama...

people are horny because of their amygdala.

GPA Just Dropped a Full Point

Finally got wireless to work in class.

UPDATE: Even with internet access, Crim. Pro. is still thirty minutes too long.

In Case You Don't Have Something To Write With Or On

I present to you, MASH online.

I've heard of people using this game to get a girlfriend. Here's hoping it works for others.

New Feature To The Site

Added random tv to this blog. If you want a different video clip just refresh the site. If you want to stop the video just click on the video. If it gets too annoying, I'll remove it.

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"I'm in the, 'I'm Sonia and This Is My Life' class." - Annie

Law School Memory #15: That Night At The Hollywood Athletic Club

Here's a quick rundown of what happened that night - much of which I had to be reminded of by others:

Drank at ReShawn's, girl w/issues regarding parking, drank at the club, saw some fellow sectionmates, bitch slapped ReShawn, bitch slapped by ReShawn, searched for glasses on the floor, was introduced to Take Home Girl and friend, left Bunny alone with Take Home's friend, cut to the front of the restroom line, got complimentary Tic-Tacs, ReShawn hits guy outside of restroom, Brian breaks up fight, danced a little, wandered around a lot, squeezed into Annie's car, drank coffee at IHOP, spoke out loud about the PO PO at IHOP, slept in coffee, spoke out loud about skipping out on the check at IHOP, something about washing dishes, made it up the stairs to Brian's apartment - yay for me, crashed onto bed, woke up three hours later wondering how glasses got broken and who exactly slapped me across the face.

And that is my revisionist history of what happened that night. The true record includes a bit more, but I'm not going further into that other than that I was absolved from needless to mention sins.

I'm Definitely Going Abroad For The Summer

In anticipation of attending summer school in Cambridge I took a quiz and here's the result:



Jolly good, wot! Anyone for tennis? That'll be ten ponies, guv. You're the epitome of everything that is english. Yey :) Hoist that Union Jack!

How British are you?

this quiz was made by alanna

They're just going to love me on the other side of the pond.

Stummy More Prevasive Than I Thought

Googled the non-word "stummy" and it came back with 491 results.

So This Is Why Annie Works Out So Much

Gym workout 'guarantees more orgasms'

A London gym has developed a new fitness regime that it guarantees will increase the frequency, intensity and quality of customer's orgasms.

The Shag Workout is being launched at Gymbox in Holborn - and some participants claim to have reached a climax during test classes.

Later classes include the Motion in the Ocean aerobic workout, which is tailored to work targeted areas of the body in specific ways. This is achieved via a technique called F.A.S.T.E.R (Flexibility, Agility, Stamina, Tone, Endurance and Rhythm), which utilises functional sexual movements.

UPDATE: Annie just read this and responded:

Annie: (11:05:25 AM): interesting
Annie: unfortunately i am not on taht [sic] workout routine
Annie: (11:05:35 AM): i prefer the real thing
Annie: (11:05:37 AM): sick!
Annie: (11:05:39 AM): did i just say that!
Annie: (11:05:40 AM): heee
Annie: (11:05:44 AM): not joking by the way! (italics -- and possibly the word in italics -- mine)

Eh?

A new poll out says that only 15% of would be voters would re-elect President Bush to a second term.

Bush need not worry though because for some odd reason, that only a Canadian can explain, it was the Canadian populace that was polled.

Aren't I The Slacker?

A herd of Section B students just trampled past me on their way to Civ. Pro. II.

The "Other" Big Game This Past Sunday

It was one of those games which the Trojan neither side deserved to lose. A quick summary of the lowlights highlights: it was an offensive struggle defensive battle with lots of interceptions thrown caught, lots of passes dropped deflected, and lots of people slipping and falling on their own getting knocked down on a gopher infested even playing field.

Other Highlights:

Annie took the biggest hit of the game courtesy of her boyfriend running into her back and perhaps because I may have pushed Brian and Benilda towards her direction.

After nearly separating my shoulder from the rest of me on a previous play, Benilda tackled me to the ground preventing me from my would be sack of Brian.

Rose stretching.

You Have Your Ying and Then You Have Your Yang

The good thing about not having my P&A done is that it's a valid reason to skip Civ. Pro. II. The bad thing about not having my P&A done is that I've still got to work on it.

Only four more absences left to use for Civ. Pro. II after today.

All For One Lousy Credit

Been working on Points & Authorities Memorandum all day - well for most of the parts of the day when I wasn't scouring the web, having lunch, napping, day dreaming and writing in this thing.

Back to work. I've got six more pages to hash out.

Almost Forgot

I hope everyone I know who went through interviews at the 19th Annual Southern California Public Interest Career Day held at UCLA did well. If I had remembered earlier I would have wished you all the best.

Better Than Chemo

Most people on the council estate in Yate, near Bristol, know him as a dishevelled looking man. But to his many devotees around the world he is a leading tantric sex guru, who claims he "heals" women of terminal diseases such as cancer by sleeping with them.

Apparently, it's difficult to believe that he has slept with around 2,000 women in a "career" spanning 40 years.

"People think I do this for pleasure. But I am not in this for the sex," he says, indignantly. "I sleep with women that other men would rather die than touch. They are middle-aged, often overweight and the least desirable, one was 25 stone and cross-eyed.

Men in the west have been brought up to believe they can't go on as long as women. But a tantric practitioner can have 10 orgasms one after another. It's not uncommon to have a nine-day tantric session

But he has problems with jealous husbands, especially in India where he needs 20 policemen to protect him from Hindu fundamentalists when he visits Delhi and Mumbai.

Penguins Do Fly

Stole this, which is much more fun than working on the P&A, from here.

My personal best, 206.6.

UPDATE: New career best of 327.4. Call me the Sultan of Snowmen or He Who Doesn't Work on P&A.

Are They Trying To P-I-M-P My Fine Ass?

Got a piece of mail from my school inviting me to a Malibu event. The event is the Tenth Annual Women's Law Association Alumnae Reception.

By the way, I'm a Mr. not a Ms. But the thought of meeting an old, rich, horny hag mature, well-established and well-respected lady is intriguing.

You Said Chicken

Apparently, the chicken at Cafe Gioia was about to go bad. I had ordered the Beef Teriyaki Lunch Box and was given the Chicken Teriyaki Lunch Box. Annie, who has more than a thing against chickens unless they're fried, had ordered the Cheese Enchilada and was given the Chicken Enchilada.

Found out at this lunch that Macy really likes bean sprouts. Her mom must be so proud.

Grades Finally Made Known

The final envelope containing my law school grades arrived yesterday. Not wanting to spoil my appetite, I opened the envelope after dinner. What I saw didn't make me jump for joy but at least it didn't cause me to regurgitate.

My grades are in no sense bad but they're not great either so they leave me with mixed feelings. I was a bit disappointed when I first saw them. I guess most law students feel the same way because of all the effort they put into law school and ante-law school academic experiences predict that those sort of efforts are rewarded with mostly A's and the anomalous B or two. My own experiences were that I could get slightly better grades at undergrad than I have gotten in law school with about a quarter or so of the effort I put into law school. So I put in somewhere around four times the work and I get lesser grades. That's both frustrating and disappointing.

But I understand that's the nature of law school, especially at Southwestern where they strongly enforce a mean GPA of 2.3. With that understanding, I can't be overly disappointed with my grades.

For a better discussion on grades, go here.

For my grades, go here.

Not Quite a Law School Memory

Because I'm skipping Crim. Pro. to work on my P&A, I missed out on Brad getting serenaded Happy Birthday ala Marilyn Monroe by Catherine.

Regardless, missing Crim. Pro. was and is worth it.

Must Take Law Exams In Sex Filled Environment

They used functional magnetic resonance imaging, or fMRI, to look at the brain functions of the Brazilian monkeys. Writing in the Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, they said the brains became busy when the monkeys smelled sexy scents.

The researchers were surprised to see how much more of the animals' brain lit up when they smelled the samples from fertile females -- including areas of complex, cognitive reasoning.

He said the marmoset data corresponded surprisingly closely to human fMRI studies.

New law school study aide; eau de monkey sex.

Is It Kinky For You Too?

Conversation overheard over at Wings and Vodka.

“Hi, I’m Bambi. Welcome to HoTTTLine. What’s your name?”
“Uh…Mike.”
“Ooh. I like that name. What can I do to turn you on, Mike?”
“Well, are you into role playing?”
“Sure, Baby. What ever gets you hot.”
“Sweet. I’ll be the law professor. You be the teacher’s pet.”
“Mmm. I like that.”
“Damn right you do. You’re my star pupil, and I think I’m about to call on you.”

Go here for the rest.

You Gotta Be Shitting Me

David Hasselhoff has complained to museum curators after finding his photo absent in a collection of memorabilia about the fall of the Berlin Wall.

The actor and producer, who says he is working on a film version of TV series Knight Rider, claims he is partly responsible for the fall of the concrete divide.

Speaking to German magazine TV Spielfilm, Hasselhoff said in 1989, the year the wall fell, he had helped reunite the country by singing his song 'Looking for Freedom' among millions of German fans at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.

He said he felt he had moved people on both sides of the wall, although he admitted hardly any of the East Germans could speak English. He said: "I find it a bit sad that there is no photo of me hanging on the walls in the Berlin Museum at Check-Point Charlie.

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"Well... good for me." - Wayne

Delay

Expected my final grade but it didn't make it in today. So I won't know my grades for at least another day.

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"Get with the lingo, you donkey puncher." - Annie

There's a Mr. Ctrl+Alt+Delete

But you should call him Mr. Bradley

David Bradley spent five minutes writing the computer code that has bailed out the world's PC users for decades.

The result was one of the most well-known key combinations around: CtrlAltDelete. It forces obstinate computers to restart when they will no longer follow other commands.

At a 20-year celebration for the IBM PC, Bradley was on a panel with Microsoft founder Bill Gates and other tech icons. The discussion turned to the keys.

"I may have invented it, but Bill made it famous," Bradley said.

Gates didn't laugh. The key combination also is used when software, such as Microsoft's Windows operating system, fails.

The man is now retiring after 20 plus years with IBM.

What Was That About The Curved GPA And Higher Bar Passage Rates?

Found this site with some numbers to note. Both Loyola and Pepperdine have higher bar passage rates than Southwestern but Southwestern has a slight edge on median, full-time starting salaries in the private sector. Whatever that means.

Deja Vu On Those First Semester Flashbacks

Finished reading Torts and the last few pages brought back to memory the Georgia O'Keefe case studied in Property last semester. Not fun stuff.

Hope You Enjoyed Your Visits

Being the attention whore that I am, I checked the stats for this site and found out that this site has gotten two hits from someone on Harvard's network. I'm guessing it's this guy because I had linked to him earlier in this post and it's possible he may have gotten a referral or two from that post.

It's not exactly the type of attention I was hoping to get from Harvard but this whore will take what he can get.

By the way, I promise not to tell anyone that you frequent a third-tier law student's blog.

Last Test I Swear

This site purports to match your political views with the presidential candidates. My results:

1. Bush - 100%
2. Lieberman - 85%
3. Clark - 71%
4. Kerry - 69%
5. Edwards - 69%
6. Dean - 61%
7. Sharpton - 56%
8. Kucinich - 48%

It's pretty much how I would have ordered them myself except that I would have put Edwards ahead of Kerry.

I Really Don't Want to Read, So Another Test

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Why Couldn't I Be Learned Hand Instead

What Famous Leader Are You?

Saluting Mr. Centerfold Retoucher

Remember those Bud Light commercials honoring "Real American Heroes"? Well here's a collection of 'em along with "Real Men of Genius" in mp3 format. Not sure if they're all, or if any for that matter, are authentic. I don't recall there being that many, regardless a few did make me smile so it's worth a listen or two.

First Semester Flashbacks

Reading Torts and it's about trespass to chattels. Memo two memories flood the mind. Can you say Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?

Only 16015 Points Left

Was on TWEN and checked my Westlaw Rewards Points. I have 1235 points, which seems to me to be the same amount of time, in minutes, I have spent on westlaw doing research. If I'm right that would mean I have to research about 267 hours, or about 65 more memos, more on Westlaw to get an iPod. Or I could cash in all of my points now for a 24" exercise ball.

Decisions, decisions, decisions.

Advice From a First Tier Law Student

From Waddling Thunder:

Anyway, that's all I'll say on this topic, except to encourage those 1Ls particularly who aren't happy with their results to bear down in the coming semester. I had exams that counted for my entire grade in undergrad, and the lesson I learned there was that you really need to learn the craft of exam writing. If you didn't like what happened, go see your exam if you can and have a good think about it. The goal is not to write what you think is a good exam, but what they think is a good exam. If you understand that much of this is an elaborate game, you just might be able to right the ship.

A Complaint

Found this document over at The Smoking Gun. I found it interesting for two reasons. One, it involves the same woman who won a settlement after claiming she found a condom in her soup. Two, it's a complaint, which is something that I had to draft not too long ago in Civ Pro. It's basically a fill-in the blank and mark the correct box form. The last page is what's most similar to what I did for Civ Pro.

Another Reason For Annie To Hate Chickens

From CNN:

The outbreak of bird flu in Thailand -- one of the world's top five poultry exporters -- has led the European Union, Japan, Taiwan and other nations to ban imports on chicken products from the Southeast Asian nation.

So far it is believed all the human victims caught the disease from fowl and there has been no evidence of person-to-person transmission.

But the WHO fears bird flu is highly adaptable and might leap the species barrier, combine with a human flu virus and create a dangerous new form.

Now Annie has a good reason to hate chickens to go along with her personal irrational reasons.

Grades

Criminal Law grade came in on Thursday and Property grade is supposed to be in my mailbox by today. That leaves Torts, which after it's reception I'll open up all four envelopes and will find out how I did last semester. I also intend to post my grades, regardless of what they are, online for everyone who wants to see, to see. So stay tuned for that.

Sty Rhymes with Eye

Some time Thursday I started developing a sty on my right eyelid. It sucks in a non-candy way. I asked for some advice on how to deal with it and was pointed to this website and this website. One of the sites describes the causes of sties in this manner:

The staphylococcal bacteria is the culprit. This bacteria will survive quite nicely within your nostrils and can easily spread to your eye with the rub of your hand.

So apparently I was picking my nose and then rubbing my eye. I'll keep in mind never to do that again.

Hot compresses here I come.

UPDATE: I'm supposed to keep the hot compresses on for 20 minutes at a time three to four times a day. That shouldn't interfere with my reading for today at all.

Warning: This Post May Contain Whining and Self-Pity.

It's lunch break which means I have just turned in my PnA outline. The first half of that outline was nothing to be ashamed of but that second half is kinda embarrassing. I should have made bed wait a couple of hours last night.

First draft of the trial court brief is due in less than two weeks. I wonder if anyone outside of law school even has a clue as to what that entails for the next week and a half. Lots of work is putting it mildly. And it's all for one unit.

Directions Obviously Given By Joon

The February edition of Trail magazine gives advice to walkers caught in bad weather on Ben Nevis in Scotland about how to make a safe descent.

But the magazine's directions would instead lead readers off the north face of the 4,406-feet (1,322-meter) mountain, which is notorious for its changeable weather and has claimed the lives of several climbers.

The Mountaineering Council of Scotland issued an alert on its Web site about the mistake.

"Getting off Ben Nevis is probably one of the most infamous navigational tasks in the British Isles," said council spokesman Roger Wild. Describing the mistake in the magazine, he said, "Anyone following that route in poor visibility and with snow cover could easily have walked straight off the edge."

Ben Nevis in Scotland and Quiznos "not in downtown", same difference.

So Much For the Long Night

I was in bed by 10. Let's hope I get something good on paper this morning so as not to give Shawn a good reason to kill me.

Long Night Ahead

Must draft a points and authorities outline by tomorrow morning with case citations. Looks like I won't be getting my normal four hours of sleep tonight.

Evidence: C-
Con Law: C
Antitrust: D+
White Collar Crime: C

Term GPA: 1.746
Cum GPA: 2.325

Notes: Before the Antitrust exam, my professor tried to ease our worries by telling us that he had not given a grade lower than a C- in the past 15 years. Yay me! Boo not reading when you're not an expert in his class.

The only class I did more than 1/10 of the casebook reading for was White Collar Crime in which I did all of the reading excepting the chapter on tax crimes.

I learned that I can't get this stuff just by reading commercial outlines during dead week.

Considering how much effort I put into the semester, it's hard to see how anyone can fail any of those classes I took. I really deserved to have failed both Evidence and Antitrust. This could be the reason that so many graduates of SW are not passing the bar, some professors are just not failing those who should.

All I'm Really Doing is Procrastinating

Debating with myself on whether I should read 26 pages of Civ. Pro., workout at the gym, or just go home and call it a day.

26 pages is just so damn tempting.

Three Types of People Who Should Not Be Rolling a Rollie

1. Guys, especially that guy.
2. People with noisy rollies.
3. People who do not know how to navigate rollies.

It Must Be the Political Junkie In Me...

Or perhaps it's the Crim and Civ Pro reading this time around. But I really would rather be at home watching the State of the Union Address and not just because I could be playing this game.

Quote This

"That guy." - Brian

And It's a Good Way to Procrastinate From Doing Crim and Civ Pro Readings

Favorite car commercial because everyone has to have one of those.

Someone Hit Me On the Head Real Hard, Please

Reading this makes me regret not hitting on Bunny's cousin at BJ's.

Daniel Bedingfield says the head brace fitted to his skull following his car crash in New Zealand is the "biggest chick magnet" he's ever had.

Bedingfield told DJ Chris Moyles: "I have kissed eight women so far. This is the biggest chick magnet I've ever had in my life. I'm not joking. I get so much sympathy. I get so much sympathy.

"They stare deeply into my eyes and hold my hand and go 'Are you alright?' and I go 'No' and they go 'Shall I make it better?' and I go 'Yes'. It's all good."

Regarding Bunny's cousin at BJ's, it's good to know my friends were looking out for my well-being that night.

Just a Quick, Not Well Formed Thought Because I'm Procrastinating For Only a Little Bit

I'm keeping track of the Iowa Caucuses on this site. It has a picture of each of the Democratic Presidential wannabes and I notice that all of them are smiling, or in the case of Kucinich -- who is smirking, but for one. That would be Dean. Makes one wonder, at least it does this one, if the Iowa Democratic Party has it in for Dean.

UPDATE: Just noticed that Senator Edwards is the only one holding a public office who is identified with the title of his office. Neither Kerry, Gephardt, Kucinich, nor Lieberman are referred to as Senator or Congressman.

It May Be the Political Junkie In Me...

Or perhaps it's the Property and Civil Procedure reading I'm doing right now. But at this moment, I really would rather be at home watching CSPAN's coverage of the Iowa Caucuses.

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"We had our chance in the parking lot when it was dark." - Mr. Easily Misconstrued

Law School Memory #14: My Sincerest Apology

Caroline had been giving me a hard time about me being mean to her. One day, in passing, she called me meanie. Childish behavior to be sure but not quite as childish as my response. To show her just how mean I could be I playfully pushed her aside.

She made a big deal about it at the time and to this day she falsely claims I had punched her in the arm instead of the slight push I actually gave her.

Well that very same day she actually got to me and I felt a little sorry for what I had done. But only a little.

So during the lunch break I went into what would be her next class, got a dry erase marker, and wrote up on the whiteboard, "I'm Sorry Caroline. - Wayne" in effect, I apologized to her in front of her entire class.

Of course, she didn't quite take it that way and was embarrassed before her sectionmates. Which was fine by me seeing that I am a meanie.

Strike One Off the List

Shawn just crept up on me and scared the shit out of me. That makes for at least one broken New Year's Resolution.

Passing the Time in Torts

Some people play spider solitaire, snood, minesweeper, or boot up nester to play some old-school Nintendo game to pass away the hour in Torts. I, on the other hand, churned butter today. Or tried to anyway using Half and Half. And it better make for the best damned buttered piece of toast I can have in bed because with all the churning I've done so far it's going to be an especially lonely night in bed.

Grades Finally Made Known III

I said a "few hoops", not a couple. Before you move on, know that this is your last chance to keep away from seeing my grades. So seriously consider whether or not you really want to see them.

Yes, I really want to see them and will not judge you as being a dumbass or mistake you for a genius after seeing them.

No, I'd rather not know so please point me to something else, preferably something more humorous and porn-licious than your grades.

Funny Pic

Here.

Grades III

Still haven't peeked at my grades but I know I didn't get an A+ in Contracts seeing that the professor had asked for permission from the one student who got the A+ if he could distribute a copy of his/her exam to the class.

Needless to say, Professor Contracts didn't ask me for any permission.

Effed Up Thought

I'm getting enough school work done during the weekdays but not enough during the weekend days.

So This Is Why Rose Trains For and Runs In Marathons

From CNN:

The same family of chemicals that produces a buzz in marijuana smokers may be responsible for "runner's high," the euphoric feeling that some people get when they exercise, U.S. researchers say.

Arne Dietrich, the study's principal investigator and a former visiting professor at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, believes the body releases cannabinoids to help it cope with the prolonged stress and pain of moderate or intense exercise.

He added that the findings could provide sufferers of glaucoma and chronic diseases an alternative to using marijuana for pain control. Use of the drug for medical purposes has been approved by voters in some states, but remains illegal under federal law and highly controversial in the medical community.

So instead of smoking marijuana to relieve pain, you can exercise to the point of even more pain to gain desired pain relief. That's a suggestion that will be well received.

Quote This

"You know how you know what your own fart smells like? Well that one doesn't smell like mine. It's like I have a foreign object up my butt." - Another Satisfied Tempura Eater

Grades II

Came to school today expecting to see a lot of sad, mad, or bitter people. But that wasn't the case at all. Most seemed to be quite satisfied if not downright happy with themselves. That doesn't bode well for me. Still have yet to peek at my grades.

Top 10%

Was told today by my Legal Writing professor that a GPA of 3.1 or a 3.2 is usually good enough to get into the top 10%. Was also told by said professor that you need not worry unless you're hovering below a 2.1. Lastly, a C or a C+ means that you're understanding the material at a level sufficient to being a lawyer.

Let's Hope I Don't Get a Case Like This

From CNN:

Seafood restaurant chain McCormick & Schmick's Monday settled a lawsuit brought by a California woman who said she suffered severe emotional distress after she discovered a condom in her clam chowder, a company spokesman said.

Sultan, 48, said the trouble began February 26 when she and three companions sent their soup back to the kitchen to be reheated while dining at the Irvine, California, restaurant.

Sultan said she was treated rudely by the waiter, and when she began eating the soup she encountered a chewy, rubbery object that she first thought was calamari or shrimp, she told local media. She spit the offending object into her napkin and discovered it was a rolled up condom, she said.

"I said, 'Oh my god' and ran into the bathroom with another friend of mine and I started throwing up," she said.

If this had gone to trial and as plaintiff's counsel, I would have said in closing, "If it tastes like cum, you must award a large sum."

Law School Question of the Day

Is a pea a fruit or a vegetable? Not quite as vexing a question as what is a chicken but a perplexing question nonetheless. For third tier law school students anyway.

Grades

I'm thinking I should stay blissfully ignorant by not looking at my grades for as long as I can. Good plan, right?

Quote This

"I'll fix your clock." - Lonely Man

I've Got Mail

Scores came in.

That is all.

UPDATE: Just told that the envelope contains not the raw scores but actual grades. I might actually open it now.

UPDATE II: Three grades in the envelope, not only two.

Raw Score

Raw scores from my Civil Procedure and Contracts exams are expected to come in the mail today. It's an odd system, they send only the raw scores through the mail as the professors turn them in. That means that I won't know what the actually grades are without going to the registrar's office at least three days after those raw scores are mailed. It also means that I don't even get those raw scores from all of my classes at the same time. It's quite conceivable that I would recieve three more pieces of mail before I collect all of the raw scores.

Anyway, the waiting has officially begun.

Quote This

"She was trying to write her name." - Benilda