The Undergarment For Men

Link taken from here.

At 30 years of age, I wondered why my sexual pleasure was diminishing. I was circumcised and my father, who was 68 and uncircumcised, seemed to have stronger desires.

And that was the genesis for ManHood at $12.50 a piece.

Glad To Hear This

Received an email regarding this post from one of those who was quoted in the NY TImes article. Not sure if I can paste and copy the email here because it included the following:

This e-mail message is confidential, intended only for the named recipient(s) above and may contain information that is privileged, attorney work product or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you have received this message in error, or are not the named recipient(s), please immediately notify the sender at (800) ***-**** and delete this e-mail message from your computer. Thank you.

Anyway, the gist of it was that many law students put too much stock into working for a large law firm. Many lawyers at big law firms don't enjoy their work whereas those at smaller firms may make less but have the time outside of work to enjoy it. I was also advised to delay looking for a job until after passing the Bar, which will spare my sanity.

I'm not and never was interested in working for a large firm so the email was good news.

A New Study

Link from here.:

This paper studies the links between income, sexual behavior and reported happiness. It uses recent data on a random sample of 16,000 adult Americans. The paper finds that sexual activity enters strongly positively in happiness equations.

Uh... duh!

Greater income does not buy more sex, nor more sexual partners.

Damnit and double damnit. So why am I becoming a lawyer?

The typical American has sexual intercourse 2-3 times a month.

The typical American is better off than Wayne.

Married people have more sex than those who are single, divorced, widowed or separated.

In a few days she'll be having more sex than what she's getting now, good for her.

Sexual activity appears to have greater effects on the happiness of highly educated people than those with low levels of education.

So that's why I'm becoming a lawyer. Or at least going through law school.

The happiness-maximizing number of sexual partners in the previous year is calculated to be 1.

I wouldn't mind being a little bit sadder in the middle of a threesome.

Highly educated females tend to have fewer sexual partners.

Less hoes or at the very least their likely to be less hoey if they're attending law school, which is a good thing.

Homosexuality has no statistically significant effect on happiness.

This doesn't apply to me so I don't care.

With Our Curve...

It's a good thing they don't allow this at Southwestern.

For decades, the University of Utah has prohibited its students and employees from carrying firearms on campus. But this year, the Utah Legislature passed a law requiring the university to lift the ban.

The university defends its ban by claiming academic freedom from state control and concerns about the "chilling effect" on classroom debate if students start carrying firearms. It also cites popular sentiment: A faculty senate vote, and student and public-opinion polls overwhelmingly favor the gun ban.

Mostly, the university argues that testosterone-fueled campus high jinks or tensions over grades could erupt in deadly violence. Between 1973 and 2002, the university says, there were seven firearms incidents involving students or outsiders, and three of them were student suicides.

"Tensions do run high in my office," says an academic counselor in the engineering department who says he has flunked out three students this year. He asked to remain anonymous because of fears of retaliation. He is retiring at age 60 this year, he adds, in part because of fears of facing a gun-toting student one day.

Yes, Yes, I'm Back Today

Today also happens to be National Donut Day with tomorrow being National Doughnut Day. The difference is not only in the spelling but in the promotions. By the way, it's also the beginning of Black Music Month.

Stole This From Stummy

I'd Make My Bride Put It In Writing

Watercado and Avomelons. Brian might not be the only to have a problem with these.

Will I Be Seeing The Wally Szczerbiak Award Soon?

Presented by Brian of course.

Take the quiz: "Which American City Are You?"

Las Vegas
You Shine bright and partake in all the vices. You'd rather burn out then fade away.

Someone Please Keep Annie From Laughing

An indirect reference.

Quote This

"Watch some porn, figure it out." - Sean

Summer School At Southwestern Begins Tomorrow

I'll be out somewhere shopping.

Received the email yesterday. Any other advice is welcomed.

Dear Summer Program Participants,

I look forward to welcoming you in person to the Southwestern University School of Law Summer Program in Cambridge, England. Once we all arrive in Cambridge, there will plenty of time talk face-to-face about the program, the courses, your careers, travel in England, and anything else you like. I’m writing you now, though, because there are some things I think you may want to know, even before you leave home for England.

Here’s what I have in mind:

1. Getting to Fitzwilliam College in Cambridge, from the London-area airport where your plane is likely to be landing.

2. Bringing the right clothes for Southwestern-arranged extra-curricular activities, and for the weather.

3. Having British money for meals, snacks, buses, trains and taxis, on your first day in England.

4. Buying a BritRail or Eurail train pass, if you plan to sightsee in England or Europe during or after the program.

5. Having a cell phone for your use in England.

6. Getting to know Cambridge.

Books for your courses will be shipped to you in about a week, along with an updated copy (on paper) of the information in this email. Here, though, is what I think you may want to know about these things, before your books arrive:

1. GETTING TO FITZWILLIAM COLLEGE IN CAMBRIDGE FROM THE AIRPORT:

Your trip to Cambridge involves (at least) two stages. First, you’ll fly to London; then you’ll travel from London to Cambridge. The transportation you’ll use to get from London to Cambridge depends on which London-area airport your plane lands in. There are two possibilities: Heathrow Airport (which is 71 miles from Cambridge); and Gatwick Airport (which is 95 miles from Cambridge).

If your plane lands at Heathrow

If your plane lands at London’s Heathrow Airport, you can take either a bus (which will be convenient if you will be traveling straight from the airport to Cambridge) or a train (which will be convenient if you are arriving in England a few days early and will be staying overnight in London before coming to Cambridge).

BUS SERVICE (DIRECT FROM HEATHROW AIRPORT):

The least expensive transportation between Heathrow Airport and Cambridge is by National Express bus which leaves the airport from the Heathrow Central Bus Station approximately every half hour. The journey to Cambridge is 2 hours and 40 minutes by bus. You should get off the bus at the main Cambridge Coach Station on Drummer Street and take a taxi to Fitzwilliam College. (The Cambridge Coach Station – i.e., “bus” station – is within walking distance to Fitzwilliam, but it’s somewhat uphill and may be a long walk with luggage in tow, after a very long plane and bus ride. That’s why you may want to take a taxi for the very last leg of your trip.)

To see bus schedules and fares, log on to www.nationalexpress.com.

It is possible to purchase a student discount card for National Express buses which allows a 30 percent savings. The initial cost is £10. The round-trip (called “return”) fare between Heathrow and Cambridge is £29.50. The single (one-way) fare is £24.

Note that there are luggage size restrictions for the National Express buses.


TRAIN/BUS/TUBE SERVICE (VIA LONDON):

It also is possible to take a train, a bus or the tube (the subway) into London from Heathrow Airport, and then to travel from London to Cambridge by train or bus.

The fastest way into London from Heathrow is on a train called the Heathrow Express. For schedules, see www.heathrowexpress.com. The Express takes just 15 minutes from the airport to London Paddington station. The fare on is £13 single (one-way) or £25 return (round-trip.)

You also can take a National Express bus from Heathrow to London’s Victoria Coach Station which is adjacent to the Victoria (tube) Station. The bus leaves approximately every 15 minutes and costs £9 single (one way) or £15 return (round-trip.)

Or you can take the tube from Heathrow (it picks up at all terminals) into London. In fact, you can take the tube all the way to London’s Kings Cross Station, if you like. (Kings Cross Station is the departure point for trains to Cambridge; see the following paragraph.) To download a London tube map, visit www.tube.tfl.gov.uk.

To get to Cambridge from London by train, you must travel by tube (subway) to Kings Cross Station which has trains to Cambridge. From Paddington or Victoria Station, you would take the tube to King’s Cross Station and then take a train to Cambridge. Trains run about every 15 minutes and take 45 minutes to an hour to Cambridge. Fares and schedules are available at www.nationalrail.co.uk. (Note that when inserting travel dates on the National Rail website, the information is listed as day, month and year, not month, day and year as is US custom.) The fare from London to Cambridge is £16.40 single (one-way) or £26 return (round-trip). Getting around on the London tube system with heavy or bulky luggage is difficult work, though many travelers do it. You also can take a taxi to King’s Cross Station, but London taxis are expensive.

If you wish to take a bus from London to Cambridge, there is service leaving Victoria Coach Station to Cambridge Drummer Street which costs £9 single or £15 return. It leaves every hour and takes 2 hours to arrive in Cambridge.

2. Bringing the right clothes for southwestern-arranged extra-curricular activities, and for the weather:

For classes and recreational activities, bring whatever clothes you’ll be comfortable wearing. You’ll probably walk a great deal more in England than you do at home, so be certain to bring good walking shoes. Also, it’s likely to rain some (or even a lot), especially during the first couple of weeks we’re in England. (That’s why England is so beautifully green, even during the summer.) So bring a lightweight rain jacket (it won’t be cold, even while it’s raining). (I use a rain jacket that’s so lightweight it can be rolled into a little sack and carried in a backpack, when it’s not needed.)

Southwestern has arranged several extracurricular activities for which dressy clothes will be appropriate (maybe even necessary), so men should bring a jacket and tie, and women should bring a dress or pants suit – in other words, business clothes of the kind you would wear if you were going to appear in court in the United States. You’ll want clothes of this kind for visits we have planned to London law firms, to the legal office of the British Museum, and for the opening day dinner which will be attended by a Master and Fellow of Fitzwilliam College. In my experience, the British are very friendly; but they are more formal in their attire than Americans (certainly more formal than those of us from Southern California). One summer when I taught in London, several students were not admitted to a pre-arranged (and expensive) dinner in a private club, because the men were not wearing jackets and ties and the women were not wearing dresses. Southwestern has not scheduled any activities in places as stuffy as that private club; but dressy clothes will be appropriate for a few events, so don’t forget to pack something you could wear in an American courtroom.

3. Having British money for meals, snacks and taxis, on your first day in England:

The least expensive and easiest way to change American money into British money is to use your credit or debit card at an ATM machine in England. You will need some British money shortly after you arrive, for transportation to Cambridge or into London (by bus, tube, and/or taxi), and for meals or snacks. You probably will be able to use your credit card to buy train or bus tickets, but not for tube tickets, taxis or meals and snacks. So, the question is what you should do to get British money for those purposes.

There are (as I recall) ATM machines right in Heathrow and Gatwick Airports. Consider, though, that when you arrive at one of those airports, you will be tired and anxious to get going. You may even be in a hurry to catch the next departing bus or train. So, if you get through security at your departure airport with time to spare before you plane to England actually boards, look around inside the airport terminal for a foreign currency exchange booth. It is quite likely you will pay more to buy British money there than if you wait to use an ATM in England itself; but if you do buy British money before leaving, you’ll have some as soon as your plane lands, and then can buy more later at an ATM in Cambridge using your credit or debit card.

4. Buying a BritRail or Eurail train pass, if you plan to sightsee in England or Europe during or after the program:

Sights throughout England and Europe are available easily by train. If you think that you will be traveling throughout the UK or the Continent, consider purchasing a BritRail Pass or a Eurail Pass before you leave the United States. BritRail passes are only available to tourists, and they must be purchased before you leave for England. They come in 4, 8 or 15-day increments. Although they initially seem quite expensive, they represent sharp savings in comparison to purchasing train tickets to individual destinations. For Eurail and BritRail information, see http://www.raileurope.com/us/index.htm. Since they must be purchased while you still are in the United States, leave time to have them mailed to you well prior to departure.

Megabus, a new low-cost bus service that connects 20 cities (not including Cambridge, unfortunately) in England, Scotland and Wales is offering 20% of its seats for less than $3.00 per ticket this summer. It has 30 94-seat double-decker buses in operation and may be booked 6 weeks to an hour before departure. For connection information, go to www.megabus.com. Backpacker bus service also is available at www.radicaltravel.com or, for travel within Scotland, www.macbackpackers.com, a hostel-to-hostel service. For budget, student service, also check out www.statravel.com, a collaboration between STA Travel and Let’s Go, the student guidebook series.

5. Having a cell phone for your use in England:

We are waiting for confirmation from Fitzwilliam that phones will be available in your dorm rooms, and if they are, how much it will cost for you to use them. (The British phone system is quite different from the phone system in the United States. In the UK, people pay for their outgoing calls by the minute, even if they are simply calling across the street!) Even if dorm phones are available, however, you will be able to use them only while you are in your room – not while you’re out-and-about in greater Cambridge, let alone while you are in London. So, if you think you may want to be able to keep in touch with family or friends back home, or even classmates from the program, while you are away from your dorm room, consider renting or buying a UK cell phone. (Your U.S. cell phone will not work in England, unless it is an “unlocked tri-band” model; and even then, you’ll need a UK-specific “SIM” card.)

If you Google “cell phone” and “UK,” you’ll come up with dozens of companies that rent and sell the kind of phone you can use in England (and elsewhere). I just bought one from www.cellularabroad.com – a company that’s located here in Los Angeles (on Pico Blvd. in West LA). I did a little comparison shopping online, before buying from Cellular Abroad, and it seemed to be the least expensive – or at least no more expensive than any of the others. You’ll note (from the Cellular Abroad website) that it costs little more to buy a phone and SIM card ($205 including tax) than it does to rent one for the 5 or so weeks we’ll be in England ($148 plus tax). If you’ll be traveling in other countries after the program, you’ll need an additional SIM card for each country you want to use the phone in; but they are available for purchase too.


6. GETTING TO KNOW CAMBRIDGE:

Cambridge is quite compact (by comparison with Los Angeles and London) and thus is quite “walkable.” That is, it’s likely you’ll be able to get from Fitzwilliam College to all other Cambridge attractions on foot (including the train and inter-city bus stations, when you’re not carrying luggage).

Cambridge also is perfect for bicycles. For information about bike rentals, see http://www.cam..ac.uk/cambarea/local/bikehire.html. There is a free shuttle bus service within Cambridge. For information, see http://www.cam.ac.uk/cambarea/travel/bus.html.

There are innumerable websites and travel books about Cambridge, London and England. Books will be available to peruse in the program office. Information also can be found at the these websites:

http://www.e-cambridge.co.uk/
http://www.cybercityguides.com/cgi-bin/framefix.pl?new=sightseeing/attractions.html&Domain=cambridge
http://www.plcane.clara.net/cambridge/
http://www.eastofenglandtouristboard.com/index.htm
http://www.thisisessex.co.uk/essex/local_interest/dunmow/trials2004.html

I'm looking forward to meeting each of you in person. If you have questions that need to be answered before you leave for England, feel free to email them back to me.

Best regards,
Director, 2004 Cambridge Summer Abroad Program

Chinagate

Continuation from this long forgotten post.

An extended workout; deftly avoided a one-eyed staring contest with Brian, picked up Bunny; got stuck in traffic; tail comment made; had Chinese food that made me wish for Panda Express - pork or chicken?; Prof. Civ Pro sat with us; mood lighting taken away - are you always this funny Brian?; piece of food swatted onto Sean Paul; watched slide show of Chinese - carrying water buckets, can you see the bullet holes?, it's the short one; got introduced as the SBA rep. for APALSA; Bunny's dimple got poked - not her third dimple; took pictures; avoided taking home the fish head as a leftover.

So How Does This Affect RAP?

As Brian would say, the baby should be thankful that it wasn't born with a third arm.

The Following Song Lyric Is Stuck In My Head

"I’m just a curbside prophet
with my hand in my pocket
and I’m waiting for my rocket to come" - Jason Mraz

Help me.

As If Clowns Weren't Scary Enough

From CNN:

Spanky, a clown with the renowned Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, has been arrested on charges stemming from a child pornography investigation, law enforcement officials said Tuesday.

 
The picture, the name, do I need to add anything else to this to make it funny?

The Squab Cookbook

What's a Squab you may ask? Don't.

Tuesday Nights

Are Taco Tuesday Nights at Del Taco. That would be 21 tacos for $7.50. Or 3 for 99 cents.

More On That Lawyer Show Based On The Apprentice

Billable Hours By Jeremy

I still don't get how I'm supposed to keep track of time in six minute increments.

Quote This

"Where were the bread pieces?" - Annie

You're Rubik's Cube!! You may think you're
popular, but you're actually extremely
annoying. Seriously.


What childhood toy from the 80s are you?
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Chickens

News sure to upset the chicken lady.

What?! He Couldn't Wait Two More Years?

Found out this morning that my cousin was arrested for drug possession.

Law School Memory #33: Moot Court Problem

The following statement of the case comes from the program of the 2004 Moot Court Honors Program Banquet:

Hubie Unmber v. The People Of The State Of Westmoreland

Mr. Umber was charged with sexual ofense in the fourth degree for having sexual intercourse with Lydia Haze, his then-girlfriend. The charge was based on a statute that makes it a crime for a person to have sexual intercourse with a 14 or 15 year-old minor when that person is more than four years older than the minor. At the time of the sexual act, Lydia Haze waws nearly sixteen years old. Mr. Umber is just over four years older than Lydia Haze. The case went to trial and the jury convicted Mr. Umber.

The Relationship Between Hubie Umber & Lydia Haze. Hubie Umber met Lydia Haze at a party shortly before Thanksgiving of 2002. They began dating. Lydia's parents became concerned when they learned Lydia was going out with Mr. Umber. He was a junior in college, and they feared that he was too old to be dating their daughter. Lydia's parents argued with Lydia about her seeing Mr. Umber. However, the Hazes never forbade Lydia from seeing him. Eventually, Mrs. Haze thought Lydia had stopped seeing Mr. Umber. But she was wrong. On June 20, 2003, while cleaning Lydia's room, Mrs. Haze found a matchbook from a local motel. Mrs. Haze thought the matchbook was odd because Lydia did not smoke. She confronted Lydia about where she got the matchbook. Lydia became upset and refused to answer any of her mother's questions. A few days later, Mr. and Mrs. Haze took Lydia to the motel. They wanted to speak with the manager to see if Lydia was ever at the motel with Mr. Umber. Mrs. Haze wanted to know if the couple had been having sex. At first glance, Mavis Notelle, the motel's owner and manager, did not recognize Lydia, who had no make-up on. But then Ms. Notelle realized that she had seen Lydia with Mr. Umber on June 7, 2003, when they checked into the motel at night. When Lydia came in with Mr. Umber, she was wearing a short skirt, fishnet stockings, spiked heels, and lots of make-up. They checked into a room, stayed for three hours, and ordered an X-rated movie. After they checked out, Ms. Notelle cleaned the room herself. The bed was turned down but there was nothing else in the room to suggest that the couple had sexual intercourse. Ms. Notelle was shocked to learn from Mrs. Haze that lydia was only fifteen. Ms. Notelle thought for sure she was at least eighteen. After returning home from the motel, Mrs. Haze called the police and told them what she knew, hoping that the police could "talk some sene into" Lydia and then persuade Mr. Umber to stay away from Lydia. When police officers arrived at the Haze home, Lydia, upset by their presence, did not cooperate with them. Sometime later, the police spoke with Mavis Notelle, who told the police what she had told the Hazes. After hearing from Ms. Notelle, the police decided to arrest Mr. Umber.

The Police Interrogation of Mr. Umber. Following Mr. Umber's arrest, officers Baker and Able took him to the police station. Knowing that it was unlikely that Lydia Haze would testify against Mr. Umber, the officers decided to engage in a "two-step", interrogation of Mr. Umber. The officers decided to question Mr. Umber initially without advising him of his Miranda rights (e.g., "You have the right to remain silent; anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law..."). THe officers hoped that, without being advised of his rights, Mr. Umber would confess to having had sexual intercourse with Lydia. With the unwarned confession in hand, they then would inform Mr. Umber of his Miranda rights, hoping he would waive his rights, agree to answer their questions, and confess once again. The officers' plan succeeded. During the first phase of questioning, Mr. Umber confessed. The officers then gave him a twenty-minute break. After the break, the officers advised him of his Miranda rights, which he waived. In response to more police questioning, he confessed again. Both phases of the questioning were audio-taped.

The Trial. At trial, the People used Mr. Umber's "warned" confession against him. Also, during the trial, Mr. Umber requested that the court let him present a defense that he resonably believed that Lydia Haze was over 16 years old. Mr. Umber contended that Lydia had told him that she was 17 years old and had even showed him a driver's license that indicated as much. The court denied his request, concluding that the sexual offense statute was a strict liability statute that neither required the People to prove that Mr. Umber knew that Lydia was under 16 years old nor allowed Mr. Umber to present a mistake-of-age defense.

The New Trial Motion and the Appeal. After his conviction, Mr. Umber's confession made a motion for a new trial on two grounds. First, he contended that the trial court erroneously allowed his confession to be heard at trial. Second, he asserted that the trial court erroneously denied him the chance to present a mistake-of-age defense. The court denied Mr. Umber's motion for a new trial, and Mr. Umber appealed the case to the Westmoreland Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court of Westmoreland must decide whether admitting Mr. Umber's confession into evidence at his trial violated the Miranda rule and the Fifth Amendment right against compelled self-incrimination. The Court will also decide whether Mr. Umber should have been allowed to present his defense that he reasonably believed that Lydia Haze was over the age of consent.

It's A Cabal

Bunny and I got into a discussion about how friendships change after one goes through law school. The shared experience of going through law school seems to create a bond not only between those who went through it together - though I like to think those make for the strongest of these bonds - but also among those who went through it before and at different schools. It also seems to have had the effect of frustrating other potential friendships and possibly established friendships as well. Does law school really change someone that much?

Maybe law school so dominates one's life and is such a unique experience that it doesn't leave much room to have any other ground to share in common with those who haven't gone through it.

Anyway, all I know is that I greatly enjoy my time with those from law school and am just as greatly bored with my time with most everyone else.

One Can Hope Right?

With the registration deadline being tomorrow at 6pm, I'll be dropping off my papers and check in-person today. It's given me an opportunity to meet with Brian and Bunny for lunch but still it would be nice if we had this option. We were just given the ability to check our grades online so maybe this will be the next step.

Law School Memory #32: Cases

Prof. Civ Pro would usually call on a pair of students to brief a case for the class with one taking a side and the other taking the other side. He sorta broke format one day. It ended up being extortion by cupcake.

Here's the case:

Under the Supreme Court's decision in S.G., the claim against the Red Cross in the instant case is properly within the subject matter jurisdiction of the federal courts. Under this condition, the Court must exercise jurisdiction over Roe's case insofar as it attempts to assert a claim against the Red Cross.
Nonetheless, in spite of the fact that the Court properly has subject matter jurisdiction over the claim against the Red Cross, Roe moves the Court to exercise its discretion under the statute governing the removal of cases to the federal courts codified at 28 U.S.C. § 1441 (1991) and remand the entire case, including that portion which relates to the claim against the Red Cross, back to the state court. Subsection (c) of that statute reads:

Whenever a separate and independent claim or cause of action within the jurisdiction conferred by section 1331 of this title is joined with one or more otherwise non-removable claims or causes of action, the entire case may be removed and the district court may determine all issues therein, or, in its discretion, may remand all matters in which State law predominates.
28 U.S.C. § 1441(c).

Roe asserts that this court does not properly have jurisdiction over the non-Red Cross defendants [FN4] and must remand the case back to state court as it relates to them. But, in order to avoid piecemeal litigation, Roe insists that this Court should also transfer the case against the Red Cross as well. [FN5] Thus the Court must determine first whether it can properly assert jurisdiction over the non-Red Cross defendants, and second, even if it can, whether the Court can and should exercise its jurisdiction under the removal statute to remand the case back to the state court in which it was first filed. Roe v. Little Co. of Mary Hosp., 800 F.Supp. 620 (N.D.Ill., 1992).

Law School Memory #31: First Time Called On In Class

It happened in the first class of Civ Pro, which very well may have been the first class of my law school experience. The professor had just finished showing a clip from a Looney Tunes cartoon that had Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam - or was it Elmer Fudd? - in a property disupte. There was a line said by the varmint/wascawwy wabbit about taking his claim to the highest court in the land. The next scene was that of a courthouse sitting atop the peak of a mountain with the sign proclaiming it to be the highest court in the land. The videotape is stopped and the lights turned back on and my name is called. I was asked about why Bugs had said what he had said. The answer sought was that the wabbit would get his justice through the judicial system even if it meant pursuing his claim to the very end of that system. My reply? "Because that's the joke, it's funnier that way."

Afterwards, I thought to myself, being called on in law school isn't as bad as they make it out to be. Wasn't the first or the last time I was wrong.

Pulled A Semi-Linda

Car got rear-ended today but I didn't hurt my back or anythinge else. Damage to the car not severe but it's a still going to be a pain to get fixed.

My very first reading assignments as a 1L. 

Proof

That LR&W was BS. Well not complete BS but it most likely overprepared everyone for what we will be doing out in the real world. Not that any of us already didn't know that.

First Grade Is Online

Only two weeks and a day and Prof. Crim Pro has our grades up. Good for him. Now if the other 4 would hurry it up, I could look.

New Template

Just found out today that the old template wasn't loading up right on IE. Why everyone isn't using Mozilla is beyond me, but since most of you are not, I went with a wholesale change rather than trying to tweak the old one. Enjoy.

What Was I Thinking?

To all the men out there, seriously, I had a really good excuse for having missed out on Vegas and therefore, not being in this photo. 

Quickie

I don't think I've ever been more self-consciously aware of how old I am when I was standing in line to get into Magic Mountain.

Instead Of Softball Next Year

CNN:

Grown men and women are turning dodgeball into a recreational sport, with pickup games and championship tournaments.

"It's ridiculously fun. It's high-energy, you don't stop moving. There's sensory overload," said Colleen Finn.

"There's always that kid who wasn't picked for a team in the fifth grade," Finn said. "This is the perfect chance for redemption."

A few years back, the hitting that's intrinsic to the game gave dodgeball a bad reputation in school yards, and some schools talked of banning it.

But the hitting is what appeals to the grownups.

"We got a guy in the foot and took him off his feet. It was awesome," said Sean Tufts, a linebacker who played intramural dodgeball at the University of Colorado. He was recently drafted by the Carolina Panthers.

"I'm a senior now, and I have so much stress. But on Fridays I get to go throw balls at people for two hours, and the stress is gone," the 22-year-old [Olsen Ebright] said. "It's a blast."

Dinner After Magic Mountain

Brian, Rob, Annie, Drew, Daniel, Christine, and I met my fiancee at Kyoto Sushi. The fiancee and I shared a Rainbow Roll, Spider Roll, and the Love Roll. Most of the conversation was dominated by the Love Roll. I was in fine form. A good time that ended with liquored up orange wedges.

Quote This

"And after the premiere, they went home and bumped uglies." - Wayne

Magic Mountain

Met up with a few law school people and others at Magic Mountain; Annie, Annie's friends, Brian, Brian's friend, Sean, Jeff, Sally, Rita, and Trini were there. Best Ride was X . A close second was Deja Vu. Most Disappointing Ride was Scream. The Most Unexpected Good Time was the water bombing of Log Jammer riders for 25 cents. A sign read "Water Bomb Your Friends" and somebody mentioned, "But we don't know anyone on the ride." And, "Doesn't one of us have to be on the ride?" Of course, none of really cared and were all too happy to get perfect strangers very wet for a mere quarter. Jeff had the best time letting everyone know, who got wet, who was responsible. This went on for a few dollars. Karma caught up to him in the parking lot though as his car needed to be jump started.

A good, fun, expensive day but now I feel like I've got it all out of my system and have no intention of going back.

UPDATE: Good for me... I didn't bitch slap a mascot this time around.

Quote This

"We don't even know you! It's so cheap too!" - Jeff

Registration Isn't That Bad

Soup comments that I've made our registration process at Southwestern sound "confusing as hell". It's not really that bad. We have a core set of classes that we have to take; evidence, con law, legal profession, and business association during our second year. Those classes we take as a section. After we select a section we then select a few electives. Thrown into the mix are registration numbers that determine the order students select their section and electives.

It's more confusing in resolving scheduling conflicts of both classes and finals, figuring out which courses/professors to take, and a schedule that's conducive to meeting up with all the friends you made during your first year. That last part is what makes it so difficult.

Today's Goal

To avoid any violent run-ins with a Looney Tunes character.

#23 On The List

Someone found this site by googling "stories 'bachelorette party' fuck unfaithful".

June, A Good Month For Both Weddings And Anti-War Protests

It just so happens that Bunny's wedding falls on the same day that ANSWER is having a protest march. And the anti-war march comes close enough to both her wedding and reception sites that it's going to be an annoyance.

Scheduling Next Year II

Went over the registration materials over a venti mocha frap and found out if I got into section R1 I wouldn't have classes on both Tuesday and Friday for the fall semester. The downside is that R1 is on a completely different time schedule from section T1 for both semesters, which would make it difficult to get together with people from that section after classes are over.

Also, all of my electives are in section AX, which means I'm in a class until 8pm or 9pm on the days I'm on campus.

UPDATE: Annie just told me that the professor combination for S1 - the section I want to avoid - was the first to fill up this past academic year. So there's hope that I could get into T1. But do I really want to have to be on campus Tuesday just for Evidence class?

Hold It 'Til We Get To Chelsea

Now how is one supposed to take adavantage of all the pubs with so very few loos in London?

Law School Memory #31: Cases

It was the first Torts class after some sort of holiday during the first semester and we were still catching up on the assigned readings in class. So most of us were actually ahead in the reading. Which was good but also gave us a false sense of security as many of us didn't review for what we were going over that day in class. I don't think most people even knew where we were in that class. So it began. First person to be called on didn't know the answer, Prof. Torts was displeased; second person got skipped over because they were too slow to find the answer in the casebook, Prof. Torts was really displeased and told us so; third person told Prof. Torts to move on to another student if she wanted a quick answer, Prof. Torts was now looking for blood; another student or two were called on amid the sound of rustling pages of the casebook, and the word "pass" kept everyone flipping the pages. So now Prof. Torts was more than displeased, she was downright pissed at all of us and was looking for blood. Then... that's right... the name Wayne gets called. In response I gave her a resigned, "Yeah." Rita had pointed me to the right page in the casebook but I ignored it to begin with and started to give Prof. Torts an answer that had been given the previous week. Oooops. I got on track after that and did well for a few questions before she got me on the last one. Many appreciative thanks given from classmates afterwards, which in a way was more difficult to take than the questioning from Prof. Torts.

Here's the case:

This is a suit for injuries arising out of the abuse of children at a day care center. Plaintiffs filed suit individually and as next friends of their two children, alleging that defendants witnessed the abuse and failed to report it to the police or child welfare officials. The sole issue before us is whether plaintiffs may maintain a cause of action for negligence per se based on the Family Code, which requires any person having cause to believe a child is being abused to report the abuse to state authorities and makes the knowing failure to do so a misdemeanor. The trial court granted summary judgment for defendants, but the court of appeals reversed and remanded plaintiffs' negligence per se and gross negligence claims for trial. We reverse the judgment of the court of appeals and render judgment that plaintiffs take nothing. Because plaintiffs did not preserve their common law negligence claims, we do not decide whether there should be a common law duty to report child abuse in some circumstances. Perry v. S.N. 973 S.W.2d 301 (Tex.,1998).

For Incoming 1Ls

Good advice from Heidi and Jeremy. One piece of advice I would add is that one should make as many friends as possible at the start of law school and cultivate a few really close friendships throughout that first semester. It makes a world of difference, especially since the study of law is such a lonely endeavor.

Quote This

"and i was like ew, where are the poles?" - Annie

Random AIM Conversation

Apparently what follows counts as a Vegas story these days.

Bruin7089: bunny wants me to ask you about her stepping on rita's toes
Bruin7089: do tell
Xanneth: ha ha
Xanneth: well, bunny and rita were both pretty tipsy
Xanneth: prehaps bunny more so
Xanneth: and bunny was stepping on rita's feet
Xanneth: and rita was like, pointing or something down to her feet, and bunny was too silly to understand what she meant
Xanneth: and rita was like, feet, feet!
Xanneth: and bunny was just looking at them
Xanneth: ha ha
Xanneth: i think she got off eventually
Xanneth: :]
Bruin7089 (7:51:54 PM): got off of the feet?
Bruin7089: not got off on the feet?

More about Vegas from Bunny's bachelorette party as told by Annie.

Xanneth (7:56:22 PM): we went to hte hotel and got ready and decide dto order pizza to save some time
Xanneth (7:56:34 PM): we all got into our bunny-fits and took some silly pictures in the room
Xanneth (7:56:41 PM): bunny, rita, macy and i were pretty f-in tired
Xanneth (7:56:45 PM): rose drove the whole way over tehre
Xanneth (7:56:53 PM): oh yah, we stopped at the mall too on the way
Xanneth (7:56:56 PM): then we went out
Xanneth (7:57:02 PM): we went to aladdin and the curve club
Xanneth (7:57:20 PM): we got 3 bunnies for free and 3 bunnies for half price
Xanneth (7:57:46 PM): or was it 4
Xanneth (7:57:55 PM): i dunno, there were 7 of us and we got in cheaply
Xanneth (7:57:58 PM): and we were dancing
Xanneth (7:58:02 PM): and bunny had to do tasks
Xanneth (7:58:06 PM): and people were signing her
Xanneth (7:58:09 PM): and we met this other bachelor
Xanneth (7:58:16 PM): and everyone in the VIP section invited us over
Xanneth (7:58:19 PM): and we went there and boogied
Xanneth (7:58:36 PM): and there was this pool table section that was reserved for tommy lee and brad pitt
Xanneth (7:58:48 PM): but they weren't there at that moment so we went into htat section adnh some of the girls were palying pool
Xanneth (7:58:58 PM): and then we met up with the 8th bunny
Xanneth (7:59:07 PM): then rose met some guy at the high rollers table
Xanneth (7:59:17 PM): and we went inot hte secret passage ways of aladdin into some limos
Xanneth (7:59:26 PM): and we drove to the rio to picl up this girls sister
Xanneth (7:59:38 PM): i mena this guy's sister who was some former miss DC or something
Xanneth (7:59:48 PM): but she was pissed becase she had been waiting a long time or something
Xanneth (7:59:55 PM): then we went switched limos
Xanneth (8:00:01 PM): then we went to mandalay bay
Xanneth (8:00:06 PM): and we met steve franci
Xanneth (8:00:09 PM): oops francis
Xanneth (8:00:22 PM): and i guess he was some basketball player but none of us knew who he was
Xanneth (8:00:23 PM): ha ha
Xanneth (8:00:27 PM): so we took pictures there
Xanneth (8:00:41 PM): and then we went gambling a little there and a lot of the bunnies went home
Xanneth (8:01:03 PM): the next day we got up walked around, went to eat, some hit the pool, but around 6 ot 7 we all gathered in the room to decde whate we were going to do
Xanneth (8:01:18 PM): we ended up going todinner with one of bunny's friends who happened to be there for a bachelor party
Xanneth (8:01:24 PM): we ate with those bachelor's
Xanneth (8:01:47 PM): but 4 of us, rita, macy, buunny and i didn't eat because we went ot hte bellagio buffet earlier and were stuffed
Xanneth (8:01:52 PM): but they didn't listen and ordered for s anyway
Xanneth (8:02:02 PM): and it was like 40 something bucks a person
Xanneth (8:02:09 PM): and the bill was like 800 but none of us pai
Xanneth (8:02:10 PM): d
Xanneth (8:02:19 PM): and then we realized ther was a club upstairs
Xanneth (8:02:28 PM): so we SNUCK away from dinner and went to go boogy
Xanneth (8:02:42 PM): and we stayed there and danced for a few hours when all the girls came up
Xanneth (8:02:51 PM): and then we were harassing this security guy
Xanneth (8:02:59 PM): that was really fun
Xanneth (8:03:16 PM): and then while we were dancing the guys came back and were like, come with us we are going to antoher club
Xanneth (8:03:28 PM): come ride in our stretch thing and come with us
Xanneth (8:03:45 PM): so personnaly i was sick of these guys already
Xanneth (8:03:50 PM): they were totally cramping our style
Xanneth (8:03:57 PM): but they did pay for dinner and all that crap
Xanneth (8:04:13 PM): anyway, so half of us were already in the limo and the rest of us were still in the club
Xanneth (8:04:21 PM): but then we all ended up in the stretch thing
Xanneth (8:04:31 PM): it wans't a limo though, it was more like a stretch suv or something
Xanneth (8:04:46 PM): and we were driving and driving, and i was like, where are we going? and no one knew
Xanneth (8:04:53 PM): and then we ended up at this strip joint
Xanneth (8:05:00 PM): and i was kind of pissed becuase they told us they were going to a club
Xanneth (8:05:16 PM): but anyway, we get out, i don't really want ot go in because i just had a coughing fit from something
Xanneth (8:05:24 PM): and i wans't too hot on going into a smokey room again
Xanneth (8:05:39 PM): but in we went because they paid for us again
Xanneth (8:05:50 PM): and some of the girls wanted to goand bunny was too tired to care
Bruin7089 (8:06:22 PM): what about the big rig tires?
Xanneth (8:07:03 PM): oh that's later

And yet, still more about Vegas.

Xanneth (8:07:14 PM): but let me tell you about these strip clubs
Xanneth (8:07:30 PM): they were really dark and there were all these chairs in circles
Xanneth (8:07:34 PM): and guys getting lap dances
Xanneth (8:07:40 PM): and these girls were pretty much naked
Xanneth (8:07:54 PM): and they were doing their things and all these guys were touching them like all over
Xanneth (8:08:05 PM): and the girls were letting them lick them and pretty much do anything they wanted
Xanneth (8:08:10 PM): and i was like ew, where are the poles?
Xanneth (8:08:21 PM): i was displeased but i was trying to be cool because i thought bunny wanted to be there
Xanneth (8:08:26 PM): but apaprently she didn't want to be there either
Xanneth (8:08:34 PM): so half ofus left and went back to the hotel
Xanneth (8:08:47 PM): bunny stayed with one of her cousins and one of her friends with the dudes who i did not trust
Xanneth (8:09:00 PM): and then we went back to the hotel room and soaked our feet in the hot tub
Xanneth (8:09:03 PM): in our room!!!
Xanneth (8:09:10 PM): and then bunny came back not too much later
Xanneth (8:09:26 PM): then we went to sleep
Xanneth (8:09:31 PM): then we got up the next day and disbanded
Xanneth (8:09:36 PM): oh, but about the drives
Xanneth (8:09:45 PM): on the way there a bag of cement had fallen off a truck
Xanneth (8:10:08 PM): and we were in the left lane and a big rig was in the right
Xanneth (8:10:21 PM): and the big rig drove over the cement bag and a big cloud rose up and we were in a haze!
Xanneth (8:10:26 PM): and we couldn't see shit!
Xanneth (8:10:27 PM): it was scary
Xanneth (8:10:39 PM): but on the way back freakin' there was this big rig and one of its tires flew off
Xanneth (8:10:48 PM): but there were two pieces so ia m not sure what the other thing was
Xanneth (8:10:51 PM): but it was the back right one
Xanneth (8:11:00 PM): and one piece went to the right
Xanneth (8:11:11 PM): and the other piece went towards the left toward where we were
Xanneth (8:11:20 PM): but luckily it missed and went on to the other side of the road
Xanneth (8:11:40 PM): but then it was rolling pretty fast and it HIT this white SUV
Xanneth (8:11:56 PM): and you can see the SUV all swirvin' but it gets it and makes a loud noise
Xanneth (8:12:25 PM): and we were scared the car or the SUV was gonna get us

The end?

Bruin7089 (8:14:37 PM): So that's the whole Vegas trip?
Xanneth (8:15:14 PM): in a nutshell
Bruin7089 (8:15:33 PM): That's one big nutshell
Xanneth (8:16:01 PM): hee
Xanneth (8:16:05 PM): did yo look at the pictures?
Bruin7089 (8:16:20 PM): didn't know you had sent them already
Xanneth (8:16:26 PM): yup i sent a link
Xanneth (8:17:07 PM): oh and ther was a drunk dial by san in there
Xanneth (8:17:11 PM): sean
Xanneth (8:17:34 PM): oh and we met a lot of dentists

Scheduling Next Year

The current thought is to sign up for section R1 to stay away from a certain prof. My first choice would be T1 but it seems like everyone is trying to get into that section. And if I sign up for a section before my turn is up to select classes then I'll automatically be assigned to one of the other two sections. So I guess my strategic first choice should be R1.

It would help to know how many students get into each section but as it is my registration number is 174 out of about 210. In my estimate, that would be cutting it close to the point where section T1 could be all filled up.

Law School Memory #30: Cases

Before calling on the person for the next to last case Prof. Property said, "Who is going to escape the first semester without being called on - not 'Yumma'." But who got called on for the very last case of the first semester in Property? Yeah... me. Just another one in a pattern establishing bad luck. But is it bad luck? Or did I bring it upon myself? Well the teddy bear/stuffed animal/Bruin paraphernalia/whatever-words-make-it sound-not-lame I toted to class and propped up on my desk as part of UCLA-USC rivalry week might have brought the unwanted attention. So I got through most of the facts unscathed with a bit of help offered from Annie and Brian. Two questions got me, what kind of lease was it and what was the decision based on. She gave me a few options to choose from with regards to the last question and one of the options was policy and since she was big on policy I figured that had to be the answer. I figured wrong.

The case:

This is an action to cancel two leases executed by John Josiah Swartzbaugh, as lessor, to Sam A. Sampson, as lessee, of two adjoining parcels of land in Orange county. A motion for nonsuit was granted at the close of plaintiff's case, and this appeal followed.

Defendant Swartzbaugh and plaintiff are husband and wife. They owned, as joint tenants with the right of survivorship, 60 acres of land in Orange county planted to bearing walnuts. In December, 1933, defendant Sampson started negotiations with plaintiff and her husband for the leasing of a small fraction of this land fronting on highway 101 for a site for a boxing pavilion. Plaintiff at all times objected to making the lease, and it is thoroughly established that Sampson knew she would not join in any lease to him. The negotiations resulted in the execution of an option for a lease, dated January 5, 1934, signed by Swartzbaugh and Sampson. The lease, dated February 2, 1934, was executed *453 by the same parties. A second lease of property adjoining the site of the boxing pavilion was signed by Swartzbaugh and Sampson. This was also dated February 2, 1934, but probably was signed after that date. Plaintiff's name does not appear in any of the three documents, and Sampson was advised that she would not sign any of them.

The walnut trees were removed from the leased premises. Sampson went into possession, erected his boxing pavilion, and placed other improvements on the property.

Plaintiff was injured in February, 1934, and was confined to her bed for some time. This action was started on June 20, 1934. Up to the time of the trial plaintiff had received no part of the rental of the leased property. Sampson was in possession of all of it under the leases to the exclusion of plaintiff.

There is but one question to be decided in this case which may be stated as follows: Can one joint tenant who has not joined in the leases executed by her cotenant and another maintain an action to cancel the leases where the lessee is in exclusive possession of the leased property? Swartzbaugh v. Sampson, 54 P.2d 73 (Cal.App. 4 Dist. 1936).

Personal Rankings of Subjects

1. Torts
2. Crim Law
3. Crim Pro
4. Contracts
5. Property
6. Civ Pro
7. LR&W

Personal Rankings Of Section B Day Profs.

1. Prof. Crim Law
2. Prof. Torts
3. Prof. Civ Pro I
4. Prof. Contracts
5. Prof. Crim Pro
6. Prof. LR&W
7. Prof. Property
8. Prof. Civ Pro II

It Is Weird

Bunny asked me over AIM if it was weird now that we have nothing to do. That's the nature of law school, it's so time consuming all the way up until you finish that last exam that it is a bit of a shock to have it suddenly be that you're not worrying about getting stuff done for school anymore. It's a great relief to be sure but it's also kind of sad.

Hmmm, am I becoming a Type A personality? Is that how law school has changed me?

What Law School Taught Me

* I need to study both alone and in a group.
* I need to read every case and every note at the end of the case to really understand.
* Canned briefs did not help.
* Book briefing saves time and is just as effective as writing them out if I repeatedly review the notes I make in the margins.
* I can get to know the cases well enough to the point where fact patterns/hypos will remind me of them.
* Commercial outlines don't work for me.
* I don't necessarily need to make my own detailed outlines if I've been reviewing my own notes constantly but I do need my own barebones outline that also serves as a checklist.
* Flashcards did work for me.
* I'm not very productive after 5pm.
* I'm most productive between the hours of 6am and 9am.
* I'm disciplined enough to adhere to a workout schedule and should because it relieves the stress and it really helps to be fit and healthy to study the law.
* The Understanding Series really helped me to understand.
* The Examples & Explanations Series were also helpful in giving me a very basic understanding or as a basic review.
* It doesn't always help to pay attention in class but it usually does.
* No matter how good the study aides, they didn't help me if I didn't give them enough time.
* I prefer to study outside rather than in the library and I tend to get more done outside.
* I can't study at home.
* I should have spent more time getting to know my professors outside of class.

Sorry Laker Fans

Several people have been coming across this site by typing in "another lucky shot deserves another shirt" into Google and Yahoo!. Apparently the search engines are combining these two posts. So to all those looking for those t-shirts with 0.4 on the front and Shaq's quote on the back... tough luck but not as tough as it was for the Spurs.

Also, someone did a straight search for waynesoller on Google, which, in a state of paranoia, has me asking, who the fuck is looking for me?

I'd Like To Nominate Prof. Property

What Next Year Might Be Like

From The Menagerie's May 13th post.

* It was nice to pick my classes. More like college, less like high school, than 1L.
* It was more reading, but more interesting reading.
* It wasn't as difficult, material-wise, but some of the exams were killer.
* The professors are more relaxed.
* I seemed to have more free time, but I always felt busy.
* I enjoyed gardening more.
* I enjoyed school more.
* I enjoyed my fellow students more. It's been fun watching the younger ones transform themselves from college kids to professionals.
* 1Ls this year looked really young. (I thought it was a psychological thing, but a friend on the admissions committee said they were, on average, a few years younger than our class had been.)

My token advice for the 2L year (similar to my 1L advice): Work hard, but know when to stop. Read for every class. Keep the hobbies you enjoy. Cut back on your extra-curricular commitments, but make time for friends and family outside of school, even if you don't think you have the time to. Drink good wine on occasion. Pamper yourself in the run up to finals. Don't listen to rumors. Take practice exams. Befriend your fellow students and ignore the competitive ones. Go for long walks during study breaks, to clear your mind. Smile at everyone you see; say "hi" to a random new person every day. If you have a bad feeling about a class the first day, drop it and take something else.

Salary Information By State

Law School Memory #29: Cases

Prof. Contracts' method of calling on people to brief a case for the class was to ask, "Student Out of Luck's Name, would you like to volunteer to do this case for the class?" He would then mark off that student's name on his roll sheet to make sure everyone got called on once and then going through it again. Well I made it through the first semester without having been called on to volunteer but he eventually got to me in the second semester. And it so happened to be on the day when my friends took me out to Grand Lux for lunch to celebrate my birthday. Of course, I had a drink of JD neat and being the lightweight I am I was feeling the effects of it as we made our way back to school for Contracts.

So there I am, sitting in my front row seat, slightly inebriated, lightly going over the highlighted text in my casebook, thinking there's no way I would get called on - so I'm not pressing myself to understand it, but also thinking how funny it might be if I were to be called on, and then I heard my luck had run out, "Wayne, would you like to volunteer to do this case for the class?" And it wasn't funny, but I did manage a grin to myself. I rushed through the case, my speech a bit slurred perhaps but it probably came more across as incoherent mumbling, as I managed to get through it without evidencing my slight inebriation. I think. Bunny later told me that Arpineh said it would have been funnier if I had drank more. Anyway here's the case:

This is a breach of contract case. Plaintiff, Kelsey-Hayes Company (Kelsey-Hayes), alleges defendant, Galtaco Redlaw Castings Corporation (Galtaco) [FN1], breached a three-year agreement (the 1987 contract) for the purchase of castings. In addition *795 to the damages allegedly suffered as a result of the breach of the 1987 contract, Kelsey-Hayes seeks a declaratory judgment that it does not have to pay Galtaco price increases to which it agreed in 1989. Kelsey-Hayes asserts the 1989 contract modifications (1989 agreements) containing the price increases (1) were agreed to by Kelsey-Hayes under duress, (2) were unconscionable, (3) were demanded by Galtaco in bad faith and (4) constitute unjust enrichment to Galtaco. Galtaco says in response that Kelsey-Hayes waived its breach of contract claims and, in addition, argues that the defenses Kelsey-Hayes raises regarding the validity of the 1989 agreements have no merit. Kelsey-Hayes Co. v. Galtaco Redlaw Castings Corp., 749 F.Supp. 794 (E.D.Mich., 1990)

First Meal As A 2L

A couple dozen people or so from section B met up at The Red Lion after our final exam to have drinks with Prof. Contracts. A lot of the conversation involving Prof. Contracts that I listened in on was a discussion between he, Vanessa, and Trini about what needs to improve at Southwestern. Basically, the school's grading curve - which falls between 2.2 to 2.4 - and the closely related student morale were the most valid concerns. Although I didn't agree with everything Vanessa and Trini had to say, they expressed knowledgable concern and had put real effort into effectuating change. And this is no knock on those who were elected - they could very well make changes for the better - but after yesterday I get the sense that Trini's slate would have at the very least fought the good fight.

Other serious conversation topics included; Mexican midget wrestling, authority conferring mustaches, and people we would like to hit.

Lots of byes and handshaking afterwards.

Brian and everyone else prepare to laugh... I shared a sausage platter with Peters.

Free Shows In Britain This Summer

Ananova:

Over half of British adults have had sex in a public place, a new survey has found.

According to Sky the annual sex poll by FHM also found that 56% of men and women admitted to having been unfaithful in a relationship.

So there's a good chance I might have to say, "Annie, close your eyes."

SWLAW Catching Up With The Times

From an email:

Dear Student:

I am delighted to inform you that effective with Spring 2004, grades can be accessed on-line beginning Friday, May 14th after 7:00 p.m.

You may access your grades by clicking on www.swlaw.edu/onlinegrades or from the Southwestern home page, click on Current Students, then under Links To Personal Information, click on Grades On-line. In addition to grades on-line, the Registrar’s Office will send grades via U.S. Mail weekly, each Friday.

Grades that are processed throughout the day in the Registrar’s Office will become available on-line after
7:00 p.m. daily. The Registrar’s Office processes grades immediately upon receipt; therefore, if your grade(s) has not been updated to “Grades On-line,” then that grade(s) has not been received.

In accordance with the Grading Policy and the Accounts Receivable Policy, grades will not be released to any student whose tuition account is in arrears. If a student tries to access their grades on-line and they have an outstanding account balance, a message will appear that grades are not available and that the student should contact the Registrar’s Office. Once the hold flag for an outstanding balance has been removed, the grades will be accessible.

Exams will be available for pickup in the Registrar’s Office three days after grades have become available on the website, provided the professor has delivered them to this office.

Please note that full-time faculty have five weeks from the date of the exam to submit their grades. Faculty who fail to meet this requirement are subject to a daily fine for each day their grades are late.
Thanks,
Karen

I'm happy with my LR&W grade. Could end up being my best grade of the semester. That wouldn't be a good thing, especially since it's only one credit.

As is my policy, I'll be waiting for all of my other grades to come in before I look at them. Just couldn't help myself with the LR&W grade because after having to pick-up my moot court brief with my partner I already had a good idea of what my grade was.

First Post As A 2L

Done.

My Last Post As A 1L

Just wanted to get that in. Don't expect the 2L stuff to be any better.

Someone Warn Macy... Or Drew

Police are investigating whether a resident at a south Scottsdale condo complex was involved in shooting a dog there.

Last week, fliers blanketed the complex claiming that a "sniper" would kill pets whose waste wasn't cleaned up.

The controversy began when many residents at the Casita Real condo complex at Indian School and Granite Reef roads found the fliers on their cars, threatening dogs. Then last Friday, Laura Middleton's dog, Bomber, was shot with a pellet gun.

A Tucson animal rights group, the Animal Defense Council, also announced that it would provide a $500 reward for information leading to the arrest of the shooter.

Overly Sentimental III

I'll be saying hi to them as 1Ls one last time and saying bye to them as 2Ls for the first time.

Can I Really Be Expected To Study For Ks After What Fish' Did?

Wow.

UPDATE: Seriously, if Fish' can make that shot, then I - and everyone else - can definitely pass a silly, little K's exam.

UPDATE: How does Derek Soller sound? Derek Soller-Fisher? D-Fish Soller? Should I be studying for Ks instead of coming up with names for my first born son?

Quote This

"One lucky shot deserves another." - Shaq

Change

You like? I probably should be studying for Ks instead of messing around with this site.

I See Powerpuff Girls and Kerropi In My Food

Brian needs to have a talk with his people.

Overly Sentimental II

My last chance to have lunch at the corner taco shack. A chance I'll likely pass on. Now is not the time to take chances.

Not Saying Bunny Lacks Any Ideas

But this would make a great gift for her or a gift anyway.

Tourists visiting New York's Times Square are blushing over a new Swatch watch billboard that features six pairs of rabbits in various sexual positions, according to a Local 6 News report.

The billboard kicks off the new "Bunnysutra" Swatch watch line that features the company's "touch" technology.

A Swatch news release reportedly says when touched, the clock hands land on "happy bunny positions."

(links via Boing Boing)

Overly Sentimental

Awwwww... my last day in the library as a 1L. Hope it doesn't change when I become a 2L.

Hmmm... Bunny's Wedding Or

6/5/04 OCA/SCCLA JOINT ANNUAL PICNIC
Come have fun and relax on a Saturday afternoon at the annual picnic put on by the Organization of Chinese Americans, Greater Los Angeles region. The picnic will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Alhambra Park on June 5, 2004.

There will be plenty of food, sports, and games, fit for the entire family. The picnic is also a great setting for all of us in the community to network.

I guess I could go to this beforehand seeing that Bunny's Wedding is three hours later. But do I really need to know any more Chinese? Isn't a Taiwanese and a Hong Kongnese enough for me to handle?

Just Poke Out Both Eyes

Apparently, saying you can't type up your law school exam because you're missing part of a digit isn't a good enough excuse. (link via Disputation)

Advice For Macy

Had A Really Good Night's Sleep

I don't know if it's because I'm ok with taking law school exams now or because I'm so burnt out over law school. Probably a combination of both. Last 1L exam tomorrow, Contracts. And then...

Restraint

Saw Prof. Contracts at the gym and didn't spalsh him with water. Good for me.

Many A Car Ride With Those Guys

Seems that Ben Franklin would have approved of Brian and Sean. (link via Mr. Poon)

I'm Content

Civ Pro exam in about three hours. Apathy has set in. It's very relieving. I'll worry about what it means to my grade another time but for now I'll take the inner-peace.

WTF

Prof. Civ Pro told us it was going to be open book; to the extent that we would have our Civ Pro supplement with our notes written inside of it. Thing is, he didn't tell us that he usually has the MC part of exams as closed book. Annie just called me 10 mins. ago to let me know after going over the instructions of his past exams. Let's hope he's breaking format because I have no idea what FRCP 26(b)4(A) is all about. Test less than 12 hours from now.

What's More Impressive?

That I've studied about 8 hours for Civ Pro so far today and am still presumably sane? Or
That I've been in a study group room with Annie for 8 hours and am still presumably sane?

Thank you Annie.

Who Knew?!

It's actually possible for a completely different exam to make one feel worse about prior exams. Some time during my Torts exam today I thought to myself, "Why couldn't I have flowed as well on my prior exams." I'm thinking I got a B- on the Torts exam which means I'm thinking I did a lot worse on my Property and Crim Pro exams.

Eh, I need to move on. Civ Pro, here I come.

Is This The Way I'm Going To Feel Afterwards?

From here:

"You know, I usually feel like crying when things end. But I don't feel like crying now. This is the first time I've gotten to an ending and been, like, you know...really happy."

Third-Tier Conversation

Brian: What does your shirt say?
Arpineh: It says Lucky Fcuk. But if you're dyslexic you might read something else.
Myself: Either way, all I'm seeing are breasts.

Lucky Him

The guy sitting next to me is done done. All three years. He's extremely happy as it's to be expected. I'll gladly settle for being a third as happy as he is come Friday.

Quick Thought

I wonder if anyone realizes I'm not wearing any underwear anymore. Forgot to pack a clean pair in the gym bag.

Ok... Post #636

Apparently there was a bad count by Blogger earlier, I have since reindexed and I've actually posted a lot more then previously thought.

I've spent way too much time on this.

Be Happy Brian

Someone is actually really mad at me and it's Trini.

Overexposed

A couple of surprise links to this site here and here. Regarding the first link, why do I have to follow the naked butt man? And what does it all mean? Am I being called a Pixie? Regarding the second link, yeah I'm honored that my site is mentioned in the same breath as Jeremy's but now people are going to know how third-tier my blog really is when compared to his.

Damn You All

I recognize that I only skipped one day from posting to this site. But I feel guilty knowing that you guys keep coming with nothing new to see. So hence the quick posting of crap. Enjoy

Law School Memory #28: Not Quite A Faux Paus

A Hallmark card was being passed around class for everyone to sign. When it got to Paul, he announces his intended message, "Happy Birthday! You don't suck." Before he could write and sign he was informed it was a sympathy card concerning the lost relative of a fellow classmate.

It provided much needed laughter before our Torts exam.

Quote This

"That's a 'Quote This'!" - Brian

Post #479

Apparently the site I use to post to this site has a new interface and it tells me that this is my 479th post. One might say that the time and effort I have put into this could have gone to better use towards law school.

I wouldn't have been listening.

Sprinting To The Finish Line

I'll be spending the rest of this beautiful Saturday at a Starbucks and on campus studying Civ Pro and Torts as I try to make up for however I did on the first two exams. No more posting here for the day and maybe until finals are over unless something more notable than eating habits occurs.

Last Semester's Curves

Make of it what you will.

Property
Total Possible Points
Essay = 155
MC = 57 (15 questions X a multiplier of 3.8)

Mean
Essay = 69
MC = 34

Criminal Law
Total Possible Points
Essay = 115
MC = 32 questions

Mean
Essay = 80
MC = 18

Civil Procedure
Total Possible Points
Essay = 77
MC = 33

Mean
Essay = NA
MC = NA

Contracts
Total Possible Points
Essay = 58
MC = 25

Mean
Essay = NA
MC = NA


Torts
Total Possible Points
Essay = 144
MC = 24

Mean
Essay = NA
MC = NA