Or just the moot court blahs? Hopefully it's only the latter and everything will be ok two weeks from now.
Right now I'm behind in everything and not all that motivated to catch up when I should be working to get ahead so I can have time to finish and polish up the appellate brief and prepare for this weekend's round of oral argument. Blah.
Monday, March 01, 2004
Odd Sight Of The Day
Just saw Prof. Civ. Pro. II walk into the library wearing a dark conservative suit with a blue shirt and tie.
UPDATE: He just walked out and yes, my eyes didn't deceive me the first time. The guy looks normal, almost professorial.
UPDATE: He just walked out and yes, my eyes didn't deceive me the first time. The guy looks normal, almost professorial.
Last Thought For The Day
Thinking back on our conversation today at IHOP, I'm left wondering why Annie had so much trouble over at the Brass Monkey that one night.
Sunday, February 29, 2004
It's Not Just Me
But actual lawyers write badly too. This comes from a footnote in a judicial opinion quoted here:
I should probably edit out of my appellate brief, "Because I say so. And I'm RIGHT! RIGHT! RIGHT! ABSOLUTELY RIGHT!"
To the extent BAM has successfully persuaded me of the fundamental soundness of its position, that success should not be attributed, in any degree, to its counsel's unrestrained and unnecessary use of the bold, underline, and "all caps" functions of word processing or his repeated use of exclamation marks to emphasize points in his briefs.... While I appreciate a zealous advocate as much as anyone, such techniques, which really amount to a written form of shouting, are simply inappropriate in an appellate brief. It is counterproductive for counsel to litter his brief with burdensome material such as "WRONG! WRONG ANALYSIS! WRONG RESULT! WRONG! WRONG! WRONG!"So there's your legal writing tip of the week. Don't write, "WRONG! WRONG ANALYSIS! WRONG RESULT! WRONG! WRONG! WRONG!" as an argument.
I should probably edit out of my appellate brief, "Because I say so. And I'm RIGHT! RIGHT! RIGHT! ABSOLUTELY RIGHT!"
She Should Know Better
In her profile, Stummy writes,
Yeah you are! Just try not to choke on that piece of meat or fish or whatever.
Maybe it's a good thing, knowing her law school friends, that non-members can't post comments on her site.
You don't want to know about me, I'm boring. I go to law school and study the boring law. But I'm fun when I eat!Now to beat Brian and Bunny to the punch.
Yeah you are! Just try not to choke on that piece of meat or fish or whatever.
Maybe it's a good thing, knowing her law school friends, that non-members can't post comments on her site.
When I'm Studying For My Property Final
I'll remember the answer to this. Right now, I'm just drawing a blank.
Not Because I'm Bored But Because I'm Sad and Lonely
You are... The Kentucky State Quarter!!!
Your hip style is all the rage at parties among the glitterati!
As the Kentucky State emissary to the League of State Quarters,
you represent the hearts and souls of the fine folks of the Bluegrass State.
Although a bit, uh, rough around the edges, you nonetheless regally display
the profile of our great nations first President. And, like Washington,
you are truly a revolutionary. Your best quality is, of course, your great horse-and-stable design.
But what people really appreciate in you is that you do not feel the need to
roll around bragging about how special and shiny you are. Your quiet confidence is contagious.
PS - Legend has it that at one time, you would sell yourself for one game of Galaga. That is sick, bro.
Take the Personality Quiz, brought to you by Mr. Poon.
Your hip style is all the rage at parties among the glitterati!
As the Kentucky State emissary to the League of State Quarters,
you represent the hearts and souls of the fine folks of the Bluegrass State.
Although a bit, uh, rough around the edges, you nonetheless regally display
the profile of our great nations first President. And, like Washington,
you are truly a revolutionary. Your best quality is, of course, your great horse-and-stable design.
But what people really appreciate in you is that you do not feel the need to
roll around bragging about how special and shiny you are. Your quiet confidence is contagious.
PS - Legend has it that at one time, you would sell yourself for one game of Galaga. That is sick, bro.
Take the Personality Quiz, brought to you by Mr. Poon.
Casebook Reading Habits
I no longer read the concurring and dissenting opinions in my Crim. Pro. casebook. Also, I'm skipping all of the questions being asked in all of my casebooks. I still read the notes though for insight. Am I dooming myself to a lesser grade?
Is That Liv Tyler?
What did she do to her hair?
It's somewhat reminiscent of one of the panelist's hair at Saturday's Entertainment Law Career Day. That, by the way, was a waste of time.
It's somewhat reminiscent of one of the panelist's hair at Saturday's Entertainment Law Career Day. That, by the way, was a waste of time.
Not So Classy
Stummy's girl, Angelina Jolie, was just on and couldn't help but think, "That's why people shouldn't get tattoos."
Yeah, She's Getting Drunk
Just heard Catherine Zeta-Jones say she's not pregnant this time around so she's going to be able to enjoy herself more at this year's Oscars.
Just hope she doesn't slap anyone's ass... wait... that's me but anyway....
Just hope she doesn't slap anyone's ass... wait... that's me but anyway....
Clearing The Record
So Stummy writes, "drunken nameless person slapping her ass". Two things, first, I was not drunk. I had two beers and drove myself home safely. Second, I was that nameless person. I have absolutely nothing to be ashamed of.
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