Monday, April 05, 2004

This Is My Kind Of Law Firm

Stolen from here.

I Don't Drink Nowhere Near Enough Coffee

Must cross the street to Boba Loca more often, not only to drink more coffee, but also to worry Annie more.

How To Make Me Mad

22 pages to print.
1-2-3-4 paper jams.
1 close cover error that requires settling the card reader on top of the cover.
20 plus minutes to complete printing.

If Bunny Hasn't Already Picked Out Bridesmaid Dresses...

Taken from here comes this story:
No problem for Lynlea Jayo and Josh Traughber, a high school couple who used duct tape, thrift-store jackets and bed sheets to make their own formal wear for just $30.

Jayo and Traughber's creativity put them in the running for $2,500 scholarships. The Duck brand duct-tape company also gave $2,500 to the school as part of a national contest.

Her dress was made from an old bed sheet. She used three rolls of black and red tape on the hourglass-shaped gown with spaghetti straps.

Because of an extra layer of duct tape, Traughber's jacket weighed 14 pounds. He also made duct-tape slacks, a duct-tape T-shirt and a black-and-white checkered tie using six rolls of tape.

Living With Parents

Reasons to live at home your first year of law school, reasons not to live at home your first year.

For me, the biggest upside is that it enables me to get away from school, even if it was just for a few hours, which was usually spent sleeping, showering, and eating during the first semester. The biggest downside is that I occassionally bring home the law school stress and allow it to adversely affect my familial relationships. On balance, it's been more beneficial than not.

Good Thing I'm Procrastinating Rather Than Watching The Dodgers

Just checked out Sportsline's scoreboard and saw that the Dodgers gave up 6 runs in the top of the 5th and are now trailing the game 7-1 after 5 innings. I hope it hasn't put on a damper on things for Brian and Sean.

UPDATE: 8-2 is the final score. And by the looks of it, it looks like the Dodgers left a lot of men on base.

Maybe I Really Am Dolce & Gabbana

So Stummy took the fashion designer quiz that I took and it describes her as "snobby", "always elegantly outfitted in the latest trend", and "tend[s] to go after the rich CEO". Now go read about Stummy's Sunday and how law school students' competitive nature can emerge in a situation outside of just school and grades.

Today

I'm working on a Crim. Pro. outline. Wish me the best.

First Weekday Of Spring Break

And I'm in the library as it opens. The Dodgers open their season at 1:00 pm and college basketball's title game begins at 6:00 pm. I'm going to miss the Dodger game and most likely the basketball game as well. If the wireless is working outside, I might be able to enjoy some of the nice weather today. I love law school.

Saturday, April 03, 2004

This Is Where I'm At Right Now

Maternal grandmother is celebrating her 80th here from 7pm till 1am.

Janeane Garofalo Just Called Me Uninformed

Taken from here:
[Conservatives] are absolutely thrilled that they can take their misguided anger, and their xenophobia, and their aggressiveness, and their belligerence, and hide behind the flag and Jesus.... But unfortunately the "bullies" from the right sometimes are actually dangerous individuals. They are so filled with a combination of hate and lack of information that it makes them dangerous.
Time to fan the eyes.

Misery Loves Company

Quoting Lawlessgal:
I have less work to do this semester, but find it much harder to get it done. I don't know if this points to the fact that I work best under pressure, or if I'm simply tired of working. Last semester I was very focused on doing my absolute best. This semester it's all I can do to show up for class with the reading done. This does not bode well for finals and I need to change my attitude. Suggestions welcome.
Welcome to the club.

But why is it like this for so many 1Ls? And why can't I shake myself out of it? Let's hope my attitude changes during Spring Break.

This Is What Law Students Discuss When Not Discussing The Law

Liable asks, "Do you ever get the sense that God invented law school in order to rid the world of yellow highlighters?"

It reminds me of a conversation that Bunny and Turtle had one morning before Civ. Pro. about how Turtle would highlight the same text twice with different color highlighters just to get the preferred highlighting color - probably orange, her personal favorite - and how difficult it was for Bunny to find the rare purple highlighter.

It also reminds me of the time when Annie said that the highlighter Bunny gave her - an orange one - looked like a vagina when viewed into.

Another Online Quiz, Must Mean I'm Procrastinating

Dolce & Gabbana model in a metallic jacket with matching pants
Dolce & Gabbana. You just ooze sexuality and sin.
You like to be the controlling one in a
relationship, however it's even better if he
controls you as well. A rocker-chick, your
style is very harcore. You live to party and
try to get in as much trouble as possible in
the process.


Which fashion designer are you?
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From The Mailbox

Dear Continuing Student:

Recently, Southwestern University's Board of Trustees reviewed the School's most pressing issues and developed goals and a budget that they believe will be adequate to maintain and enhance Southwestern's programs To maintain the highest quality educational experience was of utmost concern.

After scrutinizing Southwestern's needs, the trustees set the fiscal year 2004-2005 tuition at $950 per credit unit. This rate will be effective with the 2004 summer session.

Sincerely yours,
Beth Drake
Chief Financial Officer
Feel free to vent in the comment's section.

To The Person Connecting Through Cox.net

Thank you for the many page views and lengthy visits to this site.

I Love Torts

Which of the following is a reasonably foreseeable misuse of the product?

a. 11-year-old boy riding a vacuum cleaner as if it were a toy car and his penis into the casing of a vacuum cleaner and being injured by the fan blades.

b. Child injured while playing with a disposable cigarette lighter.

c. Two-year-old riding in small wooden box being pulled a riding mower. Mower hits a tree, child is thrown off, operator jumps off to pick up the child, and the mower runs over the child's leg.

Foreseeable misuse of the vacuum cleaner, cigarette lighter, or riding mower?

Yesterday

After classes, PeShawn, Rita, Bunny, Annie, Brian, and I went to The Cheesecake Factory in Beverly Hills. I had the Amaretto Milkshake and Buffalo Wings. The talk included Rita being in a bad mood, Brian liking bananas and cream more than a man should, Bunny saying inappropriate things in public, myself parroting those inappropriate things in a MUCH LOUDER voice, the service being bad, appropriate tipping, girls in our section, girls walking down Beverly Dr., old people's hearing, the meaning of irony, and Smoking Kills cigarette brand. In the end, we were well fed and shared a few good laughs.

Top 10 Things Found in John Kerry's Pocket

Surprise Surprise

Law school rankings by U.S. News is out and guess what... Southwestern is still third-tiered.