Finally Met Sean

Sean just introduced himself over AIM to me after about five months of knowing him.

Question Of The Day

Seriously, who intends to run only half of a marathon?

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"I can only tie it if it's long." - Size Queen

Moot Court: First Round

Not bad at all. The opposing counsel on Miranda was asked to recite the facts and she ended up taking nearly three minutes reciting the facts from her notes before one of the judges interrupted her and made her jump into her argument. She actually did really well save for the fact that she relied way too much on her notes. She didn't make nearly enough eye contact as she kept her eyes on her notes and basically talked to them. Her partner wasn't quite as sharp and also relied on her notes too much. But she did well too because she knew her position really well. Also, both of them made the mistake of bringing too many notes to the lectern and not making eye contact with all three judges to make sure they were ready for the presentation.

Peters was damn near perfect. Didn't get fazed, answered tough questions that Prof. Sullivan said he thought he wouldn't be able to answer and did so persuasively, he was calm throughout and sounded intelligent. He did so well that one of the judges tried to trip him up at the end by asking him a statutory rape question. He didn't respond well to that but that was the only question that got him. The only real complaint from two of the judges is that he seemed to dispassionate. Sounded boring to me but he was by far the best in the room at the time.

As for myself, I was a bit more nervous than I thought I would be partially because I had to follow Peters performance. They gave me tips on how to handle questions that I don't understand - rather than asking the judge to clarify, I should have said tried to steer the discussion by saying something like, "I understand your question to mean this... and this is the answer to that question" - and what to do with my hands because apparently I was gripping the lectern too tightly. I was gripping the lectern tightly because Prof. Legal Writing had made me aware of my hand gestures.

After it was all said and done they told everyone they did well and should definitely do the third round but that's what they tell everyone. I still don't intend to do the third round.

"This is one target men will never miss! "

First Up In The Group

Team Bunny and Sty along with Team FG and I will be doing moot court today at 1pm. Wish the ladies and the person going against me the best of luck.

File This Under - Yeah, Right

Stummy writes, "So I'm going to say something no one would ever expect from Ms. Shopoholic. 'NO MORE SHOPPING!!' I'm quitting!" This was posted just after 2am today. Have any stores been open since? Kidding.

I'll give Stummy some credit and set the over and under at 8 days, figuring that she can't make it through next weekend without buying that really cute pair of shoes that would just complete that one outfit she has or that one really cute outfit that would complete that pair of shoes she already has. Anyone dare to take the over on this?

Sat On Death Row Today

Brandy, Danielle, Jay N., Steve C., Debbie, Jen O. Myself, Rita, Bunny, Macy, Peters, Charles, Oksana, John; that's the whole fourth row and part of the third row in Civ. Pro. II. We all got called on to answer short questions relating to trial by jury. It didn't go too bad. But that's the last time we're offering Mr. Easter Egg muffins.

Also in Civ. Pro. II, Rita brought a dozen doughnuts and a dozen mini muffins for Bunny as a sorrowful offering for all the times she missed class and Bunny was called on in place of her.

Not The One I Want Dreaming About Me

Linda just informed me that she had a dream that included several sectionmates one of whom was me. I'm not certain but I think everyone in law school has had at least one dream that included one of their fellow schoolmates. It's just one of the many ways that law school messes with your mind.

Is That A Tunnel Or A Cave?

I'm thinking Annie can tell the difference.

Arpineh Should Do The Same

This article reminded me about Arpineh's possible injury. She should test her own and not Lieber's, of course. That's what I really mean to say.

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"It's Bunny Bun Buns!" - Annie

Because I'm In Crim. Pro.

What lesser-known Simpsons character are you?

Brought to you by the good folks at sacwriters.com.

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"Can you strip search second-graders?' - Prof. Crim. Pro. Sub.

What's Going On Here?

I'm sitting in Crim. Pro. and more than a few people are missing. It's nowhere near empty but for some reason it's also the most dead I've ever seen my section during a class. Maybe it's because the due date for the appellate brief is drawing closer and closer. Or perhaps it's the fact that we have a substitute professor for today and our regular professor is going to be going over this stuff on Monday. Whatever the case may be it is absolutely dead in here. Niv is not even his usual arm waving self.

Reason Not To Date In Your Section

Provided by the Ditzy Genius.

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"Don't touch." - Liz

For All Of You William Hung Fans

I point you here.

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"My boba bad." - Cafe Gioia Boba Maker

Contract Lesson For The Day II

Promising to keep my pants on as a bargaining chip is an effective negotiating technique.