Finals Week Survey #2

take the WHAT INTENTIONAL TORT ARE YOU test.


and go to mewing.net. because law school made laura do this.

Finals Week Survey #1

In honor of finals week, the most hellish (2) weeks of a law student's semester, I think I will take some law school related surveys to better know myself.

Which Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Are You?


YOU ARE RULE 12(b)!While you might be a defendant's best friend, you aren't exactly polite to others. You have seven separate grounds on which to dismiss a plaintiff's case. You are a bit paranoid, since if you fail to raise your 12(b)(2,3,4, or 7) in a motion or a pleading with one of the other 12(b) defenses or a 12(e) motion, you waive those objections for the rest of trial. Some might say that 12(b) is the biggest bully of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, but hey, somebody needs to keep the peace. You might not be the most popular guy in the office, but you're probably the most important.
Take this quiz!

Zoo

When you go to the zoo, there is a sign posted outside the cages that says "Please don't feed the animals."

When you go to law school, there needs to be a sign posted that says "Please don't date the other law students."

Both are equally bad ideas. Ha.

The Good, the bad, and the pretty weird

Apartment hunting in DC for a short term sublease is a B. I have found a bunch of cool places but few are for the amount of time I need. I narrowly missed getting a sublease on a great spot in Foggy Bottom. Studio, not outrageous rent, right by foggy bottom metro, 10 min. walk to the ellipse, Washington. monument, etc.

I did stumble across a couple pretty interesting posts while apt. searching on craigslist though. Perhaps one will take care of my roommate situation and the other will take care of my place to stay.

Place to stay: http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/sub/153929501.html

Roommates: http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/msr/152648469.html

Outline companion

Can't say I have ever had a beer while studying. Not anymore.

Discrepancies at the grocery store

A couple observations from my trip to the grocery store today:

1. Who taught old people how to work the self-checkout line? I thought they were scared of new technology. Any prospect of getting out of a crowded store quickly is now ruined.

2. When you are so fat that you have to ride one of those little motorized carts around, I think it would be best to take some of the frozen pizzas and doritos out of your cart and head over to the produce aisle.

More good music

So I decided to take down the smiling Jesus post because it was the first post that shows on my blog on Easter Day. I thought that might be in bad taste - plus I think karma can be a B, and I don't want to mess anything up right now.

Album rec. #2

Margot and the Nuclear So & So's - The Dust of Retreat. Sounds a little like Death Cab. A little. I can't think of one band to nail them to, but if you like the Decemberists or possibly Bright Eyes, check them out.

Its the Chronic...What? Cles of Narnia!

Hilarious. I just saw this for the first time the other day and could not stop laughing.

Home Stretch

Today I realized that for first time in awhile I am really happy again. I have been such a sad sack all semester. I am so excited about so many things going on right now. And now that I have my appellate brief handed in, one class this semester is down. Now to catch up on all the slacking I have done in Contracts. Kick ass on finals, move to Washington, and maybe stay there awhile!

I realized I haven't had any music recs on this blog, so here goes. I have this obsession with indie rock bands with female lead singers. This one is a very solid album, so give it a shot, or at least go on iTunes and check out the samples.

The Sounds - Dying to Say This to You. Great indie/synth rock sound. Has sort of an 80's edge to it in some of the songs. Reminds me of Blondie a little bit.

afraid i'm not a machine

I have the appellate brief blues. Due Monday, then around the clock finals studying until mid-May. Sigh. I may need a one last hurrah at the bars with friends before things really get boring. Keeping my eye on the prize is my biggest motivation though: Heading back to the district. I also have a really cool place picked out on Pennsylvania Ave. I might sign a lease on pretty soon.

Took coffee as a surprise to a girl I have been talking to lately. Thought it may be a nice late afternoon pickup on this brief writing. At the risk of sounding cheesy, I have always been a fan of the unexpected surprise. I know how great I feel when someone does something really nice for me for no reason at all, so I try to be spontaneous with that stuff too. Just something to show someone I was thinking about them. Hopefully I scored some brownie points too. :-)

What a dilemma!

Whatever will liberals do? Wal-Mart is selling Brokeback Mountain on DVD, despite pleas from conservative groups not to. But many liberals refuse to support such a faceless corporation like Wal-Mart. But where else will they get their hot off the press copy of Brokeback at everyday low prices? Its a tough life, I know.

I think I'm getting hooked on these things

Great time wasters!

1. Have you ever been searched by the cops?
Nope

2. Do you close your eyes on roller coasters?
No way, and miss all the excitement?!?

3. When's the last time you've been sledding?
A few years ago down the hill my undergrad campus sat atop. Good times.

4. Would you rather sleep with someone else, or alone?
Someone else, of course!

5. Do you believe in ghosts?
Nah, I don't think so.

6. Do you consider yourself creative?
I think I have found my niche of creativity in legal writing. Seriously!

7. Do you think O.J. killed his wife?
Def.

8. Jennifer Aniston or Angelina Jolie?
Aniston, Jolie seems trashy.

9. Can you honestly say you know ANYTHING about politics?
I'm a politics junkie.

10. Do you know how to play poker?
I love playing but I never win. I think I was better when I was first starting.

11. Have you ever been awake for 48 hours straight?
Not quite sure. If not, been pretty close.

12. What's your favorite commercial?
I think its citi or something when the guy is trying to get through to customer service and he has to say his password with a bunch of people around. He quietly says, "big boy" and then the automated voice asks him to repeat it louder and he yells "Big Boy!" on the crowded bus. Hilarious.

13. Who was your first true love?
I'm not sure that I have experienced my first true love yet

14. If you're driving in the middle of the night, and no one is around you, do you run a red light?
Nah, I've heard too many stories of a cop hiding out waiting for someone to do that.

15. Do you have a secret that no one knows but you?
Of course.

16. Boston Red Sox or New York Yankees?
Washington Nationals!

17. Have you ever been Ice Skating?
Nope

18. How often do you remember your dreams?
I will remember them right when I wake up but lose it pretty quick afterwards. Sometimes they will really stick with me though.

19. When was the last time you laughed so hard you cried?
Oh, probably making jokes with my roommate from college last summer.

20. Can you name 5 songs by The Eagles?
um......hotel california, and im out....

21. What's the one thing on your mind?
My coffee date with a cute blonde tomorrow. :-)

22. Do you believe in love at first sight?
No way.

23. Do you know who Ba-Ba-Booey is?
I don't know why I know this, but I think its some guy on Howard Stern.

24. Do you always wear your seatbelt?
Probably half the time.

25. What talent do you wish you had?
Photographic memory

26. Do you like Sushi?
I love sushi

27. Have you ever narrowly avoided a fatal accident?
Yes, one time my friend took me for a ride in his dad's porsche and he started going around 80 mph or so through our neighborhood. There was some sand in the road and he lost control of the car. We did several 360's, flew over the curb and came a couple feet away from slamming into a tree. Scary.

28. What do you wear to bed?
boxers and tee

29. Have you ever been caught stealing?
Can't get caught if you've never done it.

30. Does size matter?
I don't know

31. Do you truly hate someone?
No, thats not healthy.

32. Rock or Rap?
rock!!

33. If you could sleep with one famous person, who would it be?
I don't know, I've never really been big on fantasizing about celebrities

34. Do you know anyone in jail?
Like prison? No. I guess I know some people who have been to jail for like a night or something.

35. Have you ever sang in front of the mirror?
Haha, I think I remember doing this as a little kid.

37. What food do you find disgusting?
really greasy fried chicken

38. Did you ever play, "I'll show you mine, if you show me yours?"
I don't think so

39. Have you ever made fun of your friends behind their back?
No, I'm not like that.

40. Have you ever stood up for someone you hardly knew?
Yes

41. Have you ever been punched in the face?
Heh, yeah, but I won the fight.

42. Do you love lemons?
Nah.

Random Thought For the Day

Perhpas the most horrible place to live/visit/spend any time in at all in the United States: Branson, Missouri. Its a stiff's Las Vegas right in the middle of bumpkin-ville.

ADD at the Library

I'm studying at our school's library. I needed to get away from the distractions of tv and the couch at my apartment. But after about an hour of being here, I remember why I hate studying at the library. Why can't people sit still? It can be one of a hundred things, but what really gets me is people who constantly shake their leg up and down, listen to headphones too loud, drum along to music with their pen or fingers, and other constant fidgeting. Just chill the f*** out, sit still, and read. Not too tough.