Starbury One

Stephon Marbury, NY Knicks, is endorsing a new shoe called "Starbury One". The cool thing about these sneakers is that they're selling for $14.98. When the shoes premiered in NY a few weeks ago, parents were thrilled because there was now an affordable line of basketball shoes in the market. He says there's no difference between a pair of Starbury's and any of its other high priced competitors, and that he plans to wear them for every game in this upcoming NBA season.

So if I'm a kid in high school right now, how is it going to affect my street cred if I show up to school in a $15 pair of Starbury's while my friends are wearing $180 Lebron James' sneakers?

Kentucky Plane Crash

Flight from Kentucky to Atlanta, COMAIR 5191, crashed this morning right after take-off, killing 49 people on-board. Very sad.

One Long Day or Four Long Years!

That was the punchline for Law School Democrats in trying to get us to sign up to man polling stations come election time in November. You get paid about $105 for working from 5:30am till the polls close.

Made It

through the 1st week unscathed. Tuesdays are going to be the longest days because I have 5 classes, so we'll see how that goes. I also bought a rolling backpack.....you wonder why that merits mention....well, after hauling books that weigh a ton back and forth up and down stairs, it was time for one. They do give us lockers to store our stuff in but you don't have time in between classes to keep running to the locker to switch them out.

The great thing about Moritz is that all the classes and library are in one building. So unless you're going out for lunch, you really don't need to leave the building once you get there in the morning. However, I'm starting to get worried about the traffic once undergrads report back to school around Sep 22nd. I hear it's a nightmare, can't get parking, freeways are backed up to Wazoo, just plain old crowded.

Oh, and the Buckeye's kickoff their season next Saturday. I plan on going to watch at least one game just to see what the hype is all about.

1st Day of Classes

went off without a hitch. My Civ Pro and Contracts classes are assigned seating which sucks mostly because we're packed like sardines but yet there's about 3 rows in the back that are empty. I don't get it why profs have to make our lives difficult (as if they're not difficult enough) just to make theirs easier.

I enjoyed the Crim Law class the most and Contracts the least whatever that means on the first day of classes. Things annoying me today:

-Can't seem to hunt down any 2L's for their commercial outlines

-I bought the wrong book for Civ Pro and didn't even realize it as I did my homework because all the cases listed for the right book were also in the wrong one. The first twenty pages are highlighted so we'll see if B & N will take it back considering I don' t even have the receipt.

-Still haven't made any social friends so lunch was spent going over the next class' material. Everyone seems friendly though....no hostile stares yet.

-Schedule for Mon-Fri 7:30a-7:30pm. After classes (3:30pm), straight to the library, then home for some R&R from 8-10pm. Then hit the books for 1-2hrs and go to bed thereafter.

Orientation Day 2

was very uneventful. Had a couple hours of note-taking and case briefing. Then career services came in and did some presentation on career fairs, 1L timeline from now to next summer, etc. Then we had our pictures taken and our computers registered for the Moritz wireless network and that's all she wrote.

Orientation Day 1

It really went just how the schedule was planned. I didn't spot anyone in a suit so that was great. My small section was made up of roughly 35-40 people and so far I haven't made any friends with anyone from this group, but not to worry, there'll be plenty of time to get to know them intimately.

My co-counsels (2L's who're supposed to answer any questions we might have) seemed really nice and not too caught up with law school life. There were about 6 people I met earlier this year when I visited Moritz but none of them were in my section...bummer.

There were no memorable orientation quotes (like look around you, half the people here will not survive the 1st yr) but there was a guy from the substance abuse program of ohio (disclaimer: I didn't write this website down when he said it...google). He was by far the most pessimistic of all the speakers. His closing remark, "...by the end of your 3rd year, 40% of you will be abusing either drugs or alcohol..." Now that inspires confidence in our journey going forth!

Books

were bought today. A cool $600 dropped!

Where Do I Begin?

I had reserved a 16' penske truck which I was going to use to haul my worldly possessions when I got a call from the local penske pick-up location that they could only find a 22' truck which they would give me at the price of the smaller one. Didn't think nothing of it until Saturday dawned and I went to pick it up. The truck was massive and to add insult to injury, I had a car carrier hooked up in the back.

Anyway, for sanity's sake, I won't rehash that whole trip. So I made it in one piece and was real excited until I got to the apartments where I had put my deposit down. They were horrendous: there is one entrance that leads to a gazillion apartments, the hallway stunk of mildew, the apartment itself was small and dark, the bathroom had an old, dirty carpet...in the bathroom! Who puts carpet in the bathroom, let alone a dirty one?? So I went outside, took a heave and thanked my lucky stars that I hadn't signed a lease here.

However, the problems were just beginning: it was now 2pm and I had to find another apt, get approved and move in by 9am the next day as the movers were already scheduled to come unload the truck which also had to be taken back. To cut the long, stress-inducing story short, I was moved into a new place by 11am the next day. What is really ironic about this story is, the apt that turned out to be ghastly had great reviews and the one I ended up moving into had terrible reviews. That just goes to show how much weight to give to apt rating websites...people's opinions can be very skewed.

The cable guy came out today after 2 days of no cable or internet, so I'm in heaven. I got to find my section, books to be bought, etc. I'm trying to relax as much as I can prior to orientation next week. Things accomplished so far: registered my car and got new plates, OH is really backward, I have to take a written exam before I can get a new DL...what's up with that?? Found a place to get my hair done; got a local number for my cell; and almost done unpacking. That's why it's necessary to move at least a week prior to classes, get alot of b.s. out of the way.

Current Readings

These are the books/material that I plan on reading once I get settled in Columbus prior to start of classes. I'll have a week prior to orientation to do whatever so....

1) Getting to Maybe
2) LEEWS
3) PMBR material (given to me by an attorney)

Gotta love Keith Olbermann. He's the only person with the balls to take on Bill "s.o.b." O'Reilly. And yes, I'm fair and balanced!

Last Day

at work was yesterday and it was great. We went out to dinner with my co-workers and they gave me a great send-off. There's nothing like Mongolian grilling and a mango mangorita to say goodbye.

I'm moving to Columbus GW on Monday and this week will be spent packing. I got the boxes but I can't seem to get started putting everything in them. Also, I'm still not sure about the apartments I'll be moving to. They cost $495/month which includes gas for heating but they are ugly as sin. I like some nearby townhomes which are $640/month and everyone I've spoken with seems to think I should live like a student now instead of when I graduate so, only time will tell if I'll take their advice.

My friend A. wants to drive with me but I have to pay for his ticket back so I'm not sure if his coming will be cost-effective but I have to decide by end of day today because I have to buy the ticket before the prices sky-rocket. Decisions, decisions.