I See Dead People!

That would be Meridith on Grey's Anatomy this past week. The last 2 episodes about the ferry disaster have been a perfect example of a cliff hanger gone wrong. The little girl that stared & didn't talk was weird, Izzie & her 'I believe' speech made me want to gag - why would she say that she thinks George & Callie are wrong for each other? She came off sounding like a petty bitch & frankly I'm starting to think she must have the hots for O'Malley since she keeps bringing it up.

We all know that Meredith won't die (show is called Grey's anatomy) & the flat line at the end of last week didn't fool anyone since the preview of the next episode showed them still working on her. Sloppy. If she dies though, I hope she doesn't incarnate as the narrator like they have it on Desperate Housewives. Maybe the show will be called O'Malley's Anatomy. The person that needs to get killed off is Izzy...have you noticed that her character on the show is sounding more & more like her real self when she talks about Isaiah Washington? Wouldn't miss her one bit if they got rid of her.

The problem for Grey's is that people are watching shows like '24' where the drama is non-stop & un-predictable. So when you watch Grey's attempt at suspense, you can't help but notice the amateurish result. The writers need to stick to the personal story lines of the doctors & focus on trying develop their characters in the most interesting way possible.

Interviewed

today for a summer associate position at a firm & thought it went well. The highlight of the morning was trying to walk in snow & ice in 3" heels! I looked very nice though in a skirt suit & pearls so it was well worth it. Should know by the end of next week if it was a yea or nay so will keep you updated. Wish me luck!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Half-a-Snow-Day

No classes this afternoon due to a snow storm!

Update: Campus is closed Wed 2/14. Woot!

School Going-Ons

I didn't realize until last week that the Legislation prof calls on people by alphabetical order going backwards (from Z-A). I thought he randomly called on people so I was always prepared. Only after getting called on last week did I realize this pattern (5 weeks into the semester)! There's a reason they say students lose whatever common sense they had prior to law school. Whenever when we appear stumped in my Contracts class, the prof always asks, "What would you have said before you got to law school?" And sure enough, everything crystallizes. Anyway, now knowing he doesn't randomly call on folks makes my reading faster because when you're not on call, you read to get the gist versus reading in order to be able to regurgitate back to the prof. All of a sudden, I like this class much better!

One of my friends dropped out! Didn't see him after grades came out & when I asked around, found out he was done! I think he was burned out (came straight from undergrad) and that's too bad since he was a really nice guy.

Affirmative Action

Let the truth be told!

Tragic!

Anna Nicole Smith dead at age 39. Unresolved multi-million dollar suit for her dead husband's estate. Her 20-year old son died 5 months ago (3 days after her daughter was born). Pending paternity suit with her ex-boyfriend who's claiming he's the father of the 5-month old child. Then Anna Nicole & Trimspa are sued jointly this week in a class action suit for false advertising. Life should've cut her some slack....or maybe it finally did.

Who knew

that astronauts wore diapers as:

1. they're waiting to launch into space & for re-entry
2. they're taking space walks
3. they're driving 900 miles to confront the 'other' woman

Love can truly be a bitch!

Spoiler

Now is about the time reporters unearth Ralph Nader from whatever hole he's been hiding in. Will he or won't he run in the 2008 Presidential elections? I think he'll run as an Independent like he did in 2004 & that's why I detest him. Nader has no realistic chance of winning, he knows this & yet he persists on running because says he's the lesser of the evils presented. That takes away votes from Dems, especially highlighted in the 2000 presidential elections where had he not run under the Green Party, Gore would've received most of the Green Party votes, carried Florida & Iraq would've never happened.

Those who say he's not a spoiler say there's no reason to believe that people who vote for Nader would really vote for Dems and that Dems need to do more to try & understand what these folks who vote for him are attracted to. BS. The only difference in stance between Nader & Dems is environmental policies & big business & even that is iffy. Everything else is identical so it's really not a stretch of the imagination to think absent Nader, this misled group would vote for the Democratic candidate. I'm sure now, all the idiotic people who voted for Nader & his Green Party in 2000, would've voted for Gore had they known what we Dems knew, that W. would be a disastrous president.

Bbbrrrrr!! It's So Darn Cold!

Temperatures for the past few days have been sub-zero & will continue to be till mid-week. So Friday evening I went to the newly opened Walmart to buy groceries. When I got into the store, it was just cold but about 40 minutes later when I got out, it was snowing like you wouldn't believe. Got home and made 2 trips back & forth from my car to my apartment hauling the groceries. The only thing left was a 12-pack of cokes which I figured I'd leave in the back seat & get the following day since I was too lazy to make one more snowy trip outside.

Fast forward to this morning. Got in my car to drive to school & what do I see in my back seat? 12 cans of exploded coke!! Don't forget that my seats have been upholstered in a tan color and the frozen soda was all over the seat & floor mats. Dilemma: Do I take a few minutes to clean up my car and get late to class or do I leave the mess & make it to class on time since the soda will probably still be frozen a few hours later?

Well, I chose the former. Cleaned out the frozen soda with my snow brush but as I was brushing it off, it was melting onto my super clean seats & staining them. Ugh! Then I had to dispose of the exploded cans. With my kind of luck, I sliced my right thumb open on one of the cans. Didn't think nothing of it since I was working at a frenzied pace trying to make it to class on time (Prof's detest students that come in late). So I clean up but as I'm driving I notice a red drop and realize that my thumb was bleeding profusely. No band-aid was at hand so a tissue was the next best thing. Get to class & couldn't even take notes because the minute I flexed my thumb to start writing, it would start bleeding.

If there was ever a day where I should've just stayed at home, this was it.

It's Groundhog Day

and Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow so Spring is just around the corner!

The mock interview was today and it went splendidly! The attorney that interviewed me was very easy going. He lost the resume I'd sent him so I'm glad I carried some extra ones. I interviewed for about 30 minutes and then he gave me some feedback.
Positives: I was dressed very professionally, arrived 5 minutes early (my mistake because I forgot my watch was 5 min fast), spoke well, answered questions as soon as they were posed, knew some info about him, etc.
Negatives: Didn't ask enough questions about the company, to always remember who my audience was (he asked me if I would like to work in a large or medium sized firm & I didn't emphatically say a large firm which is what this firm was).
Funny situation: He asked me what I liked to do outside of studying and I told him I like to read fiction books. Then he asks, "Oh good, so which author do you like?" So I say Daniel Silva knowing perfectly well no one has ever heard of this author (saying I like Danielle Steel's books doesn't quite have a ring of professionalism). Then he says, "I like him too!" So we went on to have a conversation about all his books. All the while I was thinking, thank goodness I'd really read Silva's books because there would've been no way to get out of that one without coming off as a total fraud.

Month In Review

I've been experiencing blogger's block this month. I have lots I want to talk about but can't translate those thoughts into words. Today is no exception. So I'll just ramble along and if it makes sense great, if it doesn't, tough.

The most outrageous thing that happened this month was Isaiah Washington checking into rehab for calling T.R. Knight a faggot....oops excuse me....the f-word. I have a rant about this ridiculousness going on in my head but can't translate it into logical words....

Barbaro the horse, the Kentucky Derby winner last year, was euthanized early this week, 8 months after his injury. I thought it should have been done sooner. Animals are not like people who can undergo surgeries and rehab, then go back to normal life. You can't ask them if they're in pain, you can't tell them they need to take it easy for the day or not to put too much weight on that ankle, etc. It's all a guessing game no matter how much man thinks he's in tune with animals (not a knock on veterinarians). This story should've ended 8 months ago. On the day of the injury.

A black coach (Tony Dungy or Lovie Smith) this sunday will lead his team to a Super Bowl championship. Great! But then what? Will this story translate to having more minorities put in positions of power in the NFL or will it end in the NFL history archives? Whatever the case may be, it promises to be a great game! Plus, K-Fed will be in one of the super bowl ads! It truly doesn't get better than that.

American Idol. Need I say more? Paula Abdul is going over the deep end and somebody needs to fish her out. Don't have anything to say about the contestants except I watch the show with my t.v. on mute!

Finally, school....hmmm. I'm running on fumes! The novelty has worn off and I think that's what was making last semester manageable. Now, reality has set in. The degree of difficulty of a law degree is very high and I'm just realizing that. Other than that I love it!

Sidney Sheldon

died today of complications from pneumonia at age 89. He was arguably one of the best fiction author's of our time.

2008 Presidential Hopefuls

Grades Are In!

From the look on my face I don't need to expound. However, there's no time to wallow in this very mediocre performance. My study habits are currently undergoing a complete & total overhaul. As they say, it ain't over till the fat lady sings!

Upper-level Students

Can't say enough good things about these folks. They are super nice & super helpful.

1. Last semester around exam time, I emailed a 2L student asking her if she'd had one of my professors & if she had any pointers of how to approach the exam. She emailed me back she hadn't but that one of her friends had (& had done great in the class) so she forwarded my email to her. Next thing I know, her friend emailed me back with a list of great pointers & also included her outline & one of her other friend's outline to help me prepare! Preparing an outline is a very time consuming process so having one from another student who's had your professor before is like manna from heaven, I kid you not.

2. Same thing a few days later happened. Approached a different 2L & asked him if he'd had yet another of my professors. He had & he proceeded to talk to me for about an hour on how to prepare for his exam, what to do & what not to & again, he emailed me his outline as well as his friend's who'd received the top grade in the class! Considering contracts is a one year class, I treasure this outline since I'll be using it this March for the final exam.

3. As mentioned before, I'll be going for a mock interview next month. So I emailed a 3L asking her how to prepare. She sent me a checklist of about 50 questions firms ask (you can tell she's interviewed alot) & then forwarded my email to another student who'd actually gone there last summer for a mock interview & eventually worked there in the summer. Now this student wants to schedule a time to meet with me so we can talk about it. How nice are these folks?!

Legislation Class

C'est moi studying for this class which I really and truly despise. I thought as the weeks rolled by I would get the hang of it & start liking it but this is not the case. The class deals with the passing of statutes & how the Supreme Court interprets them. Thus far, we've only dealt with the Civil Rights Act of 1964. How & why it came about and specifically, Title 7 of the Act that deals with discrimination in the workplace & affirmative action.

I'm talking from floor debates, to passage, to violation, to interpretation & back to amendment. Cruel & unusual punishment!!! We keep hashing & rehashing what some old geezers had to say & it just seems never ending. And to top it all off, we're on call at any time. If you get called on & don't know the answer, the next day you're the first one up. Shoot me already!

Super Bowl Bound!

Sunday Feb 4th, 2007

Go Colts!

Ode To Mother Nature

I woke up this morning & there was a blanket of snow outside. It's the first time it's snowed significantly all winter, so I dedicate my favorite Boyz II Men song to Mother Nature.

Let it snow, let it snow

Hey, its another christmas holiday

Its a joyous thing let the angels sing

Cause we're together

We got a thing can't let it slip away

No, outside its raining sleet

When our bodies meet

I don't care about the weather

Chorus:

Let it snow, let it snow

Outside its cold but the fires blazin'

So baby let it snow

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

Ohhhh, come over here and help me trim the tree

I wanna wrap you up baby

Then you'll see you're the only present I need

There's so much more

Waiting for you in store

From this precious day

I can gladly say

There's no place I'd rather be

I know you are my everything, come a little closer

God must have sent you down from heaven

Chorus:

Let it snow, let it snow

Let it snow, let it snow (repeat 4x)

I don't care what the weather may be

As long as you're here with me(fade out)

She's In!

It's official, Hillary Clinton will be running in the 2008 presidential election.