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Ya'll can call me doctor now, bitches! Or esquire (although I'm still not clear whether I have to actually pass the bar to get that title). In any case, my $120K education has finally bestowed upon me new nobility. Send me your tired, your sick, your poor... and I will charge them healthy hourly fees to fix their problems...

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I shouldn't be surprised that this ridiculous drivel is coming out of Bush's mouth, but it still saddens me.  For fucksake, they're singing the United States' national anthem-- who gives a shit whether it's in english or spanish?  And before Bush continues to be all holier-than-thou, "you should speak english if you live in America," he should take ( Read more... )

I was driving through Lake Oswego (fairly posh & yuppie town that I live in) this morning, and as I was waiting to make a left turn I saw these two cute old men crossing the street -- probably both around 75, silver-haired, clad in 'members only' jackets, ever-so-slightly hunched, the general grandpa types -- walking and talking and laughing with ( Read more... )

all over my face!  luckily no one was in the classroom yet or it would have been 1000 times worse.  Damn you, Nalgene bottle!  Nothing like purple smoothie all over your face and down your sleeve to start your week.

I found out today that I applied for the wrong Navy program -- Direct Application, which is for current attorneys, instead of the Student Program, which is for students who want to be JAGs when they get out.  I think the confusion probably stemmed from the fact that other branches (and I thought the Navy, too) had summer programs for law students, ( Read more... )

My spring break trip was long and good.  One of the funniest things to happen was at the Horseshoe Casino on the Nebraska/Iowa border ( Read more... )

email in my inbox this morning:

Dear Law School Community,

In honor of Meatout 2006, SALDF (Student Animal Legal Defense Fund) will host a vegan BBQ TODAY- Wednesday, March 22nd at 12 noon in the amphitheater. Stop by for free soy dogs, veggie burgers, soda and other vegan snacks/treats (homemade vegan cookies, chips, etc.)!  This year, there ( Read more... )

Taken from a conversation with my step-mom last night via telephone, talking about my school & the kids' activities; basically all the things keeping us busy:

STEP-MOM: Time is just flying!
ME: I know, it really is.
STEP-MOM: I think it's because the endtimes are coming, and Satan's stealing away our time because he doesn't want us to be ready.
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Dear Mike Shanahan ( Read more... )