From Judge Kozinski, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ( Read more... )

New Favorite Song: "What For?" by Aisha, Latvia's entry for Eurovision 2010, the European Olympics of Music. Here is one amazing excerpt:

I asked my Uncle Joe
but he can't speak
what does the wind still blow?
and blood still leaks?
so many questions now
with no reply
what for do people live until they die?Watch the video. The singer has tears in ( Read more... )

This is from an interview with Phillip Meyer. He was picked by The New Yorker as one of the top 20 writers under 40 in America.

Did you ever consider not becoming a writer?There were plenty of dark moments. After I finished college, I got a job on Wall Street as a derivatives trader, but after a couple years of it I was calling in sick in order to ( Read more... )

By the way, I am going to UW in the fall.

But first I am going to Taiwan to work my butt off and earn some money. Because I am broke. And I need way more items from J. Crew if I'm going to be a lawyer.

Got my first acceptance letter yesterday: UC Hastings in San Francisco.

They like me! They really like me!

I know you have been waiting for this. I can't have a Top 10 like Michiko because I haven't read enough; however, I would like to point out that this list would be a lot longer if I hadn't been reading so much of the New Yorker this year. Well, enough excuses, here is the list ( Read more... )

I started an internship at Prisoner Legal Services last week. Every day I go through the requests sent to us by prisoners, ranging from needing help w/ traffic tickets to asking for more information about crimes they've been charged with. My favorite so far was the guy who needed info on both medical marijuana and stalking. I also get to go into ( Read more... )

I know it must sound pathetic, but I haven't worked full-time in a long time. And now that I am, my body just can't keep up. Last summer I used to be able to handle 7 hours of class, but now I'm always feeling vaguely tired and woozy and not that quick on my feet ( Read more... )

There are many reasons one could dislike the film Made of Honor, but after watching it last night and thinking about it, I think the dumbest thing about the movie is the title itself: the word play has NOTHING to do with the plot. It's about a maid of honor, and there is nothing about being "made of honor." Why not just call the goddamn movie Maid ( Read more... )

You should definitely check out the video Jen posted, and I am not trying to one-up her or anything, but you ALSO have to see this video. We saw a poster for this group on the subway and now I can't get the song out of my head ( Read more... )