So this Sunday I am playing in a charity poker tourney. Cost $150 to enter! I have never paid so much for gambling, but it does go to charity. Plus it's put on by the Young Lawyers Section so it will be a good chance to schmooze, which I am supposed to be doing for my job. Grand prize is 5,000 and a 3 night trip to Vegas, flight and hotel paid for ( Read more... )

going to atlanta and hoping gustav doesn't do damage. we put a lot of our stuff in plastic bins yesterday. covered some in plastic bags. we are on the third floor so we aren't worried about flooding, just worried about roof damage. this is really scary, all this waiting, all this not knowing what will happen. trying to look on the bright side of ( Read more... )

so there's this random magnet in my office. it's a vintage photograph of the side of a liquor store. it says ( Read more... )

Hey everyone, Chrissy and I created a new live journal for what we sell online. We sell anime cds, tv shows on dvd, school books, computer hardware, software, comics, video games, action figures, posters, collectibles, and more. Anything we can get our hands on. Not much is on it right now but we'll keep updating. If you'd like to add it, please do ( Read more... )

I thought I'd share an interesting conversation that my mother's dissertation adviser overheard recently between McCain's wife and her entourage in a hotel bar in Rwanda,

"Hillary Clinton put women in a higher place than they belong."

Lovely, huh? Spread the word if you please.

Yours, Jodie 

Nicole Kidman gave birth to a baby girl yesterday, Sunday Rose Kidman Urban. I think it's cool that the kid has both their last names. Congrats to the new parents!

been watching ALOT of movies lately ( Read more... )

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Smurfs head to the big screen!

I wish it was animated and not a mix of live and animated (like the new Chipmonks movie was) but maybe that will end up being cool. Depends on how the smurfs look. And sound.

Movie night on Friday for Friday the 13th. Can't wait! Lots of scary movies and good company. It has been a long boring study week for me. The bar ( Read more... )