-
Resigned
One week to go until the bar exam. I had a nice conversation with my mother about my attitude and preparation going into the home stretch. I had explained to her that I feel like I am more or less where I should be. I've done what I can do, I'm getting what I should get ( Read more... ) -
Just to say
I emerged from the depths of bar-exam hell to pick up my Dad at National Airport yesterday. On the way there, I caught All Things Considered
Imagine my amusement when the first thing I hear being broadcast from my local NPR station is a numbers station! Yes, in the wake of the recent spy scandal, ATC had decided to revisit the numbers station ( Read more... ) -
Curveballs
Studying for the bar reminded me of my favorite scene from Bull Durham:
CRASH [to NUKE]: You have a gift. When you were a baby, the gods reached down and turned your right arm into a thunderbolt. You got a Hall of Fame arm but you're pissing it away....
NUKE: Ain't pissin' nothin' away. I got a Porsche already--I got a nine-eleven with a ( Read more... ) -
False Light
I just got a tremendous shout-out on the latest legalgeekery podcast, which is pretty darn cool. They name-checked me in a segment on their favorite followers. For the record: I was not EIC of my law review. I was an Assoc. Ed.--one of the L.Rev.'s faithful platoon sergeants. I do find it pretty darn cool that I got a shoutout from this blog ( Read more... ) -
In which I get a question wrong by applying the right law
So it's a run of the mill practice MBE question: Tulip-seller in Holland offers by telephone to sell tulip bulbs, in $QUANTITY at $PRICE to American flower retailer. Retailer responds by letter, confirming the deal. The letter contained both the price and quantity terms. Because of a calamity in Holland, the tulip-seller does not perform. In ( Read more... ) -
Cheat Sheets.
The bar exam--and preparing for the bar exam--stinks.
I hate making flashcards, but I can't seem to keep certain topics straight in my head, so I use cheatsheets:
( Read more... ) -
In which I defer studying for the bar by fiddling with my computer
(well, before bar exam FAIL)
Let's get this out of the way: I hate the BarBri website with a passion. It is clunky, slow, counter-intuitive--pretty much everything I've grown to hate about websites that cater to lawyers ( Read more... ) -
Bye, Bye, you American Guys
Lessons learned?- LEARN FROM BOXERS. Boxing referees routinely tell boxers to "Fight a good, clean fight, protect yourselves at all times, touch gloves and come out fighting ( Read more... )
-
John Adams has a blog!?
No, not that John Adams--the composer keeps a fairly entertaining blog, titled Hell Mouth over at his website.
He tends to post essays about--what else?--music. Composition, conducting, performance, and the like. It's intriguing to get an insight into what a big-time composer is thinking. See, for instance his mordant look at music-school ( Read more... ) -
So apparently
I don't have health insurance ( Read more... )