Stick Figures in Contracts

I love days where we tell our Contracts professor we don’t understand what’s going on. She then goes on for a while re-explaining what we didn’t get last time. Today she resorted to a box with eight circles on top to represent a jury, a box with one circle on top to represent a judge in chambers, and two stick figures to represent the attorneys. I promise you, law professors cannot draw. I once had a professor say he was able to draw before teaching law. Apparently becoming a law professor completely destroys your ability to draw.





One day in Torts, we were talking about a spring gun prepared to shoot any trespassers that entered. In alternative, we talked about putting a vicious dog on a leach. The Torts professor proceeded to draw a vicious rabbit instead of a dog. At least he recognized it and tried to fix it.







Speaking of Torts, on Tuesday we spent about 30 minutes watching and discussing the torts of Seinfeld. It was quite enjoyable. I heard we’re supposed to do the same with The Simpsons later in the semester. I can’t wait.

Yet another quiz

YOU ARE RULE 20(a)!

You are Rule 20, an important part of the Federal
Rules' policy of permissive joinder. You are
designed specifically to allow as many parties
in an action as can be tried efficiently, and
you'll include someone as long as there is some
factual overlap between a claim involving them
and the rest of the case at hand. You are
popular, out-going, and are never far from
friends. However, your overly gregarious
nature and magnanimous approach to all things
cause your closest friends to wonder that, even
when you're surrounded by your compatriots,
there is a part of you that feels cold and very
alone.


Which Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Are You?
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Yankee or Dixie

71% (Dixie). That is a pretty strong Southern score!

How much Dixie are you?

Civ Pro Professor

I love my Civil Procedure professor. First of all, he loves this boring subject. He stands funny in class. And, he tells really funny jokes.

Today, while a student was briefing a case, he heard the class next door laughing. He then determined that we could make that much noise and instructed us to do so.

Then he just stood in front of the class for a while not saying anything. Now he's going next door to do... well, we're not sure. I think he just told them to keep it down. He returned to applause.

You don't get many people like that very often.

Harold and Maude, Cat Stevens, and SUNSHINE

I finally saw "Harold and Maude" last night. It was wonderful. I'm not really creeped out by weird romances (want a weird romance, see "Pumpkin" with Christina Ricci). I actually thought it was a great story as well. Harold was way to funny with all the suicides. I would have to say the second one was my favorite.

My next two animals will be Harold and Maude...

Funny thing is, I didn't know much Cat Stevens. All the songs were by him. They were all really happy and upbeat. Now I really like him and want lots of his music. I promise, my personality isn't this obsessive about everything.

It's a beautiful day today. The sun is out. I can wear only a T-shirt. The weather is in the 50s. In the spirit of Maude, I would like to say screw all my important and not so important homework and run about doing somersaults, but I can't. I slacked off way too much this weekend already.


"Well, if you want to sing out, sing out
And if you want to be free, be free
Cause there's a million things to be
You know that there are

And if you want to live high, live high
And if you want to live low, live low
Cause there's a million ways to go
You know that there are

You can do what you want
The opportunity's on
And if you can find a new way
You can do it today
You can make it all true
And you can make it undo
You see ah ah ah
Its easy ah ah ah
You only need to know

Well if you want to say yes, say yes
And if you want to say no, say no
Cause there's a million ways to go
You know that there are

And if you want to be me, be me
And if you want to be you, be you
Cause there's a million things to do
You know that there are"

Lindsey's Birthday!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Though you're probably at work, I'm going to try to give you a call...

23 sucks, by the way.

Lindsey \/

Cite v. Site

I would like to complain right now. Since I have ented law school, I can never type the right word first. If I'm talking about a case I read I try to "site" it, and if I try to go to a web page, I try to go the the "cite." Damn, I wish I was still in my "site" only wolrd. It would be so much easier... or if they would just use one of those damn words...

This Is Too Cool

You have to try this!

It's gotten every single one of my things right... and I even picked Cordelia from Angel and Laura Petrie from the Dick VanDyke show!

It's late (almost 11 pm), I'm a bit tired, and I still have laundry to finish. Hold on while I go check on the buzzing dryer...

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...

...

Well, at least it wasn't a complete waste of time. The clothes in the dryer were mostly done, but one shirt had to stay behind and dry up a bit with the darks... Poor blue shirt, it probably doesn't know what to do with all the punk/goth clothes. Not that the clothes I'm drying are clothes that punks and goths would wear; the color is black, making it the punk/goth of the clothes in my closet.

I remember when I was obsessive about my clothes. I used to check all the labels and make sure they were all hung and laid flat to dry. Now, I just about throw anything into the dryer unless I have some sneaking suspicion that it is a little two mesh or cotton-y and will come out in shreds or Barbie-sized. I just want to get it done now. The only thing I spend any length of time worrying about is my underwear, mostly because it's the clothing I have to spend the most on and wear the most, hence the wearing out quicker than other pieces of clothing. And underwear is not something you skimp on. If it's not looking good underneath, it's not looking good outside.

Speaking of looking good outside, I have to start working out again. I don't know if I really want to go to the weight room again. I'm not sure I was ever getting that much out of it. I'm going to pick up pilates again. If I concentrate really hard, I should get some good results out of it. I plan on getting in some cardio as well, but I'm not sure what. We'll get to that after I start with the pilates.

I'm going to start on my "beginners" video to try and warm up. Hopefully, the "intermediate" one will arrive any day. The beginners tape is so slow because they have to go slow with the explanation and demonstrating. Maybe I need that slowness now. We'll see. I'm going to start tomorrow morning because I did all the reading for the week except for three, which I'll get done day by day, finishing up Wednesday. I'm getting a whole lot better at this homework thing. Maybe I'll do a whole lot better on this grades thing, too.

I went to another opera on Saturday night. (I'd like to mention I had new undies for that... gotta keep up the collection.) It was very good except for the amateurs who didn't know how to not look like idiots in the audience. Sheesh... BF and I are really good about being condescending and snobby about things we really don't have that much right to be. It's part of the reason it's so fun to date him.

Ah, civ pro tomorrow. Maybe then I'll be able to explain to you why supplemental jurisdiction is so important. Until then, follow the procedures and maybe you won't be 12(b)(6)-ed or rule 11-ed.

Analysis though Television

I started a blog for BF. It’s his new obsession now. I think it’s pretty funny. He’s trying to keep it under a particular theme. I tried that, but this blog became more about my life, rather than any particular insight on law school. In a way, though, I guess the people that would read this would be more interested in my life because most of the people who read it are my friends, not anyone trying to gauge the intricacies of law school through my particularly sharp wit.

On that note, I’m going to expound on some societal thoughts spurred by Criminal Procedure and Angel. Last night I was watching the second season of Angel (which is by far inferior to Buffy .)I came to the episode “A Thin Dead Line” where the youths who frequent a runaway home started by the character, Anne (who was introduced in an episode in season 2 and developed in the first episode of season 3 of Buffy) are being brutalized by local law enforcement. A few minutes into the episode we discover these cops are actually zombies cops brought back after dying on the streets. These zombies were brought back by a captain at a precinct where the crime in the area was so severe that people were either being murdered or raped every three days. After the captain brought these cops back from the dead, the crime dropped dramatically (mostly because the cops didn’t care if you were doing anything right or wrong when they started beating you). Eventually Angel discovers what’s going on, and destroys the talisman that keeps these zombies going. At the end of the episode, the detective that helps Angel out points out how much safer the area was since the zombie cops started patrolling.

This got me thinking. In America, we value the individual rights of a potential innocent so much that we will let some of the guilty go. Even though the streets were safer and crime had gone down, innocent people were still being chased and hurt. We want safer streets and neighborhoods, cops who become vigilantes (even if they are being controlled by a good-intentioned captain) are not the solution because we don’t like the idea that we could potentially be targeted ourselves.

It was funny that this idea of American government was so well explained through zombies and vampires in a WB television show.

The States I Have Visited (in red)

create your own visited states map

I am a purist when it comes to state visits. I do not believe that you can claim a state unless you have spent the night or actually done something in the state. Driving through the state or sitting in an airport doesn't count.

Potential Job Musings

It’s been a while since I’ve found the time to sit down and write. Well, actually I have had the time to write, but I’ve instead decided to practice my typing with “Typer Shark.” It’s quite an exciting game. I’m up to the hard level. I would like to get my WPM up to 60 consistently. It’s a tough goal, but I think I can do it.

Outside of Typer Shark, I have done a little bit of real world stuff. First of all, I applied for a job at the Oregon Department of Justice. I am supposed to hear if I was selected for an interview by February 17. After that, I would interview and hear back by spring break if I got the job. This is actually the job I really want this summer. I applied for three different divisions: trial, labor & employment, and criminal justice. Under labor & employment, I would be able to tackle some Bill of Rights issues. The only bad thing is the DOJ doesn’t have any intellectual property divisions, so I won’t be able to try and get my feet wet with that this summer.

There is a good possibility that I won’t get the job because there are only 40 total positions available. Each division, except for a few large ones, only takes about two or three clerks. If I don’t get the DOJ job, there is still a good bit of time to try and find other jobs. I had a meeting with the Career Services head, and she encouraged me to do some public interest jobs this summer. If I get a stipend from one the student organizations, then it would be fine. If I don’t get one, then I can’t do it because I need money this summer. I can’t afford to not have a job and get more loans.

Even if I don’t get a public interest job, a lot of small firms don’t even post new jobs until the end of the semester because they don’t know which clerks are staying and how much money they would have to pay for clerks this summer. This situation might be the best one, though, because I may be able to keep the small firm clerk job through the next year and defer some of my schooling costs or at least pay the interest on my loans.

I really would like to stop worrying about money. I know my parents would like to stop hearing about it. It would just be nice to know I’m doing alright. I bought tickets for me and BF to see “Chicago the Musical,” and I would like to be able to do things like that more often. In fact, BF and I are going to see another opera this Saturday. It’s getting close to the time where BF has to renew his opera tickets. I feel compelled to offer to pay for half, but that’s making a fairly brave statement because I would be saying, “I plan on being with you for at least another whole opera season.” That’s a little scary. And there may easily be a way to deal with the tickets if we break up, but do I even want to go there? On the flip side, is it fair to make him pay for tickets that he obviously will keep giving for me?

These are questions I’ll have to leave for another day. I think it’s time to go back to contracts and then more hand therapy (which doesn’t seem to be doing anything). Hopefully the day will get better after therapy.