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Doc review woo!

Posted on May 28, 2008
No, not really. But I am taking a sojourn into the state archives this week to look at some land records. You know, provided I don't end up on a panel today . . . jury duty. Woo!

Lawyer Hair Part II

Posted on May 26, 2008
Ok ladies, since everyone seemed to sympathize with the last hair post, a commenter or two asked for product recommendations.I just went looking for a new shampoo and conditioner because I have wicked fly-aways and a classmate told me a better shampoo might help...

MILS #47: School's out for summer!

Posted on May 25, 2008
Welcome to the Weekly MILS (Moms In Law School) Roundup. It is hosted on a rotating basis between PT-LawMom and A Little Fish in Law School blogs. We aim for Sunday posts. Next week, it'll be back at PT-LawMom's place. I think. I'll keep you posted.Stay tuned for an announcement following the round-up...

Lawyer hair

Posted on May 21, 2008
It took me fifteen minutes to blow dry my hair today. That was after I towel-dried it and left it in a towel for at least 20 minutes while making lunch, etc.Fifteen minutes in the bathroom running a hairblower while Clownfish played with dinosaurs. I timed it...

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Search me

Posted on May 19, 2008
Tranny Head (formerly known as Law Student Hot Mama) posted about the searches that bring people to her site. So I checked my analytics for the first time in months, and discovered:47 visitors found my blog searching for singhiozzerebbe, and dozens of others found it via some variation of "superbingo" and "scrabulous...

MILS #46

Posted on May 19, 2008
Its up. PtLawmom's place.Back here next week

Updates

Posted on May 18, 2008
Movie update: Hubby and I actually watched movies this week! We finally saw Juno. I liked the movie, but so many people had raved about it, I was expecting something . . . more . . . I guess. Enjoyable, and I recommend it. But I'm not going to gush over it...

These small hours

Posted on May 14, 2008
This weekend, Clownfish, Bullshark, and I went to one of those Japanese steak houses where they cook the food right in front of you. It was my first time and I enjoyed the show -- spinning eggs, flying cutlery, volcanic onions and all. It was neat and the food was good...

Since U Been Gone

Posted on May 13, 2008
Yes I just made a Kelly Clarkson song my post title. What of it?AI is horrible this year. I mean to folks at Vote for the Worst have been saying it for weeks, but really . . . its just bad. David Cook is far and away the best of what's left, but no matter how much Randy wants to believe he's one of the most "original ever, dog," he is just this year's angst rocker...

Mother's day

Posted on May 11, 2008
What I am doing:Slept late.Chatted with my mom on the phone.Called my sister, who recently announced she is pregnant with her second child. Talked about nausea and crackers.Colored in a dinosaur coloring book, played with dinosaurs, and did a dinosaur puzzle with Clownfish...

MILS #45: Mother's Day

Posted on May 11, 2008
Welcome to the Weekly MILS (Moms In Law School) Roundup. It is hosted on a rotating basis between PT-LawMom and A Little Fish in Law School blogs. We aim for Sunday posts. Next week, it'll be back at PT-LawMom's place.Mother's Day . . . the best gift: exams are overThe first rule of exams...

I have never been as tired as I am right now... I have never been less inclined to study than I am right now... and I have an exam tomorrow

Posted on May 08, 2008
I find my ability to really focus and learn and commit stuff to memory for my closed book exam the next day really improves from 10 PM - 2 AM the night before.At least that's the way it worked for Trusts and Estates. Though because Clownfish woke me up early, I am pretty sure I cited cases on my exam this afternoon thusly: "hey, remember the one with the guy and the kerosene fish? this is like that one, but he's less crazy...

How it goes

Posted on May 05, 2008
Classmate in lawbrary: Hey, Butterflyfish, how's admin treating you?Me: Like a pimp treats his ho.Also:Got my Labor grade. Yeah, I know. The prof is a grading machine. Pounds it out in a few hours. Anyway, result: Worst. Grade. Ever.Meh, can't say I didn't deserve it though.

MILS #44

Posted on May 04, 2008
It is up at Pt-Lawmom.

Nothing shakes one's confidence like being completely and utterly wrong

Posted on May 03, 2008
I like my Admin prof. He gives classic issue-spotter exams and makes old exams available and even provides a short sketch of model answers -- they're not exhaustive, but they give you an idea of what he was expecting to see in the answers. It's a really helpful study tool for me...

Never leave me alone with your Oreo cookies either

Posted on April 30, 2008
I have no willpower.Regular readers know I tend to leave exams feeling pretty badly, even without rational justification. I've cried over Tax (in which I did well) and Contracts (in which I did ok) and not over Family or Biz Org (which I knew I bombed and did in fact bomb)...

Hiatus

Posted on April 27, 2008
I don't like it when bloggers disappear without explanation. It makes me think something terrible happened, like that they were hit by a car, instead of the more likely and more mundane reason, that they got too busy or too bored to blog. I also don't enjoy blogs wherein most of the posts are a breathless "too busy to write more, but I promise to be better...

MILS #43

Posted on April 27, 2008
Welcome to the Weekly MILS (Moms In Law School) Roundup. It is hosted on a rotating basis between PT-LawMom and A Little Fish in Law School blogs. We aim for Sunday posts. Next week, it'll be back at PT-LawMom's place.Sometimes we focus so much on the Mom part and less on the In Law School part...

A letter

Posted on April 24, 2008
Dear Awesome Summer Employer For Whom I am Truly Excited to Work,I am sending you this letter advising you of the following. I have received your letter confirming the terms of my summer employment. You suggested a start date of Tuesday, May 27. Unfortunately, I am slated for jury duty in state court on Wednesday, May 28...

AI Update

Posted on April 23, 2008
Quickie:Bottom three predictions: Dred-boy, Syesha, and BrookeGoing home: Dred-boy... I think the 'vote for the worst crew' will keep Brooke in one more week.I am starting to become a fan of David Cook, though I haven't Youtubed him yet.First time since Holloywood week Syesha didn't make me angry or bored...

Intensity

Posted on April 23, 2008
I scare people, apparently._______________I'd say the extra intensity comes from a series of family crises that has caused me to lose sleep, except I think I may be scary even when I'm not in crisis mode.

Liveblogging AI results

Posted on April 23, 2008
Ahahahhahhaha!! Syesha in the bottom two. VFTW must be so happy. They saved Brooke. Thinking Dred-Boy is toast.Call from Bullshark, wouldn't it be hysterical if Carly were in the bottom two with Syesha? Ha ha yeah, that would be great.BULLSHIT!! Calling BULLSHIT!!Carly is in the bottom two...

MILS #42

Posted on April 20, 2008
It's not the answer to life, the universe, and everything, but MILS Roundup #42 is up at Pt-Lawmom's place.Back here next week.

Curiosity

Posted on April 19, 2008
I think I became a teacher because I wanted to awaken in my students the kind of interest in a wide variety of things as my teachers has done for me. Clearly, I was a miserable failure in this regard and that's why I am going to be a lawyer. But that's not the point of this post...

Tax man cometh

Posted on April 16, 2008
Background: my brother is in his mid-20's and has never done his own taxes, until this year. (I've always done them.) He figured he'd try the free tax software on-line because he is a grad student and his taxes aren't that complicated.An instant messenger conversation from yesterday:Brother (4:58:15 PM): question abt taxesMe (4:58:23 PM): sure what up"Brother" (4:58:31 PM): turbotax says NYS is giving me a 25,000 dollar refund...

Lujan, where have you been?

Posted on April 14, 2008
Its been about 15 months since I first thought about whether trees have standing and Lujan v Nat'l Wildlife. Injury in fact, causation, and redressability. Memories, like the corners of my mind . . .I never noticed that Justice Blackmun attempted to Scalia-smack the Scalia-penned majority in his dissent...

The only kind of "Labor" I'm in

Posted on April 14, 2008
I learned the following things today:How to do the NLRA §9(d) two-step. Do you want to know? Really? Didn't think so.Definition of "laboratory conditions." In the labor context, it means that the workers have to have an opportunity to indicate their choice as to representation free from undue influence and intimidation...

MILS #41: Elton John Song Edition

Posted on April 13, 2008
Welcome to the Weekly MILS (Moms In Law School) Roundup. It is hosted on a rotating basis between PT-LawMom and A Little Fish in Law School blogs. We aim for Sunday posts. Next week, it'll be back at PT-LawMom's place.So I am making an effort to do themes again...

Sunshine and hailstones

Posted on April 12, 2008
Playing "baby" with a stuffed bunny and a pre-schooler who wants to show me how good, how gentle he is with babies. And he shares his toys and sings songs and can be quiet at naptime too.Peeing on a stick and seeing no hoped for pink line.A loved one says something hurtful at a moment when you really didn't need that...

Dan Brown? Really?

Posted on April 09, 2008
I read a Yahoo story (below) this morning because the headline intrigued me.Thoughts, in no particular order:I would be curious as to the actual poll wording. The Bible comes out as the "most popular" book. Was the question, What is the greatest/most important book of all time? Or what was the best book you ever read? I can see the Bible being the first response to the former, but maybe its just my brain, I probably would not have thought of it as a possible answer to the latter...

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