The Law School Transplant

Further proof that I am a walking calamity:
I’m sure you want to know how this happened. It was all part of a grand scheme by Marley the Dog to hasten my demise. Everytime I go to the Beef’s, Marley the Dog greets me at the door. Well, more like barks ferociously and tries to push [...]

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The stress of finals and my run of bad luck has been getting to me. So, no better way to beat the end-of-semester blues than to engage in a little retail therapy.
There is no way I am going to pay $85 for a set of speaker mounts, so I just have to wait to set [...]

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Needless to say, the last couple of weeks have been a big disappointment. First came the news that I was waitlisted for the Oxford semester abroad. I came to terms with it and mostly decided that I didn’t want to live in the dorms again and take classes with the same 20 people all the [...]

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The creators of the Music Genome Project have introduced Pandora, a free (with registration) Internet music database that allows users to enter a favorite artist. Pandora then creates a playlist of music that it thinks the user will like, based on his or her preferences. Users then have the opportunity to rate the songs that [...]

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My dad and my little brother flew out to Colorado Springs the other day for my brother’s orientation at the United States Air Force Academy, where he’ll be a cadet in the Class of 2010 this fall. Don’t get me wrong, I’m immensely proud of my brother and all of his accomplishments, and it’s [...]

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I’ve decided that this summer will be a good opportunity for me to start a workout routine and try to get into better shape. I’m tired of trying to hide underneath my clothes, and I’m tired of feeling fidgety and self-conscious when I go out in public. I want to wear cute clothes without having [...]

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MPRE results came out the other day, and I am proud to say that I am sufficiently ethical to practice in any jurisdiction. Clearly, the answer to any question asking, “Your friend, Lawyer Alpha, is sleeping with his client. What should you do?” is “Throw your buddy under the bus by ratting him out. Then [...]

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When, dare I ask, has it EVER been appropriate to have a full conversation at a normal volume in a library? I will venture to guess that the answer to that question is “never.” It seems pretty clear to me that even the Greeks and Romans revered the quiet sanctuary of their libraries and reserved [...]

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