Snow: Not all fun and games

I just panicked that I had missed my friend's birthday.

There's a pretty good chance that I did, although I can't really remember.

Because it's in November.

And it's February now.

But for a moment, I couldn't remember what month it was.

Like I had to stop what I was doing and think about it.

A snow week can really fuck with your mind.

Eavesdropping

Overheard between a mom and her little boy:

Little Boy: In my world, turtles would be blue and they would fly....And dinosaurs would be plaid....And I would have a dinosaur, and it would listen to everything I did...And it wouldn't eat me.

Mom: So do you want yogurt or a cupcake?

Little Boy: Yogurt.

Mom: Okay.

Mighty Indeed

Image from Obama Foodorama

This 'Mighty Michelle' shopping tote would go so well with the Michelle Obama tiny little book (you know those ones they sell in the check-out line at Barnes and Noble?) in my stocking this Christmas.


And I'll also look super trendy at the farmers market.

Short

So it's short now - the hair, I mean.

The babe loves it, and there's been no complaining. In fact, it's been mostly talk of what an amazing neck I have.

Smart girl - using flattery to make sure I never grow it long again.

Inquiring Minds

The big question of the day.



You're at someone else's house. You're peeing. In their toilet.



You notice that the toilet paper has not been put on the holder. It's just resting on top.



Do you pull some off and go about your business?



Or do you put it on the holder?

Hot Mess

Evacuation of the DC court house at 9:45 this morning.

I never saw anyone in custody. I sure as hell hope they don't just leave them in there.

Brilliant

Go to this link. Enjoy.* You can thank me later.

If you've already seen it, watch it again.

*Peeing in your pants is a possibility, so be warned.

Overheard in the hallway

The law school ethos

"I guess I'll do it. It'll look good on my resume for leadership and all that crap."

Tuesday Morning Pick-me-up

Go watch this.

Have kleenex ready. Don't worry - they're good tears.

Are you dead Sanka?

I'm officially a coffee addict.

I discovered this today as I was drinking cold coffee. Not iced coffee. Hot coffee that has gotten cold.

I'm pretty sure only coffee addicts do this. People who aren't coffee addicts stop drinking their coffee when it gets cold because it's not as good anymore.

But I can't bring myself to give up a drop.

And I was planning to quit after finals.

This could be a problem.

B.D. (Blogis Doctor)

I'm thinking lately that I might know more about life and the world and, in truth, most things if I quit law school and just read blogs and 0n-line articles all day every day. Can I get a degree in that?

Makes you want to take a dip

From the section on the Clean Water Act in my environmental law book:

"Water quality standards describe tolerable limits for particular uses (e.g., water suitable for swimming may be limited to no more than 200 fecal coliform bacteria per 100 milliliters)."

Yum.

Honoring the Light

I'm all for it, but I have to admit that it strikes me as a little odd, when the bottom of the on-line receipt that I just got from the local yoga studio reads:


ALL SALES ARE FINAL. NAMASTE.

Objects in mirror may be closer than they appear

I've successfully registered for fall semester of next year, and that means that I'll only register one more time before this is all over.

Sad?

Elated?

Indifferent?

Depends on the time of day, I guess.

Warming my heart

The text that I sent my mom today as she took the big step of mediation training after many, many years away from her law degree:

I'm not sure when your lunch break is but I hope the day is going really well!!!

Her response:

I LOVE IT!!!

Do I really want to be a part of this industry?

The passengers from Flight 1549 (that landed in the Hudson) are looking into suing.

I get that sometimes there are legitimate reasons to sue - obviously there are. But I feel like my brain is being bombarded with examples of our overly-litigious society.

Some of the cases are even things that I really care about, but I feel disgusted by the knee jerk response, always looking for someone to sue when anything bad happens.

I didn't want to be the one to say it

But it looks like I'm going to have to go ahead and do it.

John Stewart isn't as funny when Obama is the President.

There. It's out.