spruce beer
so this month’s en route (that air canada magazine) made me laugh because of two things: 1) someone’s made a cocktail (the, uh, “Buttstrip”) including as one of the ingredients ¨¦mile bertrand’s spruce beer. (man, it’s been too long since I’ve had a burger and spruce beer down on notre dame…) 2) one of “canada’s best new restaurants” I know … Read More
absolute estates, qualified estates, and future interests
wow, 15 minute power nap in the library. how horrifyingly sad.
IP, living organisms, and patents
I just printed one of the most god-awful papers I’ve written. A tragedy because I liked the topic. But the page limit was too short, and my sources too numerous. Sigh. bad sign #1: I used the word “morality” 8 times in one paragraph bad sign #2: I used google far more than any of the legal databases. (although that … Read More
john hodgman
interview with john hodgman on the daily show. stunningly deadpan and timing even more impeccable than stewart’s (found on snarkymalarkey)
kundera
so our party ended around 4 am and there is some dude on our couch, but I just can’t tear myself away from my computer to sleep. while browsing antipixel, I came across this description of Kundera, well, actually of using kundera as a dating tactic: Like an early physicist studying the atom, you will hurl little bits of culture … Read More
found on a poster in the law faculty today
Dear Faculty & Community, – Why should I spend time writing detailed teacher / course evaluations when all I get from the teacher is a letter?! – Sometimes the subject matter is presented in a neutral way as if it doesn’t affect a student — but it does. I’m thinking of the person’s rage and prior denial of women’s rights, … Read More
free… at last?
who knew I’d be slower without crutches?! yes, yesterday I finally got rid of the damn things. the doctor said to go cold turkey: no cane. I’m wearing this walking boot (about as big as a ski boot) that doesn’t let me bend my foot past 90 deg. and moving very… awkwardly. So I need to get used to walking … Read More
the insanity of law school
a friend and classmate told me today that a few of them have started seeing a therapist. I keep hearing this more and more, and it makes me angry about the system: from legal education, to recruitment, to working at a firm… to be sure not everyone finds this as ridiculous as I do, and some have adapted well to … Read More
the insanity of recruitment
I was reassured to know I’m not alone in thinking it’s insane to recruit students after only one year of law school (and I was starting to doubt myself, just because of the huge importance that’s placed on recruitment). I really need to talk to my non-law friends more… wait, do I have non-law friends anymore? Few other professions slot … Read More
first snow
The first thing anyone says about my crutches is “at least it’s not snowing!”. grrr. My next orthopedics appointment is tomorrow.