April 2010
1 post
Oggling people of the same race together
On the one hand, it reinforces a distinct identity and people like to feel different. On the other hand, it reinforces a distinct identity where it isn’t all that distinct. The overarching negative is that other people are imposing an identity on you, where we all would like to be in control of how other people perceive us.
March 2010
6 posts
13. In what ways, if any, does having served as a...
“… it reinforced my reluctance to read much into legislative history, given the myriad reasons why legislators vote for a bill… . Along that line, my legislative experience has made me cautious about superimposing the court’s will for that of the people expressed through their duly elected representatives and executive.” - Circuit Judge Paul J. Kelly, Jr.
That seems...
Dexter v. American Psycho
American Psycho seems to be a kind of farcical critique on society and what it turns us into whereas Dexter is about some dude that’s got this terrible attribute (he’s a serial killer) because of some random event when he was a kid and how he copes with it, and the consequences that flow from it. The serial killer thing can be extreme, but you could see it as a metaphor for any number...
American Psycho
I watched this movie a couple days ago. The ending (spoiler alert) was potentially a cop out. Here we’ve got some guy that’s a product of American materialistic neurosis, taken to the extreme, and they’ve created this plausible plot where the natural reaction is for this person to serially massacre people. But then, you’ve got this ending where they leave open whether or...
Lil’ Wayne’s in a universe of his own. He’s like the fourth dimension of hip hop. “Law is mind without reason. ……………..I’ll return,” Lil Wayne told fans on his Twitter page this morning.
February 2010
3 posts
“Lets say B gives A the money and then says, ‘but I’m going to sue you to get it back,’ then what?”
“Who would do that?”
“I don’t know… B?”
Pontification
It seems like all the “aha!” moments I have these days relate to time. I suppose it should be obvious, but we only live for a finite amount of time. I used to place a lot of importance on being smart, but after getting my ass whooped by people who I am by and large as smart as, I think what’s probably more important is how you use your time. There will always be a deadline and...
hehe
“Since I have for years taught the survey course on evidence at various of our local law schools and at continuing legal education programs, this is a matter to which I have given some thought,” wrote Chief Judge Young… . Judge Young identified three approaches: Inadvertent disclosure never forfeits the privilege, it always does, and it sometimes does.
January 2010
3 posts
I’ve seen this a few times, where a court will announce a new legal standard or rule or something, but then be like, “well, because the defendant failed to raise an issue relevant to this new standard we’re not going to humor her claim.” Like, what’s up with that?
The Ice of Boston
I often feel like I don’t relate to white people, or anyone for that matter. But, listening to Ice of Boston by the Dismemberment Plan, I think, “that could be me.”
“After we warm up before a game, I gotta take a dump. It’s a huge benefit to...”
– Leon Washington, running back for the New York Jets via Poplicks.com (via smalter)
Smalter once asked me before an exam whether I had taken a dump. At the time I thought it was because we were out of toilet paper and he wanted me to go get more, but now I wonder if maybe he was sharing with me his...
December 2009
9 posts
http://www.zara.com/ →
worst.
site.
ever.
I blend in with the hood, i’m camouflage
“Urination is an excretory function traditionally shielded by great privacy”
I’m pretty sure people arguing against random drug testing in schools aren’t griping about having to be monitored while they pee, but I suppose you have to cover all bases as a judge.
“They don’t compromise their brand,” Dash said admiringly.
Woods Taking ‘Indefinite Break’ From Golf →
Hehe, that’s pretty funny. Few people are afforded the opportunity to quit their job to get their personal life in order. For us normal folk, we have to do all of this at the same time. Its like being rich and famous also makes you sad and pathetic.
“I make no finding about the subjective good faith of the SLC members, both of whom are distinguished academics at one of this nation’s most prestigious institutions of higher learning.” - Delaware Vice Chancellor Strine
This statement seems to suggest that being a distinguished academic at a prestigious institution carries with it a presumption of subjective good faith and it...
“When I clean myself up, I look pretty fresh. But I like to be grimy. I guess I...”
– Kevin Durant via Kevin Durant is NEXT - Chris Jones - ESPN The Magazine - ESPN (via smalter)
Err… I did a quick google images search and couldn’t find one picture in which Kevin Durant looked grimy
Paparazzi
I like this song. In an interview, Lady Gaga talked about how with her music and performance art she was creating this separate space for her fans where they can feel like they belong. I’m pretty sure I don’t belong in Lady Gaga’s universe either, but what I like about her universe is that this dude she’s following around, as far as she’s concerned, is a rockstar....
November 2009
14 posts
House
“there are also racial dimensions to the death penalty. a black person is three times as likely to receive the death penalty than a white person”
“that doesn’t mean we need to get rid of the death penalty. that just means we need to kill more white people.”
I vaguely remember Jane Eyre being the only Victorian novel I liked in high school
This lost boy got fly without peter pan
Stick out my face, talk about a cool stamp
The game needs changing, I’m the mother****ing cashier
Man, these ****** putting money on my head
Go on and get your refund ******* I ain’t dead
I’m the diamond in the dirt that ain’t been found
I’m the underground king and I ain’t been crowned
My Vote Is In
Best song of 2009 - Knock You Down. I’m pretty sure of this. I’ve listened to the song like 500 times and its just as good each time. There’s nothing new here, but that’s because some of the best things in life are things that people have been continually blown away by for generations.
Snarky Opinions
Snarky opinions are sometimes funny to read, but that’s only because it’s funny to see grown persons in robes act like kids.
My Goal in Life
is to pick up where Michael Jackson left off before going crazy
Woe is me, baby this is tragic. This is bad, real bad, Michael Jackson.
X to the Z
I think Ecstasy has become mainstream cool. I’ve heard it casually dropped in 2 or 3 pop songs recently. I may be behind the curve here.
October 2009
7 posts
Have you ever had shoes without shoe strings?
The-Dream - Rockin' That Thang
What The-Dream, Usher, and Justin Timberland all have in common is that they understand that kicking it to a girl you dig is always epic.
The Endless Battle →
Some fixed-gear riders think brakes are not strictly necessary, and brakeless fixed riding has an almost cult status in some places, based on the perception by some riders of the experience of riding in a state of intense concentration or ‘flow’ where brakes are thought not to be needed.[25]
Other riders dismiss riding on roads without brakes as an unnecessary affectation, based on...
The-Dream
This dude’s song caught my ear the other day. Turns out he’s a singer/songwriter/producer and wrote Umbrella and Single Ladies. Who knew.
just know my condo is the crack spot
Its funny, if you take Diary and LP2 as a unit, the progression of Diary2, How It Feels to be Something On, and The Rising tide is a pretty linear progression towards unbridled optimism.
September 2009
10 posts
flossy cats get it snatched like the local tax
Dil Bole Hadippa! →
Brrruah?
Rickshaw Run... →
I sometimes carry a haze of stress that clouds my brain, but it usually stems from one area of uncertainty that I’m just too stupid to realize is what’s bugging me so much. Once you identify the area of uncertainty, you can at least do as much as you can to address it and then you at least have the comfort of knowing you’ve done everything in your power to deal with it, which...
Oudin Keeps Her Streak Going →
I had written Oudin off in the second set after, having built up some momentum, being up 3-1, she got broke. It seemed liked she was letting her emotions affect her too much to keep up the streak. I was wrong.
Statutes should be laid out like computer code.