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Posted on March 30, 2009
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MILP #91

Posted on March 30, 2009
MILP #91 Roundup is up at PtLawmom's place.If One New Duck is out from under her trials, it will be at her place next week. If not, back here.

I keep waiting for the call that says it has all been a big mistake

Posted on March 27, 2009
I am employed after my graduation from law school.State trial court clerkship. Its only one year.ButIHaveAJOB!*relief**joy*

Sh*t

Posted on March 26, 2009
I was holding out hope for a particular job. It was a ridiculously long application process.I wanted it badly -- state job, good location, interesting work.My friend just received an oral offer.I am now completely devoid of hope.I expect to receive my rejection in the mail this week...

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Googlegangers and googlenonymousness

Posted on March 25, 2009
There are three women with my name who get a lot of press. One is a lawyer who wrote a best selling mystery novel. Another is a blonde prosecutor in Texas. One is a high school (now I think college) athlete. And one is a college director special education accommodations...

A smell of wine and cheap perfume

Posted on March 22, 2009
I was just reading Nobody's round up and I remembered something I meant to blog about last week: Journey's Don't Stop Believing. It was played by a high school band during our local St. Patrick's Day parade. It was pretty awesome. Umm. That's it. You could stop reading here...

MILP #90: Songs of 1990 edition

Posted on March 21, 2009
The Weekly MILP (Moms In the Legal Profession) Roundup is hosted on a rotating basis between PT-LawMom, A New Duck, and A Little Fish in Law School blogs. We originally rounded up just the moms in law school, but then discovered that those women eventually graduate...

High expectations

Posted on March 19, 2009
Bullshark to me last night, over IM:Clownfish just told me I don't ever let him do anything.So I recapped the last three and a half hours: we shot a bucket of balls at the driving range, we rode his bike around the block several times, we raced and played tackle and a bunch of stuff in the yard...

You know what's nice about being a 3L?

Posted on March 18, 2009
Free time.I went out to dinner mid-week with a friend. I went to a parade on Sunday with my family and law school friends without worrying about time spent away from the books. I head to school pretty late every day and spend the mornings with Clownfish...

Irish song

Posted on March 17, 2009
By a lonely prison wall,I heard a young girl callingMichael, they have taken you away,For you stole Trevelyan's corn,So the young might see the morn.Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay.Low lie the fields of AthenryWhere once we watched the small free birds flyOur love was on the wing, we had dreams and songs to singIt's so lonely 'round the fields of Athenry...

MILP #89

Posted on March 16, 2009
PtLawmom has the MILP round-up here.

Keep paddling

Posted on March 16, 2009
I have been uncharacteristically quiet about my job search lately. Because there has been nothing to report. N-o-t-h-i-n-g. My career services office gave me what I think is really bad advice -- just stop looking, wait til after you've taken the bar...

Gender roles in the animal kingdom

Posted on March 14, 2009
N.B.: All references to bullsharks in the following post refer to the actual shark, and not my husband of the same name.Clownfish: How about I be a bullshark and you be a remora?Me: No, I want to be the bullshark, and you be the remora.CF: You can't be a bullshark...

Because 140 characters is too short to type a recipe

Posted on March 14, 2009
@it2d (a/k/a Ismael) wanted the recipe for my meatless baked ziti. I never post recipes here because I don't consider myself to be much of a cook, but he asked, so here goes.In a really large pot, add one chopped onion, minced garlic, basil, salt, black pepper, & olive oil and cook for about a minute...

Butterflyfish: taking controversial stands since 2006

Posted on March 11, 2009
So I broke my no swearing resolution last night while watching American Idol.I said that Adam Lambert looked like a complete d-----bag. That is not a swear I usually say actually. But it seems so completely apropos, there really isn't another word that does the job...

What you're missing

Posted on March 10, 2009
Tweet of the Week:Clownfish: Mommy, you're mean.Bullshark: No, she's above average.In other news:CF gave me a shiny star that says "super" on it. He had earned it at school but wanted me to have it to "remember him" and b/c I'm super mom. about 16 hours ago from web Back to the paper that won't die...

MILP #88: Time marches on

Posted on March 08, 2009
The Weekly MILP (Moms In the Legal Profession) Roundup is hosted on a rotating basis between PT-LawMom, A New Duck, and A Little Fish in Law School blogs. We originally rounded up just the moms in law school, but then discovered that those women eventually graduate...

Compliments

Posted on March 06, 2009

Celebutardy

Posted on March 06, 2009
Just looked at a Yahoo! story about some singer(?) type person who allegedly named her kid something ridiculous. Of course, it was followed by a poll asking your opinion of allegedly crazy celeb baby names, includingApple (Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin) Bronx Mowgli (Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz)Fifi Trixibelle (Bob Geldof)Honor (Jessica Alba)Ickett (M...

Where else would I turn for this stuff?

Posted on March 02, 2009

MILP #87

Posted on February 28, 2009

Belated WTF Wednesday

Posted on February 26, 2009
Friend who gives private piano lessons: You should check out [local religious-affiated school I had not heard of]. It is amazing -- every kid I've ever taught from there has just been well-behaved, focused, and nice. Even the ones who weren't particularly gifted with the piano enjoyed putting in the time to play a few things quite well...

Fat Tuesday

Posted on February 25, 2009
Spent the evening playing Apples to Apples with some law school friends. Sadly, several of these folks will be moving far away after graduation, so I am glad we get to spend time together now.I haven't socialized a whole lot while in law school, so I treasure the times I get to see people outside of the law school building...

Farging somanumbatch

Posted on February 25, 2009
Lent resolution: I am giving up swearing. I don't think I swear excessively, but I do swear.I will fine myself for swears that slip and give proceeds to local charity. Or maybe that's not a good idea -- I may still swear, but then feel ok about it because it is benefitting someone else...

What you're missing

Posted on February 22, 2009
On Twitter I answer burning questions like these:@GoogieBaba and I have been discussing why my Twitter handle is @butterflyfish1 . Specifically, why the 1? And why does my blog have a 1 in it? The simple answer: squatters. The girl squatting on butterflyfish blogspot made one post in 2005...

Brain Quest

Posted on February 22, 2009
It was a rainy day, so Clownfish and I headed to the local museum to check out the dinosaurs and planets. We (of course) stopped by the muesum gift shop and I (of course) bought him something educational. His classmate's mom had been raving about the Brain Quest cards and how the pre-school four year old set was waaaay too easy for her kiddo...

MILP #86

Posted on February 22, 2009
PtLawmom had the Roundup.New Duck next week, than back here.

Did I ever mention that I love musical theater?

Posted on February 20, 2009
Maybe not. You wouldn't know it from this post.Friend's status message: I just got bible spam.Upon inquiry, she explained that she received a handwritten letter in her U.S. mail telling her how reading the bible would save her.Me: niiice. Godspam.Her: Is that like a low-rent version of Godspell?Me: Yeah, and there are cow catapaults, killer bunnies, and knights who say Ni...

They're not insane delusions, they're marketing strategies

Posted on February 17, 2009
I am thinking of taking a guerrilla approach to my job search. You know, use some really aggressive marketing strategies. Aggressive, as in not bound by the rules of professional ethics, common sense, or good taste.So far I've got:Resume air drop. Muffin baskets with my picture on them...

MILP #85: T-I-O-N (shun shun shun shun)

Posted on February 15, 2009
The Weekly MILP (Moms In the Legal Profession) Roundup is hosted on a rotating basis between PT-LawMom, A New Duck, and A Little Fish in Law School blogs. We originally rounded up just the moms in law school, but then discovered that those women eventually graduate...

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