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"Plaintiff's [sic] was damages [sic] by Plaintiff's [sic] behavior."

Posted on December 16, 2009
This was not filed pro se. It was filed by an attorney. But one example of many, mostly egregious typos (respobnsile?) that even a monkey on meth would have caught.Or you know, spell check, since I assume monkeys on meth are in short supply in BigLaw...

MILP #128

Posted on December 13, 2009
Atty Work product had the Round Up this week.Tranny Head is back, biotches.And I have the round up next week -- Glee II if I can make it work.

20 years and 80 pounds ago

Posted on December 12, 2009
was the last time I ice skated.But I skated tonight with Bullshark and Clownfish in a pair of beat up rental skates at a rink swarming with aggressive middle school punks intent on skating as fast as they could and crashing into eachother and anyone else in their path...

Pie versus Cake

Posted on December 12, 2009
What say you?And where does cheesecake fall on the pie/cake continuum? I make my cheesecake in a chocolate pie crust cuz I don't own a springform pan.

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MILP #127

Posted on December 08, 2009
PtLawmom had the Roundup. Back here in two weeks

Data

Posted on December 06, 2009
Clownfish spread a blue blanket out on the floor of the living room. He sat on the couch."Mommy, look its a swimming pool! Jump in!"I obliged and sat on the blanket.Clownfish pounced on my back from the couch and pinned me to the floor."Boobytrap!! It wasn't a swimming pool! I booby trapped it!!"Made me think of this guy:Data from the Goonies...

Colder than a witch's tit

Posted on December 05, 2009
My mom used to say that particular metaphor (analogy? surely not simile?) when I was a kid. Someone else I know recently dropped it in conversation and I was dumbfounded... I had never thought anyone but my mom used that particular phrase. Now it makes me wonder if it was on television or something in the 70s...

Everything I know about contracts: offer (do you want wine?) + acceptance (yes please!) = liquidated damages

Posted on December 05, 2009

Shameless plug alert

Posted on December 04, 2009
Go vote for Namby -- he's been nominated again for the ABA Blawg 100 in the "lighter fare" category.Vote here.You have to register. Yes, that is lame. But do it.Those of you who read legal blogs probably already read his.But not all of you are on Twitter, so I pulled some of my faves from his Twitter feed:I want the judge to do my dirty work...

"Mommy doesn't make the laws, she helps explain them... she's like a Yoda of the law."

Posted on December 01, 2009
How Bullshark explained my job to Clownfish.

List of things my son has said lately that have left me a little agape

Posted on December 01, 2009
: "What you said was powerful mommy because I haven't done that since."(after I asked him not to do something, then a few days later did a little check up): "You look better than gorgeous.": "You."(after I asked what was the best part of his day)

MILP #126: The Songs of GLEE Edition

Posted on November 29, 2009
The Weekly MILP (Moms In the Legal Profession) Roundup is hosted on a rotating basis between PT-LawMom, Butterflyfish, and Attorney Work Product blogs. We originally rounded up just the moms in law school, but then discovered that those women eventually graduate...

The 1Ls are freaking out

Posted on November 25, 2009
How do I know?buy 1L memo. This is the number one search term bringing people to my blog by several orders of magnitude. WTF?Other search terms bringing people to my blog (with commentary):1L memo1L legal memo"batson v shiflett" memo 1l lrw memo 1l memo - dogbite 1l memo help 1l memo useless 1l nied memo (I actually wrote one of these...

MILP #125

Posted on November 23, 2009
Atty Work Product had the Roundup. Back here next week

Mommy wants to know

Posted on November 22, 2009
I went on a bit of a Twitter rant this morning.How do the Thomas engines bend time? Rush & screw everything up, confusion & delay, & then arrive "just in time" #mommywantstoknowWhy don't the Wonder Pets call child protective services? Animals keep letting their babies loose...

I own Blackacre

Posted on November 19, 2009
Currently, I am reading about topics covered in first year real property. Fee simple subject to shifting executory limitations, that kind of thing. Its like studying for the bar exam again, except now it really matters that I get it right and there are no multiple choices...

What You're Missing

Posted on November 17, 2009
This pretty much captures my Twitter feed:Yeah, so I just tweeted a legitimate #law related tweet followed by a #Glee tweet. Next I'm gonna tweet about my kid. That's how I roll.A sample of November tweets:Its like my internal cd player is on repeat.(I am not cool enough to have an internal iPod...

MILP #124

Posted on November 16, 2009
PtLawmom had the round up. Back here in two weeks.

100,000 visitors will probably happen today

Posted on November 15, 2009
Comment! It could be you!

Men have no idea

Posted on November 14, 2009
Bullshark: Hey, good news . . . we may be able to go to [a huge gala] [out of town] during the first week of December.Me: Yay!! OMG! I'm gonna need a dress! *frantically googling plus-size ball gowns*Bullshark: Well, I'm not sure we have tickets yet...

And God bless the men and women serving overseas that they may come home safe to their families....

Posted on November 11, 2009
Clownfish says this as part of his prayers every night. This morning I was flipping past CNN news on the way to whatever mommy-approved kid programming dreck I could find on cable when Clownfish said:CF: "Are those guys serving overseas?"CNN was showing some soldiers in Afghanistan, laying down some machine gun fire...

The amazing things I discover through Twitter...

Posted on November 08, 2009
Let it get to the first chorus at least... starts a little rough. I think this is absolutely amazing. I've played it like five times already.Beat It by Pomplamoose MusicIf you like it, they also do covers ofSingle LadiesandMrs. Robinson.They do original stuff too which I'll check out after I finish checking out the covers.

MILP #123: "One, Two, Three... I love counting! Ah ah ah." ~ The Count

Posted on November 08, 2009
The Weekly MILP (Moms In the Legal Profession) Roundup is hosted on a rotating basis between PT-LawMom, Butterflyfish, and Attorney Work Product blogs. We originally rounded up just the moms in law school, but then discovered that those women eventually graduate...

I don't want to live on the moon

Posted on November 07, 2009
I was sworn at yesterday. No wait, I was sworn in. It was nice -- a little pomp and circumstance-y, but who doesn't like a little pomp and circumstance now and again?I like my job. Every morning when I park at the garage and walk through the streets of the city to my office, I feel good...

The wisdom of five year olds

Posted on November 04, 2009
Me: Rawr!Clownfish: You don't roar as big as Papa. Its cuz you're not a boy.Me: Aww, I want to be a boy.Clownfish: You can't change nature. Well, except trees. Oh, and for birthdays.

MILP #122

Posted on November 02, 2009
Tricks and treats at Atty Work Product. Back here next week.

Getting lovey dovey

Posted on November 01, 2009
Bullshark, to me:You're like a Slinky. It would give me great satisfaction to push you down the stairs.Yep. Lotta love here. Lotta love.

The revenge of I love you

Posted on October 27, 2009
Magic Cookie's latest adorable post reminded me to post this. We still have the "I love you more than..." debates - planets, numbers, food. But sometimes, he loves me a little less than Jupiter.Case in point:Clownfish did not want to go to bed last night...

MILP #121

Posted on October 26, 2009
PtLawmom had the Roundup, here.

Achievement

Posted on October 24, 2009
Clownfish can make it all the way across the monkey bars at the playground!Edited to add, according to Clownfish: TWO TIMES!!!!

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