Law Students

My Friend. She Has a Blog!

Posted on May 07, 2009
A friend of mine, we'll call her Lindsey, has a new blog.  Actually we can call her Lindsey because unlike ahem, some of us she isn't anonymous. Whatever I say!  Whatever. Don't come crying to me asking me to pick up the pieces of your hacked up body after some crazy stalker finds you and hunts you down...

Blame It On That Woman

Posted on May 06, 2009
Because Jillian Michaels is evil and she won't let me "phone in" my work-out, I'm phoning in this blog post. I'm sorry guys. Don't take it personally. That and there is some sort of ridiculous rain storm with lightening outside and I had a simultaneous thought of "Hmm I should probably unplug my computer" followed by "And perhaps take my left foot off the metal trashcan, my right foot off the metal doorknob & the possibly soon to be fried laptop off my (slightly) sweaty lap...

I Can Barely Move (But I'm Ready to Move)

Posted on May 05, 2009
Let me just say that any sort of movement requiring muscle is painful for me right now. I CAN FEEEELLLLLL THE BURN. And so I'm just popping in to say that perhaps, maybe, I'm not sure but fingers crossed, we found a fabulous place to live. That said it has some hoops to jump through (Hoop # 1: Convincing BISMOW we must have it right now) and really, until my check is cashed, I've signed on the dotted line & have a set of keys in my hand, I'm not holding my breath...

Working On My Fitness

Posted on May 04, 2009
Apparently when you get married you have to wear the least flattering color ever in front of your family and friends. With netting sticking out of your head & bare arms.Who knew? And while I'm by no means gigantic or Titanic-sized, the last year of law school and the bar exam were killer on my health & body...

To access this complete feed in the blog feed reader login or register for free.

Dear Namby Pamby, Attorney-At-Scum

Posted on May 01, 2009
Dear Namby Pamby, Attorney-At-Scum: We present you with Fat Baby Friday. Ms. Duke has received your cease & desist letter and most politely and charmingly informs you to "buzz off" followed by a hair flip. After the flip she then says in a nice drawl, "We'll see you in court" ...

Stuck In A Rut

Posted on April 30, 2009
This is it guys. I'm not even married yet and I'm stuck in a "What's for dinner?" rut. We have our go-to recipes: healthy Mexican, homemade pasta sauce, red beans & rice, pork tenderloin & grilled chicken. The meat dishes are served with steamed or sauteed veggies & sweet potato something (baked...

Safety First

Posted on April 28, 2009
(Why yes I did notice a cease & desist letter from the one & only Mr. Namby Pamby Attorney At Law, and yes, I'll be responding shortly. Muahahaha. ) A few weeks ago I suggested a genius blog-tweet-meet up. This of course was a brilliant idea that would blossom life long friendships & rainbows and butterflies...

The Value of Time. And Space.

Posted on April 27, 2009
With all of the traveling & parents in town & new job starting some things slipped by the wayside. One such thing was laundry. This weekend, BISMOW and I found ourselves staring at a combined 6ish loads of laundry. We resigned ourselves to an evening of spaghetti, Food Network & laundry and slowly hauled all of it down to the community laundry room in my building...

Fat Baby Friday....24 Hours Late

Posted on April 25, 2009
I apologize for the chirping crickets around these parts. I appreciate all your advice & will keep you updated on the Daycare That Holds The Children of Satan. I've also been playing around with the time I leave for work so as to get out earlier thus avoiding the traffic-y (is that a word?) drive home and my schedule has been a wee bit crazy as a result...

This Means War

Posted on April 21, 2009
I live on a small, one way residential street. Like everywhere else in the City of Chicago, parking is at a premium. People will rip bumpers off their car to beat another into a spot. There is a motto around here and it goes something like "Learn to parallel park or get out of my way b*tch"...

Delete!

Posted on April 20, 2009
First, I would like to  promise Anonymous that I did not delete your comment! Mostly because when I switched back to the blogger-comment platform (from Haloscan) I forgot how to delete comments. I don't even know if I can delete comments. I have however noticed some wonky things going on with my comments (like readers getting messages saying they can't comment on my blog which is most certainly not true) so I wouldn't be surprised if The Internet ate your comment for dinner...

Weekend Wrap-Up

Posted on April 19, 2009
My parents have been in town and the weather has oscillated between glorious and horrific and all in all we've had a lovely time. My Mother & I ordered Save-The-Date's for the wedding while the men-folk (BISMOW & Papa Duke) spent some time at the boat yard doing who knows what with copper paint & wax & sails...

Sometimes Inspiration Hits

Posted on April 15, 2009
Often when you write a post you think to yourself, "Self- this post is brilliant! Those readers will come out of the woodwork!" Then of course you get crickets chirping. Nada. Other times you write a post about LIFE and IMPORTANT STUFF and in the middle of it you mention you like pudding and suddenly you get all these comments about pudding and you think...

Cheezburger

Posted on April 14, 2009
Today on Twitter the Yat Pundit and myself discussed the nation's best burger. He and I heartily agreed on the burger that falls in second place - Port of Call in New Orleans...but we also heartily disagreed on the burger that falls in first place. My vote? Easy, a double-double animal style from In-N-Out (tragically it is only found on the West Coast), but the Yat's vote was for a delectable bite from Bud's Broiler (also in New Orleans)...

The One Where I'm Stabby & Angry & Then I Cease to Breathe

Posted on April 13, 2009
(Oh yeah. Before we get going, the first day at work was fine. Rainbows & unicorns.) Before I left for Utah whenever I went out there about a week ago, Bank of America charged me an overdraft fee that I disagreed with vehemently. Irate I went into a banking location & set up overdraft protection that was hooked to my meager savings account...

Etiquette

Posted on April 10, 2009
For the first time since the big engagement, BISMOW & I are traveling back to his old stomping ground in Michigan. We are staying at his parents and while they are dear, dear people his Mother has a padded/cushioned toilet seat and that is all I have to say about that...

Um. What?

Posted on April 09, 2009
Ahem. Dear readers. My last post was for charity. And all it required was a comment. (Namby Pamby? Grace? Artful Blogger? I'm looking at you.) So I'm now I'm just going to not post until I get some more comments. Not because I'm a comment-whore but because it is for charity and it is coming out of my pocket...

What Goes Around Comes Around

Posted on April 09, 2009
Wow. I gave y'all some time & to say that I'm overwhelmed with both your charities and the help we are giving would be an understatement. The votes were fairly close & I'm going to round up and give both The Liz Logelin Foundation and The Anti-Cruelty Society $25 donations...

For A Good Cause

Posted on April 07, 2009
I've always been a big fan of supporting charities. Certainly there are many out there, and we all probably have one or two or five that hit close to home. I'd much rather write a check to a charity than to the government or my electric company, and I try to remember to give a bit each year...

Learning Curve

Posted on April 06, 2009
Things I Learned While On Vacation - Finding the coffee section in a grocery store in Utah is very very difficult. Mostly because the coffee section in a Utah grocery store is about the same size as the Ethiopian food section in your grocery store.- Finding the wine section of the grocery store in Utah is downright impossible...

Ohh-La-La

Posted on April 01, 2009
I'm home-ward bound! Excited for April (the new job and of course the Month of the Alleged Lady, followed closely by none-other than the MOD or Month of Daisy) and hoping that upon my return Chicago has finally warmed up. And I shall close with a recipe for some of the simplest yet tastiest barbecue sauce you have ever had...

I Should Have Listened To The Internet People

Posted on March 31, 2009
Today I heard back from the company I interviewed with last week. I was nervous when their number popped up on my caller id as I knew they had interviewed quite a few candidates after me. I was pretty sure I was one of the least qualified candidates who interviewed, at least on the number of years practicing...

Hollywood

Posted on March 31, 2009
I fully admit that at least half of the movies on your "must see" or "favorite" list I haven't seen. Even if you roll your eyes and deem it a classic and tell me how you've watched it 100,000 times, every single weekend in college, anytime it comes on television you stop and must...

Minding Our Pennies

Posted on March 30, 2009
I think this has been a topic of discussion around these parts before, but with today's economy it never hurts to come back to it....... the topic being what we do to save money. As my unemployment drags on, I find myself cutting out more things (no more pedicures! goodbye to delivery food!) and looking for more ways to make a dollar last...

In The Nick of Time

Posted on March 28, 2009
Fat Baby Friday!! Someone found their hands this week...way to go Baby Z! And then he quietly modeled his latest pair of pants that come with a little monkey in the pocket. If only grown-up clothes were so cool. 

Color Blind

Posted on March 27, 2009
A recent conversation bewteen myself and my Crazypants Grandma: Daisy: So Grandma, I wanted to let you know that for the wedding, most people are going to wear fall colors. Mom said you wanted to wear something that would like nice in the family pictures...

Letters

Posted on March 26, 2009
Last night and today I worked on forms, paperwork and letters regarding my employment and money or lack thereof. I am trying to see if I am eligible for some assistance with some old medical bills in addition to deferring my loans because right now I am unable to make the payments...

Like A Bloodhound

Posted on March 25, 2009
Among other traits, I have an incredibly keen sense of smell. Hearing, pffft I'll probably be deaf by the time I am 50- but smell? I can smell just about anything. If BISMOW is cooking I can tell what brand of hot sauce he is using from the other room...

And Then I Cried

Posted on March 23, 2009
I hope everyone had a lovely first weekend of Spring! Mine was certainly busy busy busy- so busy in fact that I forgot about a photo for Fat Baby Friday. Have no fear ~ and adorable photo of Baby Z arrived in my in-box along with another extra special delivery...

This That & The Other

Posted on March 19, 2009
First thing first, Dr. Slappy (husband of Katie at Overflowing Brain) got his residency match today and they are happily moving back to Los Angeles! In the same vein, two of my closest friends from college matched together at the same hospital (and residency program) in New Orleans, which makes them and their friends very very happy...

Bloggers, promote your law blog by nominating your blog for inclusion in USLaw.com's Law Blog Directory and RSS Reader. Benefits described.