Law Students

iPod Shuffle

Posted on January 14, 2008
This is a good one, poached from Anastasia. I kinda had to cheat, cos then it would be all PMBR lecture tracks and what fun is that? But the others are all real, promise.1. Put your iTunes, Windows Media Player, etc. on shuffle.2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer...

The "Big" Help

Posted on January 13, 2008
The Boston Globe has this "Big Help" section every year that is supposedly the best Help Wanted Section of the year. In past years, I remember it being over 100 pages of broadsheet classifieds, definitely one of the most important job hunting resources in Boston each year...

Girly Detox

Posted on January 10, 2008
It's so hideously girly and cliché, but it is amazing how much a nice, long bath and some chocolate will help sooth a savage mood.

Roller Coaster

Posted on January 09, 2008
For every "good" day with hope and excitement and possibility, there's an adjacent bad day where everything seems go to wrong. People have seemed to move on from the bad luck theory of my joblessness to just thinking I'm downright stupid. A neighbor offered to get me a job as a legal assistant, and then was surprised that I'm still being so choosey about positions...

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Online Selling

Posted on January 09, 2008
Very happy with the results of my law textbook liquidation! ($480, after Half.com, Amazon commissions) So glad I didn't succumb to the pressure of selling to my law school bookstore, as it's a nice (and greatly needed) windfall for me right now.Less happy with the fact that my eBay sale of my old laptop was cancelled after the winning bidder turned out to be an account that was hacked into ...

Oh, Random

Posted on January 09, 2008
Andi from The Thinks I Think tagged me to do the Weird/Random Things game. And since I did Weird Things last year, I'll do random things this year. I'm not tagging though, since honestly, I don't know too many bloggers who will post...I Got a Plastic Shovel Thrown at Me at Dunkin' DonutsYes, I did...

Pouring...

Posted on January 08, 2008
Excitement. A whole bunch of agencies that were ignoring me in October are now eager in January. Fingers crossed, this means I'll get some work and cash soon!

Parking Wars

Posted on January 08, 2008
I almost lost it when I saw this show was airing tonight. Parking Wars, an in-depth look at the Philadelphia Parking Authority:"A&E's new real-life series PARKING WARS, is a behind-the-scenes ride with the men and women of the Philadelphia Parking Authority as they manage the chaos that is every driver's greatest nightmare...

For Great NH Primary Coverage...

Posted on January 08, 2008
Visit my buddy and colleague Tony at Politizine, the only guy I know who will take his work vacation to coincide with elections, conventions, and big NH political happenings. This is the time of year when I really, truly miss journalism.

Don't Discount Huckabee

Posted on January 04, 2008
Politizine wrote a great piece on how the liberal talk show hosts in New England are giving short shrift to Mike Huckabee even in the wake of his first place Iowa caucus finish:"[Democratic Consultant Michael] Goldman starts talking about how his evangelical positions again and I counter that they are no different than Bush but that actually Huckabee is better than Bush...

Bits o' Progress

Posted on January 03, 2008
Today I've managed to:-Revamp the resume, which I'm very happy with. I've been twiddling with this thing for years, and finally I think I've got something that's visually pleasing and has the maximum amount of necessary information on one page.-Talk to a couple of scrounged up "connections" about assistant counsel positions opening up in state agencies...

Interview Fantasy

Posted on January 01, 2008
Thinking of the four hours of job hunting I'm doing tomorrow, I can't help but flashback to this recurring dream of being able to walk into an interview, cut through the bullshit and say:I don't have the best grades, the best law school, or the best summer jobs, but here is one thing for certain: I am honest, I work hard, and I learn quickly...

Happy 2008

Posted on January 01, 2008
2008, wow. I will write a Year In Review post soon, since I enjoyed doing last year's so much. 2007 has an interesting beginning and end too: January 1, 2007 - Honolulu, HI; December 30, 2007 - London, England. Hee.I feel super productive today, having listed my old computer and several law textbooks for sale I found just now that I've already sold some of them! (Ahh, blessed income, however small!) I waver each year as to whether I want to do resolutions or not, but I think this is a good year for it as long as the resolutions are reasonable and do-able...

Christmas in England

Posted on December 31, 2007
It's pretty much the same as back in the colonies, though there are way more "holiday specials" on the telly than around here. We ate puddings and sat around the fire and played games and got visits from Father Christmas. We managed to watch the first half of the Patriots perfect season closing game before we finally fell asleep...

Strange Little Anxieties

Posted on December 31, 2007
I've been lazy and tried to pay my Macy's card bill online the last couple of times only to find out I've been paying to the Visa portion of the card and not the store credit card. Given this, I've been fined $58.00 in late fees. Great. It's strange how some online payment systems are so easy (AT&T just deducts from my checking account every month, I'm able schedule my Mastercard payment a month in advance so I don't forget about it) and some are so shitty like Macy's...

Bravery

Posted on December 27, 2007
Benazir Bhutto, 54, has been killed, martyred for speaking her mind.She died using her voice, addressing the crowds at an election rally. A woman, former Prime Minister of Pakistan, so courageous to end her self-imposed exile to speak in favor of democracy for her nation...

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