12.29.2004
people, we've gotta talk
I have to stop watching CNN. This morning the Washington post had the dead in Asia and East Asia estimated at 58,000. Now, this evening the new york times is up to 76,000. how is the death toll jumping 20,000 per day?? What are you even supposed to make of that sort of massive death? and Susan Sonntag is dead too.
i mailed clarity her love box today...and although it weighed 4lbs. 5oz. it cost $36 and change for the post office to cart it half way around the world. Now, in all fairness...i sent it "global express priority" so it should be there by Tuesday, but my options were $23 for 4-6 WEEKS OR $36 for 3-5 days. How the hell are you supposed to choose 4-6 weeks? What kind of delayed gratification bullshit is that? Bitch would be calling me to say thank you and I'd be like, "who the fuck are you? What box?" Whatever. Postage for clarity is worth it. I'll just start selling drugs or spanking pussy.
I don't even know what spanking pussy means.
That said, i really like Tom Robbins. He's amazing. AMAZING! When i was younger i went through this religious pioneer fiction phase [STOP LAUGHING] ANYWAY in these pioneer books with religious slant the protagonist always found jesus and was like "Wow jesus is really great" and i have always wished i hadn’t heard of jesus until i was an adult so i could really appreciate the mysteries of faith and not be so jaded about it. But alas, i have crazy religious parents, hence the prairie jesus fiction, so no dice. The point is that's how i feel about tom robbins. and i'm greatful to have found him ever, even later in life. b/c i'm old. brilliant.
i mailed clarity her love box today...and although it weighed 4lbs. 5oz. it cost $36 and change for the post office to cart it half way around the world. Now, in all fairness...i sent it "global express priority" so it should be there by Tuesday, but my options were $23 for 4-6 WEEKS OR $36 for 3-5 days. How the hell are you supposed to choose 4-6 weeks? What kind of delayed gratification bullshit is that? Bitch would be calling me to say thank you and I'd be like, "who the fuck are you? What box?" Whatever. Postage for clarity is worth it. I'll just start selling drugs or spanking pussy.
I don't even know what spanking pussy means.
That said, i really like Tom Robbins. He's amazing. AMAZING! When i was younger i went through this religious pioneer fiction phase [STOP LAUGHING] ANYWAY in these pioneer books with religious slant the protagonist always found jesus and was like "Wow jesus is really great" and i have always wished i hadn’t heard of jesus until i was an adult so i could really appreciate the mysteries of faith and not be so jaded about it. But alas, i have crazy religious parents, hence the prairie jesus fiction, so no dice. The point is that's how i feel about tom robbins. and i'm greatful to have found him ever, even later in life. b/c i'm old. brilliant.
12.28.2004
my stupid fucking blog is fucking annoying me
I've lost the ability to control the size of my blog font, so i'm feeling "rather" uninspired & by that i mean pissypants.
ANYWAY. I'm working on sending a package to Clarity in Japan. but it's mostly a demonstration of what a shitty/overtly practical friend i am. Merry Christmas homesick honey love, have:
"fancy tampons"
"this previously viewed copy of spiderman 2"
"more fancy tampons"
"unscented deodorant"
"black hair dye"
i swear that these are not only things that she wants, but things that she can use. i encourage you all to go abroad, (after you've started your myspace accounts!!) and i will mail you similar carepackages on major holidays and your birthday. (note: i am unlikely to remember your birthday unless you are an ex patriot).
I kind of miss Boston... i kinda think that means i hate myself. I don't think it's Boston per se, but lawschool (that's dreadful) and by law school... i mean purposeful hustle and bustle.
By the way... i haven't smoked in FIVE days. That's longer than many people have been alive. When i told Sanni, she insinuated that i "wouldn't make it" with her shoving cigarettes and vodka down my throat when we return to the Boston. But I'm feeling semi resolute. Virginia is the land of cheap cigarettes and I'm holding on...it might be the oppressive parental supervision, but i say fuck off naysayer.
ANYWAY. I'm working on sending a package to Clarity in Japan. but it's mostly a demonstration of what a shitty/overtly practical friend i am. Merry Christmas homesick honey love, have:
"fancy tampons"
"this previously viewed copy of spiderman 2"
"more fancy tampons"
"unscented deodorant"
"black hair dye"
i swear that these are not only things that she wants, but things that she can use. i encourage you all to go abroad, (after you've started your myspace accounts!!) and i will mail you similar carepackages on major holidays and your birthday. (note: i am unlikely to remember your birthday unless you are an ex patriot).
I kind of miss Boston... i kinda think that means i hate myself. I don't think it's Boston per se, but lawschool (that's dreadful) and by law school... i mean purposeful hustle and bustle.
By the way... i haven't smoked in FIVE days. That's longer than many people have been alive. When i told Sanni, she insinuated that i "wouldn't make it" with her shoving cigarettes and vodka down my throat when we return to the Boston. But I'm feeling semi resolute. Virginia is the land of cheap cigarettes and I'm holding on...it might be the oppressive parental supervision, but i say fuck off naysayer.
you know what sucks?
besides you? Unreadable trash, like Tom Wolfe's new book "I am Charlotte Simmons" It may be the worst representation of college age people ever assembled by a crazy old man. I really really realy wouldn't recommend it. As a matter of fact, if you email me (jennifer.n.smith@comcast.net) i will wrap it and mail it to you free of charge before it gives my other books herpes.
12.26.2004
Sunday, Sunday, Sunday.
i just went to church for the THIRD in 48 hours, if that doesn't say happy birthday baby Jesus, i don't know what does. I was all drowsy face in church because hunter called me wastedface last night at 3am. That was the 2nd drunk dial i received yesterday (anna banana also got wasted and called me to share her experience.) It makes me kind of sad, b/c i have no VA friends, so if i were to get shithoused here, it would be a "very drunk and very alone in the living room" experience. and while i miss alcohol and some of the best times in my life revolve around trying to convince mi madre that "THAT IS, in fact, NOT MY VOMIT on YOUR WHITE COUCH!!" i just can't get excited about drinking alone (right now). I think that this means, i'm more mature and NOT an alcoholic, OR my liver & soul are working in concert to detox, Or more likely, my tolerance is kick-ass and a bottle of wine doesn't make me knock things over like it used to...thanks lawschool, thanks drinking before bed as the only means to a sleep not terrified by estoppels.
ANYWAY. EveryONE, everybody, all of you, go sign up for myspace! (http://www.myspace.com/) HURRY. i need an army of friends, IMMEDIATELY!!) i don't want to waste my valuable extremely bored downtime looking for people i think i might know. I'll help you take a blurry closeup of your ugly face so you can use myspace to meet boys/jesus/unicorns.
ANYWAY. EveryONE, everybody, all of you, go sign up for myspace! (http://www.myspace.com/) HURRY. i need an army of friends, IMMEDIATELY!!) i don't want to waste my valuable extremely bored downtime looking for people i think i might know. I'll help you take a blurry closeup of your ugly face so you can use myspace to meet boys/jesus/unicorns.
12.25.2004
Feliz Navidad!!
Merry merry christmas avid and intrepid readers of my blog!! I hope the holidays find you merry and well and bright.
I'm visiting my parents in VA for xmas, and my sister is in Canada with her "new husband" and his family for christmas, so it seems like we're pretending more than anything else. They [Leslie and Darryl] might be back before i go to Philadelphia to see Jenny for newyear's, so i may see them again before next thanksgiving.
Rochester was lovely, as only Rochester can be. Nothing much worth mentioning. There is a very real possibility that Vanessa has a Carbon Monoxide leak in her apartment...When I'm there i just want to lie on the floor and contemplate sleeping or, alternately, just sleep. I've never been so lethargic in my entire life-worse than the most intoxicating foodcoma. But lovely to see the lovelies; vanessa, sara, jenny, kathleen, jennyweiss, eric, ralph, blah blah blah. V & i have matching lesbian promise rings now. which is a nice/creepy touch.
Vanessa also thinks my blog is dumb. Clearly she doesn't understand the joy my blog brings you!! Tell vanessa she's wrong, tell Vanessa you love the blog!!
I talked to clararose this morning from Japan. She's well and everyone in Japan is Buddhist and a jerk. Then i immediately tried to buy plane tickets to Japan in May, BUT they were $1,300. So if you're interested in giving me some $$ so i can go see clarity in JP, contact me jennifer.n.smith@comcast.net. If you pay to send me to Japan i will put together a "multimedia presentation" (slideshow) that i will come to your living room and show you. just tell me that you wouldn't pay to have me show you slides of japan in the comfort of your home.
I'm visiting my parents in VA for xmas, and my sister is in Canada with her "new husband" and his family for christmas, so it seems like we're pretending more than anything else. They [Leslie and Darryl] might be back before i go to Philadelphia to see Jenny for newyear's, so i may see them again before next thanksgiving.
Rochester was lovely, as only Rochester can be. Nothing much worth mentioning. There is a very real possibility that Vanessa has a Carbon Monoxide leak in her apartment...When I'm there i just want to lie on the floor and contemplate sleeping or, alternately, just sleep. I've never been so lethargic in my entire life-worse than the most intoxicating foodcoma. But lovely to see the lovelies; vanessa, sara, jenny, kathleen, jennyweiss, eric, ralph, blah blah blah. V & i have matching lesbian promise rings now. which is a nice/creepy touch.
Vanessa also thinks my blog is dumb. Clearly she doesn't understand the joy my blog brings you!! Tell vanessa she's wrong, tell Vanessa you love the blog!!
I talked to clararose this morning from Japan. She's well and everyone in Japan is Buddhist and a jerk. Then i immediately tried to buy plane tickets to Japan in May, BUT they were $1,300. So if you're interested in giving me some $$ so i can go see clarity in JP, contact me jennifer.n.smith@comcast.net. If you pay to send me to Japan i will put together a "multimedia presentation" (slideshow) that i will come to your living room and show you. just tell me that you wouldn't pay to have me show you slides of japan in the comfort of your home.
12.13.2004
so, what kind of people do you meet in law school?
this type of people:
http://obviouslyfabulous.blogspot.com/
so that was amanda, we have rival neu lawstudent blogs...
http://obviouslyfabulous.blogspot.com/
so that was amanda, we have rival neu lawstudent blogs...
so all this drinking in law school isn't working out
i am ABSOLUTELY not at all ashamed to say that my civil procedure exam was ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE worse than Brazilian waxing, worse than the plague... If in practice anyone from Switzerland shows up and need my "help" I'm just going to recommend that they flee the country.
anyway... Immediately following Torts, which was "not so bad" on friday we were all "pee yr pants giddy" about he possibility of doing "well" (finishing the semester w/o failing) so we drank for something like 6 hours ... then i slept for a few hours and then work up and putzed around, then went to sleep again got up and studied all day Saturday but then used saturday night as an excuse to get OBLITERATED/shithoused. you know, "slept o n the floor should have thrown up where are my clothes?" -shithoused.
so yeah. right. Sunday was a wash til like 10 pm (did go see Closer, was amazing, as a studybreak though i wasn't really studying)...Didn't get enough sleep and then submitted to all sorts of hackneyed sex crime stereotypes lavished on me by my beloved and most favorite class ever, civil procedure. i loved you civ pro. i don't know how you could do that to me... this sounds like Legends of the Fall or Last of the Mohicans and not my relationship with school.
So property is wednesday, and no amount of work will make that manageable. the lesson learned my friends is as seriously as I am taking this stupid shit, i will have to either up the ante next semester, OR not come back.
AND I HAVE TO COME BACK! BECAUSE I GOT A NEW JOB!! woot woot!! @ the library! @ the circulation desk!! How fun is that?
anyway... Immediately following Torts, which was "not so bad" on friday we were all "pee yr pants giddy" about he possibility of doing "well" (finishing the semester w/o failing) so we drank for something like 6 hours ... then i slept for a few hours and then work up and putzed around, then went to sleep again got up and studied all day Saturday but then used saturday night as an excuse to get OBLITERATED/shithoused. you know, "slept o n the floor should have thrown up where are my clothes?" -shithoused.
so yeah. right. Sunday was a wash til like 10 pm (did go see Closer, was amazing, as a studybreak though i wasn't really studying)...Didn't get enough sleep and then submitted to all sorts of hackneyed sex crime stereotypes lavished on me by my beloved and most favorite class ever, civil procedure. i loved you civ pro. i don't know how you could do that to me... this sounds like Legends of the Fall or Last of the Mohicans and not my relationship with school.
So property is wednesday, and no amount of work will make that manageable. the lesson learned my friends is as seriously as I am taking this stupid shit, i will have to either up the ante next semester, OR not come back.
AND I HAVE TO COME BACK! BECAUSE I GOT A NEW JOB!! woot woot!! @ the library! @ the circulation desk!! How fun is that?
12.08.2004
today, because i am "stupid" i get to be hungover and at school at the same time which is unusually unfun.
However, last night was a great study break as well as a great deal of fun. as always though, less drinking would have been smart.
I need to get going on torts bc that shit is soon and I'm not ready at all and it makes me the bad kind of nervous. Today is wednesday and 1 week from RIGHT NOW this will all be over, the whole goddamn shitty exam thing will be completely over in just one week, f-a-b-u-l-o-u-s. then break! So what am i doing with my two weeks of no school starting wednesday you ask?
well wednesday, i plan on getting completely shit housed to celebrate the completion of roughly 1/6 of my crappy overly sought degree. then thursday i'm going to cookie-bake, clean, and do laundry. Then on thursday night, we're having super fun legal practice dinner party/ secret santa party, lovely lovely. then Friday I'll pack and leave for the ROC in afternoon for a few days of R&R and to see all my lovelies from my former life as a carefree undergraduate (kirsch is meeting me there!! :) yayayayay). Then I'll be heading home for feliz navidad. post xmas details get shady. i need to decide if it is feasible to bring my car to boston and if i want to do that, also must decide what is going on for nye... i think buffalo is out of the question-would be crazy to head all the way up there... shall see...shall see. then school restarts on January 3... (great.)
However, last night was a great study break as well as a great deal of fun. as always though, less drinking would have been smart.
I need to get going on torts bc that shit is soon and I'm not ready at all and it makes me the bad kind of nervous. Today is wednesday and 1 week from RIGHT NOW this will all be over, the whole goddamn shitty exam thing will be completely over in just one week, f-a-b-u-l-o-u-s. then break! So what am i doing with my two weeks of no school starting wednesday you ask?
well wednesday, i plan on getting completely shit housed to celebrate the completion of roughly 1/6 of my crappy overly sought degree. then thursday i'm going to cookie-bake, clean, and do laundry. Then on thursday night, we're having super fun legal practice dinner party/ secret santa party, lovely lovely. then Friday I'll pack and leave for the ROC in afternoon for a few days of R&R and to see all my lovelies from my former life as a carefree undergraduate (kirsch is meeting me there!! :) yayayayay). Then I'll be heading home for feliz navidad. post xmas details get shady. i need to decide if it is feasible to bring my car to boston and if i want to do that, also must decide what is going on for nye... i think buffalo is out of the question-would be crazy to head all the way up there... shall see...shall see. then school restarts on January 3... (great.)
12.07.2004
Humping
so i know some 2Ls (girls you know who you are) who are about to make it over the hump. for their sake & the sake of those of you *thinking* about going to law school... a little vocab...
Humping: when a group of students reach the half-way point of their education and begin the equally long, boring, drawn out, and anti-climatic second half of what has become an overly sought and overly granted degree, thus resulting in an only slightly more marketable resume.
Humping: when a group of students reach the half-way point of their education and begin the equally long, boring, drawn out, and anti-climatic second half of what has become an overly sought and overly granted degree, thus resulting in an only slightly more marketable resume.
eh.
So last night I got home from grocery at like 12-ish --after being in the library somewhere near 13 hours. needless to say I was a little bit "off" and edgy and I couldn't sleep, so I did laundry and washed dishes and then embarked on "ridiculous egg salad project" that disturbed my housemates. The lesson learned is that although "I do not owe them a covenant of quiet enjoyment" there are appropriate times to bang on things and run the dishwasher but there are also mentally unstable individuals, for whom the law makes no exception and neither, apparently do my friendly flatmates. "let's try to balance these needs." Maybe I'll just try harder to not be such a gross box.
Then today I just couldn't get up, at all. So I was way late to school, missed the torts review, half assed my civ pro practice exam and was generally useless. Now I'm working on torts, working, working, working, working. In just a little bit we're off to get "wings & beer" in honor of little Dakota Fanning's B-day. Notice, the intent of the event is to get "wings & beer" not "obliterated."
with that said, i don't know why the urge to drink (heavily) increases proportionate to the level of importance that I not drink.
Then today I just couldn't get up, at all. So I was way late to school, missed the torts review, half assed my civ pro practice exam and was generally useless. Now I'm working on torts, working, working, working, working. In just a little bit we're off to get "wings & beer" in honor of little Dakota Fanning's B-day. Notice, the intent of the event is to get "wings & beer" not "obliterated."
with that said, i don't know why the urge to drink (heavily) increases proportionate to the level of importance that I not drink.
12.06.2004
addicted
i think i should, add, that i know that this is a completely narcissistic indulgence. You would be mutually wasting our time to remind me.
You'd be foolish and unrealistic about who i am if you didn't know that most of me is about producing noise. PROFOUND NOISE!
You'd be foolish and unrealistic about who i am if you didn't know that most of me is about producing noise. PROFOUND NOISE!
So, do you want to learn a little bit about real property? me too.
There are a number of ways that covenants will not be enforced:
changed conditions- where conditions have changed so drastically that the covenant is of now substantial benefit to the dominant estates. the change must be so radical that it defeats the purpose of the covenant.
relative hardship- a covenant will not be enforced if the hardship to the owner of the servient estate is substantially greater than the benefit to the owner of the dominant estate.
Acquiescence- complaining party cannot enforce a covenant because he has tolerated previous violations of the covenant by the owner of the servient estate.
unclean hands- the complaining party cannot enforce bc he has violated the terms of the covenant.
abandonment - complaining party cannot enforce bc he has tolerated violations by other owners of restricted parcels
estoppel- reliance forms when by verbal agreement the owner of the dominant estate tells the owner of the servient estate that he will not enforce the covenant and then the owner of the servient estate changes her position as a result of the oral transaction.Laches - the covenant has been ignored or breeched for a significant period of time.
wasn't that fun?
So, jenny weiss has a blog, and i figure, if intrepid journalists share via the internet, so should emotionally crippled law students, right? right.
so here i go. But before i begin i would like to point out that this is "infinitely cooler" than a live journal. and if you give me enough time, i'll be able to explain why. Until then though, hold your breath, start counting, whatever.
right now i've just started reading week of my fabulous first semester of law school. The good news about reading week is that there are no classes. the bad news is that w/o structure i'm doomed to fail. i have all this time to study, and instead, I'm working on my blog. blog. blog. blog.
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so here i go. But before i begin i would like to point out that this is "infinitely cooler" than a live journal. and if you give me enough time, i'll be able to explain why. Until then though, hold your breath, start counting, whatever.
right now i've just started reading week of my fabulous first semester of law school. The good news about reading week is that there are no classes. the bad news is that w/o structure i'm doomed to fail. i have all this time to study, and instead, I'm working on my blog. blog. blog. blog.