Archive for March, 2006

Strange Dreams

Tuesday, March 14th, 2006

I had two very strange dreams, last night. In the first, I was trying to leave work at a nuclear plant (I watched a bit of the Simpsons right before bed) and couldn’t leave, because my license plate was no longer on file at the gate. Later, I couldn’t place a report when I called [...]

Stupid, Cost-Conscious Me

Monday, March 13th, 2006

I’m kicking myself for opting for the cheap graphics card when I bought my laptop. William talked me into finally checking out Civilization IV, but it turns out my graphics card can’t hack it (only 32MB, and 64MB cards are required). I’m quite tempted to go buy the game, see if it will run, and [...]

Exam Post-Mortem

Friday, March 10th, 2006

Unfortunately, it really is a post-mortem – while Torts may have gone better than expected, I’m pretty sure Contracts did not go so well… Our curve is so insane, I might be just fine, but I’m not feeling especially positive about it. Hopefully, I’m no worse off than a little below the median, but I [...]

One Down, One to Go

Wednesday, March 8th, 2006

Torts is done. I don’t know if I’d say I feel confident about it, but I don’t feel bad. I know of one glaring mistake, but I think it’s pretty small in the grand scheme, so I feel like I’m heading for median or better. I plan to put up a more comprehensive post on [...]

The Latest Great College Prank

Tuesday, March 7th, 2006

I should be cramming for torts, but this is just hilarious. Thanks, Dave.

Enloe High School Class of ’97

Tuesday, March 7th, 2006

Wow, I feel old, now. My high school class is trying to track down all of its members, again, in preparation for our 10 year reunion, next year. If you were in the Class of 1997 at William G. Enloe High School in Raleigh, NC, go to the Enloe97 Yahoo! Group page and rejoin us!

Conservative Jews and Gays

Monday, March 6th, 2006

The New York Times reports (no-login copy here) that the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards is considering lifting a ban on gay rabbis and same-sex marriages. The group, which represents the rabbis of Conservative Judaism, voted 19-3 (with one abstention) in 1992 to ban admission of homosexuals to rabbinical and cantorial schools, so this [...]

SCOTUS Upholds Solomon Amendment

Monday, March 6th, 2006

The Supreme Court upheld the Solomon Amendment, which bars colleges from accepting federal funds if they refuse to allow military recruiters on their campuses. The unanimous (8-0, since Alito had not been confirmed when the case was argued) opinion was the third written by Chief Justice John Roberts. Thirty-six law schools had challenged the law [...]

Phone Disconnect

Monday, March 6th, 2006

I’m pretty sure nobody out there had my apartment phone number, anyway, but FYI: I’m having it disconnected, since I’ve placed maybe 3 calls on it and received about that many (other than telemarketers, do-not-call list aside) in 6 months. My contact page always has current info.

Exam Crunch

Wednesday, March 1st, 2006

Don’t expect much out of me for a while. I’ve got plenty to say – I hope I’ll get to some of it over spring break – but I have also just realized how much work I have to do to prepare for my torts exam. Torts is next Wednesday, with Contracts on Friday. This [...]