Ed Cottrell

  • Punked

    I left my iPod in my car, and somebody broke in and took it (along with a Bluetooth headset and an iPod charger). Total cost: $988. Total amount that could be covered by insurance: $64. So much for that… Total number of cars hit that night in my Houston apartment complex: 25. Ridiculous.

  • It’s Called “Caesar!”

    Location: Hyde Park McDonald’s franchise, Chicago, IL, USA Date: Friday, April 27, 2007 Time: 8:15 PM McDonald’s Employee: [mumbled] We don’t have southwestern dressing. Amy: Okay. [confers with Sarah] We’d like ranch. McDonald’s Employee: [looks confused, looks in refrigerator] We’re out of ranch. Amy: You don’t have ranch? What other dressings do you have? McDonald’s…

  • Pictures!

    Pictures!

  • ENGAGED!

    On Friday, March 30, I proposed marriage to the woman of my dreams, Sarah Vinson, and she said yes! I’m getting married! Sarah is a fellow law student (also a 2L), which is how we met. Pictures forthcoming. Also, in case you wondered why not much has been posted about my personal life, lately, now…

  • Laptop Kaput

    I was working on some law school stuff, yesterday, when the screen hinges on my trusty Dell Inspiron 8500 (now almost four years old) cracked, causing the screen to be about as stable as Jello in an earthquake. It just flopped around however it wanted. So… time for a new laptop. I now have a…