Just thought it was deserving of a blog entry.
Ten years later, the US forces finally got him.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Sunday, January 23, 2011
System's end
So, it's been a month, but I wanted to update with this tidbit that I was reading about on Above the Law, a law gossip site.
The story is here: link.
The number of first-time test-takers for the December LSAT went down 16%, which is very exciting! I recommend all of my friends to not apply to law school, so anything pointing to a decrease in law school admission is a good thing.
To be honest, though, I do think my entering law school wasn't a bad choice, though probably not the best one. I was a listless college senior with no real marketable skills, hated the nonprofit work I was doing, and wanted to make a lot of money. I was seduced by law schools with their median incomes and their fee waivers. Regardless, I didn't think very hard about the decision to go to law school which definitely was not a good idea.
The smartest thing to do would have been to apply to a master's program like I'd originally planned or go back to China for a while. But I was seized with this bizarre sense of urgency, that I needed to get it down immediately, that if I'd sat down I wouldn't get back up to go to school.
And now I'm halfway done with law school.
Anyway, I lucked out somehow with how things have been going, but any sign that people aren't going so eagerly into the law school game is a good thing, IMO. The market is still correcting itself and it's really tough. I remember being so idealistic about international law and getting published...somehow I lost that when I encountered the 1L grade curve. Haha.
Trying to get it back now.
Anyway, things have been good thus far. Maybe I'll go to the gym today.
Later, guys.
The story is here: link.
The number of first-time test-takers for the December LSAT went down 16%, which is very exciting! I recommend all of my friends to not apply to law school, so anything pointing to a decrease in law school admission is a good thing.
To be honest, though, I do think my entering law school wasn't a bad choice, though probably not the best one. I was a listless college senior with no real marketable skills, hated the nonprofit work I was doing, and wanted to make a lot of money. I was seduced by law schools with their median incomes and their fee waivers. Regardless, I didn't think very hard about the decision to go to law school which definitely was not a good idea.
The smartest thing to do would have been to apply to a master's program like I'd originally planned or go back to China for a while. But I was seized with this bizarre sense of urgency, that I needed to get it down immediately, that if I'd sat down I wouldn't get back up to go to school.
And now I'm halfway done with law school.
Anyway, I lucked out somehow with how things have been going, but any sign that people aren't going so eagerly into the law school game is a good thing, IMO. The market is still correcting itself and it's really tough. I remember being so idealistic about international law and getting published...somehow I lost that when I encountered the 1L grade curve. Haha.
Trying to get it back now.
Anyway, things have been good thus far. Maybe I'll go to the gym today.
Later, guys.
Monday, December 27, 2010
I don't want to touch it.
So, I decided to read the Fountainhead. Not as quoteworthy as Atlas Shrugged so far, but there's one quote I wanted to get down before I continued, from Domonique Francon:
"You know, it's such a peculiar thing--our idea of mankind in general. We all
have a sort of vague, glowing picture when we say that, something solemn, big
and important. But actually all we know of it is the people we meet in our
lifetime. Look at them. Do you know any you'd feel big and solemn about? There's
nothing but housewives haggling at pushcarts, drooling brats who write dirty
words on the sidewalks, and drunken debutantes. Or their spiritual equivalent.
As a matter of fact, one can feel some respect for people when they suffer. They
have a certain dignity. But have you ever looked at them when they're enjoying
themselves? That's when you see the truth. Look at those who spend the money
they've slaved for--at amusement parks and side shows. Look at those who're rich
and have the whole world open to them. Observe what they pick out for enjoyment.
Watch them in the smarter speak-easies. That's your mankind in general. I don't
want to touch it."
Feels a little privileged, but the last sentences stuck out to me.
The Fountainhead is good, but I'm thinking that I've outgrown Rand. She's so heavy-handed and preachy that everything feels predictable, even if I do like her preaching. I wonder if I'd like Atlas Shrugged as much if I reread it.
Anyway, I'm only about 20% in, so I've got quite a ways to go. Expect a fuller entry later.
Hope everyone's having a good holiday!
"You know, it's such a peculiar thing--our idea of mankind in general. We all
have a sort of vague, glowing picture when we say that, something solemn, big
and important. But actually all we know of it is the people we meet in our
lifetime. Look at them. Do you know any you'd feel big and solemn about? There's
nothing but housewives haggling at pushcarts, drooling brats who write dirty
words on the sidewalks, and drunken debutantes. Or their spiritual equivalent.
As a matter of fact, one can feel some respect for people when they suffer. They
have a certain dignity. But have you ever looked at them when they're enjoying
themselves? That's when you see the truth. Look at those who spend the money
they've slaved for--at amusement parks and side shows. Look at those who're rich
and have the whole world open to them. Observe what they pick out for enjoyment.
Watch them in the smarter speak-easies. That's your mankind in general. I don't
want to touch it."
Feels a little privileged, but the last sentences stuck out to me.
The Fountainhead is good, but I'm thinking that I've outgrown Rand. She's so heavy-handed and preachy that everything feels predictable, even if I do like her preaching. I wonder if I'd like Atlas Shrugged as much if I reread it.
Anyway, I'm only about 20% in, so I've got quite a ways to go. Expect a fuller entry later.
Hope everyone's having a good holiday!
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Addendum...
I meant to say that part of the reason I like this song might have to do with my discovery that I am not entirely over my ex.
But that's a post for another time-- I should probably wait until I reestablish a reader base before I start whining about my screwy love life again, yes/yes?
Glad you agree.
Someone needs to do my Bankruptcy exam. Really.
But that's a post for another time-- I should probably wait until I reestablish a reader base before I start whining about my screwy love life again, yes/yes?
Glad you agree.
Someone needs to do my Bankruptcy exam. Really.
I don't believe in studying
So, another idea I had while I was not thinking about Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code was that I should make blog entries about party ideas.
As a lifelong student of Top 40 music, gay party culture, whiskey and generally messiness, I think this might actually be a good idea.
This post was inspired by my love for Ke$ha's song, "The Harold Song." I normally don't pay Ke$ha much attention, though I do like much of her music-- one of the posters on ONTD described her as a troll in the music industry. Pretty accurate, actually: besides being white, she isn't rail thin or super toned, isn't incredibly attractive. She's just a messy white girl who sing-raps about melodrama and hard liquor: my type of girl.[Though, I do think some of her lyrics on the current album have been transphobic...I might have to do another post about that]
Anyway, I want to have a Ke$ha party. Her song, "The Harold Song" from Cannibal is downright addictive. Now, when I'm "studying", I like to have songs on repeat-- Taylor Swift is generally the unfortunate victim. Lady Gaga, Chiddy Bang, Rihanna, and Shakira have been other victims, so it's actually an honor.
The Harold Song is very different from Tik Tok/We R Who We R. It's more Katy Perry, I guess-- pseudo-introspective, full of youthful melancholy, etc. Maybe it's even like what I used to like about Gaga-- post-modern, tongue-in-cheek.[Except, I don't think Ke$ha pulls it off as well.] I'll post the lyrics at the end of the post.
Anyway, point is: I love this song. And I want to have a Ke$ha party but I'm not sure what that would entail. Animal prints? Glow in the dark face paint? Eagle feathers? None of that sounds very fun. I just want to put my hands up, do shots of tequila and pose for pictures with beautiful people. Can't wait until school is over.
Yes, that will be my Ke$ha party. I also have to think about locale. I don't think the fabulous people of Michigan will appreciate it, unfortunately. And I don't know how my mother feels about having a Ke$ha party at her house over break.
Maybe I'll coop someone's house. Sounds like a plan, Jan!
Okay, lyrics and back to pretending to study. GO!
--
I miss your soft lips. I miss your white sheets.
I miss the scratch of your un-shaved face on my cheek.
And this is so hard cause I didn't see
that you were the love of my life and it kills me.
I see your face in strangers on the street.
I still say your name when I'm talking in my sleep.
And in the limelight, I play it off fine.
But I can't handle it when I turn off my night light.
[Ah]
But I can't handle it when I turn off my night light.
[Ah]
Chorus:
They say that true love hurts, well this could almost kill me.
Young love murder, that is what this must be.
I would give it all to not be sleeping alone.
The life is fading from me while you watch my heart bleed.
Young love murder, that is what this must be.
I would give it all to not be sleeping alone.
Verse:
Remember the time we jumped the fence when
the Stones were playing and we were too broke to get in.
You held my hand and then made me cry while
I swore to God it was the best night of my life.
Or when you took me across the world, we
promised that this will last forever but now I see.
It was my past life, a beautiful time
Drunk off of nothing but each other till the sun rise.
[Ah]
Drunk off of nothing but each other till the sun rise.
Chorus:
They say that true love hurts, well this could almost kill me.
Young love murder, that is what this must be.
I would give it all to not be sleeping alone.
The life is fading from me while you watch my heart bleed.
Young love murder, that is what this must be.
I would give it all to not be sleeping alone.
Bridge:
It was a past (he was a past life) life, a beautiful time.
Drunk off of nothing but each other till the sun rise. [Till the sun rise.]
Chorus:
They say that true love hurts, well this could almost kill me.
Young love murder, that is what this must be.
I would give it all to not be sleeping alone.
The life is fading from me while you watch my heart bleed.
Young love murder, that is what this must be.
I would give it all to not be sleeping alone.
As a lifelong student of Top 40 music, gay party culture, whiskey and generally messiness, I think this might actually be a good idea.
This post was inspired by my love for Ke$ha's song, "The Harold Song." I normally don't pay Ke$ha much attention, though I do like much of her music-- one of the posters on ONTD described her as a troll in the music industry. Pretty accurate, actually: besides being white, she isn't rail thin or super toned, isn't incredibly attractive. She's just a messy white girl who sing-raps about melodrama and hard liquor: my type of girl.[Though, I do think some of her lyrics on the current album have been transphobic...I might have to do another post about that]
Anyway, I want to have a Ke$ha party. Her song, "The Harold Song" from Cannibal is downright addictive. Now, when I'm "studying", I like to have songs on repeat-- Taylor Swift is generally the unfortunate victim. Lady Gaga, Chiddy Bang, Rihanna, and Shakira have been other victims, so it's actually an honor.
The Harold Song is very different from Tik Tok/We R Who We R. It's more Katy Perry, I guess-- pseudo-introspective, full of youthful melancholy, etc. Maybe it's even like what I used to like about Gaga-- post-modern, tongue-in-cheek.[Except, I don't think Ke$ha pulls it off as well.] I'll post the lyrics at the end of the post.
Anyway, point is: I love this song. And I want to have a Ke$ha party but I'm not sure what that would entail. Animal prints? Glow in the dark face paint? Eagle feathers? None of that sounds very fun. I just want to put my hands up, do shots of tequila and pose for pictures with beautiful people. Can't wait until school is over.
Yes, that will be my Ke$ha party. I also have to think about locale. I don't think the fabulous people of Michigan will appreciate it, unfortunately. And I don't know how my mother feels about having a Ke$ha party at her house over break.
Maybe I'll coop someone's house. Sounds like a plan, Jan!
Okay, lyrics and back to pretending to study. GO!
--
I miss your soft lips. I miss your white sheets.
I miss the scratch of your un-shaved face on my cheek.
And this is so hard cause I didn't see
that you were the love of my life and it kills me.
I see your face in strangers on the street.
I still say your name when I'm talking in my sleep.
And in the limelight, I play it off fine.
But I can't handle it when I turn off my night light.
[Ah]
But I can't handle it when I turn off my night light.
[Ah]
Chorus:
They say that true love hurts, well this could almost kill me.
Young love murder, that is what this must be.
I would give it all to not be sleeping alone.
The life is fading from me while you watch my heart bleed.
Young love murder, that is what this must be.
I would give it all to not be sleeping alone.
Verse:
Remember the time we jumped the fence when
the Stones were playing and we were too broke to get in.
You held my hand and then made me cry while
I swore to God it was the best night of my life.
Or when you took me across the world, we
promised that this will last forever but now I see.
It was my past life, a beautiful time
Drunk off of nothing but each other till the sun rise.
[Ah]
Drunk off of nothing but each other till the sun rise.
Chorus:
They say that true love hurts, well this could almost kill me.
Young love murder, that is what this must be.
I would give it all to not be sleeping alone.
The life is fading from me while you watch my heart bleed.
Young love murder, that is what this must be.
I would give it all to not be sleeping alone.
Bridge:
It was a past (he was a past life) life, a beautiful time.
Drunk off of nothing but each other till the sun rise. [Till the sun rise.]
Chorus:
They say that true love hurts, well this could almost kill me.
Young love murder, that is what this must be.
I would give it all to not be sleeping alone.
The life is fading from me while you watch my heart bleed.
Young love murder, that is what this must be.
I would give it all to not be sleeping alone.
I should be studying...
But, short break.
Hey guys. Just thought I'd showcase another reason why I'm a misanthrope.
The comments are from Queerty's entry on Cassidy here
Couple of things.
1. How delusional is commenter #6, Hank? Hip Hop no longer relevant-- have you looked at an album sales chart? A singles chart? Even as I type, 2 of the top ten albums are Hip Hop albums.[3 if we count Black Eyed Peas]
Also, conflation of hip hop and increased risk of death...classy.
2. Commenter #8, 2 Cents, equally or more delusional than Hank. Baseless conclusions about hip hop audiences[I should really make a critical post on Radiohead/Led Zeppelin/Pink Floyd, honestly; some of the dumbest drones I know rattle them off whenever talking about their favorites].
Clearly, this person has also been listening to too much conservative talk radio and not enough hip hop. Gang bangs? Victim mentality? Popular hip hop, not so much.
And LOL @ coming at the legitimacy of sampling as an art form. And what should they be doing, getting inspiration from older guitar riffs?
Sit the fuck down.
Now, as a troll who's been wreaking havoc on the internet since dialup, I understand the "Idungiveafuk" mentality people get when their fingers hit the keys, but I guess as I get older, I get more critical of these sorts of views.
Honestly, I think what bothers me more is that the posters are probably white, probably gay, probably "liberal" and incredibly annoying. Posters like Tweedledee and Tweedledum are rife throughout the internet spouting their nonsensical opinions based on poorly formed arguments. Yawn yawn. Exactly why gossip blogs and I have such a love-hate-but-mainly-hate relationship.
Honestly, maybe I should do this more often.
Anyway, I should get to Bankruptcy law at some point...ugh.
I dreamt about making this blog updated-on-the-daily. Haha. Maybe I will when school's done. Maybe.
Hope everything's going well! If anyone still reads this thing?
Deuces.
Hey guys. Just thought I'd showcase another reason why I'm a misanthrope.
The comments are from Queerty's entry on Cassidy here
Couple of things.
1. How delusional is commenter #6, Hank? Hip Hop no longer relevant-- have you looked at an album sales chart? A singles chart? Even as I type, 2 of the top ten albums are Hip Hop albums.[3 if we count Black Eyed Peas]
Also, conflation of hip hop and increased risk of death...classy.
2. Commenter #8, 2 Cents, equally or more delusional than Hank. Baseless conclusions about hip hop audiences[I should really make a critical post on Radiohead/Led Zeppelin/Pink Floyd, honestly; some of the dumbest drones I know rattle them off whenever talking about their favorites].
Clearly, this person has also been listening to too much conservative talk radio and not enough hip hop. Gang bangs? Victim mentality? Popular hip hop, not so much.
And LOL @ coming at the legitimacy of sampling as an art form. And what should they be doing, getting inspiration from older guitar riffs?
Sit the fuck down.
Now, as a troll who's been wreaking havoc on the internet since dialup, I understand the "Idungiveafuk" mentality people get when their fingers hit the keys, but I guess as I get older, I get more critical of these sorts of views.
Honestly, I think what bothers me more is that the posters are probably white, probably gay, probably "liberal" and incredibly annoying. Posters like Tweedledee and Tweedledum are rife throughout the internet spouting their nonsensical opinions based on poorly formed arguments. Yawn yawn. Exactly why gossip blogs and I have such a love-hate-but-mainly-hate relationship.
Honestly, maybe I should do this more often.
Anyway, I should get to Bankruptcy law at some point...ugh.
I dreamt about making this blog updated-on-the-daily. Haha. Maybe I will when school's done. Maybe.
Hope everything's going well! If anyone still reads this thing?
Deuces.
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Tweet, Tweet.
I was going to blog about Halloween, but I forgot my iphone cord-- so I can't upload photos. Disappoint.
I was on twitter a little while ago and a friend of mine posted this article:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39993685/ns/health-womens_health/?ocid=twitter
I thought it was well-intended, but was sort of annoyed by it for the most part. So I thought I'd go through it on here.
First of all, the title is "Blacks struggle with 72 percent unwed mothers rate." I suppose we're entering this conversation with the opinion that high rates of unwed motherhood are bad. As a matter of fact, I have no idea what that tagline even means-- I had no idea we were struggling with this unwed motherhood rate. What does that even mean?
Anyway.
There's a OB-GYN that's quoted in the article, Dr. Natalie Caroll. She delivers this quote:
"The girls don't think they have to get married. I tell them children deserve a mama and a daddy. They really do," Carroll says from behind the desk of her office, which has cushioned pink-and-green armchairs, bars on the windows, and a wooden "LOVE" carving between two African figurines. Diamonds circle Carroll's ring finger.
I think what struck me about this was the obviously gendered way of talking about the conversation. Children deserve mothers and fathers? What does that even mean?
Not that I'm opposed to the dual-parent agenda, but I'm not sure why we're entering the conversation this way besides weird biases. Kids deserve quality parenting. I don't know whether that means a mother and a father.
"A mama can't give it all. And neither can a daddy, not by themselves," Carroll says. "Part of the reason is because you can only give that which you have. A mother cannot give all that a man can give. A truly involved father figure offers more fullness to a child's life."
This just seems like she's blowing smoke out of her ass.
One parent simply doesn't have the time/resources to give to a child that that parent + another would be able to give-- I might be able to buy that. I don't know why a mother can't give all that a man can-- Don't know what this means. What can a man give to a child that a woman can't?
I might not disagree re: involved father figures, but one can have father figures without a father present.
"The reaction was swift and ferocious. She had many supporters, but hundreds of others attacked NWNW online as shallow, anti-feminist, lacking solutions, or a conservative tool. "
Really. I wonder why.
--
So that was a pretty quick, angled reading of the article. I thought the article was written poorly and will stay away from articles by Jesse Washington in the future.[Then again, I don't recall much of what's written on MSNBC being well-written...so.]
RE: the comments about the author Mrs. Karazin's writing being a conservative tool...I don't know.
It's clear she has an agenda-- that she is pro-mother-and-father families. Which is completely fine. What isn't fine, though, is that her rationalization for it is based on complete tripe.
What I like about conservatives is that, generally, I don't get the feeling that they're hiding the ball all of the time. Instead of this undercover, poorly reasoned stuff.
--
Anyway, first long entry in a while. Excuse me for not spelling a lot of things out or being clearer.
At the library, gonna try to get some work done. Long day, long night.
Deuces.
I was on twitter a little while ago and a friend of mine posted this article:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39993685/ns/health-womens_health/?ocid=twitter
I thought it was well-intended, but was sort of annoyed by it for the most part. So I thought I'd go through it on here.
First of all, the title is "Blacks struggle with 72 percent unwed mothers rate." I suppose we're entering this conversation with the opinion that high rates of unwed motherhood are bad. As a matter of fact, I have no idea what that tagline even means-- I had no idea we were struggling with this unwed motherhood rate. What does that even mean?
Anyway.
There's a OB-GYN that's quoted in the article, Dr. Natalie Caroll. She delivers this quote:
"The girls don't think they have to get married. I tell them children deserve a mama and a daddy. They really do," Carroll says from behind the desk of her office, which has cushioned pink-and-green armchairs, bars on the windows, and a wooden "LOVE" carving between two African figurines. Diamonds circle Carroll's ring finger.
I think what struck me about this was the obviously gendered way of talking about the conversation. Children deserve mothers and fathers? What does that even mean?
Not that I'm opposed to the dual-parent agenda, but I'm not sure why we're entering the conversation this way besides weird biases. Kids deserve quality parenting. I don't know whether that means a mother and a father.
"A mama can't give it all. And neither can a daddy, not by themselves," Carroll says. "Part of the reason is because you can only give that which you have. A mother cannot give all that a man can give. A truly involved father figure offers more fullness to a child's life."
This just seems like she's blowing smoke out of her ass.
One parent simply doesn't have the time/resources to give to a child that that parent + another would be able to give-- I might be able to buy that. I don't know why a mother can't give all that a man can-- Don't know what this means. What can a man give to a child that a woman can't?
I might not disagree re: involved father figures, but one can have father figures without a father present.
"The reaction was swift and ferocious. She had many supporters, but hundreds of others attacked NWNW online as shallow, anti-feminist, lacking solutions, or a conservative tool. "
Really. I wonder why.
--
So that was a pretty quick, angled reading of the article. I thought the article was written poorly and will stay away from articles by Jesse Washington in the future.[Then again, I don't recall much of what's written on MSNBC being well-written...so.]
RE: the comments about the author Mrs. Karazin's writing being a conservative tool...I don't know.
It's clear she has an agenda-- that she is pro-mother-and-father families. Which is completely fine. What isn't fine, though, is that her rationalization for it is based on complete tripe.
What I like about conservatives is that, generally, I don't get the feeling that they're hiding the ball all of the time. Instead of this undercover, poorly reasoned stuff.
--
Anyway, first long entry in a while. Excuse me for not spelling a lot of things out or being clearer.
At the library, gonna try to get some work done. Long day, long night.
Deuces.
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