Just Another Thursday

Before we get started, yes, I know it's Friday, but seeing as this post is about my life yesterday, the title works.

Anyway, so yesterday was Thursday and it was just another Thursday. I got up a bit late, forwent taking a shower because if I did I'd be even more tardy and consequently I would not get a parking spot on campus close to the law school (stupid undergraduates), and hurried out the door before 9 am. I had taken my civil rights book home with me the night before with every intention on being 100% productive in my evening and actually read for class. Needless to say, that didn't happen. Instead, after grocery shopping Wednesday night and coming home and making chicken tikka masala (which was delicious), I did the dishes and then promptly lazed about. Well, in fairness at about 10pm I did start cleaning my room and got pretty darn far with it. But that aside, I still wasn't as productive as I thought I would be.

On the bright side, I survived the class I was ill prepared for. Thank goodness for google. Then, both of my usual afternoon classes were cancelled so I got to go home at noon. Again, I intended on being productive, especially because I had basically six extra hours to be productive. Instead, I sat and I read for five hours. Oh, well reading is productive you might say, but I wasn't reading for class I was reading for fun. Not really what I needed to be doing then, c'est la vie.

The one "productive" thing I did was make coq au vin but not with red wine but a riesling. I have to say it was amazing. Seriously, I think everyone should add coq au vin to their recipe repertoire. It was seriously delicious.

  Other than making that delicious dinner, I was further "productive" by watching NBC's comedy lineup. Oh well. Overall it was typical Thursday. If you're interested in the recipe for the delicious dinner I made, let me know and I forward you the link.

Long Time...yeah, yeah.

I have come to the realization that I am a bad blogger. I just can't make myself regularly update and write about my life. I simply get caught up other things or nothing. Who am I kidding? I usually just fall asleep. Well, here's the thing. I need to keep up with my friends, though I doubt they will actually read this; but if they want to, the option is there to read about my life and keep in touch in a way.

Right now, for instance, I am sitting in a class about civil rights. We are talking about Memphis Schools v. Stachura deciding whether or not juries can consider the subjective value of someone's civil rights when calculating actual damages for a violation. If that sounds interesting to you, then maybe you should check out law school (or not, because it's seriously expensive and kinda difficult). If it sounds confusing or boring, then stay away from law school (you'll be happier that way).

Maybe after class I'll write an actual update and try to be entertaining. Only time will tell.

So True....

My brother sent me a list of random thoughts. Here are some of the best and truest ones:

Do you remember when you were a kid, playing Nintendo and it wouldn't
work? You take the cartridge out, blow in it and that would magically
fix the problem. Every kid in America did that, but how did we all
know how to fix the problem? There was no internet or message boards
or FAQ's. We just figured it out. Today's kids are soft.

Sometimes, I'll watch a movie that I watched when I was younger and
suddenly realize I had no idea what the fuck was going on when I first
saw it.

I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.

The only time I look forward to a red light is when I’m trying to finish a text.

A recent study has shown that playing beer pong contributes to the
spread of mono and the flu. Yeah, if you suck at it.


I don't understand the purpose of the line, "I don't need to drink to
have fun." Great, no one does. But why start a fire with flint and
sticks when they've invented the lighter?


Love it!

Rilo Kiley Portions For Foxes



I love this song so much. I was reading for Trial Advocacy and this came on. I was instantly in a better mood. Oh, Rilo Kiley, you rock.

Tragic

This is possibly one of the saddest things I have ever seen in my entire life. They (CNN and other news sources) that this woman's name is Neda (though this cannot be affirmed) and she was murdered by Basij forces (Iranian militia). The video is VERY graphic and terribly sad--beyond words. I pray that this conflict is over soon and that the people of Iran are heard by the government that seeks to oppress them. I hope the Iranian people prevail.

Music

Okay--I've been studying SO much lately that I've listened to music pretty much non-stop and my music phases are brief and fickle. The first phase I went through consisted of mainly Girl Talk with the occasional Kid Cudi or Kenna song thrown in the mix. Then it was on to Lonely Island, especially On a Boat and Like A Boss (I love those songs). And now I've securely settled into Animal Collective's newish (Jan. 2009) CD, Phoenix, and Jenny Lewis peppered by Fleet Foxes. So, here's a song I love right now:

Blame It On The Procrastination

This video cracks me up. Jake Gyllenhaal, Forest Whitaker, Ron Howard and Samuel L. Jackson...it doesn't get any better than that line up for a hip hop music video. Perfection.