Daffnee

On rhinoplasty.

I have never understood why nose jobs were so popular. I'm currently getting free issues of Us Weekly -- my way of keeping in touch with the masses without having to actually listen to pop music -- and there's an "article" on Jennifer Aniston's alleged nose job, along with before-and-after photos of other celebrities that have gotten nose jobs. I can't tell the difference between nose job and no-nose job at all, even though I know that Ashlee Simpson's new one is supposed to be much better than her old one. It looks exactly the same. I don't get it.

Is it psychological? I have an Asian button nose, and it's never really bothered me. What possesses someone to pay to get a scalpel stuck up your nose for 4 hours and get bruised up for an unnoticeable result?

For my hippy friends! My mummy has a funny sense of humour.

After my own personal administrative Monday, I have decided that:

1. I am taking the California bar exam.
2. I will not rely on my firm to get me federal permission to remain and work in this country.
3. It's ridiculous that I have to use an old-school touch-tone phone system to "apply" for graduation.
   

Why do I keep forgetting I have a scrapbook? I mean, I keep all these ticket stubs and forget where I'm supposed to put them.

"The first week of class is like the Soviet economy -- I pretend to teach, and you pretend to be here." -- Burt Neuborne

I'm re-discovering that the theme of my life is things I should have taken note of but never bothered to. I'm reading In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, admittedly because I thought Capote was an awesome movie -- and all I can think of is that this guy writes umpteen times better than anyone that has sat on the Supreme Court for the past fifty years. I feel like the New Yorker needs to put out a guide for good writing now, the way that the Economist has. I also tripped over an excerpt from Atlas Shrugged while browsing through an IMDB message board attached to Good Night and Good Luck that is amusingly titled "why america is afraid of socialism". (It's amusing because the initial post was a question, not a statement, and that the 134-page discussion that ensues consists almost entirely of ad hominem attacks -- except for the 2-page quote from Atlas Shrugged. It also contains what probably has the most administrator-deleted posts on IMDB, ever.) So, now I have to read some Ayn Rand. I almost did once, when there was an essay prize in high school based on Ayn Rand literature, but I skipped over that one because the Canadian government was more than generous to me that year.

Also, Constantine is awesome. Go see it -- especially if you are Catholic, because then you'll feel cool. It forms a fun pair with The Devil's Advocate, which I firmly believe every law student needs to see after EIW.

The best lawyer jokes are the lawyer-and-D&D ones.

Come see our NATO flag! I like to think of it as representing a happy alliance including the US and Canada outside of the UN, bombing of the Balkans notwithstanding.

I read for 8 hours yesterday, went to 5 hours of class today and then read 6 substantive outlines to pick the Marden problems for this semester.

Being busy so much better than being bored!

Siblings are fun when they come to visit.

There are tons of pictures to come, but am pooped from having been up since 5 AM and having my flight delayed 3 times. I have to remark on a sign I saw in the airplane lavatory at hour 12 of my Vancouver-New York trek, though: Do not flush toilet while still sitting.

For who would this even be a problem?