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Don’t Pull the Rope!

February 5, 2013

Today in Evidence class, the discussion was of Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b), which is all about reasons evidence of past acts may be admissible. Evaluation of evidence under this rule requires they first pass 404(a), which says you can’t admit evidence of other acts to establish the character of a person for the purpose […]

Review of ‘Rock of Ages’ Movie

November 12, 2012

I don’t make time to watch very many movies, and I’ve never been a huge Tom Cruise fan. Back when vampires were cool, it was Brad Pitt I put on my wall, not Tom Cruise. While my best friend swooned over him in Far and Away, my favorite part of that movie was that Colm […]

I Miss NaNoWriMo

November 11, 2012

I participated in NaNoWriMo several years in a row. I have yet to actually hit the goal, but I keep trying. Last year and this, I haven’t been able to commit the time to it, because I am in law school, which is very, very time consuming. My fellow law students’ eyes get wide when […]

My Public Service for the Day

November 9, 2012

Today, Snort, Princess Fartypants, and I went to the Arizona Museum of Natural History. When we got there, there were a couple of school buses full of kids from Queen Creek there already, on a school field trip. They were buzzing around in groups of six or so, with an adult chaperone for each group. […]

Obligatory Election Results Post

November 7, 2012

I started my morning like a good student, by quietly reading for Criminal Procedure for forty minutes. Then the alarm I set to wake Princess Fartypants yesterday went off. I set the alarm because I left the house early to go to the polls, and apparently no one actually turned it off, just snoozed it […]

The stages of tired

November 4, 2012

Stage one: Reading Torts casebook makes you sleepy. Reason: This stuff would make anyone who isn’t, I don’t know, Posner, bored to the point of drowsiness. Remedies: Alternate with reading something fun, playing peekaboo with a toddler, coffee, or a short nap. Stage two: Reading Natural Resources Law casebook makes you sleepy. Reason: I blame […]

Procrastination

October 22, 2012

Ten ways to procrastinate on a paper during fall break at law school: 1. Wash dishes. If I don’t, my husband will eventually. 2. Play Risk as part of math/geography for nine year old’s homeschooling. This game is taking a long, long time. 3. Do yard work. Really, we can’t afford to pay someone to […]

The Oven Saga

October 20, 2012

When we moved into this place seven years ago, there was a nice oven range. It was built into the counter, had electronic controls, and just generally looked satisfactory. No sooner did we move in and try and cook dinner, than we discovered the oven didn’t work. I love to bake and my husband is […]

I almost don’t want to correct her

October 19, 2012

I am a very literal-minded person. I’m like Bones on the TV show, except I’m only above average, not a genius. Certain kinds of humor are a bit beyond me, because I don’t get it off the bat and once you stop and analyze it’s not that funny any more. Princess Fartypants takes after me […]