gurrbonzo: What I did over winter break instead of blogging

Friday, January 09, 2009

What I did over winter break instead of blogging

puked. Gross. but true.
cuddled a sick baby. Way less gross, much more awesome. She's so busy crawling and pulling herself up and trying to eat the world that it's a little nice to have her cuddly and needy again.
Christmas'ed. Very nice.
Ate. Ate. Ate.
Lunch dated.
Anniversaried.
Cabined with husband's fam.
Speed Scrabbled a little
People-watched my head off at some hilarious parties.
Enjoyed Slumdog Millionaire
Met up with some buddies from the olden days
Read East of Eden AND IT IS BLOWING MY MIND. Anybody else read it? I started it thinking it would be kind of a chore (check me out, reading for RS book club) and now I can't stop thinking about it. Have you read it? That Cathy is the creepiest villain ever. Each description made me shudder. Poor Cal. Crazy Aron. Awesome Samuel. Like I say, blowing my mind.

I'm pretty excited about starting my last semester of school. Except for my mission and a few brief stints of full-time work, you're reading the blog of a girl whose been in school since 1987.

8 comments:

Naomi said...: Oh, I do love that book.; 3:36 PM
Jules AF said...: Hmmm I'll have to read it. And that is crazy that you'll be done after 21 years. yeeess.... I can't wait until next year when I'm done. Congrats on it being the last semester!; 4:34 PM
TheOneTrueSue said...: East of Eden and Friday Night Lights.

I love you. ;>; 7:03 PM
AlliSMiles said...: east of eden is quite possibly my favorite book of all time. right up there with pride & prejudice and jane eyre.

so so glad you like it. i've been wanting to read it again. hopefully this summer.; 8:16 PM
Lisa R.D. said...: I just read East of Eden for the 2nd time a couple of months ago... I agree with you, Cathy is one evil person.

We saw Slumdog Millionaire last night--it was so well done!; 10:07 PM
Just SO said...: I haven't read that. I'll have to put it on my list of reads.; 7:28 AM
Jared and Laurel said...: Okay, I think that's enough recommendations to convince to read it...next month. And I am so excited for you to be in your LAST semester! Congratulations. But, based on the fact that you were ASKING for books to read during your summer BREAK, I have the feeling you're going to miss it a little (don't hate me for saying it). It was weird for me to be "done" after 20 years of school and no breaks, but very welcome!; 7:09 PM
Anonymous said...: East of Eden is one of my all-time favorite books. I read it every year or two and absolutely LOVE the characters! They are my friends.

(Not in a creepy, wow-you-have-fictional-friends way; but in a wow-you-read-stuff way. Clearly. Ahem.)

xox; 9:25 AM

Quotable Quotes, or, tidbits from me life.

My professor, about people having their babies at home: Home delivery is for pizza.

Me, about Prof: I LIKE his wavelength; I'm just not on it.

Student: I don't think so.
(long pause).
Prof: No, you DO think so.

"I wish I had the opportunity to HAVE a sexual quality of life." -- student responding to survey

"I should cut up my credit cards.
(long pause)
Of course, then I would starve." -- Student

"Are you getting a manicure in my courtroom? What the hell are you doing?" Judge/Prof, to student clipping nails

"He covered everything but his 1990 colonoscopy. Good example of a bad speech. Everyone wants to go home, so unless you're awfully funny, keep it brief." -- Prof

"I'm not opposed to playing games. If you want to play solitaire, bring a deck of cards." -- Prof

"If you want to spend time with your young children, you have to do it when they're young." -- Chief Justice Roberts

Student: That doesn't jive very well with the second article of faith, punishing people for their parents' transgressions.
Prof: Yes, oh holy one.

"For expert witnesses, there are 2 requirements: must have gray hair, and must have hemorrhoids to convey the proper level of concern." -- Prof

"I represented a prostitute, and some of her activities were highly aerobic." -- Prof

"I lock my car. Do you know why? Because I have contraband." - - Prof

"You can either finish law school and write patents at home 1 hour a day, while your little one scribbles on the walls with permanent marker, or you can strap your baby to your back and wash floors with a dirty mop in the early morning and late evening. You decide." --Friend, telling me not to quit

"The children of lawyers who don't read footnotes will STARVE." -- Prof

"You know what’s great about a new day? It’s a new day, full of new opportunities for rejection. I mean, WHO KNOWS who might reject me today?” -- Student, about the job hunt.

"Every time I read an opinion by Justice Breyer, I think of ice cream, and then I want some." -- Student

"I don't want a job. I want a life plan. I need direction!" -- Student.

"They met at a Communist party get together. Not exactly the wardhouse, but still pretty romantic." -- Prof

"He thought he might be the father, because they had sort of an intimate relationship...well, not sort of." -- Prof

"The federal government appreciates love. They understand it." -- Prof

"You never tell your clients to lie. That's unethical. You say, 'Well, here is a potential, credible story that we hope is true.'" -- Prof

"When you get caught speeding, don't say 'I'm sorry.' Say, 'IF I was speeding, I am sorry.' ADMIT NOTHING." -- Prof

"It's true. You can google it on the Internet." -- Prof

"Let me give you a hypothetical. Jesus goes to law school, graduates, what does He do? Criminal prosecution or defense? That's right, he's defending these monsters. He's a defense attorney. That's my gospel insight for the day." -- Prof.

"This is my job. I'm just trying to do my job, and you're giving me a hard time. I don't give you a hard time with your job. I just order my burger and fries." -- Prof to smart alecky student

"It's just one more way he's found to shame me."
--Student, about Prof

"In a couple of days, you're going to wish this distinction didn't exist." --Prof

"I can't concentrate when it's snowing, dammit."
--Student, when asked a question in class

Prof: "And what did the court say about that?"
Student: "They didn't mention it."
(awkward pause)
Prof: "Actually, it's italicized. Hahaha!"

"Punitive damages are un-freaking-predictable, but it's the consumer's way of saying 'corporate America, you can't screw me over.'" -- Prof

"I'd like to reward attendance and good preparation, but it's a crapshoot, after all." --Prof, explaining grading policy

"I don't know if any of you have neighbors with vicious boars, but if you do, you should probably move." --Prof

Student A: The thing speaks for itself, don't you think?
Student B: Then I want to know what the hell it's saying.

Student: I would think so.
Prof: You would THINK so???
(awkward pause)
Student: But I would obviously be wrong.

"My wife tells me it's harder to actually give birth than to encourage someone to give birth." -- Prof

Student: I give up.
Prof: Actually, only I get to decide when you give up.

"I think most people who work for the government are lazy, because I've been to the post office." -- Student

"I made the mistake of going out to lunch. I've seen the sun. I've tasted freedom." -- Student

"Imaginable in a common sense sort of way, not imaginable in a science fiction sort of way." -- Prof

Prof: Ready? You've had 19 minutes to think about this.
Student: I know. I advanced a level on Warcraft.

"I know you hate me, because I made you read pages we didn't get to. I hate me too." -- Prof

"Don't go there. We have a chart on that that's gonna give you a rash." -- Prof

Prof: Passover is coming! Have you been thinking about it?
Student: No, Ive been busy preparing food for it all week.
Prof: Your excuse fails, because the law requires the lamb to be boiled not roasted, so it must be done quickly. Your excuse fails like the little boy who lost his CTR ring."

Student: Can you clarify consequential and incidental damages in this case? It's a little fuzzy.
Prof: Let's just not.

Prof: Now, I want to go back to this student, because he's the one that said thou shalt not kill.
Student: Well, God said that, I quoted it.

"An accumulation of bad choices will make you into a bad lawyer and therefore a bad person." -- Prof