Paris Madness

Ring ring ring
"hello?"
"hi. is paris there?"

Talk about confusion and egotism to the extreme. Paris is marrying Paris. Is this a sign of the apocalypse?

I'm a Classy Lady

Here is a picture of Ryan and me. (Grammar moment: "and me" because if it was just a picture of me it would be "of me")
Don't I look like a VERY CLASSY LADY?

"Talbots, here I come!"

Graduate

Graduation!

Today Ryan and I (and about 300+ others) are graduating from LAW SCHOOL! It is being held at the PNC Bank Arts Center - what a stupid choice considering our school is in Newark and the Arts Center is down the shore. Nevertheless, we get to wear purple robes and a hood and a puffy purple hat. I had to straighten my hair so that it wouldn't POOF under the PUFF of the hat. I'll post pictures later (maybe tomorrow)!

American Idol Winner!

Winner = Carrie Underwood

Honestly, Carrie is a very talented singer but I was hoping to see Bo win rather than witnessing a performance that was tantamount to a prom queen acceptance speech.

American Idol Live Blogging

Bo - "Its a Long Long Road"
Mary: You have a beautiful voice and I didn't think the song showed that. It was a bunch of power notes mixed with some weird off-tune drowned out mumbling.
Randy: Yo man... this is the most important show ever. Bad news is that I did not love that song. Weird song. The good news its it don't matter what you sing and even though you started off shaky you still brought it home in the end.
Paula: Congratulations you're here tonight. First, it is hard singing a song no one knows but I get chills when I see everyone vibing with you and you could sing the Webster's dictionary and it would song good to me.
Simon: You look like my chemistry teacher and it was a very dreary song. You are going to have to do a hell of a lot better tonight to walk away with this title.

Carrie - "Inside Your Heaven"
Mary: The song was kind of good but I really thought you were off key. You were flat for most of the song. That kind of thing could really hurt your chances.
Randy: Wow. This is a "wow" night. Bad news is, once again, I didn't love that song either. The first half was really pitchy for you. But the good news is that in the end because you're a great singer you brought it home in the end. You can really really sing. You guys are even right now.
Paula: Congratulations you're here tonight. You had a couple of not that great notes but who cares. And they love you.
Simon: I can see how nervous you are. I think this song is better than the first song. You are going to have to pace yourself because your vocal was right on the edge there however round one goes to you.

Bo - Vehicle
Mary: Mmm I love when you sing this song. Wowie wow. Your voice probably makes Jim Morrison roll over.
Randy: That's what I'm talking about. That's how you put it down. Now I'm happy that was hot
Paula: You couldn't have performed it better than you did just now
Simon: Welcome back. Now we've got ourselves a competition.

I HATE BLOGGER. IT WON'T POST MY LIVE BLOGGING SO I GIVE UP.

Books in Preparation and Theories (You Decide)

BOOKS IN PREPARATION
I bought the following two books in preparation for being done with the bar exam!

Feast for Crows by George RR Martin - part of a sci-fi fantasy series I read a while back!


Harry Potter strikes again!!

YOU DECIDE
Don't you think Johnny Depp is starting to look more and more like Michael Jackson (pre-nose cap)?

Lame Attempt Less Lame

Here is an article about New Jersey blogs and yours truly is mentioned in it. Unfortunately, my claim to fame is American Idol and unfortunately the show is ending this week so my fame is short-lived.

Lyrics to Imogen Heap's "Hide and Seek"

"Hide and Seek" by Imogen Heap (the updated version directly from the imogen heap website!)

where are we? what the hell is going on?
the dust has only just began to fall
crop circles in the carpet, sinking, feeling
spin me around again and rub my eyes
this can't be happening
when busy streets a mess with people would stop to hold their heads heavy

hide and seek
trains and sewing machines?
all those years they were here first

oily marks appear on walls
where pleasue moments hung before
the takeover, the sweeping insensitivity of this
still alive

hide and seek
trains and sewing machines? oh, you won't catch me around here
blood and tears they were here first

mm what you say
oh that you only meant well, well of course you did
mm what you say
mm that it's all for the best, of course it is
mm what you say
that IT'S JUST what we need, you decided this
mm what you say
what did she say?

ransom notes keep falling at your mouth
mid-sweet talk, newspaper word cut outs
speak no feeling no i don't believe you
you don't care a bit you don't care a bit

you don't care a bit
you don't care a bit
you don't care a bit
you don't care a bit
you don't care a bit

OC Season FInale

That was the absolute best episode of the OC I have seen. Holy freakin' crap. And I bought that song played during the funeral and in the last scene. It is by Imogen Heap called "Hide and Seek." Absolutely awesome. Wow, I am a pop culture sucker. Hmm... and I love it.

Arrested Idol

GOOD NEWS! Arrested Development is coming back next season!!!! Yippeee yie yo. If you have not yet watched this show, you are a stupid loser and you need to watch it. If you have seen it and don't like it, you are a stupider loser who doubles as a jackass.

IDOL RESULTS: Vonzell leaves this week.

Dr. Snoozlebutt

I think I want to write a story about a Dr. Snoozlebutt. He lives with his pet pig, Roozies. That's pretty much all I've got. Law school does damaging things to one's creativity.

Other News

I'm so tired. The PMBR is really great - like totally helpful and it is also good that it gets me up early in the am. But - wahh - I'm so tired!

American Idol Live Blogging

Vonzell "I Know I'll Never Love this Way Again"
Mary: That was awful - you hit a lot of wrong notes.
Clive: You hit the notes great. Be careful about the hint of a smile in a song like that.
Randy: It was a little pitchy for me.
Paula: I think it started out a little pitchy. You ended up nailing the "power voice" that you have.
Simon: There were a few bum notes but you have 2 more songs. You have to do better than that.

Bo "Sun Coming Down on Me"
Mary: mediocre
Clive: good...
Randy: you're in the dog pound
Paula: brillant
Simon: great - and i like this better than the rock thing

Carrie "Crying"
Mary: You started off amazing and hit a few bad ones at the end. Overall great.
Clive: I think you did a real strong job and you captured the strenth of the melody
Randy: I think that is one of your best vocals, dude
Paula: That song is so haunting... lallala... nice performance.
Simon: I would love to have heard it more stripped down. I'm not sure about the last note.


(Got tired of doing this so....)SUMMARY:
Wow-o-wow! Bo was amazing tonight! Vonzell was pretty darn good too. Carrie too. Hmm. Well, I predict Vonzell leaves us.

What I Did This Weekend

I bought my car on Friday afternoon and then my dad took me and Ryan out for dinner at the Savoy Grill in Newark. Then I drove me and Ryan in my new little 'baru down to his parents' house in Hopewell. Yesterday we went to Princeton for the day and then we went to see Ryan's brother row. It was very cool and they WON! At night we went to the movies and saw Unleased - which was awesome. Today we sat by the pool and then went to the outlets in Flemington. And it was Ryan's dad's birthday so we went out for dinner in Frenchtown and then I drove us home to Newark!

Tomorrow bar review begins. Goodbye relaxation. Hello irritation.

Finger Mystery Solved

Now they know whose finger it was!

So, I've been scooting my little 'baru around the town like a happy-zipper. I love love love it!

In more serious news, tomorrow begins the PMBR 6-day bar review. Oh dear ... back to the books.

CAR

I GOT THAT CAR!!! SEE PICTURE BELOW!

MIGHT BE MY CAR

I did my pre-car-shopping-shopping-trip today with Ryan. After much deliberation, we realized that it makes no sense at all to buy a used Subaru. They are only about 3k less than a new one. And not under a warranty! Duh!
So we're going back tomorrow with my dad (because I wanted to include him because it seems like something a dad does) and hopefully get the car. Here is a picture of the car (not the EXACT CAR) but the same year, model, and color.

Grothenthrote

'Idol' Finalist Fedorov Lucky to Be Talking After Being Born With Growth in Throat. The doctors are still investigating where the throat is. Studies reveal that it is somewhere in this region:

More breaking news to follow.

Speaking nothing about pumpkins or floating in one, here is a great picture my friend Chris sent me with little explanation of why he is paddling a big pumpkin. Ah... the mysteries of life...


(If anyone else wants to send me a picture I will post it, with the prerequisite that I find the photo delightful.)

ONE MORE EXAM FOR LAW SCHOOL

TODAY IS MY LAST EVER LAW SCHOOL EXAM! WHAT A GIGANTIC SIGH OF RELIEF. "OH LAW SCHOOL, YOU HAVE BEEN A CRUEL MASTER!"



In a short time, I get to wear a very puffy purple hat!!!!!

Telling you want you want to hear

What I "figure" that *you* will want to know is THAT I have an exam tomorrow (in American Legal HistorY) and then one the following day (in Estates and Trust Administration) and then my dearie dears --> I'm done. With law school.
(Please note the fun and confusing punctuation.)

Sad news is that I guess I won't be a lawyer yet. I then have to dedicate my entire summer to preparing for an exam that, in an ideal world, I wouldn't have to study that much for because I should have already learned this. And there may be some people who have conveniently retained even an iota of knowledge from the past three years but I will not be one of them because I have what is commonly known as "sieve brain" or for the computer savvy "recycling bin brain." Every semester I fill up my mental shoe boxes carefully organizing them and separating the subjects in preparation for finals. These are the tools in my tool box. (Please note the excessive use of metaphors.) And then at the end of the semester I set fire to them. As a symbol of the purging, I throw out all loose papers associated with the subject -- everything except for the actual case book and a copy of the outline on my computer. Often even class notes get tossed. And so goes my knowledge of the subject.

And that's it. That's all the news. Oh! And I'm buying my first car this week. Wish me luck and much happiness and mobility!

True to Myself

I'm not a hater. So I apologize for the previous post.

BIRD GERHL by Antony and the Johnsons
I am a bird girl
I am a bird girl
I am a bird girl now
I've got my heart
Here in my hands
I've got my heart here in my hands now
And I've been searching
For my wings
I've been searching for my wings some time
I'm gonna be born
Gonna be born into soon the sky
I'm gonna be born into soon the sky
Cause I'm a bird girl
And the bird girls go to heaven
I'm a bird girl and the bird girls can fly
Bird girls can fly
Bird girls can fly
Bird girls can fly

Not the Only One

A mystery poster and Lame Attempt Fan called the following site to my attention. I thought you might want to see that I am not the only one who hates Rachel Ray.

You Decide - Part V

Is Trent Reznor (from NIN) the missing logical genetic step between Owen and Luke Wilson?







And if you don't have an answer or really care - just pick your favorite one. (I'll give you a hint about my answers: they look alike. and i like luke wilson the best.)

LOOZ-A

Look at me! I'm Corey Clark! I'm so upset because I had sex with Paula Abdul! Wah! And she bought me things!

Less Than Precise

I realized based on Meghan's comment that I have disappointed my very small fan-base. I have neglect to discuss that show that I used to blog about. Notice that I am using vague terms so as to not trip up the google ads on top. The ads are the primary reason why I haven't blogged about it. Well, that and I had promised that I wouldn't watch it. But I did. I was satisfied with the results. I hope it will come out to being between the male with the long hair and the female with the blonde hair.

(okay, what am i a loser? i am so concerned about these topic sensitive ads?)

FINE - I WATCHED AMERICAN IDOL. I THOUGHT BO AND CARRIE WERE GREAT THIS WEEK. I AM CHEERING FOR EITHER ONE AND WHO ACTUALLY WINS DOESN'T MATTER ALL THAT MUCH TO ME.

Now that we have this out in the open, did anyone watch the ABC Idol Scandal Show last night? It was truly awful. I actually made me like Paula more. I was thinking maybe she is a very lonely soul. And I feel BAD (and maybe a little MAD) that this dirt bag is promoting an extremely rotten album by risking her reputation.

Mild Procrastination

Today there has only been mild procrastination. The great thing is that as a break I go to the gym. I'm going to be fit as a fiddle.

One of the methods of procrastination today (which is the same as every day - exams or not) is looking on craigslist for apartments (because we're moving to Montclair at the end of July) and to look at furniture. I've seen used mirrors on there and I could use a mirror - I only own one. But I was wondering if maybe I shouldn't buy one used because it might carry around the memories or the imprints of whatever it has seen. And if it is sad or upsetting it might reflect that back into my life. Thoughts?

Last Procrastination

Yeah, that's right. I look pictures of myself with lipstick. Do you wonder how I managed to get through law school?

I Can't Put My Finger on It

What's with the FINGERS in FOOD lately? First that Wendy's claim and now a finger in ice cream? It is enough to make a food lover eat broth from now on.

Ugly Children Serve as Source of Procrastination

I have often thought that I would give away my children if they come out ugly. And then I wondered whether I would know they were ugly because I love them so much. This article supports my decision to give up my ugly children and proves that I would, in fact, know if they were ugly.

Methods of Prosrastination

1) Watched entire 1st season of Arrested Development on DVD
2) Read about 7 articles about Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
3) Watched bratpack marathon on WE (St. Elmo's Fire, Sixteen Candles, and Breakfast Club)
4) Watched Ellen
5) Watched the Price is Right!
6) Went to the gym
7) Extensively researched the issue: Whose finger was it in the Wendy's chili?
8) Searched craigslist for the perfect inexpensive antique art deco vanity
9) Updated my blog.

MORE TO COME.