The Attractive Nuisance Doctrine

So hemperz and I played some Rock Band 2 with fireballof3 and kielrain. It was bloody awesome!

So who else has this game, and what is your gamertag? You can come rock out with...

J. Peterrible and Melicious in their band, WEAK SAUCE!!

>:)

The latest one is a bullshit claim regarding sex ed to kindergartners.

It's an absurdly low blow.

Lies about the Bridge to Nowhere. Allegations calling Palin a pig. Bullshit claims that Palin opposes earmarks despite the fact she hired lobbyists to get pork. Claims that she isn't connected to the AIP, despite the fact that party leaders said she was, her videotaped address, and her husband's membership. And now this sex ed bs?

Why does the GOP get away with this? And more importantly, why isn't there a major outcry that this is a continuation of what we've endured for at least the last 8 years: lies and propoganda.

The facts should not be up for debate. It's shameful.

My first trial is done. My life can return to normal now. Second Chair, I've discovered, is a hell of lot like being a Producer.

hemperz is back until the end of the week. :) She also was in the 90th percentile on her board exam (she's also a national delegate for the NAFP). Looks like she'll get her pick of residencies. Picking a program/city with her should be fun.

I'm going to join some ONLD committees, and I'm going to try to get on some OSB committees as well as the OSB House of Delegates. I want to be more involved and not just a passenger.

leiden says he's moving to PDX after this fall. I've heard that tune before. ;)

hamsterofdoom is moving to Tacoma. I think he's cracked. Tacoma?!

Looks like I'm Jocelyn's mentor. It's odd to think of me mentoring anyone on anything.

Approximately 6 years ago I signed up for the LSAT. I seriously had no idea what my life would be like now. The idea of being a lawyer seemed so foreign and unreal at the time. Now I have my eye on another goal that seems foreign and unreal, we'll see how it comes together. Thankfully, I already have silentclarity, leiden, and hemperz on board.

I realized yesterday that I have more experience in litigation and courtroom maneuvering after 2 years of practice than most Defense attorneys have after half a decade. It's definitely a major benefit of this position.

Kerouac is healthy and isn't showing signs of any more aggressive tumors, though I think he's becoming rectally incontinent. He... um... shits when spooked. Other than that, he's a good dog.

I'm reading George R. R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire, and having just read the Red Wedding, I think that leiden must hate me for giving me the first book. That scene was so rough I was still grouchy about it a day later. Largely because it seemed like Martin was intentionally being a dick to both his characters and his reader.

The Venture Brothers is awesome.

I'm going to say it, and you're probably not going to like it. Batman was ok, but it wasn't fantastic. The editing of that film was awful and it felt both rushed and too long. They should never have had both a rise AND fall of Two-Face in a cramped 30 minute vignette. They tried to do too much and as a result we didn't get enough time with Joker. Basically, it had the same issue as Spidey 3, too much going on and too many villains. You need character development and plot in movies, not just super fast cuts of multiple simultaneous scenes/battles. If you disagree with me, lets try an experiment. Imagine a movie that had no Two-Face and all the time devoted to him was given to Joker. Still think I'm wrong? I bet not.

I don't post on here much anymore. I just feel a bit too busy to add this into everything. Here are some super quick updates.

1) Melissa is gone on rotation and I miss her. It sucks.
2) We've rearranged our loft (<3 where I live) and now it has some kind of funky feng shui that makes it super relaxing and makes you want to nap. I'm not the only one who's noticed this.
3) I've been reading a lot lately and I think I'm going to start learning the guitar this week.
4) I think something is going to go down at work today. Either an office closure or a downsizing.
5) My 360 is dead. That's 360 #3 for those of you who are counting. It also means no games or movies for me right now. It's kinda liberating.
6) Kerouac is healthy, but old. We're keeping an eye on his cancer and keeping him happy.
7) I have a bike. I like riding it. I haven't done that in years.
8) I <3 rock climbing. I want to get a climbing partner, cancel my gym membership, and do that more often.

Ok that's it. Off to work I go.

1) I'm so tired of Clinton complaining that she isn't being treated fairly and that the public/media/everyone likes Obama. It's the same victim crap she pulled in NY when she ran for senate. "They're picking on me!" No one forced you to run for president. You know what my response to your whines are, lady? Welcome to the big league. Time to cowboy up and put on some pads. No one else is crying/whining/etc. Maybe you should think about that. Maybe you aren't cut out for this game and when that red phone rings, maybe you aren't ready to pick it up.

2) Double standards. Clinton cries and she gets a bump. What the hell is that? If Obama cried, he'd be the laughing stock of the country. And how is it that she can cry one day, and then claim she's tough and can be the commander and chief on the next day? Am I the only one who thinks that a sobbing head-of-state doesn't exactly send the right message to Kim Jong Il and friends? Once again, it's time to cowboy up and act like a presidential candidate.

3) AND MOST IMPORTANTLY! Much like Bush, Clinton is also endorsing McCain. Has she lost her damn mind? She's engaged in a love-fest with the GOP and attacking the front-runner of her own party?!?

"I think it's imperative that each of us be able to demonstrate we can cross the commander-in-chief threshold," the New York senator told reporters crowded into an infant's bedroom-sized hotel conference room in Washington.

"I believe that I've done that. Certainly, Sen. McCain has done that and you'll have to ask Sen. Obama with respect to his candidacy," she said.

Calling McCain, the presumptive GOP nominee a good friend and a "distinguished man with a great history of service to our country," Clinton said, "Both of us will be on that stage having crossed that threshold. That is a critical criterion for the next Democratic nominee to deal with."

I'm finally getting the green light to come home. I've been in Novato for ages and am chomping at the bit to get home, see Melissa, and see Kerouac. Only 12 hours left!

So Turkey Day was spent first with Melissa's family and then with mine. It was a pretty good day, all things considered. The most important thing that happened was that while Melissa and her mom were distracted I pulled her Dad aside and talked to him.

Lemme tell you, that had to be hands down the most nerve wracking conversation of my life. And I know he knew what I was going to say but he sat there and eye-balled me and made me say it. Fair play, I would have done the same thing. It was a kind of "Ok kid, do you have the stones to do this?" situation. Heh.

And what sucked was the second I said "Hey Dell, do you have a minute?" I knew I was commited. I didn't have any backup discussions in case I chickened out. He just turned around and stared at me and in my head I basically had the following internal monologue.

"Oh god... here we go... fuck... you know maybe this is bad timing and I should have done it another day... but he's expecting to hear me say SOMETHING and I cant just sit here silently... I better just do it... did I just tell him that I have a good and stable job BEFORE I mentioned that Melissa and I are happy together? ... Oh this is not going to end well..."

But anyway, after fumbling and stuff I finally managed to ask permission. He gave his blessing and said I'd make a good addition to the family. We chuckled a little bit about how that was the most awkward discussion I've ever had, and then I asked him to keep our conversation between us because I didn't want Melissa to know for sure. You know, to maintain at least some of the surprise. He asked if I was sure she was going to say yes. Not wanting to take anything for granted, or to jinx anything, I said "God, I hope so." He agreed to keep our conversation between us.

Well, that lasted for about 30 seconds. I cannot... CANNOT... keep a secret from that woman. I saw her and spilled immediately and was kinda giddy about it. Heh.

So there you have it. It's probably the biggest news I've ever posted on LJ.