Random Thoughts

I really dislike some of my classes.

• Corporations and Professional Responsibility especially, which are 8am and 10am respectively, and sandwiched between is Con Law I, to which I don't have to go, but I do because I'm the 1L's tutor (see more below). These classes are so boring, and the fact that they're so early in the morning (well, at least the 8am) makes 3 of my 7 mornings nearly unbearable. That's too many.
• Professional Responsibility, in particular, should be a really interesting class. I was expecting to read cases about lawyers who get disbarred for snorting meth off of hookers' asses while lending money to one client that he stole from another. But, no such luck - this shit is dry as hell, in no small part to our ancient professor. This class is like taking a Sunday drive with your grandparents* - sitting in the backseat, powerless, listening to stories about that time when you saw a movie for a nickel - a nickel! - starring a young Gary Cooper. Ugh.

Tutoring...

• I thought tutoring would be kind of fun. I like the Con Law I materials, I did well in the class, but I'm finding myself spending as much if not more time preparing for that than any of my other classes. This reinforces something I've long known about myself: I'm at my best when others are relying on me. I've noticed the inverse about myself as well - I lack a certain degree of ambition. Hell, I spent a good majority of my 20's getting high and reading books. Frankly, if I were independently wealthy, I'd probably continue that habit. But, as it doesn't lend itself to making rent money or bettering myself in any way, I decided to come to law school. Now if, in 20 years, I've made enough money to retire, or at least work less, and I go back to such habits, well...I don't know what that would indicate. Maybe I'm just naturally lazy.
• But I digress. I feel such a sense of responsibility to these kids** that I find myself ignoring some of my other studies. Big deal? I don't know. So far, in my 3 semesters here, I've done this to one degree or another, and things have turned out ok, so I'm not too worried.

This blog

• Why "Addled and Inane"? I don't know. I wanted to call it something else, which I thought was an incredibly great name, but so did someone else, who claimed it long before I did. I'd link to it, but I don't feel like it. So - addled (confused) and inane (ridiculous) pretty well sums up me, or my outlook on things, or my opinion about my friends, family and current events. More inane than addled, really, but you'll forgive that, I assume.

Thanks for reading, dear reader(s)!


*a practice that is probably not done anymore, nor was it by my grandparents, but I remember the odd Sunday growing up and seeing a car driving at about 10 mph while everyone around them cursed and screamed to get the fuck out of the way...
**I say kids, cause I'm older than all but 2 or 3 of them, not because I'm a year ahead of the in school.

Please be nice to the man with the hatchet

The below post references what law students do not do during class - namely, what they should be doing, i.e., taking notes, actively listening, etc., etc.; the following is what we actually do (among other things). Names changed (but those who know me probably know the other guy).

[15:06] Law Student: I hope you are taking good notes for me
[15:06] Me: where the heck are you today??
[15:07] Law Student: down in the library
[15:07] Law Student: reading cases for my paper
[15:07] Me: ha
[15:07] Me: slacker
[15:07] Law Student: ya, did not get as much done this weekend as I had hoped
[15:08] Me: me neither
[15:08] Law Student: I did come every day but yesterday
[15:08] Law Student: but at least I finally spend my christmas money!
[15:08] Me: sweet, what'd you get?
[15:10] Law Student: ordered some stuff for my moto, like a new Street helmet with a full face (so my face won't get frostbitten as bad) bought handguard spoilers so my hands will have more wind protection.....oil filter....
[15:11] Law Student: replacement handles for my throwing tomahawk and double bladded throwing axe...you know the usual
[15:11] Me: the usual, eh? what do you 'usually' do with a frigging throwing axe???
[15:11] Law Student: I throw it
[15:12] Law Student: the tomahawk and the double bladded axe are both super fun to throw
[15:12] Law Student: the tomahawk is more practical for a camp hatched and such cuz it has a hammer and blade. the double bladded axe is just for throwing really.
[15:13] Law Student: I also have a special forces shovel that throws very well
[15:13] Me: jeez dude
[15:13] Me: don't ever go crazy, ok?
[15:13] Law Student: you can stick it in from 25' away
[15:14] Law Student: what ev, if I go crazy I won't be using those, I will use my assault weapons
[15:14] Me: ah, good - a quicker death
[15:14] Law Student: not necessarily
[15:14] Me: oh, crap.
[15:15] Law Student: one good wack with the hatchet will do it just as quick
[15:15] Law Student: gut shot from a rifle can take a while to kill a person
[15:15] Me: good point. I s'pose it's all about where you get injured
[15:15] Law Student: O:-)
[15:15] Me: or where you injure someone

God bless this guy - last year his computer would sleep and alternating pictures of his baby and his guns would scroll across his laptop screen. I meant it when I said 'don't go crazy.' If he ever does, I'm staying far, far away.

I'm Back.

About a week and a half ago I deleted my old blog (Elemental Factors) and decided that blogs were stupid, that no one cared what I was writing, and that my blog-mates weren't contributing. Well, I haven't changed my mind about any of these propositions, except perhaps the first, which would change only to my blog was stupid. So I deleted it. Screw you, old blog!

And this is what I come up with, for my new blog? Nothing very creative, I know, especially in terms of the template. I spent a lot of time on the old blog messing with the template, the blogroll, all the crap that no one really cares about. Except I may keep the Quote of the Week, but that may be because I just finished watching season 2 of Deadwood, which may have the best quotes* of any show I've ever seen.

So why did I reinvent my blog? I'll tell you why. Because 3 days a week I have super-boring classes, and anyone who knows anything knows that law students will likely do anything other than take notes or listen to their professor. I read somewhere last week that someone sits in class and watches porn. Porn! (ah, here it is.) What the hell good is porn in class? Unless knowing others are watching you watch porn is what really gets you off (you sick fuck - wait, who am I to judge? I've done some weird stuff in my day, but hey, nothing like this).

Okay, so more later, if you're lucky (you sick fuck - you're thinking about porn right now, aren't you?)


*Missing from that page:
Tolliver: What'll you drink?
Wolcott: Kentucky bourbon, if you have it.
Tolliver: Johnny, pour him a bourbon; tell him it's from Kentucky.