Well, i made it through the first week of school. i have three new best friends too. Mr. Black, Mr. Emanuel and Mr. Gilbert. These three guys have been so nice and supportive throughout the whole week, and as i fought through each impulse to cry, simply lay down and cry, these three boys waited patiently until i was ready to return and continue working. i think i love them.

But for tonight, i'm going to catch up with some old friends i've been neglecting: Mr. Jack and Mr. Coke.

Tomorrow, i may hear from Mr. Puke.

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1 Wow, I didn't even crack a Black's until I was a second year. It appears you are ahead of the curve.

Posted by: Tiger at August 27, 2004 08:05 PM (G5PGV)

2 GOUGE OUT MY EYES PLEASE! About an hour ago I was walking up Fifth Ave in Midtown Manhattan. I noticed this strange looking creature looking into one of the store windows. As I got closer I saw he had on a huge "Fuck Bush" shirt. As I got even closer I noticed he was staring in at the mannequins, and beating off! Yes, the left brought in only the finest quality individuals to protest! Now I'm off to scrub my eyes with steel wool! (Annie, did you send him my way to get back for the Ted Rall mails?)

Posted by: Radical Redneck at August 27, 2004 10:47 PM (n2hZV)

3 Annika: So now you begin to see what it is like having to learn to think in a new language. Don't worry, after a while, it'll seem like you've known it all your life. But don't ever fall into the trap of talking like a lawyer,like John Kerry, who gives lawyers a bad name. And, stay away from lawyers at parties; they don't want to discuss law school cases, most of which they have forgotten, as will you. By the way, about your friends; stay close to them, and in about three years, they'll introduce you to their good friend, Mr. Green. You are liable to really fall in love with him.

Posted by: shelly s. at August 28, 2004 02:58 AM (My8fB)

4 Some people will tell you that study aids are a bad idea. I disagree. That said, I never used them regularly during the semester -- mostly around exam time, and to fill in blanks and help me with organizing my outlines. My personal advice: Begin outlining early, and do it consistently. (This is much harder than it sounds, in my experience.) I never used study groups because it was a practical impossibility for me. But if you can commit the time, a lot of people strongly recommend it.

Posted by: Matt at August 28, 2004 09:03 AM (eWM9Y)

5 I'm with Matt on this: study aids can become a crutch and a hindrance during the semester, but more useful during exams. That said, if you really don't know the meaning of a term, trying to glean it all from the cases rather than quickly looking it up in Black's is probably unnecessary masochism even for a law student. ;-) But, of course, while it sounds a bit like touchy-feely PC bullshit, different people really do learn in different ways, so I'm sure you'll take all of our advice with a justified grain of salt.

Posted by: Dave J at August 28, 2004 09:20 AM (GEMsk)

6 Study guides are great. I found the best to be the Examples and Explanations series...it's not just outlines -- it's summaries of the topics, and then questions. When I first started law school, I was given the advice to work through the entire E&E (written by Joseph Glannon) for Civ Pro, and I will get an A in that class. I did, and I did. Every law student loves Glannon!

Posted by: ginger at August 28, 2004 12:15 PM (Otp/6)

7 I'm not sure if anyone has told her this yet, but I know a good lawyer nickname that should intimidate her opponents, "The Annikonda." She will put the squeeze on her opposition.

Posted by: reagan80 at August 28, 2004 12:45 PM (hlMFQ)

8 It doesn't surprise me that, since your commentors have been mainly lawyers, this has been over looked. Perhaps it's seen as morally acceptable in the profession (which would explain a lot)... But your first week of law school has you going out to get (ahem) jacked up on (double ahem) coke???? I can only assume this is a result of the kinds of people your assoiating with now & possibly a side effect of your pro-reptillian stance. I miss the sweet, innocent miss Annika. Hopefully she's not gone forever.

Posted by: Publicola at August 28, 2004 12:53 PM (Aao25)

9 I agree with Ginger - get all the Examples & Explanations books - they do a great job of getting you set with the concepts. The Civ. Pro. by Glannon is great (although weak on discovery). The Blum on Contracts is good. If you are using Dukemenier and Krier as the casbook on property, then Gilbert is the best, since it is written by Dukemenier.

Posted by: OS at August 29, 2004 03:46 AM (aPNMH)

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You ever get those crazy IMs from people you don't know who just want to chat? i do. Mostly i just ignore them, but sometimes it's fun to mess with them. Here's an example:

expletivedeleted: hi sexy
annikagyrl: hi
expletivedeleted: how's you
annikagyrl: fine
expletivedeleted: so you live in LA ?
annikagyrl: no, sacramento
expletivedeleted: ah, moved since updating your profile then
annikagyrl: yah
expletivedeleted: so how's sac town
annikagyrl: fixing it now
expletivedeleted: how so
expletivedeleted: oh, nevermind
expletivedeleted: what do you do for kicks up there?
annikagyrl: not much
annikagyrl: its pretty boring
expletivedeleted: so i hear
expletivedeleted: i have friends up there
annikagyrl: where do you live
expletivedeleted: san diego
expletivedeleted: i'm martin
expletivedeleted: and i am assuming that you are annika
annikagyrl: are you the martin from san diego?
expletivedeleted: well, i am one of probably many
annikagyrl: i know you
expletivedeleted: how do you know me
annikagyrl: kindergarten
annikagyrl: remember?
expletivedeleted: you teach kindergarten?
annikagyrl: no we went to kindergarten toghethe
expletivedeleted: really now?
annikagyrl: i cant believe you dont remember me
expletivedeleted: have we spoke online before and you were under a different name?
annikagyrl: no you sat in front of me
expletivedeleted: where?
annikagyrl: in front of you
expletivedeleted: so what was our teacher's name?
annikagyrl: oh god, i don't remember
annikagyrl: started with an l
expletivedeleted: no it was a B
annikagyrl: b started with a b
annikagyrl: baum somehting or other
expletivedeleted: it was Brown
annikagyrl: brown yah thats it
annikagyrl: remember i used to shoot spit wads at you
expletivedeleted: you didnt go to kindergarten with me
annikagyrl: no im just fuckin with ya dude
expletivedeleted: of course you are
annikagyrl: i do that to everybody
annikagyrl: some people believe it tho
expletivedeleted: not me
annikagyrl: yes, that is why i do not like you
expletivedeleted: ah
expletivedeleted: hostility
annikagyrl: yes
expletivedeleted: why's that
annikagyrl: i dont know

annikagyrl: say something funny

annikagyrl: lol
expletivedeleted: fear the lords who are secret among us
expletivedeleted: the lords are w/ in us
annikagyrl: that is funny
expletivedeleted: born of sloth and cowardice
annikagyrl: i cant believe how funny you are
expletivedeleted: see, perhaps i am good for something
annikagyrl: what is that, the bible, or jrr tolkien?
expletivedeleted: nah, just a thought
annikagyrl: thets fuckin hilarious dude

expletivedeleted: your name is annika then?
annikagyrl: yes
expletivedeleted: and have you always lived in california?
annikagyrl: yes
expletivedeleted: married? children?
annikagyrl:: nope
expletivedeleted: well, so what are your interests
expletivedeleted: ?
expletivedeleted: you there?
expletivedeleted: hello
expletivedeleted: cmon

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1 That's hilarious. How on earth does someone just randomly IM you?

Posted by: Neil Uchitel at August 15, 2004 12:40 PM (Q+NnP)

2 Neil, On certain messenger programs there's a list of people who are online. You usually have the option of logging on so as not to appear on these lists but most people just log on & ignore any unsolicited IM's. On certain messenger services there are a fair number of people who send messages to anyone if they find that person's profile page interesting whether they appear to be online or not. Mainly it's young guys look for some kind of internet hook up, but I have received IM's from people who just thought some aspect of my profile was interesting enough to comment on (though this mainly happened back in the days I hung out in a Star Wars specific place) Miss Annika, I dunno. Personally I shy away from unsolicited IM's (sending & receiving) but there are a lot of people who don't. I'm afraid that your attempts to rebuff the guy might have intrigued him. There's probably some kid walking around the streets walking around Diego with baggy pants & a cap on sideways telling his pals about this hot chic & the totally dope rap he threw on her & how well it worked cause she was talking some mad inawindows. But be forewarned - if you continue any sort of online relationship with this person I have a feeling it would quickly devolve into the following: http://www.b0g.org/wsnm/news.php?artc=4599&s=e3e04398cf433b09abb0c1f249daac97

Posted by: Publicola at August 15, 2004 01:33 PM (Aao25)

3 I think the IMer was 8 years old and his mother told him he had to do his homework.

Posted by: Jake at August 15, 2004 05:45 PM (h4tU8)

4 I use to have ICQ, IM, all that stuff. But I got tired of the unsolicited chats. Total freaks dwell amongst us. But your conversation was funny!!

Posted by: Brent at August 16, 2004 05:57 AM (w+y2e)

5 Sorry Annika, but I just don't see the fun in spending that much time harassing an idiot. Worse yet, my spending the time reading the dialogue. School must not have started yet, as if it had, you'd not be wasting time on stuff like this.

Posted by: shelly s. at August 16, 2004 05:42 PM (b/7hi)

6 Leave him an email addy :-)

Posted by: urthshu at August 16, 2004 06:16 PM (kL+PA)

7 Publicola, I have got to say, that stuff you linked was actually so funny it was physically painful.

Posted by: Dave J at August 16, 2004 09:15 PM (GEMsk)

8 Maybe that guy saw the Fash-ism photo album and has a foot fetish. Phear teh pheetphiles.......

Posted by: reagan80 at August 18, 2004 09:48 AM (Wc43W)

9 banal

Posted by: Casca at August 18, 2004 06:52 PM (q+PSF)

10 Chatting up an idiot like that would be like going out into the garage and sorting nuts, bolts and screws for me when I am stressed. It's mindless and easy to do and sometimes you just gotta do it to unwind. It was pretty funny. Thanks for sharing. btw - I am also in Sac. Hi neighbor!

Posted by: Bonfire7 at August 20, 2004 07:39 PM (Ij50v)

11 Haven't stopped by in a while, but I see you're in Sac-Town now. How interesting. You will soon know be begging to go back to LA for more reans than missing your family. Your Sacto-brother in Arms, -Black Glenn

Posted by: glenn at August 22, 2004 01:31 PM (EPZd0)

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When is it going to rain? It's supposed to be over a hundred all week here. i miss the weather in San Francisco. It's sweater weather all year round. i'd love to be there right now.

The A's are still number one. The Giants are struggling to get back on top, and they might just do it since the Dodger's latest acquisition blew a fuse. The Raiders will suck again this year, as will the 49ers. But the Bay Area will be entering autumn soon, and it's a closely held secret that their best weather comes in fall.

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i have one week left before law school orientation week begins.

Excitement!

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