Starting the Blog over

So apparently I have crazy bloodpressure. I decided I'm going to write a little again, as it is good for stress. This marks the resurrection of me journaling things, and it happens to be public. I realize that no one will read this really, but I feel that if I'm writing for an imagined audience, I might write a little better.


So, here is the beginning of my Blog.






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Screwed

I feel like I'm screwed for finals.

No, really.

I won't even get in to LARC.

-Edward(sic)

Almost a month since my last post?

It's not that I don't have anything to say, it's just that whenever I have something to say I'm not near a computer.


China:

Looks like I'll be going to Beijing in about 5 weeks or so. I'm really excited. Professors Friedland and Coll are really cool, and the entire experience seems like it will be eye opening and thrilling. I especially look forward to going to Shanghai, meeting with members of the Chinese Supreme Court, and all that other stuff. I think it will be an amazing experience, and I'm glad I get to do it. 30 of us leave May 19th... how many will make it back? A lot of people stay extra time there, I haven't bought a return ticket back yet, so who knows what I'll do?

Looks like the courses at BFSU (Beijing Foreign Studies Institute) are set in place, and I'll be taking "International Financial Transactions", "Emerging Issues in International Trade", and "Chinese Commercial Law" for a total of 5 credit hours, all fully transferrable to Depaul, and cheaper than taking summer school here (thank you state department). Theres also a conference on International Business Transactions, which should be interesting. Granted, I know little about finance and business... but finance is a wank-job (so i hear), and I learn about business quickly I've found. Going to Xian will also be an interesting venture, especially when compared to Beijing and Shanghai.

I hear there is some of the world's best food to be had...

I'm feeling adventurous, and May can't get here soon enough (no wait... slow down, still need time to prep for finals!)

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Federal Income Tax:

Is fun?

We learned about some Federal Income Tax stuff via Property class (deductions and such). It was actually kind of fun. Something I wanted to do (but dreaded) in law school was to take some tax classes. This was part of my whole "broad tailoring" plan. By "Broad Tailoring", I mean tailoring myself to become a certain type of attorney, while keeping some elements of the "swiss army knife" attorney about me. I've had an interest in having a hand in business for a while now, more specifically- being an integral part of a company (which would of course be smaller). So, while I wish to keep my education moderately broad, I intend to steer away from some specific courses of legal education, and turn towards others. In other words, I'd like to be broadly competent, while gaining an education somewhat narrowed in the direction of being a small/medium business attorney, or possibly starting my own small firm some day.

What this means for next year? Well I have to take Criminal Procedure, and Evidence is a pre-req for a lot of stuff (might as well take it in case i change my mind about things later). LARC III has to be taken at some point during the year, I don't know if i'll be alotted the spring or fall term for it. That means beyond these I'll probably take a business law class (also a pre-req for a lot of things I'll be interested in) as well as a tax class. That leaves a year and 1/2 to focus in on things after.

Does the joint JD/MBA program come to mind? Perhaps, it's something I won't even think about till this year is over. Pros and Cons abound.

For now... I keep my options open and seek the possibility of summer employment (I might take my Laptop to China just so I can stay in touch as it is relevant to that previous statement).

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Cuba:

Cool talk today from Professor Coll and another about Cuba after Castro. Economics, Politics, etc etc. Prof. Coll knows what he's talking about I think- can't beat this guy's resume-

http://www.law.depaul.edu/faculty_staff/faculty_information.asp?id=69

well I guess I'd better give a shout-out to professor Friedland too, since I mentioned him earlier:

http://www.law.depaul.edu/faculty_staff/faculty_information.asp?id=69

They say you get to know the profs you go to China with better than any other professors, since you spend so much time with them. I forsee taking many of Friedland's classes in the future, so he might become the #1 guy to heed as to my future.


-Edward

p.s. Does it mean I've become dry and boring that I look forward to a Federal Tax Law class?

The Legend of Legal Zelda

So my classmate Simone and I determined that LARC is a lot like an old Zelda Videogame, and if treated as such, it becomes more manageable.

With this most recent assignment, I am on a multiple-part quest.

I was sent into the forest of dissent, where I fought many creatures. I found the tome of statute after traversing the laberynth of eternal suffering. This was a hard task, for I am still not armed with the Master Sword of Jurisprudence. I managed to slay the minotaur with an encantation from the Book of Azure, but it was no easy task. Once I opened the tome, I went back to the wise man who gave me the quest to begin with. On the way back, a deadly bear was awoken in the cave of torts. I was able to trick the bear with a spell of limited immunity, but I lost most of my hearts on the way out from a scuttling saegel beast.

The fool who gave me the quest is now sending me BACK to the tome in order to get more specific directions on how to attain the triforce of memo: Illustration, Analogy, Distinction. Ugh. I know, however, that getting the triforce will require me getting the seven gems of power. It will be a trying test of mettle, but I think I can pull through. I can go get an extra heart with free soup. I'll need to get my magic replenished with beer. As for weaponry, I can always go to the maiden of virtue in the well of hope, and have my minor dagger of flacidity transformed into the massive warhammer of erect manliness. I think I get life and magic back too.

This will be a tough quest, especially since I cannot make use of my allies. I know I can pull through... I just need to remember not to hit the chickens too many times, or they will flock on me and injure me further. I'll also have to hunt down the IPod bandit (see my other journal, http://carverkenshi.livejournal.com/ for more information on that beast).

I just need some good theme music...

Well, I'm going to save my game/sleep now, I'll keep postings on my quest progress.

"You feel fully rested, but you're still hungry..."

-Edward

Nothing really law related

Nothing really law related to say this week... but I made a capricious/meaningless post over at live journal:

http://carverkenshi.livejournal.com/

My horribly depressing Valentines day.

By the end of this, you'll be in tears- just a warning.

Today, I went to class (of course), had some awesome soup, got a ticket for the auto show, expanded my knowledge of women (via cosmo), was entertained by my professors (Siegel with the flowers was priceless), and cracked the case on a LARC assignment. However, I am miserable.

Why is life so bitter and cold? Why on Valentine's Day, must the pain go so deep?

I'm not talking about emotions.

I'm talking about my left testicle that just got clawed by the kitten. You know the pain of a kitten claw stuck in you? Multiply that by the kitten's weight, and the fact that he's hanging from your mot********ing man gonad. Goddamn I can't even describe the pain properly.

I gave the little bastard some Valentine's Tuna, and I cuddled with him for a while as he purred contently. How did he reward me? By jumping on my leg while I was changing, clawing his way up my leg, and then swiping out at the place he could do the most possible damage. His paw went up my shorts, up my boxers, the claws came out, and they stuck into my tender manhood.

I might be a broken man now, only time will tell. To top it off, I have LARC tommorow, I'm not even sure if I can go, this really hurts.

Worst Valentine's day. EVER.

Oh, and now he's come back, purring, wanting some love. You can bet he won't get any tonight. Well, I don't know... he is giving me that cute kitten look...

Damn it hurts.

-Edward

What has law school done to me?

Disorder	Rating
Paranoid Disorder:	Low
Schizoid Disorder:	Very High
Schizotypal Disorder:	High
Antisocial Disorder:	Low
Borderline Disorder:	Low
Histrionic Disorder:	Moderate
Narcissistic Disorder:	Moderate
Avoidant Disorder:	Low
Dependent Disorder:	Low
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder:	Moderate
-- Personality Disorder Test - Take It! -- -- Personality Disorders --

If I compare this to before I entered law school... I guess I make more abstract connections and think more "magically"? I'd blame the study of law in general for that, sometimes you have to think "magically" in order to decipher the logic of some of the Supreme Court Justices.

It should be noted that I completed this test in 5 minutes, and it was on the internet. That puts its value somewhere around 0. I wouldn't really believe a test of my personality unless it was a long test, a tried test, a true test. Maybe the MMPI (Minnestota Multiphasic Personality Index). This was some weak internet bullshit, so people can get excited about their disorders. Something else that should be pointed out, "Schizoid" isn't really a disorder.

Ok, obviously, this is weak filler till I find something substantial to talk about. Just go take the test yourselves and see how you're crazy.

-Edward