bowlinger qua bowlinger

1. Where to take that pesky exam in July. This is a level of commitment that I’m just not ready for.

2. Where to go for an awesome trip after taking that pesky exam. This is much more fun and is entirely based on the idea that wealthier relatives might contribute to the funding (it worked for grad school). I’ve been thinking the Trans-Siberian railway, and then taking a passenger/cargo ferry from Vladivostok to Japan. Or taking the railway on its Trans-Mongolian route, from Moscow to Beijing.

3. Not watching The Office after this season is over. I’m really really annoyed about a lot of plot and character developments. Anyway, this seems minor, but I’m very engaged in American television.

4. How I can’t wait to eat at Chick-fil-A. I sometimes cry myself to sleep over this.

So, maybe you’re like me. You’re more of a night owl than an early riser, and maybe you’d like to work in a fast-paced courtroom environment where the cases are just not that serious and the judges are frustrated stage magicians. Maybe you’re also like me and you want to wear a cardigan and a knit tie to work every night. If so, I have a lead on where to apply for clerkships.

Here’s the National Center for State Courts’ list of night courts.

If you are going to commit a crime, do it big and make sure you can throw one hell of a party afterwards.

ELS Blog: Distribution of 2006 Starting Salaries: Best Graphic Chart of the Year

This graph is somewhat confusing. Note especially the median salary line, which is way off towards the left, leading me to think that the left hump on the graph ought to be much bigger.

Someone I worked with last spring pointed out a co-worker’s striking resemblance to a certain Star Wars character. At the time it was such a funny comparison that it haunted me where ever I went, including the post office.

Anyway, I was checking on the website for this season’s schedule and cracked up again - he’s at the top. Guess who he reminds me of and you win a prize.

Disclaimer: I don’t have any prizes - sorry.

Sorry for another law related post, but I think I have determined where I am bidding. Military law sounds awesome, and it would give me an excuse to get back to NoDak for some delicious elk meat.

In preparation for a trip to a lovely southern west coast city this week, we received information on the dress code.

 1.) Welcome reception - “the dress code for this event is California Casual.” (really, it was in upper-case letters like that)

2.) dinner cruise - “the dress code for this event is business casual.” (no upper-case letters).

3.) under “other details: dress code” - “the dress code for the retreat is casual resort wear.”

So some of us have been trying to figure out what these types of “casual” consist of and what we’re supposed to pack! I received an e-mail earlier today explaining (and yet not truly enlightening us) what these three types of “casual” mean, but I’d love to hear some ideas before I put that information in a comment.

“No – no – I reckon it wouldn’t hardly do, Ben. You see, Aunt Polly’s awful particular about this fence – right here on the street, you know – but if it was the back fence I wouldn’t mind and she wouldn’t. Yes, she’s awful particular about this fence; it’s got to be done very careful; I reckon there ain’t one boy in a thousand, maybe two thousand, that can do it the way it’s got to be done.”

When lunching with co-workers, it’s normal, and not showing off, to eat Asian food with chopsticks, right?

i’m hanging out in the suburbs of CT before i start my summer gig and my dad has kept me busy with yard work. i spent the better part of the last day and a half replacing the hedge around our front garden with a brick border. i’m seriously considering a career in masonry (not that freemasonry mumbo-jumbo either - the real brick-laying kind).