I am amazing

I have managed to pack up about 95% of my house and cleaned while doing it.....Im so excited to be almost done. My new roommate will be shocked at how much stuff I have and I even tossed about 10 bags to the trash!! Staying in on New Years Eve was well worth the peace of mind. WoooHooo!

I am going to lie to the people helping me and tell them at the last minute that I didnt finish packing and I need their help, just to freak em out! Truth is I plan on picking up the UHaul Sat morning and loading as much as possible before anyone gets here. I love the surprise on their faces when they see how much I did by myself, I don't want to burden anyone, and I like to get shit done! So Ill tell everyone to be here by noon and Ill be pretty much done. Just need help with the furniture that I can't carry. But I bet a nice neighbor will help me! This is gonna be fun!

Naps are great

Ive taken more naps in the last week than ever! They are great and I bet I will get a lot of naps as an unemployed student...Yay for naps!

slow but steady wins the race

That is something I say to myself all the time. Be careful, take your time, pay attention, double check and don't be lazy! Don't do it and you won't get caught, is another one I love. Back in the day when everyone in my office would waste hours IM'g, I would say....Don't do it and you won't get caught. Man it is so humiliating to be caught online by your boss. Which I rarely ever did.

Anyhooo the point is I made some progress packing last night but not nearly enough to make me feel good. The kitchen was gutted and half the shit thrown away. One closet is partially empty. There is so much to do. You see I am downsizing considerably. From an apt. to a room. Don't know how much if any storage will be available to me so I m dumping as much junk as possible. The problem with this is that I always throw away shit I end up needing later.

You could say I have the ANTI-Hoarder disease which causes me to throw anything and everything that is bothering me at that moment in the trash. Including pink slips to cars and other important documents. This has caused me many headaches. You better believe I stashed all my school stuff a while ago so it is safe.

Packing, moving, unpacking, cleaning, all of it blows! This is how I will ring in the new year! But it's better than celebrating it with a DUI, random hookup, spending too much money, or a hangover! My kind of party.

Im ready for round II....and the life of an unemployed student!

Last week of work!

There is no motivation in this office. I just cant force myself to handle my business. But I know I will eventually. My house hasnt been touched. There is lots of packing to do before Sat.

I have nothing interesting to say....so maybe I'll really take a break until after I move.

Cleanse Time

If you have issues with people fasting save yourself the aggravation and do not read any further. I consider myself to be pretty damn knowledgeable about health and nutrition. It's a personal interest of mine so if you think I am full of shit I understand. There are two schools of thought on fasting, those who think it is dangerous and stupid and those who find it beneficial. There are health risks and it isn't recommended by most physicians but I figure there must be something to it if people have been doing it for 150 years.

I have consumed more fast food, soda and sweets in the last 6 weeks than I have all year. My body is sick with preservatives, sugar, fat and other disgusting additives. Things have been so hectic I just let my health take a shit. I have caffeine running through my veins and to sleep I have Tylenol pm. Disgusting. My normal happy super healthy self would drink at least 50 oz of water a day and eat fresh veggies and fruit throughout the day keeping my meat intake to a minimum. The sweet tooth never really goes away but the fruit usually keeps me satisfied. This last year before my downfall, I was in the best shape of my life. My workouts were about an hour and half a day six days a week. Strength training and running transformed my body. I felt strong and super confident.

I am about 5'10: 150lbs, yes I am a giant! (I can't believe I admitted that!) But back when I was taking care of myself everyone would ask me if I was a model! I sorta miss those days even though models are almost all ugly?!? At my prime I was about 145 but all muscle now I am only 5lbs heavier but not so toned. I haven't lost total control but I'm getting there fast.

Where I am at now: I haven't gained much weight but I have lost a lot of muscle and I crave JUNK all day. There was a time when I wouldn't think twice about drinking a soda it was just no. Now I crave it. I quit drinking soda about 8 years ago and fell off this year. Not that I keep it in my fridge but I do often purchase it at school. This is where the cleanse comes in. I did this master cleanse last year at around this time for TEN days. Some will argue that fasting is extremely dangerous and actually does more harm to your metabolism than good. Starving yourself of protein causes your body to eat your muscle that is a fact but muscle memory is strong. I find that even though I lose some muscle as long as I continue my weight training during the fast I am able to get back to my normal toned self in about 7 days. At which time I also eat about 6x a day small meals of equal protein to carbs and lots of water. Sometimes I kick up the protein because I love feeling strong by building muscle.

If you are one of those girls who is afraid of weight training because you dont want to look like Chyna then I recommend you read this. I forgot the guys name but he explains that women do not create the testosterone necessary to bulk up like that naturally. So don't worry. The truth is the more weight training you incorporate into your work out the more weight you will lose and the faster your metabolism gets. I digress.

This is what I experienced last year while cleansing:

*Initial boredom--you realize if you are like me that food dominates your thoughts
*obsessive daydreaming about gross food that I didnt even usually eat
*bouts of weakness
*irritability
*bad breathe
*white tongue

Then around day 3 I started experiencing wonderful things:
*excessive energy
*the best sleep ever and wonderful dreams
*dropped a lot of weight (although it is water weight)
*even more heightened sense of smell
*extreme mental clarity
*skin became very clear and shiny
*eyeballs were very white
*no mood swings

I just felt freakin great. So revitalized and rejuvenated it was unreal. I did this with three other co-workers and we all had the same or similar experience. The other girls have fasted again since but I know it is not the best thing for your body so I figured one time a year is sufficient. What happens is you give your digestive tract a break and clean out all the old yucky poisons in your body. Essentially prepping it for a new diet of fresh veggies, fruit and organic food. Don't get me wrong I will still eat some processed food but not the sick stuff like frozen dinners and high sodium high fat shit. Just good stuff. I wasn't able to eat meat for a while, in fact I just started eating red meat again this last six weeks. My taste for it went away and it disgusted me a bit too thanks to that stupid book Skinny Bitch. The best thing to keep in mind is that you should eat for sustenance, nutrients and energy not for entertainment! This challenge of mine is two fold: a. to clean out the poison and b. to start over with a new diet.

Since I am moving next week and starting fresh I figured what better way than to do it with a cleaned out system. Get rid of all this yucky shit that is proven to make you fat, unhealthy, moody, have gross skin, gross hair, and be sickly. I am going to create a temporary blog for my adventure so I don't drive you guys away. I will post it and if you are so inclined to check out the torture I put myself through to regain my health then please do.

There is ongoing research about the effects of one's diet in relation to their mental well being in addition to their physical health. I mean think about all the people whos lives were transformed by eliminating Gluttin from thier diets. (which Im skeptical of) ADHD, depression, and other mental illnesses are also strongly correlated to specific unhealthy eating habits. It requires discipline but the rewards are countless. When your mind is healthy you are able to cope with pressure and stress better and your focus is on point ...just what I need! You will see that your new outlook on life when you are healthy attracts a lot of positivity to you. And it worked for me, my co workers and there are many other testimonials online. Check it out!

Bi-Polar?...Maybe

Man I went from psycho to chill in two seconds. One day I'm obsessing over exams that are long done and the next day I'm in lala land. Thank god. And thank god Christmas is over. Talk about chaos. But the crack baby (my new niece) who is like crack cuz I can't get enough of her, has pulled me through. Now for my poor neglected life. There are bills to pay, packing to do, and work to wrap up. Gotta get focused. I don't really think about school too much. When I do ...its a good anxious because I'm ready to work harder to do better. (even though I don't know my grades yet)

Christmas was ok...nothing great other than the crack baby and her siblings. My dad had my favorite Mexican place cater it. Unlike thanksgiving where i got ZERO left overs and remained bitter for weeks, I got a ton of left overs because I demanded it. My grampa asked my dad, "Do you want left overs?" and I chimed in, "Yes I do." he said, "I didn't ask you." and I said, "Well I'll take all the leftovers if i want." Just letting him know who is boss since MY dad paid for it all. (step grampa) likes to have power struggles with me but my dad always assures me that I win no matter what he says. And I did. Jerk! I love him but he drives me nuts (step grampa). He needs to learn that I am my dads BFF not him!! and if I want something I GET IT!! *stomping feet*

Yes, I realize I am acting like a ten year old but its the principle of the matter. It's been a long power struggle between him and I. But my dad says I am the boss so THERE! Ok that was ridiculous. Going to bed now...work tomorrow.

Mimosa's and the Office

I coerced my boss into giving me the company credit card so I could buy some stuff for lunch. You know like the old days. I told him..."this is how we started and this is how we will end." Stuffing our faces with delicious deli stuff.

Then I took the liberty of buying Champagne and OJ and got wasted at work! It was awesome. The end.

Fashion Girlz and mini Divas

Day number 5 with the kiddos. My strategy is usually to watch the kids at home while my sister and her hubby roam around town clueless. Not really but they have things to do and they don't do it!! My sister and I are as close as they get but as we grow older I notice the one big problem is that I am a getterdone kinda gal and she is a procrastinator, do everything the hard way, take the scenic route kinda gal. So when it comes to things like last minute Christmas shopping and making plans and being on time she fails. On the other spectrum I'm super neurotic and overly harsh about her lackadaisical attitude. I mean there is shit to be done...LETS do this.

Needless to say no Christmas shopping was accomplished between her and I and we are still at square one with one day to go. So while my dearest sissy attempted to get pics developed I took the two girls, my 4 year old niece Kayla and her 5 year old cuzin Clara to the park. And guess what Auntie let them do.....dig in the dirt---in their nice clothes----for hours. I also let them climb trees and other dangerous but exciting for kids stuff. AND it was free! Who needs stupid Chuckie (How the fuck you spell that I don't know) Cheese. I don't do Disney, I don't do Hanna Montana and I'm just into mischief when it comes to kids.

Listening to these lil divas was hilarious. Everything out of their mouths was about what fashion girlz do and do not do. For example according to Kayla, "Fashion girlz like grown up shoes like General Hospital. Fashion girlz like to talk on the phone and have cute puppies." Then good ol' semi dysfunctional Clara chimes in...."Yeah fashion girlz have cigarettes too." WHO the hell taught her that!!! This fashion girl bullshit went on for hours. But I'll tell u what I'm the best Auntie in town cuz i let them do dangerous stuff like climb trees, get filthy dirty, and spill bubbles all over grandpas' patio.

That's my role in all of this...to be the one who has no rules. That's all. But that is exactly why my cats are hell raisers because I never disciplined them. Think about it in the big scope of things...in life there are 4 year olds with muddy pants and then their are halfway delusional, mentally and socially retarded 1L me. Things could be so much worse and if I could take back my life for a day and dig in the dirt I would def. do it.

Ok, my boss is buying breakfast for the last 4 of us tomorrow. He said I could have 1 item off the dollar menu and that's it. Yippy! Can't wait. Think I'll smuggle in Mimosas. Tomorrow is kid free day, just me and presents to wrap. Maybe I'll look at my bank account but not likely.

Abby

I made up this little lullaby for my newest niece cuz she is sweet like candy.

Abi-ghelly...Abi-ghelly you and ur lil round belly
Your dimples so cute and ur diapers so smelly
Ohhhh OH ohhhh Abi-ghelly
I wanna bite your cheeks off and squeeze u till u squeak
Ohhhh OH ohhhh Abi-ghelly
U love ur auntie and ur auntie loves you...except when your diapers leak
Abhi-ghelly....Abi-ghelly Ill day dream about ur lil sweet face
Till tomorrow baby girl. Your mommy better watch you close
Otherwise Im gonna put u in my purse and you will disappear with out a trace

Dont worry guys my sister said I could have one of them. Man this little baby is like crack. When she is around I can't take my eyes off of her. She is four months old and the cutest damn thing you ever saw. She smiles and coos and looooovvvves kisses. I love all the kids but man this lil baby has stolen my heart.

I decided again today that I do not want kids. Seriously. I can't imagine all the delays, clean ups and not being free to come and go. I just dont want a kid. So aside from my pregnancy phobia and my fear of raising a hell child having kids is not in my cards. Come to think of it I dont even remember wanting kids when I was young. My little sister has 4 and thats enough.

My dream husband will have a dead mom (I hate mother in laws) and maybe a kid or two from a previous thing, that will be just perfect for me. The kid can stay at our house and I'll be motherly but then it can go home. The best of both worlds.

p.s. the mall sucks ass and I hate people. Why does EVERYONE IN ARCADIA where dirty vans and skinny jeans with their fat rolls hanging out everywhere. God I hate skinny jeans on the wrong people and most people are wrong.

OH I got drunk at Chuckie Cheese today...that is the only way you will get me to go there is if you promise I can have beer.

baby its cold outside....

My favorite sort of christmas time song.

Last thoughts on my Asian fever

For some reason some Asian social network sites are linked to me...and I find that fanfuckingtabulous. I have always wanted to explain my very sudden craving for Asian guys. Which by the way is dying because I'm moving back to a place where there are very few Asian guys. My white friends just don't get it...

So here is the list take it with a grain of salt it is very much generalized:

1. Asian guys LOVE white girls-- so that is fun
2. Asian guys DATE; this includes picking you up from your house, going to your door, with flowers or some gift, they choose the restaurant and after hours fun (bar, club) and you do NOTHING except look pretty. Its very old fashioned and very sweet.
3. Asian guys don't jump down your pants right away
4. Many of them have an extremely low tolerance for alcohol so you have a automatic DD (later on in the relationship of course)
5. THEY DANCE SO GOOD!!!!!!
6. The Asian guys in my City also have a super cute style
7. They smell delicious (best taste in cologne)
8. The Asian guys I have dated have all had nice bodies and been very clean cut
9. They are EDUCATED
10. They have JOBS
11. They usually have nice cars
12. They are usually very well cultured and intellectual

BEATS THE HELL OUT MOST OF THE OTHER DEAD BEATS IVE DATED. AND there is a ton of them to go around because white girls are too chicken to date them...even though they really secretly want to. But there is a difference depending on where you live. The Asian guys in Arcadia are much different than the Asian guys in LA besides the obvious that one group is predominantly Chinese and the latter Korean. So if you are reading this dear Asian social networks that's why white women date Asian men.

Check this out!

My neice Abby has two different colored eyes...Its so awesome. The pics below didnt show it well enough.

I don't have TV

Because I pay so much per month in freaking parking tickets I can't afford cable.....but not for long. My new house has cable and its included in the rent. wooohoo.

If you drove up and down the street for over an hour at midnight you would park anywhere too, trust me.

I started a book today. John Grisham. Ive never read his books because I prefer girl porn (as another blogger puts it, sorry I can't remember where I saw that but when I do I'll give credit where its due. ) Its actually the best description for romance books. I just love the fake dramatic drawn out love stories. But I'm not in the mood for that shit right now. This John Grisham book is pretty darn good. It will last me till Weds when I get the Twilight series. Gotta work tomorrow. Ugh. It will probably resemble a funeral since my boss has laid off half the staff. I usually work from home but since I only have two weeks left there I decided to grace them with my presence and actually get some real work done. Its the least I could do after all they have put up with from me.

Enjoy your break kids....I'm on my way to letting it go. I just cant have too much time on my hands cuz thats when my wheels start turning.

Here is the lil angel I hung out with today ...take note of the ONE GREEN EYE and ONE BROWN EYE. Trrriiipy

Maybe I shouldnt admit this

I'm going crazy thinking about the exams. So I am going to practice writing them...again...right now. I don't have anything better to do because I worked till like 8pm and have things to do early in the morning. And I dont have a television so......that leaves me to my dangerous thoughts.

Here goes nothing.

The End of an Era

Im at work. My last day here is Jan 2nd. Since finals work has taken a back seat and I have only done enough work to keep me from being yelled at but today there is much to do. I'm sitting here at my huge desk in my empty office with a beautiful view of the City, and my heart is heavy.

I am going to miss what this place used to be but I always knew it wouldn't last forever. Knowing it would eventually come to an end doesn't make the end any easier. This post is for my lil' sisters who I leave behind and for me.

It all began in February almost two years ago. I answered an ad in craigslist for a legal clerk position. Never having experienced the wonders and chaos of Los Angeles, I was more than a little intimidated. The thought of being the poor trashy girl amongst L.A.'s elite made me hesitant to go for it.

Getting my foot in the door was a priority. Having some legal experience would expose me to the legal culture and hopefully compliment my already awesome resume. What happened was so much more. I come from a simple place where minds are sometimes small and experiences are limited. So I closed my eyes and jumped.

This law firm is not your typical law firm-- it really is a family. When business was thriving we would have meetings daily. During those meetings we would enjoy a huge breakfast supplied by our boss of bagels, eggs, fruit, and other delicious sides then discuss our passions, thoughts, and ideas, our boss listened to what everyone had to say no matter what our position on the ladder. Not only that but these people being the sophisticated cultured individuals they are schooled me on the finer things in life like music, food, wine, film, and sports. Personal golf lessons by my boss, trips to see my co-worker play in the Youth Symphony, lots and lots of good food, and more Tiger Woods than anyone could stomach. They never laughed when I said, "what the hell is that." I was never afraid to tell them that I had never eaten Korean food, didn't care for sushi, or never heard of some wine that they all loved. I can now tell the difference between a Korean person and a Chinese person, I was taught about Judaism, Hinduism, and more liberal politics than I needed. They took me under their wings and opened my eyes to life. I've learned so much.

I have never had to be someone I am not here. At other jobs my passion, drive and intensity always took me to the top quickly but I was never liked very much. I was constantly getting promoted and getting raises and people grew to hate me. (jealousy) Here the same happened but the difference is that my passion, drive, intensity and other quirks like my impatience and intolerance for laziness is accepted. No one gets their feelings hurt if I snap at them and they like me and got to know me for who I really am. I guess that is the difference between working in a professional field of work vs. a huge office full of uneducated "lifers" who hate you because they think complacency is unchangeable.

My favorite memories are of when we had a full staff of like 25 people mostly clerks. The conversations, instant messages, and two hour lunch breaks were priceless. All of us become very close and in a good way. Our happy hour celebrations did not include any gossip. And like my favorite quote goes....little minds discuss people, big minds discuss events, and great minds discuss ideas. We were all full of ideas.

I saw this coming about six months ago. I love business and accounting and money so I made it a point to learn how to check the billing and receivables against the payables, expenses, etc. I knew business had slowed a lot and there was no looking back. Soon M-law would be reduced to where it was in the beginning.....2 people running the show. My firm specializes in Real Estate law and so naturally our business is almost gone.

I quit knowing I would be laid off and made some decisions about moving closer to school. Last week I got a message from one of the attorneys that himself and a paralegal were laid off. That means had I not given my notice I would have been laid off, without a doubt. Im really sad. Being laid off right before Christmas is no fun. Both of those people will land on their feet because they are bright and full of potential but it doesnt make the blow any easier.

So here I am all alone at my desk with the daunting task of wrapping up all my loose ends so as to avoid the inevitable chaos that ensues when you loose a bunch of employees who were right in the middle of projects. I am so grateful that I am going through all of this now, during winter break. Up until now I had blocked this all out and didnt allow myself to think about how much leaving was going to hurt. Change is scary no matter what but when your heart is attached to a group of people it makes it so much worse.

I hate getting attached and I hate feeling like this but I guess its life and I'll be fine. As soon as I am done here I get to go smother my nieces and nephews to death with hugs and kisses and candy and fun. Thats what I have right now...to look forward to.

Why is Christmas so sad sometimes? I think it is because the pressure of happiness is so high. Society demands that we celebrate, and shop, and be Merry. So when things go bad its so much worse.

I need another beer.

Corona-licious

Mmmmm...UMMMmmmm. Yup. Mmmm. My sissy and her family came in today. OMG talk about heaven. I walked through the door and got tackled by the three most adorable kids on earth...My god it was great. Then we had a lil BBQ some carne asada, poker, dominos and Corona's mmmm MMMmmm!

Ahhhhh.

And now for life....

Wow. Where do I start. No more excuses for living in filth. My BFF suggested a mini vacation to San Diego....First things first, I gotta wipe this shitty look off my face and forget that I am average and get out there and be happy so I don't bring the whole world down. I'm pretty good at brainwashing myself and anyway what a loser I should be happy. Wait till you guys see my nephews and neices...OMG they are my heart I cant wait to bite their cheeks off.

Winter Break to do list:

Get my contracts and torts outlines and flashcards organized and put away in a binder for later reference.

Look for a job!!!

Read the Twilight series

Move!!!

and then get my ass back to the gym! Thank you God!

p.s. It took about 3 listens but the Brittney CD is pretty damn good and the John Legend CD is even better.

Now I will snap oup of my coma, read the news, socialize and live my life. Im going to work on a plan so that I have more of a life next semester because isolating myself like that was horrible.

p.s.s THANKS FOR ALL THE e-hugs and support....(you know who you are ;)

Done

Im pretty sure I bombed contracts because although I know every restatement under the sun...I was so consumed with that ....that I didnt do a good enough analysis! AND in addition to that i freakin used the wrong statute of frauds...I used UCC and it didnt even apply to this hypo.

Do you think a lot of students mix up a law or two. I mean shit we memorize 8 million things do they really expect us to keep it all perfectly straight? I'm dissapointed because I worked really hard but I guess the only way to get better is by messing up. Off to sleep. I feel lost now. I have no studying to do?

my babies

And that is why you work here....

Not to be super bitchy...but I am tired and I do not have patience for shit like this:

Super stupid waiter boy: "Can I get you anything to drink?"
Me: "Yes, coffee and water please."
Super stupid waiter boy: "Wow you have a lot of books, what are you studying?"
Me: "Contract law"
Super stupid waiter boy: "OH YOU ARE GONNA BE A COP!!! AWESOME!"
Me: "ummm, yeah."

Then a fucking boat load of frat boys, and their mascot entered my silent little haven and poisoned it with F-bombs and mindless chatter about all the oh-so daunting life of being an undergrad. FUCK YOU FRAT BOYS! I hate you because you are loud, obnoxious, pretentious, arrogant, and most importantly I CAN SMELL THE MILDEW ON YOUR DRAGON SUIT FROM SIX TABLES AWAY.

It's cold. I'm tired. My work let two people go today, my sister and her entire huge family are coming Friday, I am moving in two weeks, and I forgot about Christmas. Leave me alone life!

HELP

I CAN'T STUDY. I JUST CAN'T. OH MY GOD. The dialogue in my head is going to drive me insane. Its a neverending battle between the fuck it devil on my shoulder and the crazy you are going to fail contracts angel on my other shoulder. I'm stuck.

no pleasing me

I dont feel any better than I did last week. Aren't I supposed to be relieved? Im not necessarily sad, angry, Im just anxious. The only difference now is that I have this urge to keep studying Torts and make sure I know the doctrine so that I don't question myself. Torture.

Post Exam

Regarding my lil' hypo below...we have this lil booger called the egg shell theory, where you take P as you find her. It doesn't matter that she was unusually susceptible to catching the disease and ...A has a duty to act as a reasonably prudent guy with a rash. In which he did not by neglecting it. The real question here is proximate cause. Therefore, is it reasonably foreseeable that sneezing on someone would cause them to contract a virus from you? YES because the foreseeability is about the general type of harm that would ordinarily follow from you neglecting your own sickness--on someone else, not the details. Transmitting a virus is foreseeable and a reasonably prudent person would have their rash looked at to make sure it was not deadly or contagious.

Just finished Torts exam. I missed some small issues that might be big in Professor Torts eyes and I got a lil choked up on concurrent vs. superseding causes. Even though I know damn well how it works. Its like algebra...while im working it out i understand it but every time i look at it later it looks foreign.

My lifeless body managed to make it home after the exam and to my great surprise I received 3 text messages from people thanking me for my help. That was very nice. I did get stage fright at first but about an hour into it I was flowing. And the multiple choice seemed pretty easy because I almost read the entire freakin horn book. Every single question was familiar. In fact some verbatim. I think he used parts of previous exams as questions. I honestly cant remember the hypos or my answer. Maybe I am just too tired. Adrenalin does a number on you. One thing I did differently from all other tests is that I planned my answer and I WATCHED THE TIME diligently. I spent exactly 20 minutes preparing and 40 min answering each question. Wow....what a stress reliever. Instead of playing games with the clock. Surprisingly the planning of my answer was immensely helpful. I don't know why I have always been so impatient and ready to type. Honestly, I have never planned my answer and I knew that was a huge problem.

The one thing I did that I really regret is going back and adding things to answers I already finished because I didnt even have time to make sure what I was saying made sense.

Cant sleep

First real exam is tomorrow. I won't be satisfied until I get the answer to this question:

A has a rash and he ignores it thinking it will go away. Turns out it is a rare disease that could be fatal if left untreated. A walks through the hall (unaware of his disease) he unintentionally sneezes on B who happens to have a rare congenital immune disease (wtf?) She is unusually susceptible to viral infections and subsequently contracts A's rare disease which leaves her hospitalized for a month.

Discuss her rights.

Ok, since A was unaware of the disease there is no intent. You see if he was aware he had..say herpes and then had sex with someone he would be intentionally causing harmful contact (battery) Sooooo.....does that mean A was negligent by sneezing on B? He has no duty to her, therefore he didnt breach anything, unless one has a duty to keep their sneezing to themselves (which should be a law) I digress. If he does have a duty then it can be argued that "but for" A sneezing on B she would not have contracted this disease. She was harmed and it was within a reasonably foreseeable scope of risk (proximate cause) Is A liable for negligence?

Isnt B assuming the risk by being in public I mean viral shit is rampent, right? Shouldnt she be in a bubble or something?

I say no but I can't figure out why this is on the hypo if there is no cause of action.

Interesting

Scorpio (10/23-11/21)
Clear your mind early this morning and get ready for your focus to shift to a brand new challenge. But don't worry -- this is a fun challenge that you have been waiting for! Take things slowly and stay in information gathering mode until you know you have everything you need to get started. Rushing will only force you to have to go back and revise your work later on, and that's no fun. You are getting so close to a dream that it will be hard to hold back, but you've got to stay cool.

Please accept my resignation

I don't want to be the class Ambassador anymore. It's too much pressure. I have had five phone calls and texts all day long from classmates with questions. I swear to god I do not know more than they do and they all EXPECT me to do so well. It is making me crazy and it is monopolizing my time.

Tomorrow I am sending an email saying that i dropped my phone in the toilet and Im turning that SOB OFF! I truly do enjoy helping people but now we are too close to game time and I don't want to give anyone an edge on me because of my own freakin work. You know what I mean? I could be supplying my competitors with the amo they need to outdo me. Im so tired.

Just imagine the dissapointment I will have when grades are distributed and I do poorly. Not only will I be letting myself down but I will feel like a failure based on the confidence my classmates have in me. Maybe I can try to use this pressure to drive me to keep working harder even though I am feeling like there is no more I can do.

This post might sound self rightious or even like i am bragging but I am not it's just that I was all too accomodating to all the slackers and now they depend on me. I set myself up for this one.

It really boils down to just that...I am not a slacker. Not that I am smarter but I have dedicated a lot of time to preparation and they have not. Fuck I don't know.

p.s my cat just puked in my bed on my clean sheets. Awesome

oops

Been avoiding my Dad's calls since yesterday...cuz ummm yeah I broke everything in his house while he was away.

I finally answered today and ...he said, "Everytime you come to my house you break my T.V." and I said, "Hey dad gotta go I'll call you after finals....and ummm good luck with that stupid T.V.

I didn't think he would call me out but I guess he probably wondered why the heater was ripped off the wall (jk) and his printer was unplugged.

Dad's house sucks ass!!

Rest 2d

Here is my trick for today: It makes no sense and will surely annoy the hell out of the upperclassman but hey this is working for me and Im on hour 10 of studying for today and have officially lost all sensibility and discretion. Dont likey tough shit...

*Last year's top grade memorized 200 restatements Im about 3/4 of the way to memorizing just about 200. (that includes UCC) Our professor has made it clear that our grade is highly dependent on how many CL and UCC we restate VERBATIM. And not just the numbers but the rules too. If you don't believe me ill send u the recording from the review session....Analysis means nothing to him.

To Play for our DAC C
887 10 14 20 10 14 (sort of a phone number/locker combo theme)

Terms 1-8
Parties 9-16
Formation 17-23
Offer 24-34
Duration 35-49
Acceptance 50-70
Consideration 71-81
No consideration 82-96

Think March 14th or 3/14 (disregard the middle one I had forgotten about it but it still works in my head the way i have it.

SOF -(3) 110, 124, 130
SOF-(7) 131-137
Non Comply SOF (14) 138-150

Think July 15 or 7/15
MIS-take (7) 151-158
MIS-rep (15) 159-173

Think April 8 or 4/8
Duress (4) 174-177
Unenforceability (8) 178-185

UCC goes:
1-103 CL applies unless displaced by UCC
1-203 Good faith
1-204 Reasonable time
1-205 Course of Dealing / Useage of trade

2-104 Merchant
2-105 good
2-106 k

2-201-2-209 and 3-301, 3-302 and 3-303

Looking at this post makes it seem so simple...holy shit it is so NOT. Ive been working on this shit all day. Keep in mind I have to memorize the rules/exceptions/and cases to cite. Ugh!

Simple Christmas Wish

My crazy high school friend advertised this on her blog (see link below) One little girls wish is to receive mail. She has cerebral pasly. This is the cheapest easiest good deed one could do....

This little girl just wants mail for christmas. If you can find it in your rotten lil hearts to write this angel a letter, I am sure Santa will be very happy....

Alexis Krosky
PO Box 195
Columbiana, Ohio 44408

ahhhh

That was a sigh of relief. I haven't been home for dayyyys! I spent all last week in the City I go to school living like a homeless person, roaming from house to house for free coffee, food and sympathy. Then I spent the weekend with my lil' sister the dog. Who I really don't like.

Nothing fucking works at my dads house. I could not for the life of me get the TV to work, the printer to print, my computer to get online, or the heater to shut off. I think I broke everything at least twice and yes I left it all broken and bailed this morning.

I emailed the study buddies and told them I was sick (eeek karma). I need some solo study time I spend all my energy "discussing" concepts. Which I have said from the beginning I don't have any trouble with. Memorization is what i need to do! Anywhoooo...I made it back to L.A. And on the way home I gave myself a pep talk. Because where I am at right now is passing and all it will take to do better than that is a lil dicipline. I am just sooooo fucking sick of looking at this shit. However, the extra work will most certainly take me above passing.

Because of my absence my cats were dying a lil' inside...I could tell. So I snuggled em' up, gave them some yummy treats, and cleaned my house. Not clean by my mother's standards but clean to where bugs are not crawling on my open box of cheerios, the liter box is shitable, and there is almost no cat hair anywhere, sheets are in the washer, and the desk is sanitized and ready to go. Its so therapeutic to be in a clean and comfy spot to study. Got a pot of coffee brewed, gonna shower and get all pretty then study for the rest of the night. Might take a stroll to starbucks for a change of scenery in a few.

Feelin good kids! Hope you are all doing well!

Exam Progress

Where am I? Ok, been getting a solid 5 -8 hours in per day. Spending a lot of time at the law library because my law library is not crazy?! And I have no idea why? Well I sort of do. The law school messed up scheduling somehow and my cohort got a reading week where others did not. This means that a good majority of the school is done with finals and mine are next week.

My classmates have shown some unusual true colors lately. Their arrogance and confidence has dissipated and they have all become so much nicer. Even though I liked them before I was intimidated by their "front" of being brilliant. And my school doesnt even have brilliant. The pressure is huge because people think I am working a lot harder than I am. Unfortunately, life happens and I have missed some valuable time with things like, dog sitting for my dad, running all over hell and back to get a new computer and working.

Hopefully in the next 3.5 days before torts I will get all the way there and 4.5 with contracts. I am sure I am already at a passing level but as we all know passing is not enough. My emotional adjustment with law school (ups and downs) happened a lot sooner than most people in my class which made me soooooooooooo happy. Because all of the sudden everyone became so unhappy and I had already gone through it so I was happy again. I do still love this.

Here I am belly full of coffee getting ready to shower put makeup on and GET DRESSED then off to the library. I am over that whole "the shittier I look the harder I must have worked" thing. It's not as fun as I thought it would be. Being all tore up just makes me tired. So time to psych everyone out with my fresh face and amazing stamina---good luck to all!!!!!!!! I can't wait till I have time to peruse all my favorite blogs again!

Home Sweet Home

I bet many of you can relate to this one.

I grew up in a City that is not very popular and pretty much a poorer version of suburbia. I spent a good ten years of my life slowly but surely migrating further and further away from this dirty lil shit hole. Ironically I ended up going to law school in this City. At first I was disgusted and even afraid. After all once you live in L.A. and let yourself be brainwashed by all the transplants you get a lil biased. Thankfully, I got my head straight.

These kids that come to L.A. from all over the country, including City's much more disgusting than my hometown, get this weird complex. I think they start to define themselves based on the hype from tv and of course the general attitude in L.A. You are only cool if you live in L.A.

However, unlike many of the people I have met in L.A., my priorities are much different. It is more important to me to be closer to school, do well, sleep and take care of myself than to party every single night with a bunch of wanna be's.

What's even better is that my very best friends live in or near my hometown which brings me immense pleasure in my few spare moments. There is something so calming about being surrounded by the people you know the best, trust, and love. Moving back to my hometown is not only going to save me a 100 mile trip (per day) but will also give me the freedom to have lunch with my favorite people, crash thier house to study, and just have company. My only friends in L.A. with the exception of my lil sisters at M-Law, are not friends at all. In fact most of them have long abandoned me since I hung up my dancin shoes. (clubbing not stripping)

Driving around the oh-so familiar streets yesterday I was so content. Everything around was just perfectly familiar. No traffic and FREE PARKING!! My days of $300 per month in tickets are LONG over and I couldn't be happier. I don't know if the pressure of exams is making me crave home or if all these years I have spent running from it are finally over. I'm done hiding from the people I grew up with. I have changed and accepted all the ugly things that have happened in life. It's time to plant some roots and get ready to be me again.

*Just for context my weird feelings about my hometown are based on a series of tragedies that occured throughout my earlier adult life. From the ages of 15-25 many people I loved dearly committed suicide, or were killed in accidents, went to jail or prison, became addicted to drugs, married assholes, had too many kids and just plain fucked up. NOT ONE of my childhood friends has a college degree. Thanfully two of them are working hard right now in college, because it is never too late to pursue your education. And its not only the people that make me sad but my life was hard when I lived there. My parents kicked me out of my house when I was 15 years old. I have lived like a gypsy ever since. Moving constantly. Its exhausting. Growing up that soon is scary and there was a lot of suffering involved. (feed cat or feed me?) Work 3 jobs or go to college? which explains why I am 30 years old and in my first year of college. Anyway, the sadness surrounding my old neighborhood and the memories that pop into my head are sometimes more than I can bare. I just have such a hard time being happy for my own successes when those I have cared about so much in life have given up on life and become failures. That was hard to say but I feel better! Time to move forward because looking at yesterday only makes me miss today.

hmmm

So apparently some marketing firm that monitors what is said about specific brands on blogs is scoping out my blog......

Good thing I have nothing but great things to say about Cheeze Its since that the only thing I really ever mention by name....i think? In fact they should pay me! Whatever I guess its better than the guy who googled "Ron is a responsible rapist" and found me......hmmmmmm. Oh my other favorite key word is "fat personal trainers"...its an epidemic!

Jinx!

My laptop took a shit yesterday. I had to buy a new one. Merry Xmas to me and no one else cuz now Im really broke!

I have thought of some things to blog which I will get back to but Im busssssyyyyyy! Whooo hoooo!

In the coming days or weeks maybe I will discuss my Contracts professor who may or may not be a compulsive liar (ive seen two of his personal stories on boston legal and one on a law blog)

Cheating in law school (more corrupt attorneys heading our way)

Ok...work hard

Whoa

It is Weds. and the last time I posted was Sunday. This is serious! Monday I left work and went to the law library *shudder*. GUESS WHAT it was empty!! I got some solid work done. Memorized 19 UCC's! Today was study group which turned out completely differently than I ever imagined.

The girl power study group failed. We met twice and the chemistry just wasn't there. Now I am playing for the other team. I was recruited by the boys and have found it much more productive. I was affectionately labeled (I hope) the ambassador of the class because I know everyone and have had personal one on one's with each person in our class. But like I have said before I could and would talk to a wall if it would respond. Anyway, study group was ok but Im going to roll solo tomorrow for the first half of the day then if the opportunity presents itself I will meet up with the boys. I wont lie I love being the only girl! AND I love actually hearing how insecure they all are because I wouldn't have guessed it and it makes me feel better about how insecure I feel.

So its 130am and I studied for ten hours yesterday (technically) I have never been so exhausted. This is an interesting journey.

I have a plan

Ok...I'm still sitting here and havent started studying yet. Here is the plan. I have a LOT of random songs on my IPOD that I dont like. In order to get motivated I am going to clean up my itunes upload Britney's new CD and Lady GaGa's new CD and get inspired! Thats the plan kids!

where to go

Ive spent the whole morning trying to figure out where to study. Part of me wants to make the 100 mile round trip to the law library. After reading all the posts about the psychotic peole at the library and experiencing it myself Im not so sure. I sorta like going there because I leave looking like hell and it makes me feel like I put in some solid work. Also, there are people there to socialize with when I need a break. On the other hand that is one hell of a drive and Im already fragile do I really want to keep pushing myself off the edge. Ughhhh!

Is it weird to study at IHOP? I mean it would mean unlimited water and coffee and I am hungry. The only coffee shop I can think of is right next to a bar which is not a good idea. My house is just too dirty to sit in. Two things are gonna happen either Im gonna go back to sleep or Im going to waste more time trying to figure this out. The best part is I'll be doing this same thing all of next week! Time for some brainstorming. The first step in getting movie is to get my ass in the shower....

Certifiable...officially!

*Disclaimer: I am unusually dramatic about every single mishap in life

Today I did the most ridiculous thing possible..........BOMBED MY LAW EXAM! It all began like this:

I got to the library at noon the exam was at 3. The ipod was on and I was jamming away when a few other classmates joined me. We were all in the zone and things were going just fine. That is until I get into the exam classroom, plug in my laptop and try to start the examsoft. I fucking forgot to load the exam and I do not have internet access at school. (good one smarty pants) You see I did not sign up for internet access on purpose and yes it bit me in the ass. At least 6 of my classmates crowded around me to try and help. I graciously bit their heads off in my panic induced state of mania. The ironic thing is before the exam I talked two other guys into doing the exam on the computer because it is just so much easier.

I get into the writing room for retards, get my blue book and begin the exam. Two hours for this WTF!! I figured I'd be done in an hour. What do you know by the time I finished my perfect briefs (2 of them) I had a whopping 40 minutes to do the most important part.....the memo!

Put it this way...I got the crupac in but there is ZERO analysis! This equates to an F!! Im sure.
I was so sick after the exam I hurried out of the room and took an alternate route to a hidden bathroom and locked myself in the stall so as to avoid the psychotic chatter from the other exam takers. The feeling that came over me was like none other. I was defeated, my eyes were so exhausted I couldn't even see and my body wanted to collapse! All that adrenalin and stress just did me in. The worst part is this is supposed to be the easiest exam.

Soooo, what did i learn today? I learned that my classmates are awesome and wanted to help me so bad, I learned that I need to be more cautious when uploading the exam, I learned to BUY A GAWD DAMN WATCH!! And don't underestimate how quickly two hours flies by.

Strangely, I have done a decent job of accepting the fact that it's done and there is nothing I can do about it. Realistically I wont fail per se' but i most certainly won't be scoring anything to brag about.

Guess what else! I went outside after I hid for a while, got some fresh air then marched my happy ass back into the library and studied for another 5 hours for Torts. It really helped get my mind off my earlier disaster.

Good lord I better get my act together...and quickly

good night!

Again!

I guess my gaydar is defective or maybe I don't have one. Yes I pretty much live in West Hollywood but my freaking god! The super delicious, dreamy, hot guy who lives exactly 4 footsteps across the hall is officially gay! My friends had suspicions but he is a model and well I guess I just sorta was in denial ;) Anyway, him, his adorable boyfriend, and mom are fucking decorating the tree with the door wide open. THANKS A LOT BUDDY! I guess I shoulda known better when the very first time I met him he exclaimed, "girl you look gorgeous!" (me and the gals were walking out of my apt. to go dancin!!) Straight men don't generally tell random new neighbor girls those kind of things, at least not in my world. Sooooo Sad.

Ok back to work.

Close Your Eyes and Jump!

Thats how I do things. I quit my job today. Gave a 4 week notice and I haven't been so relieved in 15 weeks. I am moving in with a longtime friend right near school. I'm bored stiff here and my head is elsewhere.

Anyway here is a list of the things *they say that I believe:

1. Students wouldnt recognize a case if it were hitting them in the face. (i.e. very frequently professors get their ideas for exam hypos out of the notes after the cases) It frustrates them to no end when they try to give you something that will ring bells but you didn't read the notes.

2. Confidence is key. The calmer you are the more clearly you will think and the more focused you will remain.

3. They do not intentionally try to trick you they just try to add nuances to separate the As from the Bs. It is not a malicious act that brings them joy.

4. They want us to succeed. We are their lil babies the better we do...the better teacher they are.

5. This won't kill us.

6. Most people in the world, including law students, are good and don't get off seeing others suffer.

7. Organize your answer!!!!! Spend 1/3 of the allotted time outlining a coherent answer.

8. If they hinted at common mistakes DONT MAKE THEM!

9. Be excited this is what we have worked so hard for (to show off what we know)

10. Be proud of yourself not everyone can do this!

Happy studies kids! Unless something absolutely amazing happens I think I will take a short hiatus.

Busy lil bloggers we are

Back to work....

Painting my Life with Perfume

Some might call it a curse and sometimes it is ...my sense of smell. It is remarkable. I smell EVERYTHING. If I am at a stop light I can smell the guy or girls perfume or cologne from the car next to me. When I am outside I smell the weather changes. (ok this sounds really weird) But I can smell dirt, mist, flowers, anything. I am not kidding. In my life there are three things I can NOT live without and this is on a daily basis, perfume, my ipod, and books. The way a person smells tells me so much about them. If I spend the night at someones house I can smell everything, the trash, rotten food, I can tell if the floor is clean, if the sheets are fresh, if the towels sat in the washer too long, If you ever open ur damn windows, and I can even smell sickness.

The problem is I also smell funk which makes the gym almost unbearable at times. And I can describe what I am smelling in a way that will either make you happy or puke. Scents dictate my mood. I am currently wearing L'Homme by YSL, yes it is mens cologne. The critics say it is the scent of a successful man...oops. BUT think about body chemistry and how that changes the scent! Since I am a woman the cologne does different things on my skin and the violet and basil pop. The fragrance becomes sweet on me and it is a fresh clean scent. Here are the elements:

• Top notes are ginger and bergamot; middle notes are white pepper, violet and basil; base notes are tonka bean, tahitian vetiver, musk and cedar.

Beware because this is something that I am hungry to learn about so I will probably start boring you all to death with this....or I'll practice here for a little while then start my own perfume blog! YaY!!! Yes, it is that important to me. In fact my work prohibits the use of perfume and I wear it anyway because I can NOT function without it. I am not kidding. Every single memory I have is complimented by a scent. Its the color in my life.

Elle magazine's article says, "For some fragrance fanatics, scent is simply the sense with which they compute everyday life; its impact on their experiences processed in the hippocampus, the brains memory bank and the amygdala, its emotional control panel--more instinctual and intellecutal. ...Some people get high. They find it transporting, disorienting." *

and my favorite quote

"It makes breathing, ordinarily a purely functional thing, bring a little bit of beaty into each breath." *

Its true. I actually follow people arround to ask them what they are wearing because it intoxicates me. And on the other hand if i hate it ...I tell them I am allergic so they will stop wearing it. It makes me physically ill.

Ok are you all convinced I am nuts yet? Don't worry you soon will but I feel like a kid in a candy store. I am so excited! After all of this Ill go apply at nordstrom to work at the perfume counter which is the equivelent to working in a bookstore to me....heaven!

*Elle Magazine, November 2008 Issue. Notes from the underground by Maggie Bullock pg. 298.

I almost had it (inspiration) but it has left me

1. Professor K tried to put me on blast and instead I put his ass in his place! About an hour into his furious lecture, (he was sweating like a pig) he decided to YELL, "Miss JD why are preliminary negotiations not an offers!!!!" I literally jumped because he hadn't called on anyone yet and he is the master of the real true paper chase style socratic method. So then he says, (after my face turns purple) "You didn't think Id call on you did you?!?" In that GOTCHA tone of voice followed by a loud cackle from the back of the room. When I say very arrogantly, "I CAN answer the question!" (he looks pleased), and I answer it and he says in his oh so delighted tone "CORRECT!!" So fuck you turd in the back and fuck you professor K...I GOT THIS!

2. I was so damn inspired earlier today by an article I read in one of my Glamour magazines that is probably 6 months old but I never have time to read them. I took it to the gym and learned all about this great big society of perfume lovers!!! OMG! It's like discovering a support group for some rare disease! I had so many great things to say about this but Im just too freakin tired. I hope I will get to it because it was fascinating and made me feel so much better about my obsession with scents. I'll add this to my list of hobbies so far Im at 3: Blogging, working out/nutrition (dont laugh Im serious), and perfume sniffing!! Yeahhhh! Im becoming interesting or weird.

3. Professor K suggested we give our loved ones the restatement for xmas just to weird them out, I think that is a GREAT idea since they all think Im sitting around picking my ass for hours on end.

4. I really like my class they are freakin cool people (hope I don't eat my words)

5. I need a job

6. I need to move

7. I need to get cracking on studying. I'm only spending like 3 maybe 4 hours a day.

8. Nothing else to say.

Sweet law school exam dreams to all!!

Attention Law School Bloggers

I have never had a hobby before, never played sports, was not involved in any and I mean ANY extra curricular activities EVER. I always wanted to write or blog but didn't think I would stick with it or even try it. Now I'm hooked and I just love it to death!! To all of you out there in law school Internet land, Thankssss!!!

You guys have kept me sane! I wish you all the very best of luck with finals. Thank you for all the words of encouragement, tips on studying, exam taking, coping and the many laughs you have all provided! I can't wait to see what we all have in store next semester! Unless I end up at the bottom 5% but I wouldn't bet on that ;)

Now youre feeling like a Hot Girl!

I've been very uninspired lately. Nothing has triggered any great insights to share. Could it be that my lack of social life has left me with nothing more to say? Maybe. I started flashcards yesterday. I've gained 7lbs. I'm dying to go dancing. And that's about all. There was a lil neighbor drama (I wasnt involved)

My lovely gay psychic friend (aka cheech) was screaming on the top of his lungs at someone accusing them of using him and calling her a bitch 8 thousand times. I didn't hear a response from her? What is funny about that-- is that an hour or so earlier I saw some new people moving into that building they were blissfully oblivious to the months of hell they will soon endure. This is the building that houses the screamer (by the way...the screamer is a lezbian)and the asian mailorder bride couple. The new people must have been gone when cheech was yelling because I heard the girl say to her poor unsuspecting boyfriend, "I think I really like it here." HA! Do they have a surprise coming. That building is THE most dysfunctional one around here. I never hear domestic disputes, or anything of the sort in my building. Lucky for me my windows face the other building so I hear it all.

Ok, Im off to the gym to seduce the guys in the weight room with my interpretation of the stair climber to TI's porn star. Right.....don't lose your lunch over that visual. Ugh!

**On my way to the gym cheech gave me an update. He was fighting with the firecrotch next door because she wouldn't give him any of her left over turkey. And I totally understand you see, I did not get any left overs and I am quite bitter over it. No...none for me it was all pretty much gone by the time I got to it! Poor cheech. I think I'll go get him a rotisserie chicken from Ralphs.