January 2011
12 posts
mexico; reading
Following yesterday’s sentiments where I felt that UHLC’s counselors are only hounding me with job [note: not career] opportunities so the school can boost its 2010 graduate statistics, I got a call from counselor BP today.
“Hello PerStirpes!” he warbled into my voicemail. “Just wanted to catch up with you and let you know about a great job fair that’s going be...
cover letters
It’s mid January, which means UHLC finally/maybe released grades from the 2010 winter semester. Which means 1Ls are frantically sending off resumes and cover letters to judges for a judicial internship. Which means a small pile has started to culminate and overtake my desk.
I’ve been put in charge of selecting an intern, if I so desire one.
Does anyone know any 1Ls? I will gladly put...
PerStirpes, Esq., age 13
Many moons ago, I attended St. Anthony’s elementary - a private Catholic school. As many educators can attest, one of the greatest benefits of private school is that the students aren’t bound by state compelled and controlled curriculum.
Which brings me to my best story OF ALL TIME.
I haven’t thought about this in over 13 years and it aimlessly crossed my mind this weekend when...
cats; juries
I am fairly certain my kitty Punctilio would make a good juror.
Cat is summoned for jury duty in Boston; court rejects owners’ appeal to disqualify him
BY Meena Hartenstein DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Monday, January 17th 2011, 7:57 PM
WHDH-TV Sal Esposito has been summoned to jury duty in a Boston court, despite the fact he’s a cat. Boston resident Sal Esposito has...
trojans & in-n-out
My recent exposure to voir dires has got me excited about ones I’ll be conducting myself. I know it’ll be years and yeaarrsss before I get to do one, but it can’t hurt to start crafting one to call my own, right?
I’ve been thinking about the best way I could explain biases. I’ve got a good one, but I’m hesitant in endorsing it because I might prematurely...
one part me being sensitive; two parts "wow, did...
Cross examination:
attorney: Was it Officer Nguyen?
witness: I don’t know.
a: If the police reports lists the officer you spoke to as Officer Nguyen, would you have any reason to dispute that?
w: Yeah, that description sounds about right.
a: Um.. do you mean he was Vietnamese?… Or Asian?
w: Yes.
That description sounds about right.
That description sounds about right.
That...
infomercials
I often find myself captivated by late night infomercials, regardless of whatever flea market product they’re selling. Everything looks SO GOOD on TV.
It’s not uncommon for J to come in from the next room to find me glassy eyed and mouth slightly agape, staring into the boob tube abyss. He’d ask, “What are you watching?” “Oh, you know,” I’d casually...
brother
Since my last post on it, I’ve watched 2 more jury selections.
I LOVE watching voir dires!
But first, before anyone sits on the venire, people fill out jury cards that survey for basic information so the attorneys and court staff get an initial heads up on sex, race, age, occupation, highest level of education completed, etc.
There’s no true need for me to go through the cards since...
business cards
Have you seen American Psycho starring Christian Bale? It’s a provocative movie about narcissism, materialism, and self indulgence, and though those themes are timeless, the movie is pretty dated now. In this recession era, yuppies are so last decade. We’re supposed to be frugal and a little bit hippy.
I think.
The best part, second only to Bale’s dancing in a clear plastic...
How I react to movies: (I just watched TS3)
When humans die:
When animals die:
When Dobby dies:
When it seems as though a bunch of plastic toys are going to die:
