uncategorized

In honor of last night’s well-deserved ousting of Peter Griffin (posing as un-animated, in a literal sense anyway, Brent Michael Buckman) from Donald Trump’s gloriously self-indulgent trip through reality tv heaven known as The Apprentice, and by popular demand, I am reposting the “comparison photos” I posted here a few days back. I couldn’t help [...]

{ 2 comments }

Anonymous Lawyer imagines upping the ante on annual performance reviews in a law firm by adding an American Idol-esque spin to them… and describes the amusing potential for humiliation (amusing, assuming that you’re not the one being humiliated). My wife made me sit through American Idol again this week. At least there were no ties. [...]

{ 0 comments }

Oh god, how true… how true. And from what I understand, practicing lawyers look back on law school as a whole with the same nostalgia. The sweet simplicity of 1L (aka nostalgia) A 2L named “Trees” at Nolo Contendere is yearning for his/her first year of law school : I’m not saying that first year [...]

{ 1 comment }

I am intrigued. I want to see this movie, and though I keep reading reviews of it, I can’t quite figure out what I’ll think of it. Those are usually the best kinds of movies to see. Here’s a trivia tidbit: The actor who plays “V” in this movie, Hugo Weaving, is the same actor [...]

{ 1 comment }

I did not write the following list. However, every single one of these sounded so familiar to me–and I could immediately put a face (and a relationship) to every single one of them. Each one, a lesson learned (hopefully). But I thought they were so well worded, so concisely and truthfully put, that I’d post [...]

{ 0 comments }

Apparently, we all have a “Life Theme Song.” I did not know this. And it is for nuggets like this that I adore the internet. Your “Life Theme Song” is the song that was #1 on the day you turned 18. Don’t fret–you needn’t do the research yourself. Simply click here, and enter the date [...]

{ 4 comments }

How Machiavellian Are You? My results: You Are Somewhat Machiavellian You’re not going to mow over everyone to get ahead… But you’re also powerful enough to make things happen for yourself. You understand how the world works, even when it’s an ugly place. You just don’t get ugly yourself – unless you have to! Labels: [...]

{ 0 comments }