It's Tuesday morning. I haven't gone to bed yet. I finally finished my Admiralty homework, which I have to admit is finally getting interesting. Too bad the semester is almost over. :-( I may actually miss this semester when it is done. I actually LIKED my classes. Well, as much as I am ever going to like law classes.

In about 14 hours, I will be on the road driving home for thanksgiving. Back to good ol' Upstate NY. I think I miss it there, at times. I always wanted to live in Boston, but now that I do, I kinda miss Albany. Is it because country mouse misses things like trees, birds other then the evil pigeons and stars at night? Or is it because while I live in Boston, I may as well live in North Dakota, for all of the city I actually get to see? Evil law school...

Ah well, tis a time to be thankful so...

Things I am thankful for this year:

- My Parents, who try to understand me, but love me regardless.
- My siblings, who amuse me, and who I love lots, despite our many years of trying to beat each other to death.
- My pets, who make me happy on a glum day.
- My friends from home, who have known me forever, and don't hold it against me.
- My friends from college, most of whom are all over the country now, who I miss dearly, especially when I want to talk about something just plain silly really late at night.
- My friends in law school, who are suffering through the evils of BU with me, and who make me smile even when I have way too much to do.
- My mentors, all those people who I look up to, most of whom don't even realize the impact they made in my life.
- My health, which, while lacking at times, has held out this long, and will hopefully hold out for many years to come.
- My life, while bizarre and wacky at times, has been rather fulfilling. And I'm not done yet.
- Everyone from my past, who made me the person I am today

Yes, it is thanksgiving time, and I am a bit sappy. Maybe it is the early time in the morning. Or maybe it is the fact that it has been christmas since before halloween (it starts earlier every year...) But I think it is just because, deep down, I am rather happy, and I feel the need to thank everyone that has helped me to be in this place today.

That being said, happy thanksgiving everyone. Bring on the turkey!

So, to avoid work, I did an 80s lyrics quiz. I got an 89! If you are a child of the 80s (or you just like 80s music) you should try this thing. It is a lot harder then I thought it was gonna be.

Thought for the evening:

It's Saturday. I could be out at a nice dinner. I could be getting ready for a night at the bar. I could be watching a movie, or tv, or hanging out with some friends. Instead I am staring at this screen, writing more papers for law school. **sigh** I need a job. Or a vacation...

Well, I know I have not posted since sunday, but my mind surely has been realing with random thoughts:

Why is pork white meat and beef is red meat? (found out that one, it has something to do with myoglobin)
If you cooked a person, would we be more like beef or pork?
If a bus is supposed to come once every ten minutes, how does 4 manage to come only once every 45 minutes?
Threats of law suits, no matter how irrational, can be very effective tools for shutting up idiots.
Sometimes you just have to have a nice meal to make the world a better place.
You should not talk yourself out of going to the gym, especially if you have someone to go with (unless you are really sick).

There were probably more thoughts, but I'm in a bit of a rush. When the apocalypse comes...beep me.

Another week goes by, and what do I have to show for it? Since I seem to like lists:

This week I learned:

- That unlike college, I cannot survive on 1-3 hours of sleep per night and NOT want to kill all those around me.
- That I am truly a weak writer
- But I am a pretty articulate speaker
- That sometimes you just need to say fuck it and go to bed, no matter when the thing is due
- That sometimes you just need to suck up your pride
- That other times you should stick up for yourself
- That everyone should take a break and look at the stars (or a cool eclipse)
- Most importantly, that you can't please everyone all the time, no matter how hard you try, so you should at least please yourself, that way someone is happy in the end

It's amazing how difficult it is to concentrate on something you truly do not care about. Give me a good book and I can read fixedly for hours upon hours. Give me a fictitious client to "defend" in a housing case? Please allow me to beat myself senseless with a book. It's not that I mind defending fictitious clients. Far from it, in moot court I spent god knows how many hours researching my issue to prepare a brief. But when it comes down to writing up a case evaluation for an uninteresting case or working on drafting documents for my REAL client, it just seems kinda silly. Or maybe I am just tired. And sick of law school. Man....I need a job.

HOWEVER, on a much happier note, I won best oral argument for my argument last Friday. What does this mean in the grand scheme of the world? Not much. It means my judges thought I was the best oralist out of the 4 students in my hearing. But I still felt cool. And that is all that really matters.