Mango Chili Pop

just like heaven

2005-09-18T22:41:00.000-07:00

total chick flick, really cute, and the guy Mark Ruffalo, can a-ruff-me-a-lot whenever he wants. lol.

ugh!!!

2005-09-14T10:09:00.000-07:00

my interview withe the Public Defender was going wonderfully...until...

after flattering him with my knowledge of his accomplishments and reiterating the importance of the balance the PD's office brings to our adversarial justice system, i was asked "the hypothetical!"

Hypo: it's the last friday of your summer stint at the PD's office and you're rewarding yourself with a trip to Hawaii. your bags are packed, it's 3pm and you're taking off right after going to county to have one of your clients sign off on some paperwork. oh, you've been working with a death penalty atty all summer.

so you're at county, you see your client, and he decides to tell you the REAL story behind the death of Mr. Jones (lots of detail here). basically, it was an accident, but the weapon he used to kill her is hidden at at day care center. what do you do?

your boss is unavailable until monday
keep in mind things like: you're covered by the atty-client privelege (some exceptions), you can place an anonymous call to the police about the gun at the daycare center (but that will ruin the case)

take a stab at it. i did and i think i failed miserably. my multiple answers to come.

when it rains

2005-09-12T17:45:00.000-07:00

i get called on in every class. it's better this way, that way i don't have to fear the rest of my days at school. i got it over with in the beginning. surprisingly enough, i've been prepared every time! feels good. esp in evidence. the professor is not my favorite--i think he was purposely brash so i could dislike him and want to out smart him during class. it worked. i'm always extra prepared for his class and it paid off today!

Will I start posting again....

2005-08-29T16:28:00.000-07:00

probably not. only when i'm incredibly inspired. today, my friends, is one of those days. my int'l law prof, when describing one of Cyprus' occupying groups, referred to them as the "turkeys"

i, of course, was the one who laughed the loudest and longest. it was so funny though!

Mmmmmm yummy Armenian...

2005-03-14T13:25:00.000-08:00

cultural food day at school today! Usually the cultural food fairs are mediocre--for some reason the ethnic law students either don't know how to cook their foods or they don't know good ethnic restaurants/caterers. Not the Armenians though. Boy, let me tell ya, the beef and hummus, ohmigosh! I would've gone for seconds but I didn't have enough money.

Check it out

2005-03-04T20:01:00.000-08:00

Click on the link to find out more about the FTC, Bureau of Consumer Protection. The virtual tour is pretty cool.

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/lawclerk/

Ohmigosh!!!

2005-03-04T10:34:00.000-08:00

I got the FTC internship!!! The Federal Trade Commission has extended me an invitation to be a summer clerk!!! I'm 1 of 6 1L's chosen in the whole US!!! Awesome huh? I just have to finish the semester with a bang--I have to do realllly well.

I'm so excited!!! I'll be working in the Adverstising Practices branch of the FTC's Consumer Protection department. I'll be helping crack down on those shady infomercials selling diet pills (T...) and bracelets with special healing powers (Irma).

I'm so happy.

Kinda cool...if you're in B-school or have a job...

2005-03-01T16:30:00.000-08:00

aaaaah, everyone but me!

http://www.businessoftouch.com/index.html

Surprise Surprise kiddies...

2005-02-28T12:27:00.000-08:00

She's back!

So Chiquis had a masectomy and she can no longer have babies. She's really sad and calls me crying all the time. I told her she'd be alright, it's just gonna take some time.

Chico just got his license and is totally loving his new car--he got a really cute Gremlin. Although he's already gotten like 17 tickets. He loves to drive real fast.

oh my gosh!!!!!!!!!!

2004-09-24T13:10:00.000-07:00

So I'm in the library, in my favorite study area in the basement, drinking an ice cold Diet DrP (that I snuck in), and I burp realllly loud. Why do I do ever do this in public???? Of course there are people behind your desk studying Brenda!!! Geez!!! I should be really embarrassed right now but I'm not. Instead, I'm still laughing about it---it was so loud. I said the obligatory "Geez, excuse me, wow! Sorry." I hope I can sneak out without the people sitting behind my desk noticing who I am, geez.

John Lefkowitz and I tan at the same place...or do we???

2004-09-20T16:10:00.000-07:00

So the other day I bored my dear friends with what I thought was an exciting celebrity-spotting anecdote:

MCP: "Guys, guys!!! I went to even out my tan the other day, at Le Beach Club in BH, and guess who walked in?!? John Lefkowitz!!!"

MCP friends: "Don't know him, who the hell is he?"

MCP: "You know, John Lefkowtiz, kinda swarmy?!?!"

MCP friends: "Nope, doesn't come up on IMDB"

Couple days later...

MCP "John Lefkowitz, you know, the SNL guy???"

J-Bird feverishly Googling: "Is it him?"

MPC: "YES!!! That's him!!! JOHN LOVITZ!!!"

Couple days later, later...

MCP discussing Contracts case with fellow law school friends: "That Lefkowitz case was so cool! Wait a minute..."

Law school has officially taken over my life.

Aaaaah, Torts

2004-09-08T13:04:00.000-07:00

Is your employer liable for damages if:

On your latest business trip you contracted and STD from the hookers you hired for your client--you were obliged to engage in immoral sexual activity with the hookers so your client wouldn't feel uncomfortable.

Is an amusement park liable for damages if:

As my professor put it "A really fat 400 lb person" falls out of the rollercoaster ride because the bar that was holding her in broke.

Yes? No? Why? Your thoughts? Answers to come...

In-class IM'ing

2004-09-03T13:10:00.000-07:00

fallenmva: I know you are studying and stuff but i just wanted to say hi

Auto response from blperez1977: I don't know why I signed up for wireless internet access. I should be either a) reading or b) listening to the professor. Please refrain from IMing me. Love you.

blperez1977: awwwww, Mona
blperez1977: i'm in class
blperez1977: hi!
fallenmva: you should be learning young miss
blperez1977: yeah, we're talking about failure to act
blperez1977: so if you're on the freeway and see a woman, she's bleeding, one of her arms gets cut off from an accident
blperez1977: and you don't stop to help her
blperez1977: you just drive away, all crazy like you drive
blperez1977: did you have a duty to help her?
blperez1977: i mean, cuz you saw her
fallenmva: but but her blood is going to get on my dry clean only clothes.....
blperez1977: guess whaat?
fallenmva: isn't that the good samaritan law
fallenmva: what?
blperez1977: you do not have a duty to help her
fallenmva: really?
blperez1977: you can just drive your ass away
blperez1977: yep
fallenmva: wow....that kind of sucks...morally I would try and help her...but I would find a plastic bag in my car to wrap her stump in so that she does not squirt my clothes
fallenmva is away at 9:43:44 AM.

Entourage

2004-08-30T10:44:00.000-07:00

Did you guys watch it last night? It's soooo good! The Coffee Bean/Starbucks scene?!?! That's my local Coffee Bean! I walk there all the time. I love it!!!!!! I'm so sad there's only one more episode left in this season :-( The curly hair guy?!? Love him! I met his twin not too long ago, too bad he was from St. Louis. Aaaaah, oh well!

I'm hungry

2004-08-26T10:32:00.000-07:00

and sleepy, and today's a realllllly long day. I got to school at 8:40am for and 8:45am class, and I'll be here until 4:30pm!!! That's longer than and HBO work day!!! Geez.

The Tea Room

2004-08-25T12:20:00.000-07:00

My school is comprised of two buildings, 3 parking areas, one Promenade, and a Student Commons. One building houses Admin stuff, Financial Aid, and classrooms--it's the boring, 70's building. The other building is the cool one. It's a really tall, Art deco structure, built in the 20's, with tons of charm: an old Bullocks store. During orientation, I took a school tour and was immediately reminded of the real reason behind me coming to SW. Where else could I study Contracts in the same room where rich ladies used to buy perfume and scarves? Even better, what other school would give me the opportunity to brief my cases in what used to be an exclusive beauty parlor? I love SW. It's so pretty here, especially the Tea Room. Yes, it's where ol' blue bloods (not gangsters) would take a break from shopping, and where now I take a break from reading. Shopping, much like reading, can be extremely tiresome.

I love SW.

Taysha and I are twins

2004-08-24T17:37:00.000-07:00

we think alike, dress alike, and Kid from Kid 'N Play likes us

http://taysha.blogspot.com/