There and Back Again...

Mornin all. I know that I've been a bit delinquent in updating this thing, but that's kinda how its gonna go. In this case, I had a Civil Procedure midterm last week, as well as having a memo due. As a certain C. Kaback would have put it "I wouldn't recommend it..."

My trip to Chicago this weekend was pretty fantastic. I've decided to follow the Elliot Goodman procedure for my future visits this year: come in without telling ANYONE (except the person with whom I'm staying). This worked phenomenally this weekend; watching people do double-takes when they realized that someone that they didn't expect was staring them right in the face. However, there is an exception to this rule. If you are known for enjoying a significant amount of a certain aromatic herb, your capacity for surprise at unexpected things appears to be slightly dulled. I'm looking at Misters Mendel and Thor specifically here...

I accrued a lot of things this weekend. Not only did I get intangible benefits, like the experience of my first breakfast at Valois (I know, it took me more than 4 years), I also picked up a lot of very tangible things. Now, I live a very simple life here in DC; Marie has taken to calling my room "The Law Cave" because there is absolutely nothing there. Law school has made me realize how little I actually need to go through life. However, some creature comforts are never a problem, and I managed to accrue extra bedsheets, two pillows, a toaster, my guitar, and an enormous homemade honey cake. As the honey cake is pretty much all I have in terms of food until about 4pm today, I'm getting pretty psyched about it.

More tomorrow, when I get back into the substance of law school.

May all your hits be crits,
B

EDIT: "The Black Plurality" and "Grim Trigger" (both of which I've heard in the last two days) would be amazing names for punk bands, fantasy football teams, or new alts).