Loathsome

The meaning of my title is two fold.

ONE- Could Mr. Evidence BE any more dry???? Seriously, that man was putting me to sleep. He talks so slowly he could have fit evidence into one day if he just picked up the pace a bit. Quite a change from the fabulous singing Paula Property. Even the cynics in our class who spent the last three days making fun of her were asking for her back today. So, I officially loathe evidence merely on the basis of its dry presentation.

TWO- Today's big 'hot topic' on The View was, of course, the release of Paris Hilton from jail. I won't focus on the fact that I am so enormously pissed off about the way this makes our "justice system" look.... but the ladies on The View were speculating as to what 'undisclosed medical condition' Paris was released because of. Joy Behar suggested that Paris' herpes is acting up. Ding ding ding. Red flag! Loathsome disease alert!! Luckily for Joy Behar, Paris Hilton is a public figure because a loathsome disease is a one-way ticket to slander per se. But because of the constitutional implications of a public figure, we'd get to see Paris Hilton sue and then lose because the assertion wasn't false. : )

In other news, a friend in Barbri made a great suggestion today... If the California Bar were to say... Ok, there are two ways to become a lawyer in this state- (1) pass the bar or (2) give us one eyeball.... there would be a lot of one-eyed lawyers in the state... including me.

Property is a buzzkill

We had our last day of Paula Property today. I really started dragging around the 1.5 hour mark. Unfortunately, that was also the most important part- the part about mortgages that my 1L property professor NEVER mentioned. But, talking to some others on the break, I realized that property is really serving as the buzz kill in the midst of Barbri. I felt like I was chugging along, keeping up, truly understanding the forest while still memorizing the trees... and then we got to property. Is anyone else just completely overwhelmed with this subject? There are A LOT of trees in this forest that I don't know, not to mention the fact that I don't quite see the forest just yet. And now we're already moving onto Evidence- another subject I'm incredibly worried about because of a shitty law professor and my short attention span in law school. Eek.

On another note, I tivo 'The View' every day (because I am a loser), but I have decided that it is actually a valuable show to watch on my lunch break. Yesterday, in discussing the new court ruling in New York regarding free speech and what cuss words they can air on TV I felt it necessary to recite outloud for them the free speech test that they were not understanding. Today, they started a healthy debate on California community property laws in light of Larry Whats-his-name's impending divorce.

And finally, is anyone else the least bit pissed off that Paris Hilton gets to keep her hair extensions while in jail? What about the poor Rustafarian (sp?) man a few years ago who had to go all the way to the 9th Circuit to argue his religious right to keep his dred locks despite the penalogical interest in a safe prison where guys don't hide guns in their hair?? And yet Paris doesn't even have to fight for her right to wear hair extensions? Ah well, it'll just make it easier for someone to make her their bitch- grab her by the hair!

On to crush my spirits with 40 more intermediate Property MBEs and 2 property essay outlines. Then on to come to the realization that I don't know jack about evidence. Have a nice day studiers.

Progress

Just finished the 34 assigned intermediate property questions... On the first ten, I got 2/10... a pitiful 20% that is lower than what i could have achieved just by putting 'C' for every questions. On the second ten, I got 4/10... a still pathetic 40%. On the third ten, I got up to a passable 60% and then 3 out of the 4 last questions. So that's progress, right? Still an overall average of 54%, but the national average is 50%, so I guess I'm doing ok. These property questions are rough- I feel like I have to re-read each question at least once, draw diagrams, and then still end up guessing. Tomorrow, I will time myself more strictly to see how I'm doing in those terms. Off to finish reading the conviser.

Big Brother is watching

So at the "law school" where I'm taking my bar prep class, there is also a Barpassers class across the hall from us. For the last week, tension has been building between the Barbri group and the Barpassers group. Apparently, us Barbri folk are a bit too loud on our breaks. First, there were just rude comments from the Barpassers. Then, a big sign telling us to "BE QUIET". Then, they moved all the benches by the door to our classroom further down the hallway. And finally today, we sunk to a new low. They tattled on us to administration and WE NOW HAVE HALL MONITORS. Seriously- administrators at the "law school" with nothing better to do then tell us rowdy Barbri kids to quiet down so that the Barpassers can focus on their flowcharts in complete silence. I think in the weeks to come we may assign colors for our gangs- red for the Barbri badasses and blue for the Barpasser gangstas. Spread the word.

Oh, and we're two days into property. Despite the bad singing and unendless perkiness, I sort of like her. Although I can't get this song out of my head: "it takes two baby... it takes two baby... to make an easement appurtenant."

What's in a name?

After finishing the advanced crim MBEs with a 60%, I have decided that I will never name my child Vickie or Victor for fear their lives will end in tragedy. I will also avoid names starting with the letter D, so as not to make them more easily targeted criminal defendants. I am glad I am learning something. On to the essays...

Unforeseeable and Unbelievable

So I got rear-ended today on the way home from Barbri. I wanted to scream at the stupid kid "I am busy studying for the bar- couldn't you have hit someone else?" But instead I took his insurance information and headed home. My insurance company scolded me for not calling the police- but can you imagine how much study time I would have lost if I had?? Luckily, there doesn't appear to be major damage to my car or his- just some scratches on my bumper. And my husband is freakin' amazing (remind me of this if I start bitching about some little thing he does in July). He insisted on coming home and is taking care of all the insurance claim/inspection stuff for me so that I can just study. Oh, and he is offering unlimited backrubs for my sore whiplashed neck. I'd better get back to studying though- if I fail the bar there's no way I could sue the kid who hit me- proximate cause wouldn't hold up. Though maybe a claim of negligent infliction of emotional distress to tack onto my suit for damages to my car would hold up... After all, under the egg shell doctrine you do have to take your plaintiff as you find them... bar obssessed or otherwise...

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Charles Whitebread makes me glad I am not at a live lecture. I'm not enthusiastic enough today to be a part of his congregation. But then again, I do feel like I might walk away today actually knowing this stuff...