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01/30/2006: "N3rd rant"

Song of the Day: Sophie Zelmani - I'll Remember You

I have a n3rdy complaint. My criminal procedure class is not difficult enough.

My first crim pro class, which focused on the investigative part of the law - search and seizure, the right to an attorney during police interrogation, warrantless arrests, etc - was a typical law class. We read cases, we dissected them, we applied them to hypothetical after hypothetical in order to make sure we knew the rules and how they operated in different situations.

This class, which focuses on criminal procedure from the point that you're actually charged with a crime, is nothing like that. It's like all of my undergrad criminal justice classes - the other day, we were given a handout with different hypothetical defendants on it, and we were split into groups to discuss what bail decision we would make for each one. Today, we're reading a hypothetical and discussing what we would charge the defendant with and why. J pointed out that not everyone was a criminal justice major who already had the concept of prosecutorial discretion and the ideals of the criminal justice system hammered into their heads, but that doesn't take away from the fact that this class is essentially law school-lite. This is the third week of school, and I think we've only read three or four cases. Everything is, "What do you think? How do you feel about this?"

It would probably be wise if I stopped complaining and just settled comfortably into my academic niche. I should be glad that one of my classes isn't making my brain run through obstacle courses, especially since this is the first semester that I've taken 5 classes in law school.

As a side rant, can we nip this trend of wearing super-skinny pants tucked into boots in the bud? It's especially hideous when people don't have super-skinny pants, yet attempt this trend anyways, which makes their pants spill over the sides of the boots and get all bunched up. My suggestion is that we go to Express and burn all the stretchy, skin-tight, tapered jeans that they just put out. That'll make a statement.

Replies: 6 Comments

I hate tapered pants, they make even supermodels look like cows. I'm with you on the burning idea. :D

You stole the phrase "academic niche" from me AND you used my name. Which is a private name. And that conversation we had where I told you that not everyone was a CJ major, that was PRIVATE. PRIVATE. Everything on the internet is private and anonymous and I require you to remove it at once or something vague and pompous on my part will happen. I will continue to harrass you, never using my name on your SITE, but if you use it or my screenname I will throw a hissyfit and scream LIBEL! CHARACTER ASSASSINATION! and then threaten to not talk to you until you laugh yourself to death. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.

j!!, Monday, January 30th

J, I love you. Just so you know. >:D

Brooke, Monday, January 30th

That's because this hottie has backbone *gag* *snark*

j!!, Monday, January 30th

Backbonez r hawt!

Babs, Tuesday, January 31st

I have to say that I hate the straight leg jean tucked into boot look. It looks terrible on short people like me, and I'm not a Sienna Miller. To complete that look I would need: 1. Her awesome Burberry boots that she wears over her jeans and 2. Long awesome legs to carry it off.

I'm so ready for summer clothing...

Shannon, Tuesday, January 31st

You know, when I was in Atlanta, they were having a conversation on the radio about girls tucking their jeans into boots and one of the people who called in about it made a great point; some people can pull it off, others can't. Unfortunately, most of the people who do it probably shouldn't be.

Me? I look good doing it ;)

Lindsay, Wednesday, February 1st