Purple stains

01.31.06

Song of the Day: BT - Somnambulist (Simply Being Loved)

Should I be worried when my soap is staining my bathtub purple? What's it doing to my skin? But it's so damn pretty, see? I have to be the only goober who gets excited when her soap runs out so she can go pick out a new one, I never know what Lush will have in stock when I visit.

Last night I got to hear Fiona Apple on my cell phone, as well as screams of "Fionaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!" And, later, my voicemail contained what I can only assume was Coldplay. I h8 my best friend for seeing Fiona live, but <3 her for letting me in on the fun as best as she could.

I skipped tax class today. I'm horrible.

10:19 PM [link]

N3rd rant

01.30.06

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.

12:33 PM [link]

Apple broke my iPod

01.29.06

Song of the Day: Bryan Adams - Summer of '69

Meredith made me cry on Grey's Anatomy tonight.

Apple broke my iPod.

I actually have fingernails, and I hope that I can keep them until next weekend so I can get a manicure.

Personal Income Tax class is already making me puke up numbers.

Can it stop raining yet?

10:15 PM [link]

Magic

01.21.06

Song of the Day: Ago feat. Mr. Sam & Rani - Surrender

First off, a very happy birthday to the girl who has been there for me since we were 6 years old: Shannon turns 23 today. Which means she's been my best friend for almost 17 years now. I think that's pretty damn cool.

I've bought several magical things in the last few days. Let me review:

I finally got contacts after many years of wearing glasses fulltime. Not only is it rather magical being able to see without wearing my glasses, but my eyesight had become worse over the last year and a half, so it's pretty surprising realizing how much I was missing.

Neutrogena's Triple Moisture Deep Recover Hair Mask turned my overly dried out hair into the softest texture it's ever been. And it smells really good.

Victoria's Secret's new Secret Embrace bra makes my boobs point up at the ceiling.

I've been coveting Tarte's cheek stains for years now, and I finally got a set of three of them today. They're like Benefit's Benetint, only in solid form. Just beautiful. One thing checked off my Sephora wishlist - 50000 to go!

11:52 PM [link]

Stupid professors...

01.18.06

Song of the Day: James Marsters - Rest In Peace

Today, after initially liking my Crim Pro prof, I came to the conclusion that he's an idiot.

He informs us during our first class that we will be needing to buy a remote control clicker thing to answer multiple choice questions with during each class. He says that there are three classes experimenting with this "new technology" (new my ass, I've been pointing a damn remote at my TV for my entire life) and that it will take the place of taking attendance every day. At the beginning of every class, we'll answer 2 to 4 multiple choice questions with the clicker, and that it will make up 20% of our grade. At first, I was intrigued, since this is the first non-Legal-Writing class I've had that includes something other than the exam in the final grade.

And then I went to purchase and register the damn thing. Not only was it $21 to purchase, but it was also another $15 to register it for the semester. $36 for something we could all write out on a goddamn piece of paper and turn in! $36 for answering 2 to 4 questions a day! What sort of crack was he smoking when he decided this would be a good thing? Is it supposed to save him time, so that he doesn't have to go through all the quizzes and grade them by hand? Is the half hour it takes him to do that really worth my $36? And if that's the case, why doesn't he just stick with taking attendance like he said he normally did? Not to mention, at the end of the semester, I'll be stuck with a $21 piece of plastic that doesn't do anything anymore, unless I get another brilliant professor next semester who decides to use it too. Which would cost me another $15.

I swear, I can't wait until people start paying me to do inane things, like testing "new technology" for them. Every day, I start agreeing with the sentiment that school can't be over soon enough.

03:43 PM [link]

Brit Awards 2006

01.11.06

Song of the Day: U2 - In A Little While

Given that a massive portion of the music I listen to comes from Europe, I always take interest in the award shows such as the Brit Awards, which is the British version of the Grammys. I can relate to Europe's music awards shows much more than I can relate to America's; most American music is stuff that I can't even understand why people listen to it, much less nominate it for prestigious awards. The nominees for the 2006 Brit Awards were just announced today, and I'm definitely raising my eyebrows over one of the most prevalent nominees: James Blunt.

I came across James Blunt for the first time when he performed on SNL a few weeks back, and he made me regret turning the show on that night far more than the sorry state of SNL's current skits. He falls under the type of music that I've labeled "mellow stoner music" ever since high school; think Dave Matthews Band or anyone else who warbles along to slow paced, uninspiring guitar chords or piano melodies. James Blunt's current single involves him wailing, "You're beeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaauuuuuuuuuuutiful" over and over until I'm ready to punch him in the nose. And no, the way I spelled "beautiful" is not hyperbole.

And somehow this man is taking over the Brit nominations. The worst part is that he's up for Best British Male Solo Artist with Robbie Williams. Everyone who knows me knows that I think Robbie is God, and the idea of this untalented warbler beating him out for the award is enough to make me want to swear off music forever. The other travesty is that he's up for Best British Single along with Sugababes' Push The Button, which is the most absolute perfect piece of pop created since Kylie's Can't Get You Out Of My Head.

I have faith; the two top recipients of Brit awards are Robbie (11, plus 3 when he was in Take That) and U2 (7). This means they have to have good taste.

03:52 AM [link]

Bath and Body Works owns my soul

01.08.06

Song of the Day: Tina Cousins - Forever

I've made a point to stay away from the gigantic Bath and Body Works sale, since I always have bath, shower, and lotion products coming out of my ears, and I really didn't need any more. Then I discovered that three of the Tutti Dolci lip glosses were marked down from $10 to $2.50. My resolve to stay away went right out the window.

As I made my purchases today, my resolve to limit the number of such products that I own also went out the window. There's just too much stuff out there that's beyond heavenly to not sample it all. Aside from the three lip glosses (in Apple Torte, Tiramisu Veneziano, and Amaretti) I also picked up a Tutti Dolci moisturizing souffle in their Creme Brulee scent, a thick body moisturizer in a tamarind nectar scent, as well as an in-the-shower moisturizer in the same scent. I just used the in-the-shower one, which works like hair conditioner does (put it on, let it sit, and then rinse), and damn does my skin feel awesome right now.

The best part was that I got all of that for what I would have spent on the three lipglosses had they still been fully-priced. Thank the lord for sales!

02:51 PM [link]

Happy New Year!

01.01.06

Song of the Day: Portishead - Sour Times

New Year's Eve was spent eating too much food and drinking too much alcohol at Martinis, an Italian restaurant that made my night by having gnocci in a white wine sauce with goat cheese and veggies. In other words, it was excellent.

Pictures:

The four of us and an assortment of drinks.
Shannon and me showing off our fabulous cardboard tiaras.

You can't see my fabulous gold shoes that match the partially-hidden gold designs on my shirt. That's truly a shame.

New Year's Resolutions? Switching this website from Greymatter to Movable Type and finally getting my IL driver's license after living there for a year and a half.

09:56 PM [link]