New puppy

12.24.04

So I come home on Wednesday to visit for the holidays, and what do I find?

A brand new baby chihuahua who weighs just over one pound.

My parents really astound me sometimes. I'm absolutely dying to take him back with me, since I could sneak him in and no one who could kick me out of my apartment would ever know, especially since he's so little that he's being litter-box trained and his barks are about as loud as a hamster sneeze, but something tells me that eventually my parents and sister would notice that he's gone.

He's like a bouncy little wind-up toy who gets madly delighted when he sees someone, and he can't stand not being touched - if he falls asleep against you and you move away from him, he'll wake up just enough to snuggle close again. He's also not one of the bald chihuahuas, so he has this mottled fur coat that's really pretty.

It's a good thing Will likes dogs too; I could have 10 of them and still want more.

07:40 PM [link]

Where do they find these morons?

12.22.04

I flipped on Elimidate while I was packing, and some girl is freaking out about kissing a guy on the first date because she doesn't want to get any diseases like HIV.

Where do they find these people? How do these shows stay on? Elimidate and Blind Date are like cockroaches, nothing can kill them and just seeing them can make you feel dirty.

In other news, there's nothing more satisfying than discovering that my evil ex has a domain name that someone normally wouldn't pick unless they were a 15-year-old girl.

01:24 AM [link]

The Apprentice

12.16.04

The Apprentice finale tonight is 3 hours long. Three hours?? Who wants to watch a reality show for that long? I have a hard enough time sitting through three-hour-long Harry Potter movies, and Donald Trump is nowhere near as endearing as Harry and Hermione. They're also taking off Joey and Will & Grace to show it, which earns negative one hundred billion million points in my book.

Tomorrow is my third and final exam, and then it's time for a full month of doing nothing. Unfortunately, professors aren't required to turn in grades until January 21, which is three days after the next semester starts (and Shannon's birthday). It seems really up in the air about when we get our actual grades and GPA ranking. And I just want to knooooooow.

05:02 PM [link]

You're way behind

12.14.04

Why is it making headline news that colleges are making their Greek houses dry in reaction to alcohol-related deaths? My school was way ahead of these schools, and our own Panhellenic council was the one who made the decision to make all sorority houses dry, not university officials.

Yesterday after an annoying 3 1/2 hour exam at 8:30 in the morning, I ran into a person having a 90120 moment on the bus. She was shrieking into the phone at some guy, going on and on for a half hour about, "You're being a jerk. I never lie to you. I tell you everything. I tell you what I say to other people. I tell you what I do with other people. I've given you everything. You're being a jerk." Everyone on the bus kept shooting her annoyed looks, and when she finally got off, the classmate I was sitting next to exclaimed, "That was the most innapropriate conversation for the bus ever!"

There are signs on the CTA busses that show a little stick figure named Jack yapping on the phone, and they say, "Don't be Jack." I'm not sure if it's intended, but I think it's their sneaky way of saying, "Don't be a jackass." :D

06:01 PM [link]

Happy Holidays. Really.

12.09.04

Someone in my apartment building sent a "derogatory letter" to the management office about the fact that there are only Hannukah decorations in the lobby right now. The letter that the management posted in the mail room in response kindly informed the tenants and the letter writer that the Christmas tree is set for delivery on the 16th, the day after Hannukah ends, just like it was last year, and would people please include their names on any letters they send to the management office so that they can contact people individually about any problems they might be having?

It just killed me that someone had to write an anonymous, derogatory letter about it. It's not like this is a government-owned building where signs of religion can't be displayed. Why couldn't the crackhead write a polite letter, or even go up to the management office and say something? People are so weird.

03:30 PM [link]

<3 Leno

12.03.04

Jay Leno: "Peterson's attorney says that his life is worth saving. I agree. Until we find a match for his organs."

I <3 Leno. :D

I also <3 my new couch, which arrived today.

10:39 PM [link]

Uggly trends

12.02.04

I bought a pair of Ugg-knockoff boots over Thanksgiving break, despite thinking they're pretty ugly. I mean, why do you think the original ones are called Ugg? Besides, they're trendy, and when have trends ever been flattering or cute? Take the poncho craze right now. What's so flattering about wearing an oversized blanket over your head that makes you look like you're 50 pounds heavier? Although my mom has a really nice one that's for at-home-use only, it's so big that you can lay down on the couch with it on and it's like a giant flannel blanket that can't fall off your shoulders.

Steering back on-topic, despite these boots being so Uggly, I've worn them every day for the last week. They're warm and beyond comfortable; I put on a pair of sneakers yesterday and was shocked at how hard they seemed compared to the boots. I can't do the tuck-your-jeans-into-them trend, since it seems to require straight-legged or tapered jeans (another unfortunate trend that's trying to sneak back in...IT'S UGLY, STOP IT), so I'll just languish halfway in this reluctant attempt at wearing something trendy. Trust me though, if I'd gone to law school in LA, I would NOT be wearing these things. Whoever wears them in a climate that isn't snowy and windy and freezing is going over the top in their attempt to be In Style And Trendy.

(Can I complain about that off-the-shoulder trend, too? It's not the 80s anymore, for crying out loud, and it makes you look like your clothes don't fit you. Furthermore, it's thirty degrees out here, cover your friggin' shoulders.)

(And one final trendy pet peeve of mine -- the Louis Vuitton Murakami knock-off bags. Especially if you don't have any clue that the pattern is called Murakami. That makes you very uncool indeed, even uncooler than someone who carries a knock-off bag without the appropriate tongue-in-cheekness that should accompany it -- which is bad enough.)

12:21 PM [link]

Pain and suffering...gone

12.01.04

I had my final Torts class earlier today. I'm so relieved it's over that I could cry. Sure, I still have the exam in two weeks, but no more of the boring monologues from the prof about what HE thinks the law should be. Having that class four times a week was enough to make me want to shoot myself.

Crim law ended today as well, although that's not so exciting. I loved that class.

In extra good news, I get yoga classes for Christmas! Maybe I can convince my uncle to include clothes to wear to yoga class in the package. :D

Scott Peterson's attorneys said to spare him, because his is a "life worth saving." *blink* *blink* This is why I could never, ever be a defense attorney. If I practice law, I'm definitely going to be a prosecutor so I can scream "FRY HIM!!!" in court.

01:48 PM [link]