Finished
Yesterday, I finished my last exam in law school. But long experience has taught me that it’s not over until…..the register posts the grades. So I have another month to wait. But at least I’m not studying Patent Law in that month!
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TX Atty Gen calls for stronger Trafficking Laws
Happily he included a call for stronger protection for trafficking victims.
I enjoyed this book, just as I’ve enjoyed the previous 2 in the series. Some of the plot devices are getting old, but I really do like her characters. However, she seems to get some sort of perverse pleasure out of making you cry - then making it all better - over and over.
Fabulist!
This is a fun little site that I ran across - collects interesting music I’ve never heard before - but I like a lot of it. And it has a flash/podcast radio thing that now is playing in the background. Fun.
I read this book the other day (April 27th). Here’s a quote I like:
“And truth and trust are the means by which civilization holds off barbarism. When those in power intend to abuse that power, they look to an outside enemy in order to trick their people into pressing the means to their own abuse into the hands of the abusers. If an enemy does not exist, it will be manufactured, and all manner of horrors attributed to it, so that anyone who demands truth and accountability is set upon as being unpatriotic. And so that, when someone said to be an enemy is found, there will be few questions asked about guilt or innocence, and many faces averted when he is taken away.” - p 294
![The Shape-Changer’s Wife by Sharon Shinn
This evening I read The Shape-Changer’s Wife while outlining for Church & State. It was decent - I gave it 3 out of 4 stars on anobii. It kept my interest - I like these “The [somebody]’s wife” books. I think it strikes an interesting balance to write a book about the wife of someone notable enough to be called “THE [sombody].” They often portray her as the more interesting character, although she is the un-famous one. I like it the type of book, and I did enjoy this one.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/1470026_400.jpg)
The Shape-Changer’s Wife by Sharon Shinn
This evening I read The Shape-Changer’s Wife while outlining for Church & State. It was decent - I gave it 3 out of 4 stars on anobii. It kept my interest - I like these “The [somebody]’s wife” books. I think it strikes an interesting balance to write a book about the wife of someone notable enough to be called “THE [sombody].” They often portray her as the more interesting character, although she is the un-famous one. I like it the type of book, and I did enjoy this one.
Spring is passing too quickly…
Today was beautiful enough that I almost thought I was back in Los Angeles. The trees are pink! I love it. I’ve been hiding in my room, studying for finals, hoping that everything will stay in bloom until I could re-emerge.
Although I did see one of those guys pretending to be a bronze statue in the park today. That was amusing. Perhaps not as amusing as the crazy 70 year-old sitting on the bench next to me who dressed like he was 16 (cargo pants, hiking boots, wallet with a chain, iPod in hand).
“ It’s just a shout out to God
Professor Feldman, on “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance
This evening, I watched Pride & Prejudice between studying for Crim Pro and studying for International Law. It’s one of my favorite books, and the BBC production was one of my favorite movies, so I was a bit hesitant about another version.
But - although it isn’t quite as faithful to the book, I think it conveys much more emotion than the BBC production and its characters have more humanity. Austen’s characters are fantastically real, and this version does a good job of bringing out some of their under-played characteristics. For example - Mary Bennett, Mrs Bennett, and Caroline Bingley are all sympathetic and perhaps like-able characters in this version. And Mr. Collins is wonderfully ridiculous.
Yay for Pride & Prejudice!
Ate at Rocky’s in Little Italy this evening. The service was okay, the food was very good, and the company was even better (yay!). In fact, the food was so good that I actually finished it. It’s been a long time since I’ve finished food when eating out - they usually serve too much and then I get bored with eating. But their Carbonara was amazing.
