Congratulations to JAF, MP, JI and AA for your Shamrock Shuffle race efforts! Running is such fun - about as fun as writing an appellate brief for that mother effing class known as Legal Writing

Let me count the ways in which I hate legal writing. This class makes me feel as if I am paying thousands of dollars to receive grades and comments which humiliate, degrade and demoralize me. Thank you legal writing class for these two semesters of hell. It has introduced me to a better understanding of the MANY comments, stories and messages I have both read and heard related to the bitterness of lawyers. If I ever find myself working in a job* where I was required to write damned briefs which demanded that I pay strict attention to picayune issues related to font, margins and paper color all with the inevitable “to what effect?” after my sentences -to what effect what, b*tch**???!!!!…

Details? What the hell do I care about Details as I am not some metrosexual guy reading up on Dior Homme’s latest designer as I indulge in a mani-pedi at the hot and trendy salon in my gentrified neighborhood.

Let the bitterness continue… (To what effect???)

MI, thank you for nominating the Mystery Date contestants Drew Peterson and Jim Belsuhsi. Dream on, sweet emotional girl, just dream on crazy angel…

Current news that is not necessarily currently topical: I spotted this Tone Loc update as a leading headline on my news portal page. “The rapper, whose real name is Anthony T. Smith, is known for the hits “Wild Thing” and “Funky Cold Medina.” Word.

The aforementioned Details reader gets his brows plucked and shaped.

By the way, thank you new eyebrow threader for the ultra-thin, high-arched eyebrows ala Pamela Anderson you fashioned for my face the other day. I do not recall asking for the early-nineties “whore” look when I walked into the salon. But then, perhaps, I assumed the risk when I entered and saw you having extensions placed in your already long hair as you inspected your 3/4 inch acrylic tips with eyes made obviously and artificially blue by contacts which failed to deceive me into thinking their color was naturally a hue outside the brown family. Yep, at that point I should have determined that your style and tendencies were anything but subtle.

Raise your hand if you think a cranky-ass bitch wrote this entry today.

“Sold! Cornflake shaped like Illinois goes for $1,350” - CP was that you who made the purchase????

Link to a posting: Not bad, fairly entertaining…

I glanced up during class on Friday and saw three computers airing the Drake-W. Kentucky game and one browsing Nordstrom.com for dresses. A few students found it difficult to restrain themselves during that three-point shot in the Drake game. The professor asked if “they were ok.” I was very amused by it all.

And this is why I like sitting in back-rows - experiencing and observing while ensuring no prying eyes are behind me. People to my back make me uncomfortable, very edgy…

JAF, CB and MFB - I hear the Easter bunny is stopping by tonight. Please ask him to leave me something good and I will pick it up when I see you guys tomorrow.

GOOD LUCK to MP and JAF on the race next weekend!

MP, I look forward to watching you in the next Batman movie, Dark Knight. Between looking out for your scene(s), my affinity for Cillian Murphy (The Scarecrow) - seriously check out his eyes, my attempting to separate myself from thoughts of Heath Ledger’s early death as I watch him play the part of The Joker (reviews of his work have been praiseworthy), my attention for Batman himself may prove limited. Admittedly, I wasn’t too impressed with Christian Bale in Batman Begins -he gave an adequate, but not a stand-out, performance. Another positive note for this next Batman installment is that they eliminated Katie Holmes from the cast, since I believed both her character and acting was extremely weak in Batman Begins. Maggie Gyllenhaal* may be an improvement provided they write better material for her female character, Ms. Rachel Dawes.

*Jake Gyllenhaal -just wanted to throw his name out there.

Generally, I am of the opinion that comedians have a certain level of intelligence.

I think Tracy Morgan may prove an exception to my belief.

Chris Rock would kick Tracy Morgan’s ass in celebrity “Jeopardy!“.

Potent Potable, anyone?

my professor delivered the dreaded, “Ms. Franch can you please tell me the facts of the GTE case.” I was totally shocked as I was not expecting it for various reasons. On a personally positive note this was the FIRST time that my heart did not begin to pound both heavily and rapidly at the calling of my name. In the past, I have suffered from mini panic attacks, with the rapid-fire heart beats accompanied by sweat popping out from all my pores. And the last time, as I recall, it took about twenty minutes before my heart settled back into a normal rhythm. I have come to dread the ol’ “Ms. Franch” summoning.

When I glanced down at my notes and saw my comment “freaky ass boss”, I knew I was going to do alright as I knew this case well and had briefed it meticulously. And it helped when my new “pals” seated on both my sides each whispered words of encouragement, “You’re doing great” and “Good job, V**!” It was very nice. These are definitely not “mean boys”.

FYI - My broham’s book is in paperback, Robber Baron: The Life of Charles Tyson Yerkes.

Prediction finalization: I have made a concrete commitment to Kansas.

North Carolina

So many tough decisions to make in life.

It’ll be one of the two - Kansas or North Carolina.