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written on my desk at bar review. my thoughts exactly.

if there was ever a time for withering gothic poetry, this is it. i tried composing a few pithy lines but my shattered mind could only form random nonsensical statements turgid grimace, throbbing heart, res ipsa loquitur...

jesper:

this does not taste anything like macaroni.

the f*ck.

dj bertolt brecht in da haus

studying is making me lose my mind. i spent all of friday by times square for a class on how to write great bar exam essays. i have 6 to do on the first day and need all the advice i can get. it seems like the examiners, based on the practice questions, are looking to needle us on the fine points while i struggle to get the basics. the next 2 weeks of my life will be a tour de force of awesomeness, i just know it.

at lunch, i stopped by kinokuniya and picked up a book of photographs of japan by shinzo maeda. i can't find many examples of his work online so i'll just offer the suggestion that if you're ever in the photo aisle of bookstore, see if you can find anything by him. his landscapes are spectacular. kinokuniya has quite an impressive selection of photography books. when i get all of this finished, i'll spend some time up there on a rainy day. the new location is a good place to wile away some time.

blah!!!

leprechaun 2: back to tha hood is on. it's amusing.

buy sheep, sell deer

it hurts to check... bull market plz!

curses

my life sucks so bad right now words can't even describe it. i have less than one month before it all goes to hell. i spent my whole weekend at nyu law going over ridiculously difficult practice questions. now i have to spend the next few hours making flashcards. it's absurd - i feel guilty doing anything other than studying. i scoffed when some guy said he laminated his notes so he could read them in the shower. now i'm thinking i need a laminator. uuugh why did i do this to myself? life doesn't have to be a japanese game show obstacle course. keep it simple people! it's much better that way.

hello goodbye

i hate the beatles so just so you know, the above is not a reference to them. i've eaten so much cake these past 2 weeks, i don't know how i fit in my clothes. probably one of the most eventful times of my life. as of yesterday, i'm unemployed! for 3 months. and people, just so you know, the COBRA health insurance plan is not cheap, even for a single person, no matter which option you choose. it's like $550/mth for me. so if you ever want to take time off and want to continue your health insurance in the meantime (who doesn't?), make sure you factor in the expense.

i don't like saying goodbye to people. it's always an awkward experience, esp when i'm the one doing the talking. i'm happiest with a handshake and a "keep in touch" but there was a lot of hugging and face-kissing. i'm the worst at that. i always miss the other person's cheek and wind up blindly kissing the air. i had about 50 chances to perfect my aim yesterday but my success rate was like 10%. the duck hunt dog is snickering at me right now.

overground, watch this space

the wind was ridiculous when i walked out of school and suddenly, while i was thinking to myself - "my how ridiculous is this wind?" - the brightest lightning ever dazzled me and then it was just as if hundreds of buckets of water were being poured on me at once. of course i didn't bring an umbrella and i had to be wearing 3 inch sandals that i couldn't run in, so i tottered home in the pouring rain, 5 long blocks in a total brutal downpour, absolutely drenched. nuts!