Saturday, July 31, 2010
Random Fact
We have a frog in our flower garden made out of steel who plays the bass. He is named Norman. We got him 50% off.
Deleted Post
So, I wrote a post just now about stupid things I've seen at work, and then i thought about whether it was privileged information, and couldn't remember if the fact patterns had been litigated and therefore public record. so, I deleted the post.
this is why this blog will never be good again. I've become THE MAN. and not in a good way, in an establishment sort of way. "how does it feel to be the man, its not fun to be the man". Sing it Ben Folds.
this is why this blog will never be good again. I've become THE MAN. and not in a good way, in an establishment sort of way. "how does it feel to be the man, its not fun to be the man". Sing it Ben Folds.
Multiple daily posts begin . . . now
So, I'm waiting in a coffee shop in Norton, OH, for my wife to finish up a rehearsal for a benefit concert that will be held later this month in Latty, OH. I'm supposed to play violin . . . although, I haven't really played for a while.
so, what to talk about . . .
Well, I'm currently between jobs. I worked for a company while in law school that kept me on after I passed the bar exam. Well, more on the bar exam. You're supposed to take this two month long course where you go to lectures (video taped lectures) that last a couple of hours and then do all of these practice exams and multiple choice questions for the rest of the afternoon. I had a professor tha showed us how many hours he had studied for the bar exam. It was in the low 1400's or something.
So, I bought a bar exam study course from a buddy for a discounted price (still over a grand) and intended very seriously to study. However, despite taking a month to study, I spent it laying around. So, when it all came down to it. I didn't study. I just winged it. Well, to be fair, Monday night before the 3 day test began, I did read through 4 of 11 outlines my buddy gave me. but then I just decided to watch tv. So, I didn't really study at all . . . and I passed with a pretty good margin. i didn't break any records, but its a pass fail test. So, I'm not sure whether this story makes me look intelligent or lazy. But it is what it is. I don't think you can study for this test. It's content knowledge about a inch think but three miles wide. The randomness with which questions were asked was kind of amazing. Additionally, I fell asleep during the multi-state portion of the test on Wednesday. But I finished.
anyway, back to whatever I was talking about . . . Oh, right, so I'm between jobs. Leaving a job is always a weird feeling. It's part sad because you're leaving people you've gotten to know over the years, but at the same time, you're happy to be gone. So, I've been training a replacement which has not been going all that well. Actually I've trained three replacements. The two filled in for me on a certain aspect of my job when i was out on my wedding and honeymoon. They were hired from a large firm in a big city near where I work. But, clearly they are not a replacement because they make more money than per hour than some people make per day.
. . . I don't even know where I'm going with this post . . . i used to be more focused. . . . don't go to law school. it will rot your brain and ruin your work ethi
so, what to talk about . . .
Well, I'm currently between jobs. I worked for a company while in law school that kept me on after I passed the bar exam. Well, more on the bar exam. You're supposed to take this two month long course where you go to lectures (video taped lectures) that last a couple of hours and then do all of these practice exams and multiple choice questions for the rest of the afternoon. I had a professor tha showed us how many hours he had studied for the bar exam. It was in the low 1400's or something.
So, I bought a bar exam study course from a buddy for a discounted price (still over a grand) and intended very seriously to study. However, despite taking a month to study, I spent it laying around. So, when it all came down to it. I didn't study. I just winged it. Well, to be fair, Monday night before the 3 day test began, I did read through 4 of 11 outlines my buddy gave me. but then I just decided to watch tv. So, I didn't really study at all . . . and I passed with a pretty good margin. i didn't break any records, but its a pass fail test. So, I'm not sure whether this story makes me look intelligent or lazy. But it is what it is. I don't think you can study for this test. It's content knowledge about a inch think but three miles wide. The randomness with which questions were asked was kind of amazing. Additionally, I fell asleep during the multi-state portion of the test on Wednesday. But I finished.
anyway, back to whatever I was talking about . . . Oh, right, so I'm between jobs. Leaving a job is always a weird feeling. It's part sad because you're leaving people you've gotten to know over the years, but at the same time, you're happy to be gone. So, I've been training a replacement which has not been going all that well. Actually I've trained three replacements. The two filled in for me on a certain aspect of my job when i was out on my wedding and honeymoon. They were hired from a large firm in a big city near where I work. But, clearly they are not a replacement because they make more money than per hour than some people make per day.
. . . I don't even know where I'm going with this post . . . i used to be more focused. . . . don't go to law school. it will rot your brain and ruin your work ethi
A return to blogging
I will make yet another attempt to reclaim my current status of blogger. Much has occurred since I last graced this website with my thoughts. I completed a law degree and took the Ohio Bar Exam. I passed and have recently been hired by the government. I guess my socialist roots reach deep (I'm not trying to be political, just commenting on my blog name).
I also got married to a Hungarian Canadian Girl. She's wonderful and is named Gabi. She has adapted well to my sarcastic ways.
So, after years of unsettledness (if that's a word), my life is taking on a seemingly comfortable status. I would like to think that I could come back on here and blog with the same level of utter contempt for seriousness and reality, but I think I'm a different person. Therefore, prepare to be bored with long explanations related to the law. Additionally, I will no longer be posting pictures of myself lifting. instead I will post pictures of myself getting fatter on a diet of government donuts and bad coffee.
On a side-note. I switched sides from the American-side to the sister church. If you know what this means, then you know the magnitude that this carries . . . the "other side" you say . . . (key star wars music). Anyway, I don't anyone checks this anymore, if you do, I feel sorry for you.
:(
I also got married to a Hungarian Canadian Girl. She's wonderful and is named Gabi. She has adapted well to my sarcastic ways.
So, after years of unsettledness (if that's a word), my life is taking on a seemingly comfortable status. I would like to think that I could come back on here and blog with the same level of utter contempt for seriousness and reality, but I think I'm a different person. Therefore, prepare to be bored with long explanations related to the law. Additionally, I will no longer be posting pictures of myself lifting. instead I will post pictures of myself getting fatter on a diet of government donuts and bad coffee.
On a side-note. I switched sides from the American-side to the sister church. If you know what this means, then you know the magnitude that this carries . . . the "other side" you say . . . (key star wars music). Anyway, I don't anyone checks this anymore, if you do, I feel sorry for you.
:(
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