7.21.2008

Things I do during study breaks

At this point in the game, it's very difficult to study more than six hours a day. I get these terrible killer headaches and backaches and stomachaches. If I fail the test, it's going to be a direct result of the headaches, it's a physical negative reaction to practicing law. So I take a lot of study breaks now. More than before in May or June.

Sometimes I read the New York Times. But yesterday, I watched their video about poor people/foreclosed homes. I'm a sucker for those stories. Anyhow, in the video the lady said she had a super headache unlike any ever (sounds like mine every day), and then she had a stroke. And now she's losing her home.

Sometimes I cook. I made the Ratatouille Tart at the bottom of this SF gate article. I looked at their pictures and thought, gee they just have a bad set director and bad photographer, the recipe looks alright. Actually the tart is mediocre at best and I apologize to the photographer. I think whoever contributed the article and set up the pictures should be removed, because a store bought pie crust does not in any way mimic a tart crust. I don't believe the contributor is a regular either...but I could be wrong on this.

Today I read xkcd archives. And this one strip reminded me of myself and all the reasons why I shouldn't be a lawyer. They don't creative commons their stuff, its share for non-profit use.



Comic Con starts at the end of the week. Guess who doesn't get to go.

7.07.2008

Berkeley; Santa Clara

Classic Berkeley: the druggie trainstop



Classic Berkeley II: Vic's Chaat House



Classic Santa Clara: HOT



A giant cat



One awesome leaf that's just a little bit flawed.

San Francisco part III; Return of the Fog

More beautiful shots of the city...we just start wandering around, we've been there so many times it's all the same and Ive got multiple copies of every shot now at all times of year...


The blueprints of the ferry building.


Ferry building @ closing time.


Reason why we didn't stay for the fireworks...the fog...

San Francisco Part II

Also I got engaged. We had a picnic in the botanical gardens in stereotypical san francisco mist.



C got me a non-blood diamond. Actually it could be super blood because it's "vintage" which means they coulda killed a lot more people/environment when they first made it. Sorry about you don't get a picture of the ring...at least not now.

San Francisco Part I

I got back from a weekend in the bay area last night. C gave me the tour of the bay area.

SF China town, see the happy tourist family in the window?
The trinkets they sell in town. Somehow my camera singled out the nekos!

And glimmering crawfish, oh I want one.