Job = OKAY

I went to the law library and researched the hell out of the Landlord-Tenant act. I now consider myself an expert in the area of kicking out stingy tenants.

That whole weekend was like one long panic attack. I could barely think straight I was so freaked out. I don't think that the attorney meant to give me a question that would be so hard to answer, but that's just how it turned out. In the end I had to make some logical jumps myself without any authority to back me up. There just wasn't any.

My legal writing professor probably would have shoved a hot poker through my face if he'd seen the memo I wrote. That said, the attorney I wrote it for loved it. He said "Good Job, Good Answer. Please put this in the file and drop it in my inbox." I would have done that except I forgot to bring the file with me.

Today I did a CR 15 motion to add some indispensable parties. All I had to do was grab a form off the interweb and customize it to our area. Yay for me.

The attorney that gave me the crazy property question handed me something that put a big smile on my face. I have files for two subcontractors that came in the other day. Both of these guys are tired of getting stiffed. They want to have some powerful contracts that they can use to bring pain to anyone that crosses them.

Enter ALS.

My job is to take a look at some of the contracts this attorney has drawn up in the past and take what's good from those and put them into these subcontractor contracts. Basically, I have some examples to go off of, but aLs is in charge of drawing up the contracts! Isn't that awesome?! It's a good deal for everyone. The clients don't have to pay as much for my time. I learn lots about writing a contract. The attorney gets to play another round of golf or something. Everyone is win win!

My loans are maybe coming in on Friday. I haven't been able to be social at all because I haven't had any money all semester long. I can't wait to dig out of the debt that plagues me. I'm totally going to take this money and be responsible with it.......RIGHT AFTER I GO BACK TO VEGAS!

Peace out.

aLs

Break!

Okay, I'm supposed to be finishing my lame ass memo for work. However, I wanted to share this doozie of a link. It's a confession site for jilted wives. I lovvvveeee confession sites. It's really cool to read people's raw secrets/thoughts/anger.

I don't know how much the attorney is going to like this memo. I'm rating it a 7 out of 10.

aLs

AHHHHHH

Well the job seems like it will be really cool. Everyone is really nice.

That said, today has just been one long panic attack. I was asked to write a memo for an attorney. I didn't think to ask how detailed he wanted it.

Furthermore, there's no goddamned authority to answer the questions I'm dealing with! THERE'S NOTHING! I mean, I barely have anything as far as answers. The memo is turning out to be tiny and flat out, my answer is like "Well the statute doesn't say you 'can't' do so and so, so you probably can." FUCK FUCK FUCK. I mean, I've researched these questions now for like 10 hours straight! I'm either really bad at research, or there is no answer. I think I'm overlooking something, but I just don't know.

I am so embarrassed. I wanted my first assignment to look really good, but it's turning out to be a big load of shit. I feel like quitting.

aLs

I Need Help Understanding Stuff

I left everyone hanging.

On Wednesday I went to the career center because one of the ladies working there wanted to tell me something. She told me that the job I was really excited about had made an offer to another student.

That stressed me out a little. I was sure that I had totally kicked that interview's ass. The idea of working in City X thrilled me because I have never been there. I love adventures and I love traveling.

Anyways, Anonymous Law Firm finally got back to me. I'm hired and tomorrow is my first day. To say that I'm totally freaked out is an understatement. I feel totally unprepared. I just know the attorneys are going to ask me to do something that I have no idea how to do.

Here's how I feel, in metaphor: I feel like tomorrow I'm going to sit in the cockpit of some large jet for the first time. I've seen pictures of the jet before, but tomorrow I'm expected to fly it. I just have to take deep breaths and come up with some way to keep people from figuring out that I'm secretly a very stupid person.

Alright, I have to get the contracts slides ready for tomorrow. My first day of work I am going to be dead tired from almost no sleep. Smart aLs, real smart.

aLs

the law firm is just not that into you

So here's the story.

Last Thursday night I made my counter offer to Anonymous Law Firm. All my counter offer stated was, "I can't commit to working for you during the summer until mid-November. I understand if that doesn't work for you, but it's the best I can do." Those weren't the exact words I used, but that's the gist of it.

The response was positive. It basically said, "That's fine with me. I'll run it by the other two attorneys to make sure it's okay with them. I'll let you know this afternoon." That was Friday.

I was never informed of the final decision. I was never emailed at all. It is now Tuesday night. Wednesday was supposed to be my first day, but I'm not going in because there has been no final decision.

To tell the truth, I'm a bit miffed with these guys. Waiting four days seems unprofessional. Am I wrong to expect more out of them? Isn't it rude to say you'll respond right away, but then go totally silent for four days? If any attorneys are reading this, let me know what you think.

I emailed them earlier today asking if there was any news, but I didn't get a response.

I wish they'd get off their asses and take the five seconds to email me. I think they're being rude.

I guess the law firm is just not that in to me.

aLs

More Politics

More politics. Sorry, I just couldn't help it.

This is an interesting commentary on an old school conservative, Richard J. Whalen (former Nixon Staffer), and his thoughts on the war. Exerts from this article put the situation in pretty plain words:

"The only question is whether a war serves the national interest," one retired three-star told Whalen. "Iraq does not."

"Whalen writes: 'The dissenting retired generals are bent on making Iraq this nation's last strategically failed war -- that is, one doggedly waged by civilian officials largely to avoid personal accountability for their bad decisions. A failed war causes mounting human and other costs, damaging or entirely destroying the national interest it was supposed to serve.'"

AND

"In late September, it was reported that the National Intelligence Estimate for April said the war in Iraq is creating more terrorists: 'A large body of all-source reporting indicates that activists identifying themselves as jihadists ... are increasing in both number and in geographic distribution. If this trend continues, threats to U.S. interests at home and abroad will become more diverse, leading to increasing attacks worldwide.'"

AND

"Meanwhile, the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health now estimates about 655,000 Iraqi civilians have been killed in this war. All the work in the study fell to a knee-jerk response from conservatives, "Oh, that can't be right." Yet the methodology employed is the same as is used by the federal government to decide how to spend millions of dollars every year. It is, as they say, the industry standard."

Now, if you were against this war from the beginning, say it with me to the ChickenHawks, Neo-Cons, and anyone else too lazy to think about Iraq with any depth before the invasion.

I TOLD YOU SO!

Next time, listen to reason, or don't vote.

aLs

Dear Warhawks

Dear Warhawks-Value Voters-And Neo-Cons,

Thanks a lot. Thanks for putting your anger before the well being of our country. Thanks for not questioning what you were told. Thanks for refusing to accept any responsibility for what has happened in Iraq. Thanks for acting surprised that we weren't welcomed with parades. Thanks for refusing to pay any attention to the history and culture of Iraq and that particular region of the world.

In sum, thanks for living in some sort of alternate reality where Bush's lies about Iraq were okay, because we're making some sort of positive difference.

Here's a story that does a great job of pointing out how screwed we are. Thanks a lot. The next time you decide to vote for a candidate that totes morals, but lies through his teeth, do me a favor and stay home.

The Democrats can fix this, but it won't be easy and it will be painful. The Republicans have lost control of their own spending. They've led us into a costly war that has accomplished nothing (unless you consider totally fucking up the middle east a success of some kind). The sheer amount of debt that we've run up (not to mention the fact that Bush has spectacularly ignored the trade deficit with China) will take a lot of time to deal with. It will require fiscal responsibility...and that generally hurts. The Republicans also succeeded in making it harder for middle class families to survive (see: tax cuts for rich, reduced student loans, harder bankruptcy laws for working class families, ridiculous Medicare giveaways to corporations, refusing to allow us to buy prescription drugs from Canada, blocking the minimum wage hike, doing absolutely nothing about rising oil prices, etc. etc. etc.).

Seriously, stay home next time. You've done enough.

aLs

Some News

Some inhuman little shitbag killed an entire family on a turnpike in Florida. The mother died trying to protect her two young boys. The cold calculating nature of the crime has effected the police investigators working on the crime.

The fact that I don't totally despise the death penalty separates me from a lot of my friends that are on the left side of the political spectrum. I wouldn't be sad to see the death penalty go, but while it's here, I sometimes agree that it is a proper punishment for some crimes.

Assuming the person who did this is not suffering from some sort of schizophrenia or drug induced homicidal rampage (which seems unlikely, considering how well placed all the bullets were)....I would vote for the perpetrator to be put to death. Only a monster could kill a prone woman who had draped herself over her children.

Is the death penalty cruel? Maybe, if it isn't, it's very close. Would the killer experience lots of terror and fear before being put to death? Yeah, but that's the point. He had no qualms about his victims experiencing absolute terror, so why should I have any qualms about him having to face his own death?

In other news, yet another guy makes a complete ass out of himself on Myspace. Right after the heat starts to come down, we hear the same old excuses, "It was just a joke" or "this is private." Listen, when something is viewable by the entire Earth, it isn't private. It's just a joke? Seriously dude, did you see your own site?

I waited 3 days and then emailed Contra Girl back. That was a few days ago. I really don't know why I'm even bothering at this point. She's obviously quite talented at game playing. Better than I'll ever be.

aLs

Shocking

As I watched this video...I felt that someone should be spending a lot of time in prison. I don't understand how a news agency can knowingly falsify information and retain their license. Is it because the FCC is controlled by the very corporations it is supposed to regulate? YES. How can drugs get onto the market that are totally useless or unsafe? The FDA is also known for being a puppet of the corporations that it is supposed to regulate. It is ineffective and corrupt. It should be revamped so that it goes back to serving the people, not the corporations that fund most of its activities.

The video below also put a bad feeling in my stomach. This girl won a lawsuit against the police. I hope this particular police officer did some hard time for assault.




Yick
aLs

Assholes, and more Assholes

I read this article and I was absolutely incensed. These assholes came to America seeking freedom from persecution. What did they do now that they're here? Well they started persecuting people. How fucking dare they come here and start spewing their hate? Didn't they learn one freaking thing about how it feels to be persecuted?

Liberal as I am, let me explain my stance on immigrants coming to America. If they don't like it, they can go home. We're not Russia, we're never going to be Russia. If you don't want your children to grow up like Americans, then don't come here.

In other news, the Bush administration has contempt for the evanglicals that supported it. I say supported, because they are losing the evangelicals right now. The book, Tempting Faith: An Inside Story of Political Seduction," is prompting another scramble at the White House.

Democratic Majority...here we come.

aLs

Ghetto Fabulous?

Law Students at University of Austin decided to throw a Ghetto Fabulous party. The students seemed pretty surprised that the minorities at the school might be a tad bit insulted. The Dean of the school gave them a good chewing out. I imagine the alumni are pretty pissed off right now. I feel bad for the students that had nothing to do with this. They probably realize that this isn't exactly good PR. I mean, you'd expect more from law students...you'd expect that they would understand how insulting something like this could be.

Anyways, I made a counteroffer to the local firm. The main guy I've been dealing with responded by saying "Yeah, we'll pay you more. Also, you can let us know by December 1st whether or not you can work here this summer. I'm going to let the other attorneys in the office know that this is the new plan and then I'll email you back and let you know if that's cool with them."

Those weren't his exact words, but that's the gist of them.

aLs

CG Back?!

EXTRA EXTRA Contra Girl Returns

She apologized for disappearing and says that she's been incredibly busy. She also wants to get together sometime soon.

It took ten minutes for it to occur to me that she might be telling the truth. My first thought is that maybe she went for another guy, but he turned out to be a dud. Maybe there was some kind of major life event that she just went through...or like I said, maybe she's telling the truth. Who knows.

So what does this mean to me? Do I have the self respect to not respond? Nope.

I'm going to respond, but this time I have annoyance on my side. Contra Girl is pretty and might make a good fit for me personality wise....but she totally dropped off the radar...so I'm not desperate to make a connection with her. I've decided that if she asks me out, then I'm game. Otherwise, I'm afraid I won't be playing any games with Contra Girl.

Don't get me wrong, I like her, but a man has to have his dignity.

I got the offer I dreaded today. I'm going to give them a counter offer and inform them that I can't commit to spending the summer with them. Not until I hear back from one or two places I interviewed with. I just can't commit to a summer job when I know there isn't any real long term future there. I need to know that when I graduate I have something waiting for me. I just don't want the stress of wondering where my next paycheck is coming from when I'm studying for the bar. You know what I mean?

Thanks for the advice readers. It factored into my decision.

aLs

Dude, the cows are escaping from the barn....

Today I went to class with my fly wide open. I have no idea if anyone spotted it. I didn't realize it was open until I looked down at my crotch while the professor was talking (just doing my periodic crotch check). Anyways, I zipped it up as fast as I could....I heard some giggling a row or so back right when I did that. That could have been coincidental, but I don't know. It seemed pretty well timed. Embarrassing.

Speaking of flies. A fly ruined my interview the other day. It kept buzzing around the room. My gaze kept shooting at high speed to watch the fly move around the room. I did that like 100 times. I know I looked like a psycho. I'm just easily distracted and I hate flies with a passion.

Today I think I landed a job. It would start immediately. There are about 5 attorneys working in this office. They are sharing space...I don't think it's a law firm per se. Here's the problem. They would want me for the summer.

I was really looking forward to working at the City Attorney's Office this summer (they haven't given me an offer yet, but I feel that the chances are high that they will). The City Attorney's Office is located in City X. City X seems like it would be a really fun place to spend a summer. Furthermore, City X has lots of future potential.

On the Other Other hand, they haven't made an offer. They have great benefits, but I don't think they pay an exceptionally high amount of money or anything.

So friends, I put it to you. Do I take the sure thing and work there this summer, or do I turn it down and hope to get the City Attorney's job?

Some of you were wondering what happened to Contra Girl. She never called me back. I have no idea what went wrong. I let it slip that I tend to be a Democrat. It's possible she was Republican. I don't really know. Obviously whatever it was, it wasn't meant to be.

I haven't spoken to my brother yet. I'm still a little mad.

I'm going to ask my Landlord to give me a two bedroom apartment so I can room with one of my best friends, Douggernaut. Cross your fingers for me.

aLs

Amish

The reaction of the Amish community to the school shootings was something to emulate. This well written article sums up what America can learn from the Amish.

aLs

More Thoughts On Marriage

I was going to make this a response in the comments section, but it got long and detailed enough that I decided to make it a real post.

I have calmed down a little from the intial shock of being told my little brother is married, but I still disagree with most of you.

I agree that the wedding is first and foremost about the two people actually getting married. However, I cannot agree that cutting the family completely out of the wedding is perfectly okay.

Weddings are about family. They are a bonding of two families. They serve an important social function. If they didn't, then we would just sign some papers and be over and done with it.

I feel insulted and pushed aside. My brother got married without so much as a phone call to me. Those of you that are parents, can you really tell me that that wouldn't hurt your feelings? Those of you with brothers or sisters, that wouldn't hurt your feelings? You aren't important enough in your brother/sister/son/daughter's life to get a freaking phone call?

How can he hope for our support when he's acting like it doesn't matter? Weddings are about family, and he has chosen to start his marriage by shunning us, his own family.

I thought I was closer to my brother than this, but apparently I am not.

aLs

What Exactly Is The President's Job?

If you're like me, you love John Stewart. This bit had me laughing my ass off. I couldn't help but share it with you guys.

Acting Like An Asshole

My brother is married. My brother was married the day he announced to my Mom that he was going to get married. What he has done is incredibly selfish. How dare he ask for our support, but completely exclude the family from the entire thing?

I'm so mad I could punch him right now. There will never be a wedding for me to go to. I don't get to be the best man. I didn't get to meet his wife before they were married. I don't know anything about her. My brother has acted selfishly. He is saying that there will be some kind of celebration later on.

Fuck That Shit.

I'm not going. You can't deny the family something as momentous as a marriage and substitute it with some kind of party. I'm mad as hell.

aLs

Married?!

My brother has abruptly decided that he's going to get married. Furthermore, he has decided he's going to make it legal in like a week. The family is a bit shocked.

I tried to get him to wait until Christmas so we could atleast have a proper wedding, but he isn't listening.

You ever try to convince someone of something when they absolutely aren't going to budge? That's how I felt when I tried to argue him into waiting until Christmas. I think he's being kind of a jerk about this...It's his life and all, but depriving the family of the wedding seems wrong to me.

My last post was inspired by a lot of stress. I was tired and angry at the system. Why would we create a system that puts someone into a situation where they can't talk to their own shrink about things they have done without fear of the shrink reporting it? I think that's a stupid law. If we want people to get better we have to allow them full confidentiality.

I have 3 interviews scheduled for next week and a fourth one in the pipes.

I feel bad leaving the public defenders. They've been really good to me. They're understaffed and under funded. I'm going to do my best to send more law students their way.

Alright, to bed with me.

aLs

I feel Sick

I rendered one of my first official legal opinions today.

Issue: Could a person who may have molested a child divulge that to a therapist to seek treatment without endangering themselves in the legal arena?

Conclusion: No. Psychologists can be subpoenaed. A psychologist must report any kind of child abuse, it is a gross misdemeanor to fail to report it. The offender will not receive treatment.


I don't know how to feel about this. I interview a sex offender every few days now. It sickens me. I hate that they are so human. I don't know what to say. They're still monsters, but I feel pity for them. I can't believe I feel something for some of these people.

I don't know if I can handle this kind of work.

aLs

Rejected!

An absolutely poetic speech by Keith Olbermann addressing the President. In this speech he challenges the President on his attacks to the constitution, his continuing assertion that the war is going well, and his demonizing of Democrats (funny that just three weeks ago he was calling for unity).

You will need to use Internet Explorer to view the video, but trust me, it's worth it.

I got my first rejection letter today. I also got a phone call from a firm asking me to come in an interview tomorrow. These guys want to hire a law student right now to help out. I need money badly...so I think we may have been meant for each other.

Want to know the cure for hiccups? Let's just say, the cure isn't for the faint of heart.

aLs

White Collar Crime = Okay

In an act of total disdain for the victims of the Enron collapse, U.S. District Judge Ken Hoyt has reduced Andrew Fastow's original sentence of ten years, to a six year prison sentence for his involvement in the Enron scandal. Fastow had originally accepted an agreement that would have given him a minimum of ten years in prison.

Jurors in other cases have been told that those were the absolute minimums.

Why is it that in this country we are so willing to throw the poor into prison for decades, but we can't bring ourselves to lock up the rich? This man ruined, let's say it again, RUINED, the lives of thousands of people. To punish him with a mere six year sentence is abhorrent to me. It makes a mockery of all his victims and helps to remind people in this country that if you have money, you can avoid justice.

U.S. District Judge Ken Hoyt has abused his discretion and should be ashamed of himself. Absolutely ashamed. A move like this makes me question his understanding of white collar crime and the effect that it has on this country. It makes me question whether or not he understands the damage that the Enron collapse caused. Lastly, it makes me question whether he even considered the victims when he did this. Shame on you Judge Hoyt.

Here's an interesting article about a kickass Judge in Ontario. Judge Hill of the Ontario Superior Court took the local prison to task for failing to give the defendant a proper meal and shower before he went on trial. Judge Hill states the obvious when he said that jurors will make decisions partially based on how a defendant looks. If the defendant looks dirty and like a criminal, then they will believe he is a criminal. Good call Judge Hill.


aLs

Foley Fallout

This post over at Kuff's world really does a great job giving a summary of what has happened (and is happening) with the Foley case. Conservative groups are absolutely livid with the Republican leadership for their mishandling of this case. They are calling for the resignation of the Speaker of the House, Dennis Hastert...which I think I agree with. Putting young children at risk just for the sake of holding onto one more seat in the House is unacceptable, regardless of what party you support.

aLs

More YouTube

This video is really neat. A guy took a picture of himself every day for six years. The best part about this video is not the pictures though, it is the haunting piano in the background. If you are as obsessed with this song as me, you can find the writer's myspace page here. Can you believe she is relatively unknown in the music world? We're looking at an untapped genius here I think.

Below is a video about shoes. Is this really how women think?



Also, I'm not sure is the video below is real...I think it is. I really wish that more professors would respond this way to cell phone users. The surprising thing is how many people slam the professor on YouTube. Doesn't anyone think it's incredibly rude to answer a phone in class?


aLs

Free Hugs

Have you hugged someone you love lately? Call your parents now and tell them you love them. This video will make you want to do just that. I loved it.

Also, here's a great article on the Iran situation. I love how the author uses the Godfather to make his point really hit home. Regardless of how you vote politically, I think you might agree with this article.

aLs

The BlueBook Blawgger Challenge

Blawging the BLUEBOOK:
Things That Go Bump in the Night

The Rules:

1. DON'T CHEAT
2. Have it back within a week. (Deadline is next Monday, 9th, at noon).
3. Send your answers to MiMonAiM@aim.com.
4. Winner is whoever has all correct the fastest.
5. I have final authority on who wins.


The Prizes:

1. A .jpg trophy with your name on it designed by the fabulous aLs.
2. Choose one topic for every participating blawger to post on the following Monday.
3. Choose the contest topic for the following month.
4. A FREE T-SHIRT of your choosing from MiM's stores Here or Here.


The Questions:

1. Which blawger is described by the following rhyme?

This blawgger is always in a state of fright,
that a zombie attack might go bump in the night,
this student is no fool,
he knows zombies will eventually attack his law school,
so even though you might think he's a sap,
This blawger drew up a tactical law school zombie map.


2. In her post, "And now for today's Sexuality and the Law reading excerpt," Ruth quoted an old Plymouth Colony law involving conversing with devils. Which two devils are named in that post? Amicus Curiae, March 2006.


3. On July 20th, Lily Graypure says that she's never seen a ghost or been posessed by a demon. She then claims that never seeing a ghost or demon or feeling the hand of god is evidence that its ok for her to go into corportate law. Why? LawSchoolVirgin, July 2006.


4. The littlest tortfeasor thought that a middle-of-the-night car accident sounded like ________, which is why she blatantly ignored it and went back to bed. Little Tortfeasor, September 2006.


5. The casts of what two 1980’s shows sang at Moonlighting in Misery’s wedding in his post A Midnight Visit from the Ghosts of Posts Past? Moonlighting in Misery, September 2004.


6. When is it acceptable for a one year old to have breasts the size of oranges? 3 Blind Mice and a Sister-In-Law, September 2006.


7. This blawger shows her patroitic side by who she wants to bump her in the night. Who is it she wants? Legally Blonde, August 2006.


8. One member of this blawger’s study group wrote herself a simple note of one thing she had to do the night before the final. She wrote it on her outline. What did the note say? The Namby Pamby, May 2006.

Thailand Going To Hell

For those of you paying attention to the situation in Thailand, things are getting worse. The military is now foisting a new constitution on the people. The new constitution gives the military a permanent say in how things are run. This is a sad step backwards for a country that until recently, appeared to have moved beyond holding a coup when they got tired of their leaders.

The US has cut off aid to the country, rightly so. Maybe if our image around the world hadn't been destroyed these last few years we could do more to get the UN involved. As it is, we can only sit back and watch this thing unfold.

Want to be treated like a child? Republicans believe (seriously I can't believe this, when I was a Republican, we believed that we didn't need the government to act like our parent...you know...small government and all that? Yeah, Republicans used to give a shit about small government) that you can't handle the moral perils of gambling. As portal-of-evil news puts it "The Ports Are Safe! Congress Approves Internet Gambling Ban!"

An interesting article on how congress is slowly chipping away at the separation of church and state.

And the last news story for the now.....Holy Shit, the Commies are attacking us with lasers!

aLs

The Game

I need your help. I was violently ill yesterday. I was supposed to be getting people to sign up for the blawgger game that MIM and I came up with. I need law students and lawyers to submit something to help us make this game uber fun. This game will be a good way to increase traffic on your site and a great way to waste some of that precious time you've been hording.

Here's what MIM has to say:

Anonymous Law Student and I (Moonlighting in Misery) are starting a contest, sort of a blawger scavenger hunt. You come up with a question involving your blawg, all of them are compiled once a month, we post them and our readers collect the answers. The winner gets to pick the next month's theme and a topic for all of us to post on. Also, this month since I am starting it off I'm giving away a free t-shirt.

So far we've got LegallyBlonde, NambyPamby, LawSchoolVirgin, LittleTortFeasor, Amicus Curiae, and of course Anonymous Law Student and Moonlighting in Misery.

All you have to do is submit a question about your blawg according to the e-mail included below by this weekend. And if you don't want to read the whole e-mail right now, just read the first and last two paragraphs to find out what kind of question and what the theme is we're looking for.

Please e-mail me back and let me know if you want to join. And if you know anyone else who might be interested.

So here is the deal: It’s a scavenger hunt, so we need questions that will cause the player to do at least some searching on your blawg BUT not so difficult that they will have to read 14 months of archives to find it. In order to actually have an archive from which to pull, you must have been blawging for at least 3 months to participate.

How it works:
1. Each month a new blawg will take lead. That blawger is responsible for collecting the questions and answers, putting those questions together, and sending them all back to each participating blawg.
2. The questions for that month are to be posted on each participating blawg on the first Monday of each month.
3. The contest shall last from the first Monday of each month for one week until the following Monday at noon. Only answers that have been received by noon will be eligible.
4. Players are to be given the e-mail address of the lead blawg for the month and encouraged to send their answers to that blawger. But each blawger can accept answers if they want and just forward those on to the lead blawg. The lead blawger will use the date/time on the e-mails to determine the winner. If a blawger fails to forward an e-mail by the deadline not sent directly to the lead blawg, the player is S.O.L.
5. The winner is the player who gets the most of the questions right the fastest. The lead blawger has final say-so on who the winner is according to the e-mails received.
6. The winner then gets:
a. A .jpg of a trophy with his/her name expertly inscribed by paintshop pro, Anonymous Law Student.
b. To choose the theme for the next month’s contest.
c. To pick a topic that each participating blawger must write a post on. (A majority of the participating blawgs can overrule the winner’s choice on “b” or “c” and force the “pervert” to pick again)

Rules: (according to aLs)
1. DON’T CHEAT
2. Have it back within a week
3. Winner gets to pick next month’s theme and a topic for posting
4. There is no 4
5. Who knows

Please go to MiM's website and enter your blog into the competition. You can still compete, even if you are entered into the competition, so don't let that dissuade you from helping out.

Also, for your pleasure, a musical about those silly "support the troops" ribbons. Supporting the troops isn't silly, but thinking that a sticker on your gas guzzling SUV helps to support the troops is hypocritical and annoying.



Thanks to Elle for showing me the link.

aLs