Harry Potter Times ...

I really have nothing to report here. But I am sick of seeing eye shadow and a ridiculously long post that ends with me promising to wear makeup, so here I am. But really. Nothing to report, since I really do nothing except eat, watch movies, read and shop. And I like it that way. For example, I still really love Harry Potter. I read Book 7 yesterday. And I really, really love it. What I do not love: Reading the new Mormon Times section of the Deseret (not Morning) News. It is much, much worse in newsprint than online, and I really, really hate it. The articles all embarrass me, as a self-respecting former pseudo journalist, and make me want to remove the line on my resume about my internship with the D-News. NOTE TO ALL FUTURE EMPLOYERS: When I associated myself with that publication it did not blatantly declare itself to be only for Mormons. Like every other regular newspaper, it pretended it did not give special treatment to its owners, even when it did. OK, outburst over. On to Harry Potter Book 6 ...

What Law School Did Not Teach Me ...

I learned many, many things during my first year of law school. Things like the definitions of ancient Latin legal terms and when to sue the government for taking property. But I did not learn the really useful things, like how to transfer eyeshadow from a pot to a palette. That task required serious research, some experimentation, and a band-aid.

Obviously, this story requires background. (Warning: LONG rambling post ahead.) So, yesterday I finally finished my finals. Hooray! But, unfortunately, this means I no longer have an excuse for leaving the house without doing my hair and without wearing any makeup. (I wish I could say I am exaggerating this confession. But besides getting ready for church, my personal hygiene in the past month has been laughable at best.)

Finishing my finals also means I will be going home for a week and seeing people I know, which motivates me to at least attempt to look presentable. Which requires makeup. To make this fact seem more exciting, and to make it easier to pack my vast (cough cough) amounts of makeup, I bought two little EMPTY eyeshadow palettes. I foolishly thought it would be simple to take my old eye shadows out of their containers and put them in the palette.

Two phone calls, one Google search, 29 YouTube videos, one ruined eye shadow, one pair of tweezers, one peppermint candle and one hour later, I finished the task. (No, I did not watch all 29 YouTube videos on the topic of "repotting MAC eyeshadow." I only watched two. And yes, I did roll my eyes at the overly groomed girls who filmed themselves carefully assembling their tools and heating their eyeshadow case over a candle to melt the glue that makes the eye shadows stick in their containers. But then I stopped laughing and actually tried it. And it worked.)

But now I am too tired to pack my clothes. So, friends, when you see me for the first time in four months, do not look at my clothes, which will likely be unwashed, unmatching, and completely out of style. Just focus on my bloodshot eyes. Because I will definitely be wearing eye shadow ...

Updated View From My Desk ...

Same view, from same desk, nine days and two finals later. It turns out that leaves grow on trees much faster than information plants itself in my brain ...

The View From My Desk ...

All I see, all day, every day ...

Beginning Of The End ...

Yesterday I finished two classes. (By finished, I mean actually attended class for the last time. If I did nothing else at this point, however, I would fail. I have yet to actually do anything that warrants a grade. Just a minor detail.) No more Prof. M and S. This semester has flown by. I cannot believe finals loom just days ahead. (My way of saying that I will be neglecting my blog for ... a while. After finals I will be home for a bit, then starting my internship, which I am sorry to say I cannot post about ... which probably means this blog will be dull all summer long. But, I am willing to be responsible for a dull blog in exchange for ... my dream internship. Hooray!) So, until I post again ... wish me luck ...

P.S. I promise, I will tone down the ellipses when writing my finals.

A Compromise ...

It turns out that making outlines out of an entire semester's worth of professorial chattering can be really long and tedious. So, in an attempt at actually forcing myself to do this unpleasant task, I compromised with myself. I get to turn a movie on (in the background, of course) while I sit on my sofa for hours at a time. And type. And type. And type. And, in an effort to keep learning even during the parts where I find myself looking at the television screen instead of the computer screen, I am choosing movies with themes to match the subject. First up, Constitutional Law (which I like, for the record). So, naturally, I watched the West Wing. Next, Property. So I am watching Pride and Prejudice. (Because quite a lot of law comes from England, and hello, Pride and Prejudice is all about owning enough land, right ...)

Cherry Blossoms ...

My favorite monument, yes, but not with quite so many people ...

Oh, I love the pedal boats. Someone come visit me, and we will go on them ...

Makes me think of the White Way of Delight. (Name that movie ... yep, Anne of Green Gables)

Too crowded for me ...

Me trying to be a photographer ...