tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65623802024-03-07T03:26:38.314-06:00The Unreasonable ManA Blog By A Third Year Law Student (a.k.a. 3L... meaning only one more year of this s$&%) at the University Of Minnesota Law School. The Unreasonable Man Provides Commentary On Life, Law School, And His Admittedly Warped Slant On Selected Current Events... But Mostly, It's Just His Chance To Bitch.Unreasonable Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16932287552702100709noreply@blogger.comBlogger507125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380.post-75003322919019821042007-04-19T15:35:00.000-05:002007-04-19T15:41:08.159-05:00Less Embarrassing, But Humbling<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW94mhcC0A2ZLSA4npyUSGvAscBYWcHmYF4h4g3LSCg85sXZj5dE4JdTWd1IchhUMakZBqCWjUZWjivgo0cc8Tfcu6qKFo1EYoenk43MVIAtdqwYON1kdGref3RDR_EagkQqzqqA/s1600-h/2007Race_for_Justice+(2).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5055139517293116658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW94mhcC0A2ZLSA4npyUSGvAscBYWcHmYF4h4g3LSCg85sXZj5dE4JdTWd1IchhUMakZBqCWjUZWjivgo0cc8Tfcu6qKFo1EYoenk43MVIAtdqwYON1kdGref3RDR_EagkQqzqqA/s320/2007Race_for_Justice+(2).jpg" border="0" /></a> After <a href="http://theunreasonableman.blogspot.com/2006/04/race-for-justice-unreasonable.html">last year's incredible display of physical prowess</a> on my part (what with walking for 1/3 of the race and getting passed by people in strolles in the first mile), I did my best to "train" and make a better showing at this year's Race for Justice.<br /><br />I definitely did better. My time was about 3 1/2 minutes faster, and therefore my pace was more than a minute per mile faster. More importantly, I ran the entire way instead of walking three times (like last year).<br /><br />However, it was still a humbling experience. People pushing strollers still passed me (but not until mile 3 instead of within the first mile). <a href="http://www.jointstrikeweasel.blogspot.com/">Ivan</a> Strike-Weaseled his way past me right at the finish line (he has a deceptively good kick). The most humbling fact, a 60 year old woman beat me... but almost a minute (the "Results by Class" is available on the <a href="http://www.law.umn.edu/current/raceforjustice_2007.html">Race for Justice home page</a>). Now, I'm sure this women is in excellent shape, but it still sucks a little.<br /><br />Oh well, I guess I just need to keep running and come back and beat that woman... then I can totally rub it in her face "Check the race bib. You're in my world now, grandma"Unreasonable Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16932287552702100709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380.post-44310970935799105332007-04-19T08:49:00.000-05:002007-04-19T08:53:16.199-05:00Where the F@&$ Have You Been!As you have clearly figured out, blogging has been a low priority for me this semester. So, if anyone is still checking back with me I apologize. I hope to post at least a little bit more before graduation... at the very least I have to do my final set of finals pick-up lines, plus the obligatory "what I got out of law school" post.Unreasonable Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16932287552702100709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380.post-58287873129302531702007-03-19T15:02:00.000-05:002007-03-19T15:14:04.765-05:00Last Spring Break EverBack at school after my last Spring Break ever. What did I do with this glorious week off from school. Nothing, pretty much. Here were my limited accomplishments.<br />- Finished and turned in my Minnesota State Bar Application - this was the only thing of any real substance which I did. Huge task. Huge pain in the ass. Huge dent in my wallet (how they charge $100 <em>on top of</em> the $400 bar application "fee" just to let me use my computer to type up the essay portion... that's redonkulous)<br />- Played poker <a href="http://www.canterburypark.com/CardClub.aspx">in Shakopee</a> - Another law student sat at the same table I was at while I was playing. He was reading from a Westlaw printout while playing poker. He goes to Hamline. I tried not to laugh... but it was hard.<br />- Saw <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0457430/">Pan's Labyrinth</a> - it was weird. I spent the whole movie trying to find <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091369/">David Bowie ... and Jennifer Connelly</a>, but neither one was in it. What's up with that?<br /><br />That's pretty much it. Unless you consider "sleeping in until noon" doing something.Unreasonable Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16932287552702100709noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380.post-22246849200375955542007-03-05T15:54:00.000-06:002007-03-05T15:55:00.709-06:00No More TORT... *Sigh*My second, and last, year of T.O.R.T. ended Saturday after our command performance at the Pantages. <a href="http://theunreasonableman.blogspot.com/2007/02/come-to-frankenlaw.html">As predicted</a>, it was funny, transcendant, and utterly awesome-gasmic. Here is a summary of my favorite moments:<br /><br />- Anna Pia saying "Frankenlaw, I hear you've got a huuuuuge" [cut off]<br />- That Mummy, damn he was mesmerizing<br />- Walter Mondale going off script and getting as big of a laugh as anyone in the show<br />- The opening medly, which included (among many other great lyrics) "I wish I'd gone to Business School... Then I could be a C.E.O." (to the tune of Jesse's Girl)<br />- The "Mondale Bash" song... mostly because of the Mummy, did you see his sweet moves?<br />- "Maybe if he <em>got some</em> he wouldn't be so cranky!"<br />- Three words: Judith T. Younger<br />- The Mondale Bash scene, i.e. the one with "Law Students Cannot Dance" (to Time Warp) - that Mummy can sure do a pelvic thrust<br />- "You can be my Co-Dean anytime." "Bullshit! You can be mine."<br />- Nate's (i.e. Dr. Frankenlaw's) hair getting progessively crazier<br />- Seeing someone sing "Sympathy For the Devil" in vampire make-up at a dive karaoke bar in Nordeast<br />- A mob scene with plastic pitchforks<br />- The fog machine, and the "Ooooooo... fog machine" reaction it got from T.O.R.T. alumni<br />- Carmen (Igor) singing "My hump, my hump, my hump... my freakish... ugly... hu-u-u-ump"<br />- Performing in a theater with actual dressing rooms, instead of the cubby holes at the St. Paul Student Center<br />- That sexy Mummy, who got more laughs per line than any other character (granted The Mummy had exactly Zero lines, and got one laugh for waving, so the laughs per line = infinity)<br />- The thrill/panic of coming out on stage, seeing 700+ pairs of eyes watching you (and over 1000 pairs of eyes on Saturday), and thinking "Holy shit... that's a lot of people! It would be really embarrassing to trip right now."<br />- The foreign exchange students, which include the Wolfperson, Dr. Nikolai Akula, the Hot Swede, and the Hot Mummy<br />- All the dancing... even the stuff that was kind of gay<br />- The 1L who nailed his "Laaaaaw Review" character - damn those guys are pompous (ahem)<br />- Two-joke shows for both Professor's Paulsen and Chen - you'd think I'd feel guilty for writing one of them... but I don't<br />- "Don't forget about St. Thomas. We had 3 of the top oralists at last year's regional moot court competition, in Vermillion... South Dakota"<br />- Mob Song - did you see how well the Mummy fit into that menacing crowd... it gives me the jibblies just thinking about it<br />- Going to Applebee's two nights in a row (one of which was during a honest to gosh bilzzard) - they're nothing like Eatin' Good in the Neighborhood<br /><br />There were many other moments, but overall it was awesome. I had a blast in T.O.R.T. these past two years... thank you to everyone that helped make that happen.Unreasonable Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16932287552702100709noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380.post-84130317849134567732007-02-26T11:45:00.000-06:002007-02-26T11:46:32.738-06:00Come to Frankenlaw!<a href="http://www.tc.umn.edu/~tort/images/Frankpostereditable.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.tc.umn.edu/~tort/images/Frankpostereditable.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div>Hell week has started, which means I will not be reading for class this week wheil we are getting ready for our debut at the Pantages. </div><div> </div><div>More importantly it means: <strong>Come see the T.O.R.T. show this weekend!</strong> It's awesomely funny... or funnily awesome. </div><div> </div><div>I will be embarrasing myself on both Friday & Saturday. Go <a href="http://www.tc.umn.edu/~tort/tickets.html">here for info on tickets</a></div></div>Unreasonable Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16932287552702100709noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380.post-40297224546229051072007-02-23T16:18:00.001-06:002007-02-23T16:18:35.237-06:00Whack-a-Doos On the BusI had an interesting experience yesterday on the bus. I was just riding along minding my own business, reading my Tax assignment and having as much fun as you can expect to have reading about business deductions,<sup>1</sup> when this guy interrupts me:<br /><br /><strong>Guy</strong> On Bus "Excuse me, do you go to The U"<sup>2</sup><br /><strong>Me</strong> [rolling my eyes, hopefully so Guy On Bus doesn't see] "Um... yeah"<br /><strong>G.O.B.</strong> "That's a very intersting subject... Taxation of Individual Income"<br /><strong>Me</strong> [Thinking "Tax is certainly *not* a 'very interesting subject'"] "Um... Yeah... It's the best."<br /><strong>G.O.B.</strong> "You know there's a very interesting movie that proves that there is no legal basis for the government collecting personal income tax... it's just for corporations."<br /><strong>Me</strong> [WTF!] "Really? That's very interesting." [Please be the end of the conversation. Please be the end of the conversation. Please be the end of the conversation.]<br /><strong>G.O.B.</strong> "Yes" [FUCK! He's still talking] "this movie is really going to make things interesting"<br /><strong>Me</strong> "I'll bet" [I wonder if I shut my eyes, if he'll leave me alone]<br /><br />I won't bore you with the rest of the conversation, because it went on for too long, and didn't really vary from this theme. Anyway, I decided to do a little research on this movie the guy raving about. It is the movie <i>America: Freedom to Fascism</i> and it is made by the guy who produced <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086465/">Trading Places</a> (which gives him automatic street cred in my book). If you look at the <a href="http://www.freedomtofascism.com/">Freedom to Fascism website</a>, it almost looks legit. Almost... But then I found this <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/31/movies/31russ.html?ex=1172379600&en=0b3eaf7a77747671&ei=5070">NY Times Review</a> of the movie<br /><br />Here are the funniest things that I learned about this "movie" from reading the NY Times article and a few other internet websites:<br /><br />The director claims that the IRS refuses to point to "the law" that says that we have to pay individual income tax, and moreover that they can't because it "doesn't exist"<br />- For a debunking of this BS, go <a href="http://docs.law.gwu.edu/facweb/jsiegel/Personal/taxes/JustNoLaw.htm">here</a> to see that there clearly are laws which authorize personal income tax<br /><br />Title 26 of the United States Code that the IRS points to is not a law, but a regulation... and "to be a law it has to be passed by Congress." "Mr. Russo added that he had studied the matter closely and was confident that he had the facts."<br />- This is wrong for so many reasons. First, if it is Title 26 of the United States Code it *is* the law as passed by Congress.<br />- Second, Even if the director mistook Title 26 of the U.S. Code for Title 26 of the Code of Federal Regulations, the CFR is still legally binding rules which we would have to follow if they are legitimately promulgated.<br />- Maybe you should have had your lawyer check the facts before you spout off... huh, maybe?<br /><br />"Not mentioned in the film is that Mr. Russo has more than $2 million of tax liens filed against him by the Internal Revenue Service, California and New York for unpaid federal and state taxes. Mr. Russo declined to discuss the liens, saying they were not relevant to his film."<br />- Really, you don't think it's relevant that a filmmaker who is making a documentary about the IRS has been accused of owing $2 million in back taxes by the IRS? Not even a little relevant?<br /><br />And my favorite, the "film's" website says "America: Freedom to Fascism Opened to Standing Ovations at Cannes!"<br />- But, according to the NY Times article "The film <em>was not on the program at Cannes</em> .... Mr. Russo, the film’s director, writer and producer, <em>just set up an inflatable screen on a beach</em>."<br />- What?! He just set up a screen on the beach and said it "opened at Cannes!" Wow that's ballsy. Stupid... but ballsy.<br /><hr width="25%" align="left"><sup>1</sup>Which is of course boatloads of fun ... the entire veritable barrel of freakin' moneys!<br /><sup>2</sup>For those of you living outside of Minnesota, "The U" is local slang for "The University of Minnesota"Unreasonable Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16932287552702100709noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380.post-51197640272960464232007-02-22T13:01:00.000-06:002007-02-22T13:04:22.660-06:00Any Bets?Anyone want to start a pool on when Britney will run away from rehab again <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/22/britney.spears.ap/index.html">now that she's back in</a>? Given her recent track record, we'll have to do it in hourly (or perhaps half-hourly) blocks.<br /><br />I'll take 10-11 pm tonight (that's PST) - a.k.a. the time when she "gets an itching for another drink at the club y'all"Unreasonable Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16932287552702100709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380.post-54840980104873412062007-02-21T20:34:00.001-06:002007-02-21T20:34:52.009-06:00What I Learned on My Long WeekendMinnesota had a long weekend until Tuesday (we call it the "Mental-Health Break" because we are sick bastards). Here is what I learned this weekend:<br /><br />Don't Go to Vegas During an All-Star Weekend - Particularly when it is the NBA's All-Star Game. It was crazy busy, and the Strip was crawling with . . . "undesirables" . . . and the smell of weed pervaded every nook and cranny. There was a shooting at the casino across the street from me. Oh yeah, and I lost tons of money. Stupid Vegas.<br /><br />Don't Get Sick When You're Going to Vegas - Particularly when you are planning on staying up all night when you get there.<sup>1</sup> I had a little tickle in my throat on Saturday morning before we left, by the time we got back Tuesday evening, I had a full blown Emphezema-style cough which now sounds like I have TB. And I lost tons of money.<br /><br />These are the life lessons you don't get in law school.<br /><hr width="25%" align="left"><sup>1</sup>And particularly when it is the NBA All-Star Weekend and the Strip is crawling with "undesirables" and the smell of weed will be pervading every nook and cranny.Unreasonable Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16932287552702100709noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380.post-31868060419625743772007-02-09T10:14:00.000-06:002007-02-09T10:14:14.203-06:00WhateverAm I the only person who doesn't care (not even a little bit) that Anna Nicole Smith died? If you look at the lead stories cnn.com, foxnews.com, msnbc.com, usatoday.com and probably trillions of other news sites, apparently I am.Unreasonable Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16932287552702100709noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380.post-1170686611934177342007-02-05T08:43:00.000-06:002007-02-05T08:43:32.920-06:00Unreasonable Super Bowl RecapWas it just me or did the Super Bowl seem a little "eh" last night. The game was OK (obviously if you are an Indy fan, then it was awesome, and if you love Da Bears than it sucked like Rex Grossman under pressure) and the commercials were so-so (although, like always, Bud Light brought a couple good ones, but I can't really think of a commerical that was as awesome as in years past). <br /><br />The only thing I thought was really good was Prince's halftime show (and I'm totally biased because I'm Paisly Park adjacent up here in Minnesota).<sup>1</sup> Besides the fact that I think Prince is one of the best musicians out there (and I mean "musician" literally, as he can actually play instruments, and better than most people out there), I really liked His Royal Badness's show because he actually played his instrument and actually sang during the show, instead of just lip syncing and pre-recording the instrumentals. It actually looked like a little mini-concert.<br /><br />Oh well. The Super Bowl can't always be super.<br /><hr width=25% align=left><sup>1</sup> By the way, to the 1L I overheard this morning saying that Prince was a bad choice for the Halftime Show, and who "turned off" the Halftime Show... you may not want to admit this to potential employers, as this decided lack of judgement may be decimating to your employment prospects).Unreasonable Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16932287552702100709noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380.post-1170429796936911692007-02-02T09:21:00.000-06:002007-02-02T09:23:17.230-06:00Happy Ga... Ga... Ga... Groundhogs DayIt's a good thing Phil was looking for his shadow in Punxsutawney (mid-20s this morning) instead of Minneapolis (below zero this morning), or he'd freeze his nuts off before he had a chance to look for his shadow.Unreasonable Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16932287552702100709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380.post-1169130145490123142007-01-18T08:21:00.000-06:002007-01-18T08:22:29.443-06:00Taxes... at Eight in the MorningI had one seminar on Tuesday, but otherwise I haven't really had any classes yet (I do have one on Monday morning, but we didn't have classes this last Monday because of MLK Jr. Day). But I'm making up for it by taking Tax... for two hours... starting at 8:00 am. Yuck.<br /><br />On the plus side, I'm betting my Tax-based pick up lines are gonna be <b>hot</b>.Unreasonable Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16932287552702100709noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380.post-1166457340556232762006-12-19T11:17:00.000-06:002006-12-19T11:17:54.683-06:00Statutory Pick Ups: No Not That StatutoryIn honor of <a href="http://theunreasonableman.blogspot.com/2006/12/chen-go-bye-bye.html">Dean Chen</a>, I bring you the Chen inspired Statutory Interpretation Pick-Up Lines:<br /><br />"You've had the canons to interpret my heart since the moment you walked in the door."<br /><br />(Slightly Dirty) "Baby, after looking at you, I'm changing from a soft textualist into a hard textualist."<br /><br />"I'll make a clear statement of your hotness so you won't have to rely on the legislative history of my heart." (Weak, I know... really weak)<br /><br />(Gross) "Can I be a <i>Speluncean Explorer</i> in your 'Funnel of Abstraction'?"<br /><br />(Honoring the "Legal Process Classics") "Baby, you've been <i>Radin</i> my <i>Hart and Sacks</i> with that fine body, so I want to take you back to my place and spuriously <i>Pound</i> you, or else I'll be forced to resort to my <i>Learned Hand</i> and do some 'imaginative reconstruction' of said body."<br /><br />(To another guy picking up on the same lady) "Dude, she said she wanted to dance with me, have a drink with me, and go back to my place... therefore by <i>expressio unius</i> she wants to <i>exclusion</i> <u>you</u>."<br /><br />"It has to be a violation of the <i>Rule of Lenity</i> to be that fine without giving us guys fair notice beforehand." (I had to work in a substantive canon).<br /><br />"*Woof* That way you can't say this 'Dog Didn't Bark.'"<br /><br />(Also slightly dirty) [Justice Brennan, to Justice Ginsburg and former Justice O'Conner] "Hey girls, would you like to join me in a <i>Holy Trinity</i>?"<br /><br />OK, so they weren't my best... but some are OK. Good luck to all who still have finals. On to Noodles for some pre-finals grub.Unreasonable Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16932287552702100709noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380.post-1166133399179293252006-12-14T15:49:00.000-06:002006-12-14T15:56:40.540-06:00Chen Go Bye ByeI pause from my blogging of pick up lines for this announcement:<br /><br />Dean Jim Chen will be leaving the law school to <a href="http://php.louisville.edu/news/news.php?news=765">become "Da Dean" at University of Louisville's Brandeis School of Law</a>.<br /><br />Once again, Minnesota let a good scholar and good teacher slip away (some other recent defections include <a href="http://www.law.berkeley.edu/faculty/profiles/facultyProfile.php?facID=1141">Prof. Farber</a> and <a href="https://www.law.berkeley.edu/faculty/profiles/facultyProfile.php?facID=900">Prof. Frickey</a> who are both at Boalt Hall now). They are quickly becoming the Fox Network of Law School Primetime programming... good shows, but they don't know what to do with them, so they just cancel them.Unreasonable Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16932287552702100709noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380.post-1165419912001608202006-12-06T09:42:00.000-06:002006-12-06T09:45:21.563-06:00College Football ContinuedContinuing from my <a href="http://theunreasonableman.blogspot.com/2006/12/larceny-college-football-style.html">mini-rant on Monday</a> about Michigan getting screwed over by the BCS, Espn.com has a cool <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2687443&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab1pos2">article about what would happen if the NFL adopted a SBCS</a> (Super Bowl Championship Series) system similar to College Football's BCS formula:<blockquote>If the NFL had made the move to a two-team playoff model along with college football in 1998, the Steelers would not have played in last season's Super Bowl. The Seahawks might not have either (it would have been tight between Seattle and Denver for the right to play Indianapolis). The Eagles would not have played in Super Bowl XXXIX. The Panthers would not have played in Super Bowl XXXVIII. The Patriots definitely would not have won Super Bowl XXXVI. And those are just the ones that are certain. It's possible that more than half of the Super Bowl teams over the previous eight seasons would not have ended up there in a system like this.<br /><br />All the playoff upsets, all the great finishes, all the excitement ... it never would have happened. Sound like a good plan to you?</blockquote>This is one of the better critiques of the BCS system that I've seen. I'm not saying it's right, but it is a compelling argument to me.Unreasonable Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16932287552702100709noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380.post-1165337563859036352006-12-05T10:35:00.000-06:002006-12-05T10:52:51.123-06:00Flashback Pickup Lines: TortsI feel guilty for my lack of posts this semester, and have already gotten one request for the triumphant return of my lame-ass pick-up lines. Since I haven't started studying for my finals for this semester, and since I didn't start my pickup line thing until Spring semester of my 1L year... I will be going back and thinking up lines for those classes which were left behind from my 1L Fall semester: Namely, Torts and Contracts. Today, Torts... later this week Contracts (and maybe Trial Practice)<br /><br />So here they are... some lame Torts pickup lines (remember, <i>lame</i> pickup lines)<br /><br />"I'm going to put my hand on your ass. I know it's not battery because you'll consent to the contact."<br /><br />"You wanna come back to my place. We can play 'false imprisonment' with my love cuffs."<br /><br />[Dirty] "Your body has definitely proximately caused me to get hard."<br /><br />"If you slap me, I'll be privilege to use self-defense and kiss you."<br /><br />"Baby, you're being negligent by wearing that fine-ass dress in public. You're creating an unreasonable risk of sexiness up in here."<br /><br />"You've committed an assault on my heart, because I have an apprehension of falling for you."<br /><br />"A reasonably purdent person can't help but want to get with you."<br /><br />"I may be negligent by 'accidently' groping you... but you *have* to be contributorily negligent for looking so fine."<br /><br />[Dirty Again] "I'd tell you how big my dick is, but <i>res ipsa loquitur</i>."<br /><br />Enjoy.Unreasonable Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16932287552702100709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380.post-1165249459898708092006-12-04T10:19:00.000-06:002006-12-04T10:24:20.423-06:00Larceny: College Football StyleAs I attempt to reclaim my blogging momentum, I would rather post about things completely devoid of legal significance... so I will post about college football instead. Michigan was robbed. Florida does not deserve to play for the National Championship more than Michigan does. They will get killed by Ohio State. You watch.Unreasonable Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16932287552702100709noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380.post-1163008103169117322006-12-01T11:25:00.000-06:002006-12-01T09:54:36.730-06:00Warning-lessI saw a girl on the Light Rail yesterday studying for the LSAT. I resisted the urge to scream "DON'T DO IT! YOU HAVE SO MUCH TO LIVE FOR!" But alas, no warning was forthcoming.Unreasonable Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16932287552702100709noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380.post-1164988308970777242006-12-01T09:41:00.000-06:002006-12-01T09:52:26.133-06:00Da DementorsSo I haven't posted in months (or is it years)... so rather than try to get back into it in a serious way, I'm going to post about something inane and (somewhat) pointless: Television.<br /><br />Was last night's "The Office" one of the best ever? When Michael turned into "Prison Mike" to scare the Dunder-Mifflinites straight I almost died laughing. But then, he said one of the worst things about prison was "da dementors." Gold. And I won't even get into Ed Helms hitting on Pam by singing a falsetto "Rainbox Connection" in pig latin, while accompanying himself on the banjo.Unreasonable Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16932287552702100709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380.post-1162423444156252202006-11-01T17:14:00.000-06:002006-11-01T17:27:21.936-06:00Nonymous Author<a href="http://jeremyblachman.typepad.com/jeremy_blachman/2006/10/university_of_m.html">Jeremy Blachman</a>, of <a href="http://anonymouslawyer.blogspot.com/">Anonymous Lawyer</a> fame spoke at our school today talking about his blog, how he turned it into a novel, and why he decided not to work at a law firm. He also singed several copies of the book (including my copy... now all Jeremy has to do is become incredibly famous, then the book will be worth boatloads on eBay). Since Jeremy is living every bloggers dream, of course I went. He's a really nice guy.<br /><br />It was pretty interesting... not so much because of what he had to say (which wasn't uninteresting, because Jeremy had some funny stories), but because he told me afterwards that he was really nervous getting up in front of us and speaking. Since I've been reading Jeremy's personal blog for a couple years, and been reading Anonymous Lawyer for about a year, I found it hard to believe that someone so creative and forward about what he writes would be nervous speaking in front of a crowd of 100 law students from Minnesota (of all places). It was refreshing that while he's been incredibly fortunate and successful with his blog, novel, and (hopefully) TV series (which is in the pre-pilot stage with NBC), he is still humble and modest.<br /><br />Oh yeah, and he said that us bloggers should probably be careful if we plan on going into a firm. Oops. Well, I haven't had my offer rescinded yet, so that should be an adventure.Unreasonable Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16932287552702100709noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380.post-1162404330378649202006-11-01T11:44:00.000-06:002006-11-01T12:09:08.443-06:00What the....?I love it when you're trying to read the news online (like I was trying to do on CNN.com today), and you see a headline like this:<sup>1</sup><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1726/360/1600/Mom%20gives%20birth.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1726/360/320/Mom%20gives%20birth.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><b>WTF?!</b> Did I fall asleep and wake up in <i>The Family Guy</i>?<sup>2</sup> My other favorite part about this is that this isn't a link to a written article, but it's a link to a video. I hope that doesn't mean its a video of the birth.<br /><hr width=25% align=left><sup>1</sup>I literally had to do a screen capture of this, because I couldn't believe the headline... and I wanted a record of it.<br /><sup>2</sup>Giggidy, giggidy, goo?Unreasonable Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16932287552702100709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380.post-1162225130245993712006-10-30T10:15:00.000-06:002006-10-30T10:18:50.466-06:00Seriously, Audition for T.O.R.T.I don't care if you think you don't have time... audition for the law school musical. I can't describe how much fun it is... and the show is going to be really awesome this year.<sup>1</sup> If you don't audition, you'll regret it when you see the show in the spring. You'll say "Why oh why didn't I listen to Unreasonable Man. He's always right, so of course he was right about this."<br /><br />Just do it.<br /><hr width=25% align=left><sup>1</sup>I'm helping write it... how can it not be awesome. Oh yeah, and Kirby's the head writer again, so of course it will be good, and if you haven't seen what Carmen can do, you haven't seen funny. (Well, you've probably seen funny... but Carmen is very funny as well).Unreasonable Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16932287552702100709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380.post-1162151703509695032006-10-29T13:42:00.000-06:002006-10-30T08:54:48.566-06:00Halloween, Gamma StyleFor all of you who went to the Gamma House on Friday night, you were treated to a costume bonanza, including an Indian in a Whoopee Cushion and yours truly as one of the true greats of children's literature.<br /><br />For those of you that didn't go to Gamma (and you know who you are), shame on you!<br /><br />Here are the Unreasonable Awards for best costume:<br /><br />Most Creative (Male) - The dude who dressed up as as the MySpace page of our schools Lexis Rep (Jeff Melville, we love you man). Very original. Bonus points for brining name tags and a sharpie so we could commment as Jeff's MySpace friends.<br /><br />Most Creative (Female) - I don't know why, but I really got a kick out of the girl who dressed up as a deviled egg. Either that, or my friend Stephanie the Pregnant Nun.<br /><br />Best Alumni Costume - Mike Reif as Steve Zissou from <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0362270/">The Life Aquatic</a><br /><br />Best Use of a Theme for Drinking Games - "Dawg" and "Tex" (I assume from <i>Dog the Bounty Hunter</i>) and their relentless possession of the Beer Pong table<br /><br />Best Use of a "Stereotype" - The Mexican Ostridge Rider. I don't know where the ostridge riding comes in, but excellent use of the sombrero and mexican-guy beard and mustache. (BTW, the guy who had this costume was Mexican, so I guess it was OK to stereotype it)<br /><br />Lamest Law-School Related Costume - The person in ordinary clothes with the "Reasonably Prudent Person" sign. Somebody always has to do something like this, and this year it was this dude. Saving grace, the picture of Homer Simpson made it a little less lame.<br /><br />Best Slutty Girld Costume - No real winner here. Everybody who dressed up as a Slutty _______ is a winner in this blogger's eyes.<br /><br />So that's it. A good time was had by most. If you weren't there... what can I say, you're lame.<br /><br /><b>Monday Update:</b> I almost forgot one (two actually) very important awards:<br /><br />Best Commitment to the Costume & Creepiest - The guy who was John Mark Karr and was carrying around his little "Jon Binet" Doll. That guy had the creepy vibe down. It still gives me the jubblies just thinking about it. *Shiver*Unreasonable Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16932287552702100709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380.post-1161974422908690972006-10-27T13:34:00.000-05:002006-10-27T13:40:24.056-05:00Mr. Needle... Meet Mr. Haystack. Mr. Haystack, Mr. Needle.I get to start doing document review at work. Man is that fun! Why don't they tell us about this stuff when we start law school?<br /><br />Me: "You mean I get to look through thousands of pages of documents in case one of them is privileged? And if I screw up and miss the privileged document, and we produce it, we waive the Attorney-Client privilege and open our files to the other side? Sign me up!"<br /><br />Sorry for the lack of posting since... well, May. I'll be at the Gamma House Halloween party for all my fellow Mondale High-ites. Oh yes, beer shall be consumed.Unreasonable Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16932287552702100709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380.post-1161707105365367232006-10-24T11:19:00.000-05:002006-10-24T11:25:07.353-05:00Audition! Do It! DO IT!Just in case anyone actually reads this anymore, and especially anyone from the U Law School who still reads this:<br /><br />Audition for <a href="http://www.tc.umn.edu/~tort/">T.O.R.T.</a>!!!<br /><br />The sign-up sheets for auditions have been posted on the Announcement Board on the Sub-Plaza level. Auditions start next Monday.<br /><br />Come on! Do it! You'll have fun. And we aren't called Theatre of the Relatively <i>Talentless</i> for nothing. As the T.O.R.T. website notes:<blockquote>We're looking for a pulse, talent is <i>very</i> optional.</blockquote>Unreasonable Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16932287552702100709noreply@blogger.com0