“There are only two things lawyers do: speak persuasively and write persuasively. And as professional workers in words, lawyers need to weigh words and care about words a good deal.”

(Editor-in-Chief of Black's Law Dictionary)

See, I'm not over-the-top in being obsessed with words (and by extension, grammar). :)

I now have the dubious honor of not only getting locked out of my apartment this semester, but also getting locked *in*. Yes, I did say that. I got locked *in* to my apartment ( Read more... )

Am I the only one who sees a crazy level of hypocrisy when a vegan smokes?

Law is pervading my life, yay ( Read more... )

So I woke up this morning and decided I didn’t want to wear tennis shoes *again*. So I wore heels. Of course, I also picked today to be running late - looked at the clock and realized I had exactly 10 minutes to get to class...and it usually takes me a full ten. In tennis shoes. But of course, to change my shoes would make me have even less ( Read more... )

( An Orthographic Lament )

Gracie wrote me a story.

Entitled "Puce (for Bethy)"

{bounces in excitement}

We are so silly.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070618/sc_nm/fertility_twins_dcRead more... )

Don't sublet an apartment from a bachelor who wouldn't know the definition of clean if he ate a dictionary.

{disgust}Boys{/disgust}

I prepare the meat. My dad does the grilling. He thinks I cooked and he had fun.

Who am I to enlighten him otherwise? O:-)