School Rants and Steak.

J.D. Salinger died! Guess he'll have some new books coming out now. But sheesh, 2010 has been a shitty year for authors so far. Robert B. Parker, Howard Zinn, Salinger? Geez.

Ugly Betty was canceled. Not shocked, but still. Booo.

Let's see, what's been going on?

I had one of the greatest meals of my life last night at Primehouse NY, along with j_bkl, blergeatkitty, and kip3f. STEAK. (as well as pork belly, potatoes, and cheesecake. Oh, and wine pairings.) Oh, how I heart you, restaurant week!

For one, I'm exhausted. The first week back is always an ass-kicker, and this one is no exception. Plus, we're no longer in that nice classroom we'd been in, we're in a crappy one that I hate.

All professors but one have so far been re-runs, and all good re-runs. I have the fantastic Prof I had for Civil Practice and Ethics for Evidence and for Research, Writing & Litigation (which I'll have all semester). I'm enjoying things we're learning in those classes, as well as my Technology and the Law Office class, taught by the hilariously crazy dude who taught us Bankruptcy Law last semester. But he's more than ever proving himself to be crazy like a fox, as this new class could really be called "Really Valuable Search Tools and Shortcuts That Will Save Your Ass Time and Again." Sadly we only have him twice. He's a great instructor and marvelously entertaining.

Tonight, unfortunately, I am stuck in the 2nd of four classes on the topic of Corporations and Partnerships. I am certain this Prof is losing it. It's not because he's older. We had a lovely gentleman for Tax Law who was definitely not young, but was still sharp as anything. This guy? Totally out there. He frequently loses his train of thought mid-sentence (at least 5 times last class, although I plan to keep even closer track tonight). He'll go on bizarre tangents that have nothing to do with the topic, either. He can barely write legible notes. All he needs to do is present us with the information we need to pass his frigging exam in a timely fashion. I don't need to know about his grandkids or Jack Parr, or this one time he bought a sandwich at a place that used to be near A&S (really, what does that have to do with an S-Corporation, anyway?!) The class is ready to revolt after one session, but on my friend Sz's urging, we shouldn't complain based on the guy's age, because then they won't be able to do anything about him. It's not his age, it's the fact that he's halfway to senile. Ugh. The worst part is we have another professor later in the semester, who taught us Intro to Business organizations last semester, who could be whacked out on NyQuil and still do a better job teaching than this guy. Instead, I have to rely on our textbook, which thankfully is rather good. But still, if I have to miss Winchesters to be somewhere, at least fucking make it feel worth my time and effort. He gets one more class, and I may try to figure out how to complain more formally, other than on the Professor evaluation.

Otherwise? I need a vacation. Or staycation. Badly. Lately I've been overscheduled and overextended and I need some time to recharge. It's just not been possible, unfortunately, and I need to figure out how to make something possible, lest I snap. *sigh*

School Rants and Steak.

J.D. Salinger died! Guess he'll have some new books coming out now. But sheesh, 2010 has been a shitty year for authors so far. Robert B. Parker, Howard Zinn, Salinger? Geez.

Ugly Betty was canceled. Not shocked, but still. Booo.

Let's see, what's been going on?

I had one of the greatest meals of my life last night at Primehouse NY, along with j_bkl, blergeatkitty, and kip3f. STEAK. (as well as pork belly, potatoes, and cheesecake. Oh, and wine pairings.) Oh, how I heart you, restaurant week!

For one, I'm exhausted. The first week back is always an ass-kicker, and this one is no exception. Plus, we're no longer in that nice classroom we'd been in, we're in a crappy one that I hate.

All professors but one have so far been re-runs, and all good re-runs. I have the fantastic Prof I had for Civil Practice and Ethics for Evidence and for Research, Writing & Litigation (which I'll have all semester). I'm enjoying things we're learning in those classes, as well as my Technology and the Law Office class, taught by the hilariously crazy dude who taught us Bankruptcy Law last semester. But he's more than ever proving himself to be crazy like a fox, as this new class could really be called "Really Valuable Search Tools and Shortcuts That Will Save Your Ass Time and Again." Sadly we only have him twice. He's a great instructor and marvelously entertaining.

Tonight, unfortunately, I am stuck in the 2nd of four classes on the topic of Corporations and Partnerships. I am certain this Prof is losing it. It's not because he's older. We had a lovely gentleman for Tax Law who was definitely not young, but was still sharp as anything. This guy? Totally out there. He frequently loses his train of thought mid-sentence (at least 5 times last class, although I plan to keep even closer track tonight). He'll go on bizarre tangents that have nothing to do with the topic, either. He can barely write legible notes. All he needs to do is present us with the information we need to pass his frigging exam in a timely fashion. I don't need to know about his grandkids or Jack Parr, or this one time he bought a sandwich at a place that used to be near A&S (really, what does that have to do with an S-Corporation, anyway?!) The class is ready to revolt after one session, but on my friend Sz's urging, we shouldn't complain based on the guy's age, because then they won't be able to do anything about him. It's not his age, it's the fact that he's halfway to senile. Ugh. The worst part is we have another professor later in the semester, who taught us Intro to Business organizations last semester, who could be whacked out on NyQuil and still do a better job teaching than this guy. Instead, I have to rely on our textbook, which thankfully is rather good. But still, if I have to miss Winchesters to be somewhere, at least fucking make it feel worth my time and effort. He gets one more class, and I may try to figure out how to complain more formally, other than on the Professor evaluation.

Otherwise? I need a vacation. Or staycation. Badly. Lately I've been overscheduled and overextended and I need some time to recharge. It's just not been possible, unfortunately, and I need to figure out how to make something possible, lest I snap. *sigh*

[LJ2ME]

This class is infuriating. Stop with your pictures and hypotheticals!! Define terms and move on!!!

[LJ2ME]

This class is infuriating. Stop with your pictures and hypotheticals!! Define terms and move on!!!

Today in brief

( Random Thoughts of the Day )

Today in brief

( Random Thoughts of the Day )