File Extension?

Hmm...it's been awhile since I've posted anything. So, here's something rather random.
I was looking for something online, and apparently I typed in something that wasn't too helpful, and the first result was some quiz on bbspot.com: what file extension are you. So, I thought I'd post the results:


Which File Extension are You?

Also, just as a side note, go OU - well done this weekend!

Around the web in 1,824 seconds

Everyone stop for a second and figure out how many minutes that is because I am not going to tell you ;). Okay, now, on to our trip around the web for this evening:

Hold on to your children's diapers!
Phyllis Schlafly discusses the latest example of the government taking parental control out of the hands of the parent. No big surpise that this decision comes from a Ninth Circuit that has produced fruity decisions many times in the past.

Journalist writing about journalist!
Suzanne Fields (one of my fave columnists discovered this year) writes about Maureen Dowd (NY Times 'journalist'). I would link to an article written by Maureen that I read a few days ago (an excerpt from what I'm sure is a not very good book), but the NY Times website does not allow you to get older articles without paying a fee, so, sorry everyone. Ms. Dowd has a new book coming out titled, Are Men Necessary? As Suzanne graciously points out, the book leaves the readers with questions, not answers. Something tells me that they are, but that may be because I have read Genesis and Ephesians. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

Judges don't have funny bones, a lawyer should know that!
Apparently some lawyer has been posting anonymous comments about judges (and justices) around the country. He has recently been 'outed' (remind anyone of the 'Plame affair'?) and is now a little nervous (I can't imagine why - what if he has to go before one of the judges he's written about?).

Holiday shopping already?
First, Thanksgiving is next week, why is everything Christmas already out? Second, msn.com has done what it does for every holiday (including, I think, galleryfurniture.com day), although this is only the first installment for Christmas. The perfect gift for a man. The perfect gift for a woman. I guess what irks me is that I've never found any of their 'perfect' lists to be helpful.

The internet may soon undergo an overhaul.
Apparently the group who has been quietly managing the world wide web is about to lose its lease on whatever one has a lease on to do that. So, the world leaders are meeting in Tunisia to discuss the fate of the global community. Should be interesting. The most intriguing part of the article is the fact that the countries most vocally opposed to the group managing the net being privatized and centered in the US are countries with histories of repression and censorship (although most of the rest of the world is also against it). Or maybe it's the fact that in Uzbekistan, the government changes the pages its citizns can view without the citizens ever being aware of it. The article also gives a quick and dirty summary of how some countries deal with their citizens being online. Who knows how this one will turn out.

A little celebrity news:
Death row vigils bore me.
Not really, but Snoop Dogg going to death row vigils does. First, why is this news, and second, what makes him think that this convict does not deserve the death penalty?

I think I prefer Oprah's list (and I almost cried when she put a couple of my favorite books on her list).
50 Cent has some new books. I don't know if he's actually going to write them himself or if he'll get a ghostwriter like Hillary Clinton did or if other people are going to be writing books and he's just going to put them on his list.

And a little bit of sports news:
Congrats to OsU for beating a highly ranked Texas Tech team. Hope OU can follow that performance.

OU has crept into the BCS standings. Granted, at #25, but still, we're on the list!

K-State loses their coach!
Bill Snyder has announced that he will resign at the end of this season. That's really too bad, I liked him.

Long awaited answer...

Okay, so I promised to post the Mad Lib stories if I got any responses. I got two, so here we go:

Nicole's
On Tuesday, William was driving down the street in Toronto. William saw a Misal restaurant and decided to stomp for lunch. William stopped the Maybach and got out. William walked into Misal and saw Jessica. Jessica waved at William and exercised. Suddenly, out of nowhere, a water buffalo jumped out of the kitchen and drank. William screamed and Jessica yelled Holy Crap! Then the water buffalo ran out the front door of Misal. He then investigated all the way to the city zoo and locked himself back in his cage. William bought with relief and Jessica sailed and went home. William and Jessica never spoke to each other again.

Megan's:
On Monday, Ryan Cameron Dexter was driving down the street in Oklahoma City. Ryan saw a Furr's Cafeteria and decided to dance for lunch. Ryan stopped the Pinto and got out. Ryan walked into Furr's and saw Megan Joann Ford. Megan waved at Ryan and shuffled. Suddenly, out of nowhere, a kitten jumped out of the kitchen and fluttered. Ryan screamed and Megan yelled What the Crap? Then the kitten ran out the front door of restaurant name. He then teetered all the way to the city zoo and locked himself back in his cage. Ryan moved with relief and Megan skipped and went home. Ryan and Megan never spoke to each other again.

Whew, that's a lot more work than I gave it credit for. Oh well, it's a fun exercise :).

Mad Libs

I think people have stopped reading my blog, but I don't really care. I got this really fun idea a couple of weeks ago, but I hadn't had time to mess with it since then. However, I thought that I'd try it out tonight. Here's the dealio: I need some help coming up with a story, a very short story. I don't know if anyone remembers the old mad lib exercises where one would do this, but I thought it might be fun to try one. Here's what I need:
1. day of the week
2. proper name
3. name of a city
4. name of a restaurant
5. action verb
6. name of a car
7. proper name
8. action verb
9. animal
10. action verb
11. exclamation
12. action verb
13. action verb
14. action verb

If I get any responses, I will post the story(ies) later this week :).

How many...

How many law students does it take to find the the OBA (Oklahoma Bar Association) Conference in downtown OKC?

4 and a policeman (who actually said he didn't know of a hotel called the Sheraton, did we actually mean the Hilton?). No, my dear serviceman, we meant the Sheraton. Why oh why are there so many one-way and dead end streets in downtown OKC? And why oh why don't I know my way around down there better? Both questions racing through my mind as I tried to carry on a conversation with my passenger and remember at the same time exactly where the Sheraton was and where one could park near it (we finally called someone else - the 4th law student - for exact directions). Boo on navigation without a map. This actually may deserve its own top 10 list, so here it is,
The top ten signs that you are a lost law student (we weren't lost, by the way, we knew exactly where we were; we just weren't sure how to get where we wanted to be):

10. you wish you were out in practice so you could be thinking about a client and billing the client for the time that you are spending getting somewhere
9. you actually become concerned that you have not read for your classes next week
8. you start thinking about ways you can get out of a parking ticket if you just leave the car and start walking
7. you stop a police officer to ask for directions, and are disappointed when he doesn't ask to search your car
6. you drive around looking for signs of the conference you are trying to attend, knowing that an organization of lawyers such as the OBA would certainly have signs about a block or two away to lower their liability in case something happens
5. you waste the gas driving around the block because you know there is a closer parking garage so you don't have to walk as far in your heels and business suit
4. you waste the gas driving around the block because you know that there has to be a cheaper parking garage because you spent your last couple of dollars on lunch
3. when you stop the police officer for directions, you consider asking him if he's ever effected a 4th Amendment violative search
2. you are so engaged in a conversation about the 11th Amendment that you miss your turn twice
and the number one sign that you might be a lost law student:
you are so busy looking for where you need to be that you have stopped thinking of people you could sue

Okay, not as good of a list as the last, but still fairly true. And, the first line in the post really is the question that my friend asked the person we called for directions (I have to give credit where it is due!). I thought it was so funny I actually asked if I could use it (wouldn't want to run afoul of any copyright laws :)).

My first top ten list!

Ten signs that you are an ill law student:
10. You accidentally snap at a professor when he refuses to call on you
9. No one can hear the Evidence professor over your coughing, and that is the only reason you decide to get cough drops.
8. You consider taking a nap in Constitutional Law even though you actually are prepared for class.
7. You consider skipping class to take a nap, not because you have not read for class
6. You cannot hear the Constitutional Law professor when he approaches you after class to thank you for correcting him in class
5. Your cousin takes credit for the correction spoken about in number 6
4. You actually play spider solitaire in class because your brain cannot force you to pay attention
3. You can't complain about a class because you can't stop coughing long enough to get out the words: "I hate that class"
2. You threaten to cough on someone who forgets to bring you medication
And the number
1. sign that you are an ill law student: you feel lousy, but you cannot think of anyone to sue over it!

I admit that some of those actually characterize a well law student (numbers 7 and 4, specifically).