Just want to wish all of you a very Happy Xmas! Stay warm, eat good food, and celebrate happily.

I'm back! Exams finished for this term yesterday. Two sections of 1Ls (I really want to say about 100 students, but somewhere around that amount) squeezed into the literally-next-door bar+grill+restaurant to drink to oblivion after the exam was over. It was pretty fun. The best was seeing the true lightweights lose it after a couple drinks. Ohhh why would you do that to yourself?

Afterwards was meeting up with the friends for dinner. Ate at a lovely, cosy Costa Rican restaurant. The food was amazing and I think that was the best guacamole I have eaten in a couple months. And I had a tamarind shake that was truly just awesome.

I don't know what I'm going to do for a month. Write, probably. Apply for some summer internships. Spend some time with the fam. Relax. Because heaven knows that once second term starts, it will be in-freaking-sane all over again. Sigh.

I want my grades NOW. I hate the waiting game!

OK, enough of this tedious, unimportant post. Have a great weekend and stay warm!!!

OK. OK. So, in my last post I went on about how I wasn't TOO sure about David Tennant crossing over to NBC on Rex Is Not Your Lawyer. Then I said I'm not upset about it 'cos a) Well, I get to see DT and b) it takes place in CHICAGO. So you know, the excitement levels went up. (And here's hoping he has an English/Scottish accent, though it's probably unlikely. Sad face).

THEN I read something where Sendhil Ramamurthy will be joining the cast of Rex. Um. Say. What?

I think I just exploded into tiny pieces of fangirl. Also, SR is a pretty good actor APART from Heroes. So I'm elated he's switching to a comedy and is moving away from horrible, horrible Mohinder Suresh. Ugh.

OK, back to study. And anticipating Dec. 19 so I can watch "Waters of Mars."

OK, I will admit that when I first read this news I was SUPREMELY UPSET. I'll tell you why. I have this weird fear/dislike of British TV stars doing US shows. It's partly because they may not have an accent (silly, I know) and it's partly because I like that 85 percent of America doesn't really know all these stars. I guess I don't want to prepare for jealousy or something.

I know all that didn't make sense. I'm weird, and that's all there is to it.

BUT THEN I thought, OK. This is silly. What's the big deal? It's not my life, it's his career. If he wants to move over to the U.S. and do a show, good for him. And then I read more about this show, called Rex Is Not Your Lawyer, which will premiere in 2010 on NBC. It's about a lawyer (duh) and it takes place in Chicago.

For some reason, this really appeals to me.

Also, Jeffrey Tambor's in it, and I heart Jeffrey Tambor. So, I guess it works.

Though I really hope DT doesn't have an American accent. Though he probably will.

In any case, I'll put it on my list of shows to watch. I hope it's good and I hope it doesn't get axed at the get-go, 'cos that will suck.

Oh and here's a thought. If they will be filming it in Chicago...hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

Taking a short-ish break before I return to research (gah, don't think I'll make the 6 o'clock train), but here's a meme I stole from roh_wyn!

( Meme )

It's been a busy couple of weeks. Amazingly, the weather is beautiful today and when I was rushing to the train, I had to pause and revel in this strange warmth of early November.
I guess it really is going to be a warm winter. Hehe.

( No win news )

This was the first Diwali I was celebrating back home in three years. We had a nice day and I think my favourite part of this festival is how low-key it is for us. Of course it's pretty loud in India what with the funtastic fireworks but it's still a low-key festival. In a good way. To me it's always been about getting new clothes (materialism), eating good food (gluttony), and spending time with family and friends (the good stuff). Of course the firecrackers were the best and I miss them oh so much. Seriously, you do not get cool fireworks here like you do in India. Those are bits I miss from my childhood, with the rockets and swirlies and sparklers. Sigh.

Anyway, I also love that Diwali gets us to connect with the rest of our family, especially those so far away from here. It's gotten easier over the past few years thanks to the advancement in technology. Got texts and e-mails from friends and family and they made me happy. Last year it was doubly nice for me because Diwali landed on my birthday, so I got the double dish of birthday greetings and Diwali greetings. Hehe.

But anyway. I just wanted to say Happy (belated now) Diwali.  Best part? I got to spend time with family and our guests but also finish up my draft of my second memo assignment. Hurrahs! That too after a particularly painful appointment at the Writer's Resource Center. I am seriously frightened to get my grade back for the first memo. I knew it sucked when I handed it in but it was confirmed by the WRC (she didn't say anything but just from the amount of horrible grammar, writing, and just general wrongness, I knew what my grade will likely be).

I've got another appointment next week. This time I'll be more prepared and hopefully I'll have a better paper to show them.

OK. Ending on a good note. Happy belated Diwali and now off to bed!

OK, so this is posted from the comment I left at roh_wyn 's post. The following is when my iTunes library was placed on Shuffle.

1. Place your iTunes/iPod on Shuffle
2. Write down the song you get for each question, no matter how silly they are.
3. Tag!

All right, here goes:

( It Beats Me Every Time )



Now this is from my iPod:

All right, here goes:
( Bigger Stronger )


I tag molysaccharine , benchilada , and livenud :)

I am genuinely going to miss Marat Safin on the ATP tour.

( Sad face )

My life lacks any interesting tidbits to share, but I thought I'd post something just to fill up the space. I hate seeing posts that are too old to be the one on top. It's just wrong, IMO.

Says the girl whose xanga hasn't been updated in about three months. I know where I'll be after this post.

Ummmmmmm. I am upset that autumn has made an appearance in all its glory. WTF. First day of autumn and all of a sudden, the leaves that were perfectly green turn yellow and fall off. The weather does a complete turnaround, prompting to wear socks (ICK) and a jacket (don't mind that so much). HATE IT. MISS SUMMER.

Legal writing kicked my butt this weekend. On a positive note, I attended a publishing conference that was made of coolness. My god I want to be a writer oh so badly. Maybe one day. Or maybe not.

Not much homework today (hurrah!) so the plan is to review, work on outline, and maybe write some non-legal stuff. Yup.

OK. Not much else. A bientot.

Lighter study load this week so of course I feel like I haven't put in hundreds of hours of study this weekend. I did get my readings done for tomorrow and I'm reviewing stuff now. Family was over today so I couldn't get a thing done.

I miss the US Open but it feels good to not be constantly checking scores, ranting on Twitter and freaking out about the SP while in class ;)

I'm considering taking my computer to school. Just for the sake of not printing out all my notes and wasting paper. But I REALLY like writing my notes and I also really like filling in important notes for the cases into my briefs. I could do the typing thing but I feel a better sense of satisfaction when I write them in.

But i so want to be green and not waste tonnes of paper. Decisions, decisions...

I'll go the paper route this year and maybe change next semester. Plus lugging the comp is just not good for the back.

Also, I now know I can print back and front of the page, so that will save some paper, for sure.

My entries are bordering on boring, so I'll leave you with this: India's back in the Davis Cup World Group after beating South Africa this weekend. WOO HOO! Go Somdev and Yuki! I feel happy. The Spaniards won and so did the French. The Serbs and Swedes too, I think. I'm kind of meh on the Swiss (thank you Federer).

Anyway...back I go to reviewing and hopefully early to bed. G'nite!

OK, really quick bullet-point post because I can't procrastinate any further. I shouldn't have watched the entire final but HOW COULD I NOT??? Hehe. (Forgive the all caps...I'm just super excited and practically can't sit still).
( US Open final tidbits. )

I watched the first set of Serena-Clijsters before I ran down to see my mother. Then it was dinner and chatting and when I went up to check the score, the match was over (which I guessed), but not without some drama.

Come on guys. It's SERENA.

( DRAMA!!! )

What with the tennis and twitter and e-mail, I've been taking a lot of breaks while doing my homework. It's allowed.

I totally zonked out on the train back home today. I was exhausted. I've been kind of sick...I had a cold towards the end of last week and thankfully it got better over the weekend. However, a nasty cough still lingers and while I felt super awesome this morning compared to how I've felt the last couple of days, it all went to shot once I got to class.

Oh but wait. You have to hear about today from the beginning...

( Days go by... )

It's been a while since I posted properly. I haven't had anything interesting to say. Can't say I haven't had time 'cos that's a big fat lie.

( Life update )

US Open starts tomorrow!!!

Last Slam of the year and memories of the last time are evoked in me. Sigh. Good times at the USTABJKNTC last year. Good good times.

Anyway. VAMOS RAFA, VAMOS FERRU, ALLEZ GILLES, TSONGA, ET GAEL, AJDE NOLE AND MARIN, GO SAM and all the other players I will be cheering for. And even though I can't really stand the guy, Go Tommy Haas so I can survive the suicide pool tomorrow!

The things I do for the suicide pool...le sigh.

I'm still working on my Property homework. For. The. Lose.

Entirely my fault though. We were at a wedding reception earlier and while I took my book with me to read on the trip there and back, the reading-while-riding-a-car thing didn't work too well. Plus I was sleepy. After we came home, I sort of dawdled between studying and making trips up and down either for a snack or tea or dinner or chat. And then taking peeks at a movie my parents were watching.

And of course there's the dreaded Internet that has proven to be THE biggest distraction.

Ugh. But I have gotten a good chunk of Property done. Now I just have the rest to do. Joyfulness.

I'm not all that behind but I basically have to slot tomorrow for mostly studying. And this was supposed to be my weekend of "getting my act together." So much for that.

Awww...I feel all nostalgic blogging about my procrastination. Now I really do feel like I'm back in school. I feel completed.

/nerd out, back to studying.

Yesterday was a late night. I had two big classes today and while I was mostly done with the reading for one class, I hadn't much started for the other. In an effort to be prepared for class (even though I knew we'd basically be going over general stuff today), I stayed up till 1 a.m. reading and taking notes.

Let me tell you, taking notes on the comp would be good if I didn't get distracted every 5 minutes. No, I can't discipline myself, even if I tried. But more than that, I feel like I don't really read the stuff when I take notes on the comp. So scratch that and take notes on paper. Other than that it takes a bit longer, I find it more effective. And it's been ages since I hand-wrote my notes, so it feels good.

I didn't bother to take my computer to school today because, gosh darn it, it weighs a tonne and with me writing my notes anyway, there's no point in hauling the comp. The library has plenty of comps for me to use if I need to check e-mail or print something or whatever. My shoulders and back LOVED me today for the less-heavy backpack and shoulder bag. You're welcome, shoulders and back.

I'm super sleepy today and I'm glad most of my torts work (back to back classes today and tomorrow!) is done. I just finished all the readings for that and have all my notes and cases briefed. Now I just need to do one brief for my legal skills class. Hopefully that shouldn't take too long and I can call it an early night. Oh boy I would love an early night.

Maybe I can clean my room. It does need some organising.

Anyway...short, unimportant post. But thought I'd just put it there.

Back to work!

A quick tennis post before I return to my Torts reading (it's not AS bad as I anticipated...last night I almost killed myself over Property but the cases made up for it). Rafa's playing Nole in the semis of Cincy. If he wins, I'll be over the moon (and it will be another Roger-Rafa final. How long has it been since one of those???) but if he doesn't, I'll still be happy 'cos I thought Rafa would lose quite early on. I watched him earlier this week vs. Mathieu and Seppi and while he had shaky starts, he managed to close out the matches pretty strongly.

So...VAMOS RAFA and hopefully he and Nole have a good match.

I'm so freaking tired. It took me HOURS to finish 50 pages of Property reading last night. But that's because economics was involved and I HATE economics. And I got distracted. Easily. So...I'm just saying hi, 'bye and it's back to reading for me now. 

GO RAFA! GO NOLE! Should be good stuff, I hope!