The Daily Special 9.13.10

Greetings and glad tidings! I was told today that I looked beautiful which boosted my confidence and prompted me to make a mental note that daily showering and mascara are good investments. Such is the life of a law student -- my standards of beauty and socially acceptable hygiene are so low after two years that a swipe of lip gloss transforms me back to a mildly attractive human being.

• In that vein, check out this self-esteem booster. "Does this J.D. make my ass look fat?"

• The U.S. will ban mouthy teenagers, but drug mules are still OK.

• Space Aliens v. The Pope -- It's all fun and games until God starts smiting you.

• Democrats putting their midterm hopes in...Justin Bieber?

• SkyNet is coming.

Lookin' for some law school lovin'

My roommate mistakenly thought I posted this missed connections ad on CraigsList, but I laughed too hard to not give it its due publicity.

P.S. The argument needs some finessing.

The Daily Special 9.1.09

It's September. How did I miss April?

• My state is still on fire. Prayers and love for the families, friends, and firefighting emergency personnel out there battling the blaze.

• Which annoying type are you? My favourite: "The Bad Grammarian. "So sad about Fara Fauset but Im so gladd its friday yippe". Yes, I know the punctuation rules are different in the digital world. And, no, no one likes a spelling-Nazi schoolmarm. But you sound like a moron."

• The tools of modern justice are the same tools that hold your plumbing together.

• Big pimpin' in aisle 3.

• This kid really loves his bacon.

The Mouse Takes On Marvel

Big news in the comic book world. Disney to acquire Marvel.

Not sure how I feel about this yet. Thoughts?

The Daily Special 8.21.09

Happy Friday, all y'all!

• Oh, how much do I love Quentin for including Team America and Shaun of the Dead on his list of top 20 movies since 1992? Thiiiiiiiiis much!

• It's like a real-life version of Where In The World Is Carmen San Diego?

• Law students take notice! If you time it right, credit card fraud pays off.

• Mexico makes itself the new haven for stoners and addicts!

• Here's your Friday moment of Zen.

The Daily Special 8.20.09

• I will be at the Franz Ferdinand show, but by all means, don't let my disdain for child molesters stand in the way of you enjoying a free night with Jimmy Kimmel and R Kelly.

• "We're getting married!" Serial scarlet lady finally nabs her man after breaking up his marriage (and 3 others). What a brazen hussy.

• Really, Honda? You didn't think to make your cars tornado-proof? Well, that's just shockingly negligent.

• This guy went backpacking through Europe, and all he got was this stalker-ish harpy of an ex-girlfriend.

• Where's my Emmy?!?!?!