Unemployed JD, Part 1

On Saturday, I returned to "reality" from a particularly adventurous visit to my parents' house in the woods of Northern Michigan (look for the forthcoming post).

On Sunday, faced with the prospect of eating granola and water for the next couple days, I headed out to find edible things on a budget. I ended up getting a couple week’s worth of groceries for $40 and change.

For the first time in 7 years, I bought Ramen, and I prepared myself for many meals of peanut butter and jelly. I did spring for the whole grain bread, though, in an attempt to get even scant nutritional value.

This is my new ShinySpecialLife. As an unemployed JD.

I have no job, I have no job prospects, I don’t even have a job interview on the horizon. I also have only enough cash in my account to make it through maybe another month (this one) and loan payments coming due on my legal education.

Stay tuned for the tears and the tales.

The contents of my fridge Sunday morning.

I'm pretty sure that applesauce expired in 2009.

Final "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt. 2" Trailer!!

It's not just for GAYS anymore!

While most of America was watching what just may be the last enjoyable sporting event of the year (PS Go Mavs!), others were watching the Tonys.

I'm not sure Neil Patrick Harris' opening number reinforced his point, but it's FAAAAB-U...er, awesome.

How much do I love NPH?

So, so much!

So, so, so, so much!

Dear Delta, this sucks.

Fix it.

It's hard out there for a pimp

The California Supreme Court has decided that the state law that criminalizes encouraging someone to go into prostitution also prohibits you from suggesting prostitutes "expand their business opportunities."

In other words, all hos are bound to a state-imposed non-compete clause.

Official opinion: here.

America's Yo-Yo Diet

This economy is rebounding like a champ.

Half of last month's new jobs came from a single employer:

McDonald's.

pen·al·ty • noun /ˈpenltē/

President Obama's Solicitor General finally spoke truth this week about the administration's healthcare reform law when he suggested that people who wanted to avoid the mandate could do so by choosing to earn less money.

Let that sink in for a moment.

"It’s a penalty on earning a certain amount of income and self insuring."

Solicitor General Neal Kumar Katyal defending the healthcare mandate

Just so we're clear, the government's STATED aim here is to discourage people from helping themselves as they would by seeking higher education and well-paying jobs, and choosing insurance plans that fit their needs and the needs of their families.

Are you pissed off yet?