http://www.no634.com Blog of a 2L at the University of Minnesota Law School Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:11:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Our first apartment in Miami was on the north side of the Miami river. Although we technically lived in Allahpattah, we were directly across from Little Havana. My mother moved to a different apartment building when I was in college, but she still lives on the river near East Little Havana, ... http://www.no634.com/pictures/littlehavana/ If my tax professor is anything, he is honest: Professor A: I am forcing you guys to learn about like-kind exchanges for three reasons: I had to learn it, and if it was good enough for me, it's good enough for you. It's just torture, and I just enjoy seeing everyone squirm! ... http://www.no634.com/2l/2l-fall/professor-motive/ Apparently today is “email Jansen with your No.634 grievances” day, because I’ve received a ton of emails about expired facebook links. Before I moved to over to Hostmonster, I used to host my galleries at my Facebook account and link to my facebook galleries. I did not know at the time ... http://www.no634.com/pictures/biscaynebay/ Amber fretted about finals at work today: Amber: I am not looking forward to my week. You’d think I wouldn’t be so stressed out about a two-day week, but this is sort of the last breath of freedom before finals – but only, it’s NOT a fresh breath because I have ... http://www.no634.com/law-school/fret-tension-gladiators-week-12/ I ran into The Graces this morning. The Graces are my neighborhood's shockingly inappropriate trio of Native American vagrants. The Graces are like Matryoshka dolls: one is obese, another is chubby, and one is normal-sized. I walked by the Graces on this morning's dog walk. It's 10am and the Graces are sitting ... http://www.no634.com/me-me-me/hund/graces/ I don't understand the point of these University of Minnesota crime alerts. The theme seems to be: "Young-ish black men wearing dark clothes mugged someone. Watchout." I’m sure the police are frustrated when the only description they get is “I dunno. It was a black dude. Youngish… dark clothes.” – but ... http://www.no634.com/just-sayin/rock-pink/ Every time I see the towers of downtown's Westminster Presbyterian Church, I imagine a giant toddler meandering down the street and hole punching those shapes into the top of the towers. Here are some pictures. The thumbnails are linked to larger images. [gallery link="file"] RSS/Facebook readers: click here if you cannot see ... http://www.no634.com/pictures/picture-of-the-day/westminster-presbyterian-church/ I'm trying to teach Harley to smile for the camera. It is obviously not working. http://www.no634.com/me-me-me/hund/smile-2/ I was at work when I decided to check my email. It was 1:30pm, and the plan was to work until 6pm and then go home to prep for tomorrow’s oral argument. I had about six hours of prep time scheduled for tomorrow, but I figured a few more hours tonight ... http://www.no634.com/2l/2l-fall/shitshow/ The one thing I love about my Real Estate Law professor is her ability to control the classroom while keeping a smile on her face. Yesterday, Eager Beaver, a boy who actively participates in class, was particularly eager to answer Professor E's questions. Towards the end of class, Jill was visibly annoyed ... http://www.no634.com/humor/legal-humor/on-the-record/professor-silences-beaver/