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The tanner

He’s always at lake Calhoun:

I need a better nickname for him than “overly tanned guy” or “Mr. Melanoma.”

Orientation Day 3: Undermined

Today was a slightly shorter day of orientation. The 1Ls are still good troopers, but it was a personally frustrating day for some orientation leaders because we were constantly undermined by presenters:

On homework:

Orientation Leaders: “You’ll get your assignments on Friday, don’t worry about them now.”

10 minutes later:

Professor: “Read pages 1-5, 7-20, 30-36. Read EVERY [...]

Corn yard

Alesus has some interesting neighbors.

And yes, those 10-foot corn stalks are in the front of someone’s house, on the tree lawn, in a completely residential neighborhood of St. Paul.

Obviously they don’t have a neighborhood association in those parts.

Orientation Day 2: The Marathon

The second day of orientation was epic. The 1Ls shuffled in at 8am, and left for the bar across the street around 5.

One of the most important things that happened today was the introduction to legal writing. Look at all those gleaming packets of knowledge:

Snazzy.

While the 1Ls were in hours (and hours) [...]

The note on my car

This was awesome:

And this the bumper sticker:

The last time I received a note on my car, it was literally ON my car.

Orientation begins

The first day of orientation was long. We worked from about 7am to 6pm.

Orientation leaders are flight attendants with manual labor duties: we smile, answer questions, give directions, mingle, smile some more, answer more questions, give peppy speeches, and haul tables and chairs throughout the law school.

At least the 1Ls aren’t crazy this year, so [...]

The Muck Monsters

Alesus and I decided to take a nature-tour with the krakens. Of course the path near the river was flooded and the dogs had to charge right through the middle of the muck:

Every…freaking…time…

And I, being ever so prepared, decided to wear flipflops.

Good thing the dog harnesses made [...]

Now serving: democracy!

This is near the MIA, and makes me giggle every time.

More Minneapolis street & car art:

By the train tracks Something Blue Potty Art for Blackberry Creepy Little Girl Car Tattoo Art Car

Orientation training day 2

Today was the second day of orientation training. Orientation starts tomorrow, and I’ll be posted at the front doors greeting the new 1Ls at 7:30am.

And I think I’m getting sick. Bahumbug.

The most amusing part of orientation training is that we have to febreeze the classrooms:

This is necessary because the classrooms smell like snot. [...]

CASH ONLY, okrr?

I recently became the foursquare mayor of the Minneapolis Popeyes Chicken. I love that place. I go there every time I order a mouthful of buttery-biscuit goodness with a side of stereotypes.

The best thing about the Lake Street Popeyes is its signage:

I love that the signs are BOLD and [...]