Rather than studying Agency and Partnership today, which I hope is as easy as the guy in the video made it seem to be, I have spent part of my afternoon looking at keywords that people use to get to my page.  Probably, not on purpose, but they still end up here anyway.  These are words people enter into Google or Yahoo! or what have you that, much to their chagrin,
lead them to my site.  Here is what i found.

1. “Insert Name Here” UVA Law.  Apparently a lot of employers are googling their applicants, which is no surprise to all.  I apologize ahead of time for all you unfortunate souls whom I have accidentally mentioned once or twice somewhere in the archives, and who are now forever googlable.
2. BarBri, or more entertainingly, “does barbri really work.”  I’d like to know who searched for that phrase to begin with, and what exactly that person was hoping to find online.  “No, BarBri does not really work.  I took the course and still did not pass the exam.”  OH, well then that is dispositive.  I won’t take BarBri then.  …yeah I just don’t get it.
3. Sean Singletary, or again, more entertainingly, “is sean singletary going to get drafted?”  OK OK I know I mention him a lot in here so it’s no surprise that people are led astray into coming here upon such a search.  I do find it amusing, and probably no one else here does, that my site is among those listed for that question.  I guess it shouldn’t be a surprise.  I am, after all, the leading scholar on Singletary.  For the record, I come up as result #5 for this.
4. Cav man.  I am result #6 for this.  I consider this a bit of an accomplishment.  Or embarrassment.  I haven’t figured out which yet.
5. And finally, the most amusing keywords used to find my site, is “what happens to bachelor at bare exposure?”  Wait.  What?  How did that even happen??  Hahaha.  Apparently I made a comment on one of my own pictures about “Bare Exposure” because I took a picture of it in Atlantic City for none other than Matt’s bachelor party.  Oops.  Who knew.

And so there you have it.  I am not any closer to passing the Bar. But at least now you people know how other people find this site.

I read this article from STLtoday.com the other day and couldn’t help but laugh out loud at:

Irked that his hottest new prospect turned the wrong way during a drill at Rams Park, defensive line coach Brian Baker marched up to Chris Long and spread his arms.

“Does this look like Virginia to you?” Baker blurted. “This is the NFL.”

Answer: Yes, it appears it does look like Virginia to Chris.

Because the NHL season is finally over. With the Red Wings’ capture of the Stanley Cup finals, we can all, them included, return to blissfully turning on ESPN without being subjected to more hockey coverage. Honestly. Remember the strike? Good times.

And the lightning strikes. Garth Brooks knew what he was talking about. Apparently the Apocalypse is upon us here in Charlottesville. I have always been a big fan of severe weather - not because I like the damage and doom that comes along with it, but I love watching huge lightning flashes, heavy rain, blizzards, even hail. I know, I’m sick. But if I could just stay in a protected bubble in the middle of a field where no one could get injured, I’d sit and watch the weather all day long any day.

That said, my tennis lessons were cancelled today, which is good because the dew point was at 75, which, according to Wikipedia, is oppressive for most humans. Oppressive.

OK I guess I should use my newfound time to study. Boo.

I am constantly baffled by what is on the market nowadays. Now don’t get me wrong, I am perhaps one of the must easily susceptible to good marketing, and I have an unhealthy habit of impulse buying. But perhaps now I have seen it all.

Tea forte has unveiled a new product called “Tea Over Ice.” You read that right. This is not your grandma’s ice tea, apparently. No, instead, this is “Ice Tea Re-Imagined,” which provides “fresh and authentic ‘flash-chilled’ ice teas with a boldly original tableside presentation.”
Um. Flash-Chilled? What does that even mean? I imagine it to mean that I can put my boiling hot tea into some contraption and take it out ten seconds letter and it be nice and cold. But no, that’s not what it means at all. Here is what the website says:

1. Pour boiling water over infuser
2. Steep 3-5 minutes (Which means to put the hot small pitcher over the large iced pitcher).
3. Pour over ice and enjoy!.

OK, so basically, what is going on here is that I put boiling water into a container with my tea bag, cleverly disguised as a pyramid, which adds easily another $15 to the purchase price, wait for the flavors to infuse, and then pour it into a pitcher of ice. Is that what “flash-chilled” means? That I pour over ice? And I am apparently supposed to pay $42 plus tax, shipping, and handling? Wow. Impulse buyer or not, you’re not catching me on this one.

The only reason this is a “boldly original tableside presentation” is that no one in the right mind thinks it’s worth it or smart to stack two pitchers on top of each other in order to show off this MIND-BLOWING NEW CONCEPT called “flash chilling,” or as I like to call it, “ice.”

I like to think that the ACC is one of the “smarter” conferences. Alright, we’re no Ivy League, obviously. But between Duke, UVA, UNC, and perhaps a few others, we can certainly hold our own. Obviously the Pac-10 has got some brains too, but we’re definitely right up there. But when you’re talking about sports, it’s a whole new ball game, so to speak. I don’t want to pass any judgment on Florida State (who am I kidding? I love passing judgment), but the following clip is just a sample of the many handshakes their baseball team has to offer.

First of all, I gotta say the first one is my favorite.

Q: You ever worry that you’re pushing important information out of your brain?
A: Naw, I never have to worry about pushing important information out. Don’t have a whole lotta in there probably…”

I mean, I don’t even have to insert any witty comment here, right?

I feel: demotivated.

I no longer feel inspired to do BarBri.  I feel like there is too much information for my little brain to contain.  I am running out of pockets of knowledge and am too apathetic to create new ones.  I no longer score as high as I would like to on my practice questions.  I grow weary of lecturers’ bad jokes.  I no longer want to do this.

However, I am finally delivering on my promise to myself to take tennis lessons this year.  This is something I’ve been meaning to do since the beginning of this year (really, since my undergraduate tennis classes), and tonight is my first of ten private lessons.  Needless to say, I am pretty excited.  I hope these lessons pay off.  I would like to not suck any more.

In April, I posted about Duke’s flopping camp, mostly as a joke, though we all know that Duke is among the most egregious flopping schools. The NBA has decided to institute a fine for “the most egregious flops,” according to their VP of Basketball Operations Stu Jackson. I think this is a brilliant idea in theory, but I question its execution.

We don’t know as of yet how much the fine will be. As of now, the fine for a technical foul for unsportsmanlike conduct is only $100. Surely a flopping fine would be lower than this? And if this is the case, what’s the point? Even if it’s comparable to unsportsmanlike conduct, is $100 really going to deter these players from flopping? This guy, at least, is dubious.

I think the smarter, more logical approach is to start issuing technicals for egregious or consistent floppers. This, of course, will also result on a fine against the individual player, but it also means that the team as a whole suffers in that game. And it’s when the team suffers that we’ll begin seeing results.

Ugh, since when did I begin following anything about the NBA, much less posting about it? In my defense, what makes me most excited about the NBA’s action against floppers (whether or not it’ll actually work) is the potential that (a) this flows down to the college ball and (b) it results in Duke’s further downfall.