Cyndra's 23rd Birthday 2006

Last night we went out for Cyndra's birthday at Lime Leaf. Lots of delicious food, celebrating, and even a little birthday song singing.

Larry, Leah, and Cyndra

Me and Australian buddy Matt

Aaron, Tiffany, and Brian

Katy and Sarah

Legal Research & Writing Party 2006

Legal Research & Writing was one of the classes we took alone with just our section. And we had it Fall through Spring. Plus we just finished this big briefs on a fictional case suing a kid recklessly and possibly intentionally killing a beloved and elderly cat "Muffy" in front of its child owner. Outrageous! To celebrate finishing the brief and almost being done with the first year of law school our kind LRW Professor Moran got us a funny Muffy cake.

Section B 2006 on the last day of LRW

"In Memory of Muffy" cake

Here are some of the best Muffy quotes:

• "If Jack had chased after a boy, "just trying to scare him", with a tractor, a large and dangerous machine that has killed before, would you not find that to be outrageous?" -JK


• "Based on the common-sense notion that running over a cat is somewhat different from running over inanimate, inorganic property, California has heaped statutory and jurisprudential disdain upon those who, like Callaghan, purposefully terrorize animals." - JZ


• "The trial court seems to envision a harmless child innocently chasing a cat through bucolic meadows. The outrageousness of Callaghan's behavior, however, must be evaluated in light of the context in which they actually occurred." - JZ


• "Judge Cohen can't handle the truth!" -SH


• "Is there some reason we're not doing trespass to chattels?" -JP
• "I believe it's because in that case you are only responsible for the cost of the chattel. I think elderly deaf arthritic cats go for maybe $7 on ebay." - EA


• "There are two means of refuge from the misery of life: music and cats." - Albert Schweitzer

Thanksgiving 2005

I stayed in Charlottesville for Thanksgiving. I'm becoming more and more overwhelmed as we get closer to finals. That's why I decided not to make the trip up for Thanksgiving. For most of the weekend, I was buried in a Torts outline. I should currently be buried in a Criminal Law outline but I can't make heads or tails of the subject so I'm procrastinating instead.

I invited my parents to come down here, but they weren't too sure because I had to study and because they were already trying to avoid traveling to the Cape, so an even longer drive to Charlottesville didn't beckon them.

I didn't miss out on Thanksgiving dinner though- in fact, we had two! Sunday, the 20th, we had a section Thanksgiving Potluck Dinner at 6:30 at Jane's apartment. The section dues provided the turkey and everyone else brought sides and desserts. Brian actually cooked the turkey which is brave.

I didn't take any pictures- so here's a good one of Lauren, Jane, and Brian from before

Then on the actual day of Thanksgiving, Joe got the Harris Teeter Thanksgiving meal package and fed the few people from my section who stayed here: Aaron, Audra, Jerry, Josh G, Justin, Aaron, and Nathan. Jerry brought pie and the rest of us brought alcohol.

Again- no pictures from the actual day but here's Joe and Nathan

Dinner at Professor Leslie's 2005

Our section has Contracts with Professor Leslie and he's our section advisor/spiritual leader. He invited us over for dinner on Saturday, and even though we were mostly all still hungover from PILA we happily obliged. His wife made three delicious lasagnas for us as well as salads.

Professor Leslie and Ryan

Dinner table

Other angle


Getting more lasagna

Roger, Elizabeth, and Sarah


Me and Brian


Jeremy, Mrs. Leslie, Selina and back of Brooks


Julie


Cyndra and Kathy

After dinner and conversation we checked out their home theater in the basement and he showed us "the music greats" including Elvis. Audra and I had never seen a video of Elvis performing and we promptly fell in love. Too bad we're about 30 years too late.

Donald, Lauren, Kathy, Nathan, Justin, and Jerry


Helloooo Elvis


Jon, Andrew and his girlfriend


Professor Leslie's home theater dance

Keg Race Against Section C 2005

We won! And then some people slashed Mardi Gras style! So really, actually all the people interested in that won! Sorry no pictures of that, or even names, because DISCRETION. But here are some fun pictures!

Section C speeches

Section B peeps in the crowd

This is the amazing crowd reaction. I think Matt is praying.

Me and Sarah- oops flash on the glasses!

Justin and Aaron- our section couple

Justin and Aaron's Party 2005

Justin and Aaron threw a really fun party. So fun that no pictures can be shared. Sorry!

Justin and Aaron's Get Together 2005

On Saturday Justin and Aaron had us over for a fun little party. Very relaxed, and not too many of us so we really got to hang out.

Aaron and Justin

Brian, Jeremy, Julie, and Elizabeth

Audra and Brian

Me and Seth, looks like maybe Sarah behind my arm