One nice thing about being a CS major from Silicon Valley is, you can tell all the poli sci kids from New York that Sunnyvale gives complimentary "wireless hats" to its residents. And they'll believe you.
Tomorrow: Steve Jobs gives my dog a free iPhone
2007-08-30
2007-08-28
last weekend
* Met two people who immediately grokked my shirt. Nice.
* One of them has read the Monster manga. Double nice. But her favorite Pokemon is Psyduck. Eww dude. Scyther all the way.
* Helped a drunken person hobble and puke her way back to her apartment for the first time. Amazingly I never did this in college despite being the only Sober Guy at most drinky events.
* Listened to the same person practicing violin in the law school kitchen the next day. She's hella good (pro quality) and I guess she gets over hangovers fast. Hope she keeps practicing regularly.
* You know who's not good? The guy in my apartment who diddles on his keyboard when I'm trying to sleep. Argh stop accompanying imaginary middle school choirs (that's what it sounds like)
* Signed up for a few clubs at the activities fair. Especially the ones that gave out food. The Hong Kong Students Association had white rabbit candy! Nice! See you guys on Saturday!
* Noticed the undergrads here are signif. more attractive than at H and immediately felt guilty for thinking that. Man I was a college senior not three months ago and now I feel like the star of the next To Catch a Predator episode.
* Note to self: avoid Collegetown Bagels and Rulloff's for breakfast.
* One of them has read the Monster manga. Double nice. But her favorite Pokemon is Psyduck. Eww dude. Scyther all the way.
* Helped a drunken person hobble and puke her way back to her apartment for the first time. Amazingly I never did this in college despite being the only Sober Guy at most drinky events.
* Listened to the same person practicing violin in the law school kitchen the next day. She's hella good (pro quality) and I guess she gets over hangovers fast. Hope she keeps practicing regularly.
* You know who's not good? The guy in my apartment who diddles on his keyboard when I'm trying to sleep. Argh stop accompanying imaginary middle school choirs (that's what it sounds like)
* Signed up for a few clubs at the activities fair. Especially the ones that gave out food. The Hong Kong Students Association had white rabbit candy! Nice! See you guys on Saturday!
* Noticed the undergrads here are signif. more attractive than at H and immediately felt guilty for thinking that. Man I was a college senior not three months ago and now I feel like the star of the next To Catch a Predator episode.
* Note to self: avoid Collegetown Bagels and Rulloff's for breakfast.
Early impression of professors
Summers (Contracts)
The 2Ls said he's scary. Picks one poor student every class and latches onto him for an hour, teaching the whole lesson through a Q&A session with the kid. So far he does seem to like staying on one victim, but he's not all that scary, despite trying to trip people up. (Look for a change of mind when I'm in the hot seat.)
Favorite line: "Ma-toor" (mature)
Heise (Torts)
They call him "Coach" Heise and I see why. First day of class he told us that we were all his "clients" and he would work for us. He talks and gesticulates like he's trying to pump us up for the BIG GAME WHOO GO TORTS. But he also likes to let students answer questions and doesn't answer very many himself. I wonder if he knows what's going on sometimes. Occasionally he says things that sound good at a distance, but when you step closer you're not sure what he just said. I will call this the Heise Uncertainty Principle.
Favorite line: "OK GOOD NOW TURN THAT EXACT SAME ARGUMENT AROUND AND MAKE IT WORK FOR THE OTHER SIDE YES EXCELLENT"
Alexander (Property)
At first I thought he was touched in the head. He speaks slow-ly and e-nun-ci-ates every syllable like he was screwing a lightbulb into the mud. He even wiggles his head a little bit from side to side like the lightbulb doesn't want to sit still. But he's my favorite professor so far. Alexander is agile in answering students' questions and he asks good questions of his own. And he's pretty funny.
Favorite line: can't remember one, his style of speaking is funnier than his words
Rossi (Civil Procedure)
Rossi is old and has been doing this shit for a long time. He has his lectures memorized hard. He seems like a good lecturer so far, but I can't really judge. The material is pretty dry (read the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure sometime) but at least easy to follow.
Favorite line: his impression of an unscrupulous judge trying to get two parties to settle out of court
Mollenkamp (Lawyering)
This guy is crazy energetic. He would live a long life as a fish he's so off the hook. We haven't done much substantive work in his class yet but I still feel exhausted when I step out of Lawyering.
Favorite line: "WOO!" (quoting Will Smith)
The 2Ls said he's scary. Picks one poor student every class and latches onto him for an hour, teaching the whole lesson through a Q&A session with the kid. So far he does seem to like staying on one victim, but he's not all that scary, despite trying to trip people up. (Look for a change of mind when I'm in the hot seat.)
Favorite line: "Ma-toor" (mature)
Heise (Torts)
They call him "Coach" Heise and I see why. First day of class he told us that we were all his "clients" and he would work for us. He talks and gesticulates like he's trying to pump us up for the BIG GAME WHOO GO TORTS. But he also likes to let students answer questions and doesn't answer very many himself. I wonder if he knows what's going on sometimes. Occasionally he says things that sound good at a distance, but when you step closer you're not sure what he just said. I will call this the Heise Uncertainty Principle.
Favorite line: "OK GOOD NOW TURN THAT EXACT SAME ARGUMENT AROUND AND MAKE IT WORK FOR THE OTHER SIDE YES EXCELLENT"
Alexander (Property)
At first I thought he was touched in the head. He speaks slow-ly and e-nun-ci-ates every syllable like he was screwing a lightbulb into the mud. He even wiggles his head a little bit from side to side like the lightbulb doesn't want to sit still. But he's my favorite professor so far. Alexander is agile in answering students' questions and he asks good questions of his own. And he's pretty funny.
Favorite line: can't remember one, his style of speaking is funnier than his words
Rossi (Civil Procedure)
Rossi is old and has been doing this shit for a long time. He has his lectures memorized hard. He seems like a good lecturer so far, but I can't really judge. The material is pretty dry (read the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure sometime) but at least easy to follow.
Favorite line: his impression of an unscrupulous judge trying to get two parties to settle out of court
Mollenkamp (Lawyering)
This guy is crazy energetic. He would live a long life as a fish he's so off the hook. We haven't done much substantive work in his class yet but I still feel exhausted when I step out of Lawyering.
Favorite line: "WOO!" (quoting Will Smith)
Class schedule
This is what's up
M
0905-1000: Contracts
1010-1105: Torts
1115-1200: Property
Tu
Same as M
W
Same as M with the addition of Civil Procedure from 1325-1420
Th
0905-1000: Lawyering (damn straight it's a word)
1010-1105: Torts
1115-1210: Property
1325-1420: Civil procedure
Fri
0905-1000: Lawyering
1325-1420: Civil Procedure
16 credits
M
0905-1000: Contracts
1010-1105: Torts
1115-1200: Property
Tu
Same as M
W
Same as M with the addition of Civil Procedure from 1325-1420
Th
0905-1000: Lawyering (damn straight it's a word)
1010-1105: Torts
1115-1210: Property
1325-1420: Civil procedure
Fri
0905-1000: Lawyering
1325-1420: Civil Procedure
16 credits
Ithaca
Ithaca used to house a firearms company famous for its shotguns
Cornell has a reputation for a high suicide rate
Coincidence?
(Non sequitur-- must establish that Cornellians have unusually prehensile toes. -Ed.)
Cornell has a reputation for a high suicide rate
Coincidence?
(Non sequitur-- must establish that Cornellians have unusually prehensile toes. -Ed.)
2007-08-27
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