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| after writing a 30-page brief and weeks of practice, my teammate and i went to our moot court competition in new york this past weekend, along with our two coaches. we made it to the semifinals, with a final team record of 4-1. basically, if you ever need someone to argue an obscure point about immigration law for you, ask one of us. anyway, after all the work it was nice to do so well at the competition. the four of us also had a great weekend in manhattan -- especially after we lost on saturday. though if you go out in new york, watch out -- they don't do last calls. not much else to say right now -- moot court has dominated my life for a few weeks. one of these days i may post something thoughtful again. | | |
| I've noticed a general decline in the number of xanga posts by me and others. Perhaps the glory days of xanga (at least my webring) are in the past. I went to see Pan's Labyrinth on Saturday night and understood why so many are calling it one of the best films of the year. Del Torro has definitely created an excellent fairy tale for adults, with all the universal, and horrific, elements. That got me thinking about fairy tales as well as stories in general. I wonder what it is in certain stories that captures our imagination, desires, and fears so well. Fairy tales and myths are fascinating because so many of the elements in them are common to all (think Propp theory). There are many aspects of Jungian psychology that I find difficult to accept, or even understand. However, I've been intrigued by his conception of archetypes since reading about it as an undergrad. I understand that there are few true Jungians out there today, but I think he had to be onto something with all that collective unconsious stuff. I don't understand how it works, but the human experience is just too universal for most other explanations I've heard. Anyway, see Pan's Labyrinth. | | |
| Time for a picture post -- I was back in Missouri last weekend for my brother's wedding. Here are some (unofficial) pictures (there are more on my facebook profile). . 
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| I trust everyone in the xanga world had a happy thanksgiving -- mine was very nice, spent here in DC with friends. I'll be back in the great state of MO December 1-3 for my brother's (freakin' awesome) wedding. In other news, I have finally taken the first step to building my dvd collection by joining columbia house's dvd club. I decided to start with some American classics and favorites. My first shipment arrived on Friday, and comprised: Blazing Saddles (30th anniversary special edition), Casablanca (2-disc special edition), Chinatown, Days of Heaven, Gone with the Wind (2-disc special edition), Goodfellas (2-disc special edition), Unforgiven (2-disc special edition). I also bought the special edition of Grapes of Wrath. All just in time for finals. In other movie news, I made my second trip to the American Film Institute's theatre in the Maryland suburbs, this time to see The Third Man. It was an experience that can only be described as superb -- the film is a must see, especially for noir fans (this was my second viewing, first on the big screen). | | |
| It is now official -- after 3 months of applying, interviewing, flying, staying in hotels, riding on trains, missing classes, getting advice, and over-analyzing -- I have accepted a job for next summer. I will be working for the Georgia Capital Defender, a public defender office that does death penalty cases. Basically, I will be in Atlanta working on a couple of murder trials for the summer. | | |
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