tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14377137Sat, 21 Feb 2009 03:54:52 +0000"this word has been greatly overused; it is best restricted to ingenuity displayed in small matters." strunk & whitehttp://cleverpejorative.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (mel)Blogger109125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14377137.post-115329138407469121Wed, 19 Jul 2006 06:23:00 +00002006-07-19T01:43:04.090-05:00i am sick sick sick to death of being in richmond. it totally blows. the room i have in this house is balls hot, and this week is insanely hot as it is. and the lovely girl i room with has the world's cheapest parents, who pay all the bills. by decree the thermostat is set to 78 when we're home. in addition to my bad dream, i was awakened by the sheer force of heat in this suburban nightmarehttp://cleverpejorative.blogspot.com/2006/07/scary-dream.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14377137.post-115171956992571289Sat, 01 Jul 2006 01:53:00 +00002006-07-12T09:43:00.656-05:00in tenth grade i had to read the stranger by camus. i would read chopin's the awakening the following year. at the time i hated them both. i've talked about the awwakening before (how the first time i read it i thought it was lame because she just gave up, how i read it again off the bookshelf at a beach house on the outer banks and finally got it). the stranger didn't reach me in high schoolhttp://cleverpejorative.blogspot.com/2006/06/stranger-on-bus.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mel)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14377137.post-115152074218021698Wed, 28 Jun 2006 18:38:00 +00002006-06-28T13:52:22.196-05:00i was at the state library here in the lovely capital today doing some research. i want to see the records they have in the archives from the various governors who have granted executive clemency in death penalty cases. everyone was helpful until i made it to the archive desk. the effete little napoleon in charge gave me the stiff arm, citing some statutory language about how the governor's http://cleverpejorative.blogspot.com/2006/06/state-library-of-doom.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mel)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14377137.post-115017528277823432Tue, 13 Jun 2006 04:00:00 +00002006-06-13T00:08:02.956-05:00i'm trying to distract myself a little. see, i'm playing in a poker tourney. a large one (as in, started off with 1171 players). the top 30 places pay. this site doesn't tell you what place you are currently in, but i can tell you that there are currently 45 players left. and i just got dealt 77...this could very well be my last hand, so close to the stupid payoff...woot! okay, on break nowhttp://cleverpejorative.blogspot.com/2006/06/squirrely.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mel)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14377137.post-114911733452046386Wed, 31 May 2006 23:15:00 +00002006-05-31T18:15:34.536-05:00I have registered to play in the PokerStars World Blogger Championship of Online Poker! This Online Poker Tournament is a No Limit Texas Holdem event exclusive to Bloggers.Registration code: 9801234http://cleverpejorative.blogspot.com/2006/05/doing-it-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mel)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14377137.post-114869102414928442Sat, 27 May 2006 00:39:00 +00002006-05-26T19:50:24.163-05:00gwen stefani and gavin rossdale have given their child a normal, albeit slightly pretentious sounding name.w and i have already decided on our baby names; a girl would be papaya courage featherbottom, and a little boy would be tequila blue stingray. what are yours?http://cleverpejorative.blogspot.com/2006/05/celeb-gives-child-normal-name.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mel)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14377137.post-114858042037289621Thu, 25 May 2006 18:03:00 +00002006-05-25T13:07:00.386-05:00whoa. while idly flipping through my celebrity gossip sites during lunch today i found this. kate bosworth's dog looks almost exactly like my dog. weird.http://cleverpejorative.blogspot.com/2006/05/freaky.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14377137.post-114834958481096843Tue, 23 May 2006 00:45:00 +00002006-05-22T20:59:44.876-05:00wow. it's been a really long time since i've posted anything. it's been so long that i've been pondering what to post about since i realized i was found out by my friends and former coworkers from last summer at the place with the longest and most cumbersome acronym ever. for some reason, i'm just spent. the end of exams came and went, and it was just anticlimactic this year. and i've http://cleverpejorative.blogspot.com/2006/05/dont-mind-tumbleweeds.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mel)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14377137.post-114572365665901207Sat, 22 Apr 2006 16:12:00 +00002006-04-22T11:34:16.743-05:00my paper is finally finished. in the end it wasn't really legal at all. and it was fewer than the recommended number of pages. and it ws more practical than anything else. basically i suggested that reparations, while totally appropriate, were probably never going to happen. and that the congo should take steps to repair itself while still attempting to extract official recognition of the http://cleverpejorative.blogspot.com/2006/04/wore-slap-out.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mel)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14377137.post-114540523119989808Wed, 19 Apr 2006 00:02:00 +00002006-04-18T19:07:11.236-05:00there are 2 coffee shops (and incidentally 2 bars) in this small ass town. one rules and one blows. the lame one is the one which is open later. i know this place is schwag, but still, imagine my surprise. i ordered an iced coffee and the girl actually filled a large cup with ice and put hot coffee over it. what. the. fuck. i mean seriously, i'm going to pay the same amount for half as http://cleverpejorative.blogspot.com/2006/04/in-coffee-shop-in-city.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mel)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14377137.post-114530441815599256Mon, 17 Apr 2006 20:06:00 +00002006-04-17T15:12:01.696-05:00so bella now has these weird warts on and in her mouth. they started as smooth pink bumps but are now all bumpy like warts and more are coprring up every time i look in there (and the looking sends her shuddering in terror away from me, looking at me suspiciously for hours afterward). gah.i brought her to the vet today and he charged me $40 to tell me that he's never seen anything like it in http://cleverpejorative.blogspot.com/2006/04/and-latest.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mel)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14377137.post-114507604312959880Sat, 15 Apr 2006 04:31:00 +00002006-04-14T23:40:43.150-05:00emma is pathologically afraid of thunderstorms. it's crazy. her whole body shakes violently, her tongue hangs out and she pants and drools, she slides into a crack in her favorite chair and sinks in as deep as she can. she is essentially a catatonic (no pun intended), in some sort of doggie shock. she doesn't get destructive or try to dig through the carpet or anything, but her heart races sohttp://cleverpejorative.blogspot.com/2006/04/would-you-believe-more-doggie-drama.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mel)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14377137.post-114490309407459828Thu, 13 Apr 2006 04:12:00 +00002006-04-12T23:38:14.123-05:00two dogs in the living room.one plate on the table with the onions you removed from your dinner.now that plate is empty.WHO ATE THE ONIONS?!?well, i couldn't be sure so i had to induce vomiting in both dogs. actually, i was pretty sure it ws emma as she was by the plate licking her lips, but i gave her the peroxide and she threw up a little and no onions. so i freaked and yanked bella into the http://cleverpejorative.blogspot.com/2006/04/pop-quiz-hotshot.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mel)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14377137.post-114455489798508594Sun, 09 Apr 2006 03:53:00 +00002006-04-08T22:54:57.986-05:00the previous post was brought to you by fighting cock whisky, beverage of titans.http://cleverpejorative.blogspot.com/2006/04/oh-yeah-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14377137.post-114455479420106765Sun, 09 Apr 2006 02:58:00 +00002006-04-08T22:53:14.280-05:00it has been a strange coupla days. laid back and lazy, but strange. i wrote a whole post about it the other day, but then deleted it thinking i had gone too far. i'll paraphrase here.christians should stay the hell off my porch.if i put a no soliciting sign on my door, will that work? i have never been prostelytized more than here in ol' virginny, which is weird cause most of the people on myhttp://cleverpejorative.blogspot.com/2006/04/rock-rock-fighting-cock.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mel)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14377137.post-114434262872566727Thu, 06 Apr 2006 16:49:00 +00002006-04-06T11:57:08.743-05:00-went back to the coffee shop. told cutie boy my plight and he gave me another one, free of charge. -as i was doctoring it up, the other barista was like "dude, you just gave her a large glass of iced espresso, not coffee." this explains why the first one was so sinfully delicious and why it didn't whiten as much as it usually does. i kindly reject his offer to "fix it" and rush out the door, http://cleverpejorative.blogspot.com/2006/04/and-turn-around.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14377137.post-114432338839573519Thu, 06 Apr 2006 11:26:00 +00002006-04-06T06:36:28.416-05:00-alarm set for 7:15 due to make up class at 8 on a day when i could wake up whenever cause my regular class is cancelled and i would only have to be here from 4-6pm.-waking up cold and unable to go back to sleep from a dream that was more bizarre than scary, but one which i did not want to start dreaming again if i went back to sleep.-it's still totally freezing here in the morning, and my car http://cleverpejorative.blogspot.com/2006/04/why-today-blows-already-or.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14377137.post-114425460936756930Wed, 05 Apr 2006 16:29:00 +00002006-04-05T11:47:25.756-05:00i got an intense craving for this crab salad that we used to have at lemongrass in nola. i cobbled together a recipe and went to three different grocery stores to secure all the ingredients. it's not exactly what i imagined, but not too shabby. here's the recipe.Mel's Wasabi Crab Salad1# jumbo lump crabmeat (i think it's best that way, i like the big chunks) (the first thing you should do http://cleverpejorative.blogspot.com/2006/04/yet-another-reason-why-i-need-to-live.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14377137.post-114393691964813229Sat, 01 Apr 2006 23:55:00 +00002006-04-01T19:15:20.326-05:00today was dean's cup, the law school's annual softball tourney. i played, and it was the first organized athletic event i have been a part of in...let's just say some time. i got to first base twice. the first time i actually fell on my face on the way there, got up and slid in. i pitched one inning (terribly), and missed as someone threw the ball back to me. it smashed my ankle and though http://cleverpejorative.blogspot.com/2006/04/hardball-and-moral-victories.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14377137.post-114340727382256904Sun, 26 Mar 2006 19:58:00 +00002006-03-26T16:07:53.876-05:00or at least dumb old rachel ray. i got the recipe for her mac and cheese and it's actually really simple. i know that my girl needs some comfort food (and crooked, my grammy and aunt mary said to say hello and they are wishing your girl the best), so here it is.1 pound sharp white cheddar (cut into cubes, which is easier to do at room temp)1 stick butter or margerine plus four heaping spoonfulshttp://cleverpejorative.blogspot.com/2006/03/my-grammy-is-smarter-than-whole.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mel)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14377137.post-114316512048200291Fri, 24 Mar 2006 01:25:00 +00002006-03-23T20:52:00.576-05:00i know, i know, everybody loves youtube so much now. i found this and spent the next three hours watching random shit. this was the show we actually saw which makes it that much cooler. god bless the interweb and people sober enough at shows to figure out how to work teh digital video part of their cameras. also, i missed this when it aired, and i was glad to get to watch it. i would have http://cleverpejorative.blogspot.com/2006/03/doodoo-doodoo-dweeeeeeeeeeee.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14377137.post-114312812600647069Thu, 23 Mar 2006 15:35:00 +00002006-03-23T10:39:21.200-05:00.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } back from the brink, baby!, originally uploaded by Bluemomar. here tis. it took him 6 hours to take this one down. it's been a while since he took down a big one and he needed it in many ways--hot cash infusion, big http://cleverpejorative.blogspot.com/2006/03/back-from-brink-baby_23.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14377137.post-114312702636589640Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:56:00 +00002006-03-23T10:19:51.010-05:00the next few months are ridiculous, musically speaking. if only i was a 3L with a job who, to quote eminem, just don't give a fuck. sadly, i have to continue giving a fuck a little longer. but check this shit out, i have to compile this list partly to make y'all drool with jealousy and partly to help myself decide what i am going to muscle it up to go see:4/02 Derek Trucks Band (The Man who http://cleverpejorative.blogspot.com/2006/03/wherein-i-drop-out-of-law-school-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14377137.post-114264502674599533Sat, 18 Mar 2006 01:17:00 +00002006-03-17T20:23:46.763-05:00i just checked 20 books out from the undergrad library, a door i have previously never darkened. i had trouble finding the entrance, and when i finally did i was on the very bottom floor. whoch was good cause that's where my books were. but there was no elevator! how could there be no elevator? what about the handicapped? and how do they reshelve all the books?so i hoofed it up five levels,http://cleverpejorative.blogspot.com/2006/03/vacay-makes-me-dumb.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14377137.post-114263324338161551Fri, 17 Mar 2006 22:01:00 +00002006-03-17T17:07:23.483-05:00oh yeah, i should also mention that, upon returning home, i discovered that wilco is playing at the local pavillion rather soon. as is ween (one of w's favorites, and i think they were at langerado last year and a lot of people missed them this year). and blackalicious with fatlip. and speaking of hearts, jeff tweedy shattered mine into a gajillion pieces when wilco played that song. i am http://cleverpejorative.blogspot.com/2006/03/i-am-trying-to-break-your-heart_17.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mel)0