Hawaii, here I come!

Tomorrow morning, I will be leaving for Hawaii where I will be eating our way through the island of Oahu! I hope to return to you a little tanner, a little fatter, a little fuller. Aloha!

A break from tax

Taking a break from tax. Here is a tax lesson for today. Meetings held on a cruise ships are not deductible under Internal Rev. Code sec. 274(h).



Last night we had a pumpking carving contest and my team lost. We had artistic aspirations that far exceeded our artistic ability. (Ours is the sad mutilated pumpkin in the corner.)

Me and the newest employee of the State of California!

That's all for now. Remember to brush and floss daily or your teeth will look like this:

IRS Circular 230 notice: Any tax advice contained herein was not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, by you or any other person (i) in promoting, marketing, or recommending any transaction, plan, or arrangement or (ii) for the purpose of avoiding penalties that may be imposed under federal tax law.

Resurrect the blog!

My parents created a blog.

Blogging was an activity I used to do on a pretty regular basis when I had more free time than I knew how to manage. If I had regular readers back then, they probably noticed the drought in my postings and are now dedicated readers of other more interesting blogs. So I am now trying to resurrect my long forsaken blog to keep anyone who is interested, informed.

It's been nice to only have four days of classes this year, which means I get three-day weekends each week. This weekend was a good balance of productivity and relaxation.

Friday I spent studying and then went to church to practice for the Women's Retreat. The practice ran longer than I had expected and I was tired and didn't end up meeting with Tracy as planned. Saturday I studied more and later went to dinner with Darren, Josh and Tracy to a cute crepe place. We all went back to Darren's to help Tracy fold butterflies for the Retreat and watched the Transformer, which is one of Darren's favorite movies. Sunday night, about 20 of us celebrated Sue's birthday at P.F. Changs which is basically glorified Panda Express. It was good to see everyone there, but I won't be back because of the food. Sunday nights are always a little nostalgic because Monday is looming overhead.

But now it's Monday, and so far...so good. :o)

Picture update!

what's happened this semester, which is almost over... :o)

san francisco

valentines

san diego

sister fun

sister fun

mk wedding

mk wedding

the classy ladies of cat

...and men of cat

Sponge

I miss Spongebob.

Sister sponge.

I'm related to this.

By blood.

$40 a Day with Julia Gulia.

When I got excited about making a common law v. MPC table for criminal law, I realized I needed a break.

Warning: If you are hungry and didn't pack that great a lunch, don't look! :o)

Gold Mountain: Me and the porker. Not just handsome, but tasty, tender, and juicy as well.

Post 5k meal: Huevos Rancheros at Tower Cafe, beans sanwiched between two corn tortillas topped with two eggs over-easy, Mexican cheeses, green onions and home-style potatoes!

Thanksgiving study food: Lin sister's microwave smores. As many Ghiradhelli semi-sweet chocolate chips and mini marshmallows as we can fit between two honey graham crackers. Zap for 22 seconds. No more, no less.

Thanksgiving bird: 20 pound gobbler feeds family of four. Yes, 20 pounds. And yes, family of four. :o)

La Grande Orange: Mushroom party pizza (sauteed minced crimini, button, and oyster mushrooms with sweet onion and tomato) & the north shore pizza (roasted pineapple, premium ham, cheese, tomato sauce, garlic, and jalapeno)!

Final slice count:

Tami 5, Julia 5, Christine 6

Gelato shop next to La Grande Orange: Top scoop - strawberry, Bottom scoop - something good, the name escapes me, finger - Christine.

Joe's BBQ: Amazing 1 pound baked potato, topped with butter, sour cream, green onions, pickled red onions, sweet peppers, regular BBQ sauce, hot BBQ sauce, and a healthy scoop of pulled pork!

So, who would you rather watch eat for $40 a day? Me? or Rachel Ray? :o)

Next post will have more humans. I promise!

Smartypants.

Law school makes me and Lawrence smart!

LawlessPhoenix: ew
Jubei4me: youre ew
LawlessPhoenix: your face is ew
Jubei4me: YOUR face is ew
LawlessPhoenix: haha
LawlessPhoenix: this is the most riddiculous conversation
LawlessPhoenix: stop proving that law school makes you dumb


I found these last night. This is what I used to do when I worked at IBM :o)

Football.

Back in second!! Not bad for not having a clue :o)

But more importantly, I am beating Wayne!

Fun at BJ's.

The girls.

The boys.

Me and the Gins.

Me and the Yees.

Darren and the wierdos.