Books

So I recently finished the 6th Harry Potter book and am anticipating the release of the 7th. I am also looking forward to the release of the next movie, which is hopefully going to be great.

I just started reading the first Clan of the Cave Bear book, and so far it is pretty good. I saw the movie a long time ago, and can already agree with Katy that the book is much better.

I also want to read the Golden Compass books before the movie is released... in December I think. That is a book that Katy highly recommends if anyone is interested.

There are just too many books that I need to read... why is there not enough time to read some more Michael Crichton books, Kurt Vonnegut books, Dan Brown, Gregory Maguire (or any at all), and many more. Is it weird that I really want to read "A Brief History of Time" by Stephen Hawking and Origin of the Species by Darwin? Why do I want to read these as well as a few other odd books? simply beacuse they had such an important impact.

Its hard enough to keep up with current events and not to mention law school readings without trying to read all these books. So hopefully I will get a few out of the way this summer.

Good luck to all you with similar reading desires! (this seems to be a fairly common affliction)

sitting here

So Im sitting here trying to figure out what to write for my externship journal. The externship I mentioned is unpaid, but I get credit for it. In order to get the credit, I need to submit a 2-3 page journal for every 8 hours I work. Thats a bit much if you ask me. I worked on pretty much the same project for the last 16 hours, so I have nothing new to write about. hmmm...

I decided to write about an interview I listened to between my supervisor and a victim of medical fraud. A rather interesting but depressing case.

Katy is on a roll right now when it comes to cooking. She has cooked several pounds of chicken and is going to use some of it in a large pot of chicken soup, and some of it making several yummy chicken casseroles. Cooking in bulk like this creates leftovers for weeks! I love it!

The weather up here right now is crappy and it makes me sad. I got outside and mowed the lawn just before it started raining again, but it has been raining all freakin weekend. Of course it was nice and sunny all week until now. Stupid Oregon weather.

Im done for now.

First Post - my new job

Here it is! My first Blog. I figured that I really do not talk to people enough, and even when I call my family, I generally cant get ahold of all of them, so somebody is left out. So here I am telling everyone what is up with me.

Honestly a big reason I didnt start a blog until now is that life was rather boring. Every day I went to school and work and did nothing exciting. There, that is my blog for most of the last 6 months. In March, I had a great wedding celebration/reception with lots of friends and family. Those pictures can be seen here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/8211004@N07/

I recently got a great externship working for the Oregon Department Of Justice, in the Civil Enforcement division, Financial Fraud and Consumer Protection section. It has really turned me back on to being a lawyer. For a while I was considering utilizing by MBA more than my JD, but I think I will search for a job in an enforcement type area such as this. I have been able to draft legal documents, file documents with the judge, interview victims, and research topics that interest me greatly. The people I work with (both the other law clerks and the Attorneys and the staff) are all very nice, intelligent, and just fun people. It is a relaxed atmosphere where nearly everyone just works 8 or 9 hours a day. There is also alot of collaboration within the office. Just generally a great place to work.

well, I think I'll save some for later ;)
till next time, I bid you
adieu