Where Steven Comes to Waste Time

I checked Georgetown Law Center's website and it stated that my application was still being processed. In other words, all of my information has not been supplied yet.

To make a long story short, I'm hoping to get a decision before the end of May. If I get rejected, it wont bother me too much and I will be able to focus on the bar exam. If I get accepted, there are a lot of things I have to plan, mainly housing and how I am going to pay for it. On top of that, I will have to fly over to DC to visit the campus, find housing, etc. Most likely I will have to do this in July, which is the month of the bar exam!

Strangely enough, this isn't bothering me too much because I have a feeling I know what their decision is going to be. (Let's just say that I just want it to be quick and painless.) The scenario that scares me the most is being put on a waiting list. This means I wont get a decision until sometime in June or even July! If this is the case, I don't know if I will be able to go to GLC if I get accepted.

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One of the to do lists I didn't mention:
Make sure my application to Georgetown Law Center** is complete.

In case you don't know, GLC is ranked third in tax law. GLC is also one of the top 20 law schools in the U.S. And in my opinion, GLC has the most impressive lineup of tax and accounting classes of any law school. And it is safe to say that competition for admission is tough.

Ironically, I applied to GLC after receiving my acceptance letter from the other school.

**There's a reason why I can mention this school by name. Can you guess?

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I met this girl today.

She's nice. She has a sense of humor. She's a medical professional (hint: drug dealer). And she doesn't look half bad.

Under most circumstances, she sounds like someone who I would like to get to know a lot better. But there's a hitch:

She lives 3000 miles away.

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Edit: This photo was taken at a local Starbucks in Southern California.

I spoke to the director today and he was a bit sympathetic about my needs. Yet he didn't seem overly distraught over the fact that I might be leaving. I think he was indifferent.

He did make an interesting proposal. He was willing to let me take half of my remaining classes at the new school while taking the other half at my current school.


Anyway...I don't know...I don't care anymore to tell you the truth. I have a few weeks to decide, although I may be able to get an extension.

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On Monday afternoon, I am meeting (more like a phone call) with the director of the tax program at my "current" school. He knows that I have been offered transfer admission to a different school and I planned to attend next fall. But I wanted to speak with him before I left. Perhaps he wanted me to stay. Or he may just wish me well. I don't know.

To be honest, I don't even know why I am even contemplating this decision. Ive been dreaming about this moment for months. The new school is a LOT closer to home (meaning less $ on gas, less lost wages because I can stay longer at work) and has a better rep. I have already calculated the benefits and risks and have come to the conclusion that the benefits outweigh the costs.

I could go on and on about this, but I can sum it up in one sentence.

He better give me a good reason to stay or I'm gone.

I've already written my "so long" letter.

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I'm planning to start studying for the bar exam again on Monday, May 1. There will be some major changes in my study routine.

First, to avoid what happened in February, I will be under a doctor's supervision for the next two months. Constant blood tests, etc.

Second, my study routine will be less intense. I haven't thought of the exact routine, but I know I will give myself at least one weekday off and there will be a few 1/2 days and/or four hour breaks.

Third, I will do at least one PT per week. From then until July, that should be eight PTs so that should be fine.

Fourth, I will spend most of the time reviewing the minor details that I didn't take seriously like the double jeopardy clause and res judicata, etc.

Finally, I will assume that Real Property and PR will be on the exam. They are two of the most annoying subjects (at least for me) and they seem to be a popular essay topic.

For the next seven days, I need to tie up some loose ends:
1. File my late tax return and get my refund. (More on this later.)
2. Fix the car.
3. Make an appointment with the docs and the dentist.
4. Find a study partner and arrange a schedule.
5. Clean my house.
6. Redecorate this site, if I have time.

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NOTE: This post is a joke. I'm still wondering if the original author figured it out. HINT: Read the first sentence.

I've noticed that whenever I would post a certain topic or story, immediately the next day or two days later there'll be someone else who would do the same thing (^v^) . Be it on jokes, childhood days and there's a few others too...like post photos & skin layout are not spared either.
I'm not quite sure whether it is pure coincidental or what...? Hmmm, but if it's true, than its an honour for me to be a trendsetter. So...for this week, I'll be posting mostly craps!!... (^o^).

Here are 14 silly yet logical questions that needs to be answered. Can someone help me answer them? I know someone will.

1. Why are people scared of mice but love Mickey Mouse?
2. Why is vanilla ice-cream white when vanilla extract is brown?
3. If marriage means you fell in love, does divorce mean you climbed out?
4. If shampoo comes in so many colours, why is the lather on your head always white?
5. On a hamburger bun, why is the top half of the bun is always bigger than the bottom one?
6. How can sweet and sour sauce be sweet and sour at the same time?
7. If a rabbit's foot is a lucky charm that some people carry with them, what happened to the footless rabbit?
8. Why do we say "bye bye" but not "hi hi"?
9. If Dracula has no reflection, how come he always has such a straight parting in his hair?
10. Why is it called pineapple, when there is neither pine or apple in it?
11. Why is it called eggplant when there's no egg in it?
12. Why is a blackboard green?
13. Why is it good to be a daddy's girl, but bad to be a mummy's boy?
14. If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?

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I just realized that I am giving away a little too much info about myself here. So I had to make some changes/deletions.

It's not that I am insecure. Its just that I generally don't trust the internet, especially with employers snooping around. In other wrds, I don't need some1 evaluating my riting SkillZ based on somethin' I posted on the InTaRnEt whil I wuz drunk.

I should point out though that if one tries hard enough, s/he can find out who I really am. There are very few people in California who hold a JD, and LLM and a CPA. (Well, I don't fit under this yet, but I will in a few years.)

Also, I know the identities of some anonymous bloggers as well. Case in point: I know who this person is (I'm only linking him because he hasn't posted since January.) I have talked to him on several occasions and he is a really nice guy. He has a cool Simpsons screen saver.

So where is this blabber coming from? I met someone who may help me find a job for one of the most prominent firms in the tax industry. This person was very impressed with my credentials to date. Now what do you suppose this person would do if this person found out that I was crying my eyes out over some girl who didn't even know I existed? Hmm?

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Before my heart was ripped into shreds, I was talking about transferring schools.

The long shot, secret plan has come to pass. With all of the careful planning over the last seven months, I thought that this decision would be a no-brainer. But I am still having second thoughts.
The problem is that I have already taken 15 units at my current school. If I transfer, then only six of those units will be transferred. This means that if I make the wrong decision, I stand to waste a huge chunk of money.

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About six years ago, back when I was an undergrad, I had a major crush on this girl the way that most young teen boys do. She was such a hottie....I fell in love with her at first sight.

I had two classes with her but I never got a chance to talk to her. During class, one eye would be focused on her while the other was focused on....um...class. I recall trying subtly to get her attention but of course it never worked. And back then I didn't have the guts to walk up and say hi to her or any girl for that matter. (Not much has changed in THAT department.) The point is, I had it BAD. I remember this vividly because she was the last major crush I had before law school wiped out the puppy in me.

For the last six years, whenever I saw an attractive woman resembling her, I thought of her. I wondered how she was doing and what she would look like today. In the darkest crevices of my mind, I had hoped that fate would bring us together again and I would definitely ask her out for a cup of coffee.



Guess what....during a random Google search on stupid stuff....

I FOUND HER!!!!

She STILL looks hot....

She also has a boyfriend.


WHAT!!???!?!?!?!?!?!11?!?
________!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111!!!!1!!!1!!!!!!!!
_________!!!!!!!!11!!!1!!!
WHY THE _____ING _____ DID THIS HAVE TO ______ING HAPPEN!?!?!?!?!?! WHY!?!?!?1?
OH ______ ME!!11!!

(Since blogs cannot capture sarcasm well, I wrote the above for humor. I also needed to get it out of my system. Please begin laughing at my sorrows now.)

Anyway, she looked happy in her photos with her S.O.
As happy as I would want her to be if I was her S.O.
The irony is that her S.O. is an attorney!

At least now I don't have to wonder anymore.


God, you have a sick sense of humor sometimes.

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I thought I'd get the exciting news out of the way first.

I received a letter two Fridays ago (one day after the accident.) It was pretty unexpected actually. I haven't heard back from the director of the program for the last two months, so I thought they had either given up on me or was implicitly telling me that I didn't make the cut.

While I am really stoked about this, the decision to switch schools will not be as easy as I thought it would be. Ever since September, I had been dreaming about this day and contemplating all of the good and bad consequences of the path I choose to take.

To be continued

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Imagine seeing THIS for two hours straight. Normally this trip would take only 45 minutes. BRB

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I will die for His sins!

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He is the almighty.

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As I was wondering about the July bar exam last night, He appeared before me. His presence was so worldly and commanding that I felt compelled to get on my knees.

He displayed compassion and sympathized with my experiences last February. He told me that God has a sick sense of humor and generally likes to see his creations suffer for his amusement. Our existence is a part of a grand divine experiment to determine how far humans can survive when given the belief that they are the masters of their existence.

He told me that there is an alternative to the suffering I am facing and there is a way out. He then placed his hand on my head and told me to join His cause and prove the falsity and hypocrisy of the word of god.

Stunned, I fell back to my bed and had the best sleep I have had in years. I remember the dream vividly. In the dream, to make a long story short, I was able to do whatever I wanted.

Strangely, He didn't have the horns and pitchfork look that I saw in books and movies. The christian weaklings only portrayed Him in that way to promote their propoganda.

I've prayed to God many times over the years. I always asked for his guidance and never got it. During my time of need, I asked him for strength and never got it. I never asked him for selfish things.

I have some more diatribe, but I'll be back.

April 20, 2006: You do know that this was an April Fools joke, right?

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Did you have one of those days where someone who you thought you'd never meet again suddenly appears out of nowhere and you are trying to remember how the two of you met?

I just had one of those days.

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