Ice Cream, Ice Cream!

Well, I think it's about time for a quiz, don't you?

CHERRY GARCIA! You scored 55% SWEET, 55% CHUNKY, and 70% UNIQUE!

cherry sweet cream base with cherries and fudge chunks Awesome...you are one of my personal favs: Cherry Garcia. You fall in the middle on all measurements- sweet, wild, and unique, but not overwhelmingly so on any of those. You make a good friend, able to share your unique perspectives on things, and able to have fun without winding up in jail or something. Good job.

My test tracked 3 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender: You scored higher than 3% on SWEET You scored higher than 7% on CHUNKY You scored higher than 39% on UNIQUE

Link: The Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Flavor Test written by weered1 on Ok Cupid

Photos from Annapolis

Simon & my recent day trip to Annapolis, where we both got sunburned beyond belief, thanks to a mid-day boat cruise sans sunscreen.

Tara & Simon both need to invest in sunglasses... 

Sailboats in the harbor, off of the Naval Academy 

Boat cruise in Annapolis 

Photos from Ocean City

Time to look back in fondness at the start of the summer, when I spent Memorial Day weekend in Ocean City, Maryland and Fenwick Island, Delaware.

My classy henna tattoo  

Tara, Jen, Paula, Katie & Anna 

Fenwick Island, Delaware 

Enjoying the sun 

Paula and Anna again 

Anna and Paula at Fager's Island 

Ocean City's version of a foam party 

Jen, Anna, and Katie 

Double Rainbow 

For the Collector Who Has Everything

Consider a jar of celebrity air, currently on bid on eBay. This jar was in the generally vicinity of Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt at the premiere of Mr. & Mrs. Smith.
Thanks to Simon for bringing this to my attention. My half-birthday is coming up soon.

"I'm Melting!" -Giant Popsicle

Oh, sometimes you just can't make this stuff up. Especially when it's made from the best stuff on the earth. Mmmm. Peach Snapple.

Giant Popsicle melts, and floods Central Park.

Eliminating Juries

From time to time, the concept of professional juries or alternate methods of fact-finding are presented. There's certainly some practical sense in it--particularly in complex cases of medical malpractice or creative accounting that may be hard for lay juries to understand. England is considering going to bench trials for complex fraud cases, which is meeting the opposition of some, including most lawyers. On the other hand, some judges think it is a good idea because the watered-down explanation of what really went on tends to not give the jury a good idea of how wrong the crime really was.

Article here.

The Importance of Wearing Sunscreen

In addition to reducing your chances of skin cancer and wrinkles, it can also make you slippery enough that would-be attackers can't hold on to you.

Excessive Force?

I could be missing some critical facts here, but breaking someone's window and waiting with guns drawn seems a little over the top for arresting someone on a drug possession charge. Particularly when you can't even get the right address.

This Traffic is Bananas, B-A-N-A-Nas...

Commuters in San Diego should expect delays due to an overturned truck full of....bananas.

Like A Weekend Warrior, But Without the Work...

Want your crunchy-granola hippie VW-driving neighbors to know you actually use that SUV for cruising around the countryside, but don't actually want to go off-road to go get your Half-Caff Sugar-Free Vanilla Latte? Why not try spray-on mud? Even better, the company making it filters the mud so your paint job doesn't get scratched up by debris and rocks.

Food Trend News, Take Two

Cupcakes not exciting enough for you? How about the return of the cream puffs? Yes, they are making a comeback in trendy California and Florida? A bakery in Manhattan even sells the low-carb cream puff, while the cream puffs sold at the Wisconsin State Fair are 500 calories and 25 grams of fat each. Whatever you can say about Washington, D.C., we do not lead the country in any kind of trend, fashion or culinary. I'd be surprised if this ever makes it here.

Tales of Tasers

As per Heather's request, I recently reviewed a video of a woman being tased in a traffic stop. I'm not the biggest fan of tasers, given the unknown health risks (and documented deaths) and the fact that some police departments seem to be using them excessively (see, e.g., the naked jogger, the 6 year old, and the 12 year old truant).
Here, I think it's a close call. She was speeding, she had a suspended license, a broken window, and a taillight out. She was definitely being belligerent and refusing to exit the vehicle. One of the policemen's claims is that she swung at one of them when he tried to take her cell phone from her, but you can't see that on the camera. Had she actually swung at him....I'm still not sure. My personal theory would be that if you can subdue the person without using the Taser, you probably should--could these two policemen have arrested this woman while she was resisting? My guess is yes.

Guilty Reading Pleasures

While my sister, the literary masochist is busy finishing off 900 page novels, I've grown accustomed to my steady stream of chick lit. Something about law school has taken a toll on my reading comprehension level, and this brain candy is about all I can handle these days. Mock me if you will, just as my mother & sister did when I read those silly Sweet Valley High novels as a kid. There's something comforting about knowing that the earnest yet shy brunette with cellulite wins the guy and ends up with a dream job at the end of each of each book. Anyone else's guilty reading pleasures?

Great Vacation Ideas, Take Two

Well, you'll have to hold on to your horses a year or two, but there are plans under way to open up the Tort Law Museum in Connecticut. Most funding by individual donors are from tort lawyers. The American Museum of Tort Law would occupy an old mill factory. Historically, it’s a nice context because that’s where so many workers got injured, in factories around the country,” sponsor and creator Ralph Nader told the Hartford Courant, adding that tort law is “one of the great pillars of our democracy.” Can anyone say, road trip??

Porn Star Lawyers, Take Two

Richard Merritt was recently fired for revealing to his law firm partner that he is the author of the upcoming book: Secrets of a Gay Marine Pornstar. In it, Mr. Merritt reveals his life from a student at Bob Jones Elementary (sidenote: anyone who starts off at Bob Jones Elementary School is probably bound to have a tale or two to tell), through Bob Jones University, the Marines, a gay porn actor, law school, the inevitable wrestle with drugs and addiction, and finally lawyer-dom. Unfortunately, Powell Goldstein did not feel this tale was compatible with the standards of clients.

And You Thought Your Dress Was Bad...

Thanks to Kelly for bringing this lovely website to my attention: Ugly Dress: a veritable cornucopia of unfortunate prom, bridesmaid and wedding dresses, including my personal favorite: the cut-out pregnant prom dress. Actually, the nuptial flip-flops and platform heels are also worth checking out.