Re: And finally...
 

I took my bar review class nights during the summer of 1997 across from The Garden at I think the Southgate Hotel. I took West's bar review, the one summer it was in existence because I was able to wrangle a deal of $500.

Every night for the entire two months I prefaced the video lectures on Evidence and Property with a steaming pile of General Tso's chicken and white rice on a white paper plate at that cheap Chinese place that faces what used to be the Poster of Ace Frehley. I am pretty sure this steaming plate was $3.50 with a free cup of ice water.

After all this, doncha know I passed the bar on the first shit. I mean shot.

Re: A Cautionary Valentines tale
 

2. And Queen Elizabeth. And Camilla.

Re: And finally...
 

very cool.

I knew as a kid that what we eat as ethnic food isn't accurate. close friends were first generation I-ties and what they ate was different than anything I've seen in Italian restaurants. OTOH Japanese restaurants and Koreans restaurants here can be close.

But China was very different. Tourist hotels are the same of course*, but if you break away from that you are given the single English language menu in the place. I chose not to eat dog in honor of Peanut and Wonk's dog, but there was some odd shit.

And the menus aren't always accurate, or useful. My favorite meal was at the Venice of China, I forget it's name, but an hour south of Shanghai. We had a guide and he took us to this tourist trap silk facory and tried to then take us into the adjoining restaurant. I say no, take me where you'd go for a celebration. So we go to this place, and we have to share the one menu. There are photos and brief English summaries.

Okay I ordered "fried pig' and a casserole with what appeared to be sausages, greens and tofu.

"Fried pig" was a deep fried fish. The casserole came out and was duck tongue with greens. Stuff was good, but over the three weeks we all got sick at least once. That can reduce one's desire to experiment.

*On the other hand, while running in Beijing I did happen on "Peking Duck Street."

You know you're getting old when
 

Every once in a while a fart is followed by an "Uh oh."

Re: You know you're getting old when
 

John Burton, the only guy I can think of who was cool enough to resign from Congress to fight a cocaine addiction, said his advice for aging was "Never pass a restroom; never waste an erection; never trust a fart."

Re: You know you're getting old when
 

You might want to ask your top to be a bit more gentle, I have been told that aggressive thrusting can lead to muscle damage and control problems.....

The Whole Country Needs A Bong Hit
 

Bob Pasani nails it. http://www.alleyinsider.com/2009/1/c...ong-break-clip

Re: Congratulations Slave and Catrin!!!
 

Does this thing still work?

Re: Congratulations Slave and Catrin!!!
 

I had to double-check to make sure Sebby wasn't the one who wrote this piece in Slate.

Re: Congratulations Slave and Catrin!!!
 

If that whet your appetite, here's another: http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpag...5AC0A9649C8B63

ETA: That article is much better than the Klosterman one I cited. "We hate you just the way you are" is fantastic.

Re: Congratulations Slave and Catrin!!!
 

I was a little disappointed that there was no mention of Goodnight Saigon.

Can I be your split infinitive?
 

For the Grammarian Goddess. Because she is my gerund.

Re: Congratulations Slave and Catrin!!!
 

saw Notorious.

spoiler!!!!!!



1- just based upon the actresses, I would not have dropped Kim for Faith. And, if true, the scene about "you didn't say that when you was eating my pussy," or whatever the quote was, if that came out as a fight and they turned it into what it became is fucking fantastic.
2- it seems like the story of Tupac was that B warned him about hanging out with certain NYC people and those guys shot him, but then how could he not have known it wasn't B?

Obama's watch
 

Not my cup of tea:

http://cache.boston.com/universal/si...6_17676487.jpg

Sorry about the margins.

Re: Congratulations Slave and Catrin!!!
 

Define "work."

Kings of Leon
 

I am really enjoying their (relatively) new album. It's good stuff. I'm sure I'm late to the party.

I. Don't. Care.

Re: Obama's watch
 

I don't like chronos, but i like this:

http://www.thewatchquote.com/mesIMG/imgStd/22321.jpg

Re: Obama's watch
 

I think that is an absurd amount of money to spend on a watch.

Re: Obama's watch
 

Absolutely. And I would never buy one. Well, I would if it were <$800. I just like the look. There are guys who can build a watch for you that looks just like it for a fraction of the cost.

Re: Obama's watch
 

"Yeah, sure I make for you. Kronos. Don't worry about 'K.' Better than store. $80. No? Okay. For you? $13."

http://www.azer.com/aiweb/categories...watchmaker.jpg

TM

Re: Obama's watch
 

Ha!

I meant something like the guy who builds this:

http://www.blogmkiiwatches.com/main/...50_mock-up.jpg

Not identical, which is good. Just inspired. Swiss auto movement. Sapphire crystal. A lot of watch for $599. Apparently a very good dive watch.

Re: Obama's watch
 

I wouldn't spend $599 on a watch for me either, primarily that is because I rarely wear one, but at least that isn't something that should be insured.

I thought the point of watches was that they were pricey gifts, not things you buy yourself.

Would your wife spent $600 on you? $3,000? $10K? The watch is a way of telling the general public how much your services are valued.

Re: Congratulations Slave and Catrin!!!
 

As I don't have a wife, no. But if I did, I would sincerely hope she wouldn't spend more than $600. I don't see any reason to advertize.

Re: Obama's watch
 

If I had a $600 watch, I wouldn't wear it while diving.

I do have a watch, but lately I never wear it, both because I can't be bothered to figure out where to get a new battery for it, and because I use my phone and/or BB to tell time.

Re: Obama's watch
 

I wear a casio when I dive. Cost me $60. And it's pink.

Re: Obama's watch
 

I would, but only for the reasons that I explained here a while ago. I destroy watches. I need a tough one. I scratched the mineral crystal on my last two relatively cheap watches. Huge scratches right across the face. Mineral crystal sucks. I haven't worn a watch in a few months and it's driving me crazy.

Re: Obama's watch
 

G-Shock? Toughest watch out there. Awesome watches. But I need a daily wearer as well, and G-Shocks are hideous.

Re: Obama's watch
 

Another reason why I want auto movement. Nothing is more annoying than having to get a new battery installed on a quartz watch.

Re: Obama's watch
 

Yup, that's the one. It lives in my dive bag with the dive computer and regulator.

I think it's kind of cute.

Re: Kings of Leon
 

Yes. You. Do.

Or. You. Wouldn't. Have. Mentioned. It.

Re: Kings of Leon
 

What are your thoughts on Billy Joel?

Re: Obama's watch
 

Dude, you need to free youself from the shackles of the articial construction of "time" as that word is used in bougeois-capitalist-consumerist society. Think outside the arbitrary ticking of the second hand, look beyond the oppressive L.E.D. displays, and you will find a new kind of freedom and you'll never, ever be late.

Unless you like wearing a watch because you think it makes you look prettier, in which case I fully understand.

Re: Kings of Leon
 

I nearly got punched by a waitress for sharing my thoughts on Billy Joel (and how he is functionally indistinguishable from Elton John). I was 22 and absurdly drunk. I do like that Piano Man song, though. It's sort of a parable of life.

Re: Congratulations Slave and Catrin!!!
 

Maybe. But I really wish I could write like Klosterman. He is good.

But not as good as Michael Chabon. God damn that guy can write. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay is probably the best book I've read in the past five years.

Aretha's Hat
 

i know people said only Aretha could pull it off, but some others are trying.....

• Aretha's hat is hot: Orders pour in at Detroit's Mr. Song's after inauguration
  
  Luke Song of Mr. Song’s Millinery says the business was already doing well — and then Aretha Franklin went to the inauguration wearing one of his hats, and the phone started ringing off the hook.
  
  For the Song family, President Barack Obama's Jan. 20 inauguration ended when legendary performer Aretha Franklin sang.
  
  That's when the phones at Detroit-based Mr. Song's Millinery started ringing off the hook.
  
  And they haven't stopped, said Luke Song, Mr. Song designer and CEO of Moza Inc., the corporation that owns the Mr. Song brand.
  
  “I expected it would be big, but not this big,” a bemused Song said last week. “I thought maybe (local papers) would cover it. But I have fan sites now.”
  
  Hundreds of individual orders have been placed for a $179 hat that pays homage to Franklin's pricier model. (Song won't sell an exact copy, out of respect for the singer, a 20-year customer.)
  
  The shop also has received calls and orders from department stores, boutiques, even from biannual trade show Women's Wear In Nevada.

http://www.crainsdetroit.com/apps/pb...901260318/1069

Re: Obama's watch
 

no one needs a watch anymore for that reason, but I worry older clients will wonder how a lawyer without a watch will know how many minutes to bill them.

Re: Obama's watch
 

When I was 15 minutes late for a hearing on an MSJ, I told the judge exactly that.

Motion. Granted. WINNAR!

Re: Congratulations Slave and Catrin!!!
 

If I understand Tim Gunn correctly, it has something to do with sewing.

Re: Congratulations Slave and Catrin!!!
 

Klosterman's novel "Downtown Owl" is really good. But maybe you have to understand small town Midwest living and blizzards to really appreciate it.