Monthly Archives: March 2005

A good way to lose weight

Posted on March 29, 2005 | 2 Comments

You know you have too much work when you find youself wishing you didn’t have to eat to, like, stay alive and stuff (no, this is not a commentary on the Terry Schiavo case, I’m merely venting on the sheer amount of work I have these days). I’ve poured so much time into Legal Writing II it’s amazing. Hopefully it will be worth it.

I’m up to 23 pieces of United metal now. I’m beginning to think I have a pretty awesome collection (beginning, mind you). There are still quite a few pieces I have to get, although I’ve managed to assemble most of the “modern” commercial jets. Ah collecting… talk about a gift that keeps on giving… sort of.

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Looking for that double mint flavor

Posted on March 25, 2005 | Leave a comment

Another Friday in the library. With 14 credits, law review, and a part time job, I often find that I have no other choice.

Work was pretty challenging today. More projects are finding their way to me these days (which is good) and I feel like the pressure to perform is rising (which is kind of good) and I’m getting really picky about my work product (which can be good) which at times drives me crazy (which is bad). All this while my appellate brief is nagging me in the background, makes for a long and stressful day. But I should be used to that by now.

I’m beginning to suspect if I’ve been scammed for the first time on ebay. If I don’t have a certain package by the end of the week, I’ll have my first opportunity to leave negative feedback. I’ve already been conjuring up some biting sentences to nail this guy for the fraud that he is quickly shaping up to be. Phrases such as, “AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE” or “STEER CLEAR OF THIS FRAUDULENT SHAM ARTIST” sure have a special ring to them, don’t they?

Well, I’m ready for break! Wait a minute . . . .

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Recap of “break”

Posted on March 20, 2005 | 3 Comments

So, looking back on this past week of “fun and games,” what did I accomplish?

1) I finally purchased food after a two-month hiatus from the grocery store;
2) I adequately fed my collecting habit by purchasing six new models (yup);
3) I watched season 3 of Mr. Show which I am still… contemplating;
4) I ate more salomi than my stomach can handle;
5) I wrote part of my appellate brief for Legal Writing II;
6) I outlined like a mofo; and
7) I went to work on Friday

All in all, quite the prototypical break, wouldn’t you agree?

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Finally, a reason to use access

Posted on March 15, 2005 | 6 Comments

Last night I started fumbling around in access to figure out to make a database to catalogue my collection of model aircraft (which is quickly growing beyond easily manageable confines). If anyone knows of any good resources (preferably online) or other nuggets of knowledge, feel free to spread the wealth . . .

I’m also going to start putting together some sort of tabulation of my collection on my website, with pictures and information about my latest collecting craze. It’ll be fun and informative for the whole family! Assuming I figure out how the heck I want to do it, look for it by the end of the week.

“Spring break” has been okay so far. I spent about eleven hours in the library yesterday, and I’ll probably pull another reasonable amount today as well. Damn you legal writing II.

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I couldn’t get one.. SO I BOUGHT FOUR!

Posted on March 13, 2005 | Leave a comment

I woke up before 8 this morning to make sure I didn’t get outbid on this baby. With one minute left, all indications were positive. Then the bells and whistles went off.

With about 30 seconds left, some FRUITCAKE pulled the typical BS you get on ebay and outbid me. I made some last minute desperate attempts to stay afloat, but alas, in the end, I was beaten… by $2.50.

Yeah, I know what you’re thinking. Why on earth was I getting so riled up about this model? It’s a pretty rare model: Rare livery, rare aircraft; quite the collector’s item. SMA only made about 400 of them, and they’re HARD to find these days. If you do find one, you’ll end up paying quite a premium on it. I recently purchased a United 737-300 in the new livery, and was hoping to complement it with this late 60′s scheme. Suffice it to say, I’ve been looking for this model for a while now… and she slipped through my hands.

Then again, I won’t have to pay $132 for 3 inches of metal.

Anyway, to make up for my loss, I went ahead and purchased more models from a UK site (four total – and it was less than half the price of the item was I bidding on). Got some pretty rare ones there as well; two 747′s in the Saul Bass livery (200 and 400 variants), a blue gray 737 United shuttle, and a 747-100 friend ship.

Yeah, I’m pretty content.

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