Rock Band Rules

My sister Samantha just purchased Rock Band, and it is now my new favorite game (sorry Wii, I'm having an affair). I discovered that I love playing the drums, well, at least the Rock Band drums. It is sort of dificult, but it also allows me to jam out. I tend to have the lowest score on every song out of all the band members, but they still let me play. :) For a freaking hysterical commentary on my Rock Band adventures, check out Samantha's blog.

The Wii and Me!

The Nintendo Wii arrived late last week, and so far I love it! I bought several games, but so far, I still love the simple stuff the best (Wii sports, Wii play, Mario and Sonic Olympics, mini-golf, etc.). I can't wait to try MLB 2K8, but I think once I do, I will become an addict. I can't have that as finals rapidly approach...speaking of finals, I did get a decent amount of work done this weekend, so that's good. I even studied on Saturday night after I had a lovely time at Jill's house. Woot! However, after finals, I may become a complete Wii addict...or maybe Rock Band, since my sister just bought that. The time wasting possibilities are endless...too bad about that thing called the bar exam!

Introducing my new love...the Nintendo Wii

The Nintendo Wii has been out for some time now. Probably a long time, but I don't really know. However, I was always skeptical about it - I didn't get why it would be fun, etc. Thus, I always refused Sarah's attempts to get me to try it. My first experience with it at a party also didn't go well, leading me to believe that Wii just wasn't for me. However, Karen and Paige invited me to play one night, and I fell in love. I particularly like the Wii sports games (a shout out to Beth here, who frickin' rocks at Wii tennis. It's almost scary). Overall, what a great concept! If only Nintendo wasn't so greedy and actually produced and sold more than 4 consoles a month...

Anyway, I decided to be a good, patriotic American by spending my economic stimulus rebate check on a Wii bundle from Gamestop. I ordered it a while ago, knowing it wouldn't ship until mid-April. Well, in fantastic news, it shipped today! Soon, I will have my very own Wii! You may never see me again, and I might not pass finals, but whatever. ;) Actually, I think I can exert some self control, and I think the Wii will be an excellent stress reliever during finals. Plus, now we can play Wii, Guitar Hero, and SingStar at my graduation party; that rules for sure! Yay yay yay!

10-4 from your former friend who will soon be addicted to Wii,
Schmiddy

PS to Kristin: I hope your foot heals soon!
PPS to Amanda: Glad to hear you are feeling better and that you don't have pneumonia!

Scrabble Geek

My scrabble geekiness continues to grow exponentially. I think I have about 5-6 games taking place daily on facebook, and today, I purchased a travel scrabble game and an official scrabble dictionary. I'm set to play any time now, online or offline. Good times; I wonder how long I'll be obsessed. The cribbage obsession of the mid-2000s was relatively short lived, but I do still love cribbage...maybe I should pull that out more too. Homework, what homework?!? ;)

Anyway, if you are looking for me, I'm the girl toting around the travel scrabble case and the dictionary...please refrain from pointing and laughing. It tends to hurt my feelings. :)

Stay tuned for some posts from DC - perhaps I can get some actions shots of me playing scrabble on the Mall or something. Ah, the possibilities are endless!

Fabulous Scrabulous

I now have a new addiction to keep me from school work: Scrabulous. For those of you not in the know, Scrabulous is Facebook's version of Scrabble. Actually, it's the exact same game as Scrabble, which explains the lawsuit against the Scrabulous designers. Anyway, I was never all that much into Scrabble before, but for some reason, I'm now addicted. Perhaps that's because Beth actually taught me how to play, who knows. Regardless of why, I now find myself pondering letter combinations and counting up their points. Craziness. Between Scrabulous and the Gilmore Girls, the likelihood of actually graduating seems to be decreasing by the hour...

L A T E R (5 points, depending on placement) ;)

Random randomness - myspace blog post

For those of you who don't know, I play fantasy football every year with a group of friends and family. It's quite fun to play, and I'm doing well this year (currently tied for first, which is certain not to last so I should celebrate now). However, I tend to get a bit...let's just be honest and say obsessed. For instance, this Sunday I had three players in the Indy-Pats game and I needed them to do well so I could win. So instead of being completely dedicated to my homework, I was halfway glued to the television during the game. Now, I know that doesn't seem like a big deal. So I watched a little football. Whatever. But it gets worse. I was supposed to meet K and P for dinner and a movie at 6:30, so I had to leave before the game was over. Not to be deterred from following the game, I went down to my car and tuned in some old school AM station so I could listen as I drove. To a game that didn't have any MN teams in it. On a station that crackled and made weird high pitched sounds at times. For a FANTASY football game. Nuts.

Anyway, despite the craziness of that, I also very much felt like my dad as I drove along, listening and picturing the field and the plays unfolding, something he did and still does today (and which I grew up doing because of him. There is still something special about listening to a baseball game rather than watching it). Considering there is no one I admire more than him, I guess that's not a bad thing. So there you have it, a crazy, obsessed fantasy football player who is a mirror image of her dad. Who knew? Well, perhaps I did, and probably many of you too.

In other random news (hence the title people), I went to see Lars and the Real Girl on Sunday night (note the reference to dinner and a movie with K and P - I hope you are paying attention because there might be a quiz later). That movie totally cracked me up! I'm not sure it was supposed to, but how can one not laugh at lines like "Bianca was elected to the school board" and "Bianca's wheelchair was stolen?" They might not seem funny now, but I'm not going to wreck the movie for those of you who haven't seen it just so I can explain how truly funny they really were. You just have to trust me and go see the movie. Despite the hilarity, the movie was also quite poignant and touching at times. All around good flick. Go see it people. If we can drive all the way to Eden Prairie, you can too.

Further, I received Guitar Hero 3 as a belated birthday gift from Samantha (shout out). Being the stellar law student that I am, I beat the game on the medium level in less than 24 hours. Actually, probably more like less than 4 hours. Rock on. Perhaps it's time to move up to hard, but my fingers don't seem to work that way (get your mind out of the gutter people). Alas, I must be content with my medium GH glory. It's a bit insane how much I like that game. If only I could really play an actual instrument...

Finally, most of you probably know by now, but my dad recently won CFO of the year for the Twin Cities! I went to the awards luncheon at which they announced the winners, and when they called his name I almost cried because I was just so proud. I couldn't think of a more deserving person for such an award, not only because he's good at his work but because he's just an all around good person. I am truly blessed to have both him and my mom as parents. Life was truly terrific that day, filled with family, friends, laughter and joy. Yay!

That's all my randomness for now. Peace out peeps.

Wisdom from a jigsaw puzzle? - myspace blog post

As some of you know, I enjoy jigsaw puzzles. There is something relaxing about them, and I've always liked working on them. Basically, it's a good way to take "me" time and to really think/ponder life/etc.

So, this past weekend I was trying to finish one I started long ago (I finished; woot!). As I worked on it, a thought popped into my head: Love is like a jigsaw puzzle. You can force pieces to fit together for a while, but eventually, if you want everything to come together in the end, you have to find the piece that fits perfectly.

I actually stopped working on the puzzle to jot this thought down. Sure, it can be phrased better, and some of you might think it's hokey, but it really made sense to me. Thus, wisdom (reinforced wisdom I should add) came to me from the simplest of all places, a jigsaw puzzle.

I hope everyone had a good weekend and has a great week!

Finals, what finals? - myspace blog post

So, I've somehow managed to convince myself that finals are really not a big deal...or I've just stopped caring. I guess we will find out soon enough, when they actually do arrive. I just cannot get motivated to do work. It's honestly nuts. Instead of homework, I go shopping, I talk on the phone, I IM, I take Beni to soccer (which was an amazing, amazing experience, I really can't say enough about it...I will explain more about this in person to anyone who wants to know), I play on Myspace, etc. However, I also find that all of these things bring me happiness, whereas law school seems to suck the joy right out of my life. Thus, those things win out, even though finals are coming! At least until finals actually get here, and then I imagine I will work pretty hard for at least those two weeks. Some things don't ever change completely.Ha.

I'm excited to start my summer position with Halleland (www.halleland.com for anyone who cares). It's really a great firm and I think it's a good fit for me. I hope I enjoy the work and do well, because if all goes well, they will make me an offer for employment after graduation. That would be fabulous, especially since the market for lawyers is brutal right now (stupid St. Thomas and their "we hate the sin, not the sinner" ways). Ironic that I went to law school and not grad school for teaching because I was worried about a lack of teaching jobs... Anyway, fingers crossed and I will be with Halleland in June of 2008 (or whenever they let new grads start).

Okay, I really, really must do some work. Adios mis amigos!