PineappleSnack

Last week while ordering groceries Ben and I agreed to buy a pineapple as a post-memo celebratory snack to be eaten on Monday.  Well, today was that Monday, and we had our pineapplesnack (Steaklunch 2.0- when you don't really have time for steak).

The rules of pineapplesnack were twofold:

1.  We must eat the entire pineapple in one sitting.

2.  We must only use our hands and ridiculously over-sized knives.

Which is all to say that memo week is over.  I'm sure I spent far more time procrastinating than actually working on the memo, and I also learned that my personality is really geared to the exact opposite of what is required while editing a memo ("eh, this citation looks pretty close").  Still, though, I got through the week with what I think is a very solid memo and without stressing out or forgoing any fun. 

My favorite section of the memo goes something like this:

"Though South Carolina has not ruled on the status of a rolling pin, it has categorized other commonly used tools and in every case has ruled them to be a deadly weapon.  See State v. Scurry, 473 S.E.2d 61 (S.C. 1996) (a tire iron is a deadly weapon), State v. Johnson, 198 S.E. 1 (S.C. 1938) (a hoe is a deadly weapon), State v. Smalls, 17 S.C. 62 (S.C. 1882) (a barrel-stave is a deadly weapon), and State v. Beadon, 17 S.C. 55 (S.C. 1882) (a shovel is a deadly weapon)."

So that's how that works, if anyone was wondering what my legal writing looked like.  The idea is that if you cared you could take those citations and read all about why the Court thought a tire iron could be used as a deadly weapon.  Since, you know, it's not obvious.

Last night I had a brief reunion with some WM Wind Symphony people and it was awesome, though I did discover that it takes forever to metro to the end of the line.  Since, you know, it's not obvious.

The night before that there was a surprise party for one of my high school friends, Hunter.  I tricked Davia into coming with me and we had a good time hanging out with Tyler Brown.  Someone also used my name as an alias (because they had to sign in at the front desk and, well, it was supposed to be a surprise).  Everyone had a good laugh when I introduced myself to that guy.

Tonight I'm going to a fancy birthday soiree for Jeff, who is playing Rosencrantz to my Guildenstern and who also happens to be Ben L's roommate.  The invitation is pretty much the greatest thing ever:

"Please note: Those who do not choose to attend will be considered poor friends and will be Dismissed pursuant to Rule 19(a)(1), for failure to join a required party."

And I realized, when I thought that was legitimately funny in a non-ironic way, that I need to lay off the law school for a while.  Good thing I leave for Thanksgiving break tomorrow.