tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31044671375377573152024-03-05T06:34:29.611-05:00A day in the life of an Austenian young lady...I'm newly myself, if that makes any sense. A fervent Austen lover and would-be heroine: I'm a first year law student with a new apartment, a wonderful fiance, writing the new chapter of my life.Paohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09623797257745311554noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104467137537757315.post-42144297014139467892011-05-04T02:51:00.003-04:002011-05-04T03:24:35.241-04:00Casually AppropriateI think, even when in law school, it's nice to look put together and "organized". The law is a service profession, and one of our goals is to inspire confidence.....<br />
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</div>Paohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09623797257745311554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104467137537757315.post-32768454472610821432011-02-09T23:13:00.001-05:002011-02-09T23:21:43.607-05:00Alas, a genuine effort...Dear Readers, <br />
The best way to read in law school is 3,400 feet away from your computer. "Why", you ask? Quite simply because you end up like this----reading <em>Gibbons v. Ogden, </em>which ofcourse appears to be written in the most archaic form of [insert language you don't even remotely speak] and itching to do anything else [i.e, writing in blogs]. I think it's time for a few pieces of law school advice, I'll be doing this periodically because I keep getting calls requesting "advice" and I have this funny feeling they're only going to increase. Furthermore, the posts will be in no coherent order and will be tidbits of wisdom that randomly occur to me. <br />
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For the incoming 1L <br />
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1. <strong>Don't type out briefs.</strong> Unless you know what you're doing, it's virtually useless. What's more, it provides a crutch such that you will copy and paste these briefs into your final exam outline and never digest the cases again. As the author of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Law-School-Confidential-Complete-Experience/dp/031224309X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1297310506&sr=8-1">"Law School Confidential"</a> recommends, you should 'techni-color' brief. Now, this isn't a biblical rule, some of you will still want to write a compendium longer than the case itself. That's fine, you'll find your way second semester. I, for one, like to highlight in the following: <br />
<span style="color: yellow;">Fa<strong>cts + Procedural History </strong></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><strong>Issue </strong></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d;"><strong>Rule </strong></span><br />
<span style="color: orange;"><strong>Court's Reasoning (however strange) </strong></span><br />
<span style="color: magenta;"><strong>Holding (aka disposition of the case) </strong></span><br />
<span style="color: magenta;"><strong><span style="color: black;">Furthermore, you should take any notes or comments you think of while doing the reading on the margins in <span style="color: blue;">Blue</span>. Why? Because when you go back and outline ALL your info will be on the "home base" - i.e., in the book which will become a sacred object to you. Also, if the professor says "On page 78, Justice Scalia refers to...." What do you do? You jot that down in <span style="color: #cc0000;">Red</span>. Again, when finals time hits (and it will, like a ton of books or a blizzard) you'll have everything in one place. </span></strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"><strong>2. Don't be one of those people who transcribe class. </strong>Ok, people. This is controversial. BUT here's my point. The clicking is annoying. Further, if you're typing every potentially baseless comment every classmate makes, you're not participating in the fantastic "</span></span><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;">Socratic method". And the Socratic method isn't just a cruel tool for humiliation (I know it totally seems that way sometimes), it really can be a learning experience (OK, too much, I know). When the professor asks "Jimmy, what do you think the dissent is trying to accomplish here?", rather than typing your little heart away you should answer the question in your head---anticipate Jimmy's response. Now, it's likely Jimmy will have a better answer than yours. Or just as likely Jimmy will be one of those people who takes every opportunity to go on a jurisprudential tangent. Either way, you'll catch the professor's response to Jimmy, Jimmy's answer, and your brilliant answer. And this, boys and girls, is MUCH more valuable than having a court document of the entire class. With all this said, there are some who will still feel the pressure and insurmountable need to type EVERYTHING. It's OK. You'll find your "groove". I admit that at times I'd love to have one of those transcriber's notes--but my in-class experience catching Jane Austen analogies (Ala "BBC" and Property's Pride + Prejudice) still seems more valuable to me. </span></span><span style="color: magenta;"></span>Paohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09623797257745311554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104467137537757315.post-2023482126637630642011-01-24T00:33:00.002-05:002011-01-24T00:33:46.255-05:00Oh, my.Dearest Readers,<br />
I have forsaken you. How could I have so neglected this blog? I must find a 'continuous + systematic' way to update it. For those 1L's out there, please laugh at my halfhearted attempt to reference Pennoyer v. Neff. I am open to any and all suggestions for updates on this blog. PS, I've met a bosom buddy, a kindred spirit, a mirror kind :). AND she lives in my building!<br />
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Yours dearly in ink,<br />
Pao.Paohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09623797257745311554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104467137537757315.post-79017680551678296572010-08-29T18:02:00.000-04:002010-08-29T18:02:32.391-04:001L of a Week...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Weapons of war....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKO8SChyphenhyphensr1-m33pgclIKs0B6fVLHYl6euB8b_rBkMP1W7XoXTR_2CkpEJhjbZ-QDaleNSEHZxZuHPh2scytS_l5C0KTOhqlDRQQ2X5Z2nJ0LLQH3LnBg7p_kWoKQS3yDozDezv-ZkK_E/s1600/DSC09105.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKO8SChyphenhyphensr1-m33pgclIKs0B6fVLHYl6euB8b_rBkMP1W7XoXTR_2CkpEJhjbZ-QDaleNSEHZxZuHPh2scytS_l5C0KTOhqlDRQQ2X5Z2nJ0LLQH3LnBg7p_kWoKQS3yDozDezv-ZkK_E/s320/DSC09105.JPG" style="cursor: move;" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYHrGyJfwXkhOgp6FLS1BJbinY76YasFOpAjoIlAT07P72d1JC86nyPOBxlX71wKu9fhUbwsR098PIZgtLsn2-mXNaNnr0Nz61VWHMMq1uSl3_X7sbDYxNiqjAAAwlfDmKAOsHCRxXFzA/s1600/DSC09109.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYHrGyJfwXkhOgp6FLS1BJbinY76YasFOpAjoIlAT07P72d1JC86nyPOBxlX71wKu9fhUbwsR098PIZgtLsn2-mXNaNnr0Nz61VWHMMq1uSl3_X7sbDYxNiqjAAAwlfDmKAOsHCRxXFzA/s320/DSC09109.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And the South Bend farmer's market!!!<br />
</div>Paohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09623797257745311554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104467137537757315.post-35562822136765130662010-08-29T17:59:00.000-04:002010-08-29T17:59:19.440-04:00How my apartment went from Drab to Fab!And so fierce readers, A post is long overdue about my apartment! Here are the befores:<br />
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Voila!</div>Paohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09623797257745311554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104467137537757315.post-8471619577330503642010-08-24T20:14:00.001-04:002010-08-24T20:14:30.084-04:00Social LeperSo, I'll put it bluntly readers-<br />
I'm trying to find an appropriate moment to whip out my **drumroll**...rolly bag. Yes, the infamous rolly bag. During my summer legal fellowship in Indiana, I used it. I was needless to say ridiculed. But the benefits to my back far outweighed any negative stigmas I acquired in the process.<br />
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Opinions, readers. When is to soon to start making my trek to the law school, rolly bag in tow? I haven't seen any one else with them--other than Elle Woods. I have seen a ridiculous camping book bag. That's analogous? Right?<br />
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Please be merciful with your comments---I'm hoping for 2 wks max...my back can't take these books anymore, and lockers, well, lockers scare me.<br />
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Yours truly in paper and all that rolls,<br />
Pao.Paohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09623797257745311554noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104467137537757315.post-22168849903275459152010-08-23T10:24:00.000-04:002010-08-23T10:24:58.834-04:00'1L' of an OverstatementMy dearest reader,<br />
Today was the infamous first day of law school. I sit here blogging after my first and only class for the day, and I must say, am feeling very Carrie Bradshaw. The first week has not been nearly as dreadful as everyone claimed it would be. It's actually been quite uneventful. I sit in wait for the avalanche of cases and briefs to roll down on my tiny person, but nothing comes. Let's hope it remains at the very least manageable.<br />
Expect a post soon regarding my newly furnished apartment. It's not quite exactly the look I had envisioned, but it's a work in progress.<br />
My first class today was Crim Law. It was at the crack of down for a sleeper like me, 8:15. And of course, I managed to wake up early enough to straighten my tresses and have 3 spoon fulls of cereal. Too nervous. I started on my 15 minute walk to the law school...and what do you know it, I've forgotten my book. So very typical of a first day, isn't it? So I run back to the apartment and pick up the 30lb Crim Law book (no exaggeration) which is just about the most annoying shade of red, and head back to school. At this point, of course, I'm cutting it extremely close, and enter class to find that the only seat available is in the galley of the class...ALL THE WAY AT THE BACK. AND I'm windblown so I don't look as polished as I'd like. I hate sitting in the back. It does nothing for my 'scholarly' morale. My head tells me, "you're in the back, with the slackers, the cool kids, surf net". My one reasonable brain cell tells me that's ridiculous. But I digress. I managed to carry on in class without any distractions. Needless to say, the professor did not touch on one single thing in the book. So the run back to the apartment was in vain. No one was tortured with a cold call, and I could hear a sigh of collective relief when the professor asked for 'volunteers'. Mostly it was rhetorical banter, but I found it mildly interesting. Crim Law is definitely not my favorite class, despite numerous years of ardent Law & Order watching. The professor seems like a kind fellow, and has the vestiges of a charming southern accent. That should keep me amused for the first week. I can only see one issue with this class, and that is, that being the ridiculous 8:15 start time, I can hardly keep my eyes open. I am dead sleepy. But yet somehow, the minute I leave class, I'm cheery and as chipper as a chipmunk (which there are a million of) On a more serious note, I do feel that the vibe at ND is quite more humanitarian and merciful, insofar as the professors are concerned, than at other schools. This is definitely a good thing. <br />
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I'll keep you updated on my first week. I'm actually done with class for today because my only other class for the week is canceled. Fan-tas-tic! I'll get ahead on reading. For now, I'm going to attempt to employ the Miller briefing method from LSC. Let's see how that fares.<br />
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Yours truly,<br />
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Pao. Paohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09623797257745311554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104467137537757315.post-38289394324649717352010-03-31T18:45:00.000-04:002010-03-31T18:45:32.775-04:00TiredMy dear friends,<br />
Only the first battle, and I already feel I'm retreating from the war. This blog isn't nearly what I want it to be yet. It needs to be WAY prettier and WAY more read....<br />
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will improve....will improve....will improve *mantra*Paohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09623797257745311554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104467137537757315.post-65833974641251134862010-03-21T19:42:00.041-04:002010-03-21T21:03:58.350-04:00Long overdue post...My dearest, most beloved, readers,<br />
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Please forgive my neglect. This post has been a long time coming, but since there was so much to say, I didn't know where to start! So a couple of weeks ago I took a trip to see my beautiful sister-in-law Sof. I'll call her Lady Sof! She lives in Charlotte, NC and works for a large corporate bank (I'll spare the corporate shout-out). She was a most gracious host, and greeted us with the most delicious welcome drink, one of my newest favorites: <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Her Damask chairs are lovely, we'll see the accent repeated again...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUYPk5E1q41FuRp41pPRNnIF5x-m5b_68uyaFvauJtbbPa0vzfMdsjX4PtHyepGyP86ar33vk8dvzb7bMrnauxV7aw_vkIUB-QUjmeBpJAkeg54sMmcnUXTbImOQdmpBMR2ftxxfw723k/s1600-h/DSC09678.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUYPk5E1q41FuRp41pPRNnIF5x-m5b_68uyaFvauJtbbPa0vzfMdsjX4PtHyepGyP86ar33vk8dvzb7bMrnauxV7aw_vkIUB-QUjmeBpJAkeg54sMmcnUXTbImOQdmpBMR2ftxxfw723k/s320/DSC09678.JPG" /><br />
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I loved visiting because I got some great inspiration on what I want for my own new apartment :). Sof's style is a meeting of classic Ikea (if it can even be called classic) and rescued/revamped items. Apparently her whole gang has a penchant for dumpster diving! I'll introduce you to the whole gang shortly...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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The next place I visited was the <a href="http://www.smellycatcoffee.com/">Smelly Cat Coffeehouse</a>! <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We then visited one of the most adorable and clever little shops! Also in the NoDa district in Charlotte, called the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#%21/BoulevardatNoda">Boulevard @ NoDa</a>. I was able to purchase my first art piece for the apartment! The owner was just a doll! <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For more pictures of our famous Pub Crawl, refer to the scrapblog below, or my <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1269217556553">face<span id="goog_1269217556549"></span><span id="goog_1269217556550"></span></a><a href="http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#%21/apcapaldo">book</a>! <br />
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</div>Paohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09623797257745311554noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104467137537757315.post-20688619802581863212010-03-19T19:47:00.001-04:002010-03-19T19:47:31.320-04:00Scrapblog from Charlotte....<object height="312" width="420"><param name="movie" value="http://www.scrapblog.com/viewer/viewer_v2_embed.swf?scrapblogId=2564496&showShareButton=true&showShareInitially=true&showOnlyShare=false&partnerId=1&invitationToken=" /></param><embed src="http://www.scrapblog.com/viewer/viewer_v2_embed.swf?scrapblogId=2564496&showShareButton=true&showShareInitially=true&showOnlyShare=false&partnerId=1&invitationToken=" width="420" height="312" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object>Paohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09623797257745311554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104467137537757315.post-55938376509388532302010-03-15T23:50:00.000-04:002010-03-15T23:50:00.770-04:00Random Ramblings...It's funny how dogs, just like humans, like the good stuff.<br />
When Ms. Mushipie was given the choice between the average dry unpalatable dog food an gourmet cuts, she swiftly made her choice. Note the evidence to the right... <br />
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I also wanted to share with you one of my outfits...next to me you'll find <span id="goog_1268710836179"></span><span id="goog_1268710836180"></span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/search/?q=blvd+noda&init=quick#%21/profile.php?id=506292056&ref=ts">Eugenia</a>, one of the best dressed gals at FIU. (Trust me, I've done my fair share of <strike>scrutinizing</strike> research...) We actually matched last week in our classic color palates...<br />
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On further news, I've been undertaking some self-torture. I've already commenced prep for the upcoming Trials & Tribulations of law school. I've been reading the following two little bibles:<br />
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What do you think, readers? For those of you trecking the law school path, how far would you go to inch ahead?<br />
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Yours always in ink, <br />
Purportedly Pao.Paohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09623797257745311554noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104467137537757315.post-87144833191358084632010-03-15T23:35:00.001-04:002010-03-15T23:35:36.655-04:00The prodigal land of Ikea....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv-KVf9wjzf7L04t1EkoVS5ItU5pu5NxGh6cAoCXdxH1ec3cq_BChqeaGnvhB13_7WBUVY1QTQazHp9tQnKooWyMAfBk5AQToy0HXWxnxRMSCD7iEDagEFIeY-v7QdA2TxsAkrY_6Hg3w/s1600-h/ikea.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv-KVf9wjzf7L04t1EkoVS5ItU5pu5NxGh6cAoCXdxH1ec3cq_BChqeaGnvhB13_7WBUVY1QTQazHp9tQnKooWyMAfBk5AQToy0HXWxnxRMSCD7iEDagEFIeY-v7QdA2TxsAkrY_6Hg3w/s200/ikea.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Picture taken at the entrance: </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Ikea is most definitely the motherland for us would-be-decorators on a budget. My decorating prowess, however limited, requires utmost variety. For those of you who've never had the pleasure, I'm posting some of the items I'm looking into purchasing for my new apartment...</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I just loved this look: </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This Expedit bookcase is fabulous. You can actually customize it with doors/baskets OR you can attach a desk and use it as an office wall unit as I will be doing in the near future. My sister-in-law has it in her loft and it is simply excellent! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLmBy1WgrEVT87xfYfyHatgZqqoExABmOs8wRMCHgbMLjl2Sr-280azUd3rhT5dnPbPlRRahv-4egGbG7C9E0XsvcMjKEgwlW-xpJSNTCLCojiHRFY-mMmIaSyCBdY2IvwV2rvsTPe3Vc/s1600-h/DSC09432.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLmBy1WgrEVT87xfYfyHatgZqqoExABmOs8wRMCHgbMLjl2Sr-280azUd3rhT5dnPbPlRRahv-4egGbG7C9E0XsvcMjKEgwlW-xpJSNTCLCojiHRFY-mMmIaSyCBdY2IvwV2rvsTPe3Vc/s320/DSC09432.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> I'm loving this L couch.Most pull-out couches have one of those creaky mattresses. This one actually has cushions that pull out into a large almost full-sized bed AND STILL has cubby space for storage. Needless to say, Ikea realized how much we loved it. It's actually one of the more large-ticket items at about $647.00. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjleTu6Az1qEVE5QCYOzovC8wZp2IcPgs7K0EzeqRDKAOLtmsrm7MxL-LIRfakqnrbRQxT4iI59F6c15uL4Yif5GuNKeXNpVp7GIxwuMas6DozTA0BuHIVsB3Kl09T6XTvVHmTAnNP0aPs/s1600-h/DSC09434.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjleTu6Az1qEVE5QCYOzovC8wZp2IcPgs7K0EzeqRDKAOLtmsrm7MxL-LIRfakqnrbRQxT4iI59F6c15uL4Yif5GuNKeXNpVp7GIxwuMas6DozTA0BuHIVsB3Kl09T6XTvVHmTAnNP0aPs/s320/DSC09434.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> This table is also fabulous. They managed to provide us with storage space even in the coffee tables!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-FvVYV5xHe8ZBXNUqoVkJ0Cg7UR8t80W4uX4qxRUFKyHIVONtLF34lJgfsOZdqPxVID3YYbGuhXflJb4tBi7wff4jR3hM0hpP-dxQ9BpBZvY-JDIGTUFI34o7tAGEpl23rx7A5vnAORM/s1600-h/DSC09435.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-FvVYV5xHe8ZBXNUqoVkJ0Cg7UR8t80W4uX4qxRUFKyHIVONtLF34lJgfsOZdqPxVID3YYbGuhXflJb4tBi7wff4jR3hM0hpP-dxQ9BpBZvY-JDIGTUFI34o7tAGEpl23rx7A5vnAORM/s320/DSC09435.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAs9TlErbYJo6Nb6OmjwPK7IPi2KV404GUEBtXIxqy6vDBxtmYAuX7UZ7tOwFUrTuvwxJn3qGrMRANEIWR44SSWhSQ262rGz-CrcEPaIcjYBdp8c8fDbfbazserE6qByDctb0xJVkjI3o/s1600-h/DSC09440.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Yours truly in one of the frame isles: (I really like the look of disparate sized frames placed lackadaisically on the wall)</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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Ok, by far my MOST FAVORITE thing at IKEA!!!! These personalizable cabinets. They are BEYOND amazing. They don't even fit within all the adjectivals I could begin to describe. I can just imagine pictures of Mr. G and I plastered everywhere! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSSfhMO3Cd3RMHjFcEtKE2QsWFKieMNcbwpYLjhwSkXR-m5lRqmPPqrZMwS2953DMc-eJ4CSKsqhyphenhyphenxn57iAWVVY_6rOsLwkHOImu7klLvMPH2q3JNJFqBOBPnHMPZWT1FuBFXSyPiegPE/s1600-h/DSC09443.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSSfhMO3Cd3RMHjFcEtKE2QsWFKieMNcbwpYLjhwSkXR-m5lRqmPPqrZMwS2953DMc-eJ4CSKsqhyphenhyphenxn57iAWVVY_6rOsLwkHOImu7klLvMPH2q3JNJFqBOBPnHMPZWT1FuBFXSyPiegPE/s1600/DSC09443.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">Note the adorable magnet containers for the kitchen admired by my Mother Hen: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"> An amazing all-white room: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHg980ipbRp7I_ZtrDWAmTmbt5Ou9cO9TR6A48w4fyp3f50oA8dyS5uPhu_8XxgqzvWKkOnRQijFcKNN_SHkDkLpX3thmukQmraHffHasZsI1XBx3kFRcc9wFYef72e-owUVPMpymEoZg/s1600-h/DSC09452.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHg980ipbRp7I_ZtrDWAmTmbt5Ou9cO9TR6A48w4fyp3f50oA8dyS5uPhu_8XxgqzvWKkOnRQijFcKNN_SHkDkLpX3thmukQmraHffHasZsI1XBx3kFRcc9wFYef72e-owUVPMpymEoZg/s320/DSC09452.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">Super cute mirror:</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">This is actually a "Truman" occurance [<i>Truman</i>: a coined term by one of Mr. G's many sisters (Ms. Vicky) to convey serendipitousness]. I actually loved this mirror at first sight---and then saw it in Mr. G's other sister's house (Ms. Sof)!!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU7LNZyLgtBqbBo2_9Z5tpOUcJgTjKCTOxm_A5p6YmE15WnjvNQb-oycRmmkM17S86hePmwe3oUby7vXllw5kHKoHLXplZFafxRlZQO7Q7My_77HrR3W-AF94bXr1GSPzAAPvA-2cCkJs/s1600-h/DSC09453.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;">Now I've showed you the good...and must show you the BAD & UGLY!!! </div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;">So, Mother Hen and I purchased an Expedit bookcase unit and desk for the Abyss. The Abyss is that extra room everyone has. The room was thought out with the best of intentions, but ended up being little more than a mosh-posh of everyone's surplus. In short, it is a disaster. Mother Hen dreams of it as her studio/study/serenity space. I let her know that was highly unlikely. Here go the "befores" of the room:</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Tws6_sCo1AFjOEaz69bqczs5nsKGTnZj8bV5CuIV2zpN87mtaeiL_kJvEQvn8r2KrhwB5w3-AzELIkbKADU_AYNXhOllGbv4VZVX9lSW4SNhC6q8ArypaM6X4r5SfsK8CepJvZAcSPg/s1600-h/DSC09461.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Tws6_sCo1AFjOEaz69bqczs5nsKGTnZj8bV5CuIV2zpN87mtaeiL_kJvEQvn8r2KrhwB5w3-AzELIkbKADU_AYNXhOllGbv4VZVX9lSW4SNhC6q8ArypaM6X4r5SfsK8CepJvZAcSPg/s320/DSC09461.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;">Here's the bookcase we built: (Disclaimer: practically everything produced by Ikea is held up by pegs. Tiny wooden pegs. My father rattled of a statistic while we slaved away on the pegs, realizing that after putting in one shelf, 2 others fell apart: </div><blockquote style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><div style="text-align: left;">Dad: "Ikea is in fact responsible for the high incidence of divorce in the US. The expense you save with their cheap furniture comes back to haunt you in court proceedings and surmounting legal fees." </div></blockquote><blockquote style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Ms. Pao: :::blank stare:::: </blockquote><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">Even Mushipie decided she should aid and abet our mission: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCq0pG2B8I8Pv8GeP5EViVputx4eH1I82dJFjyPr4lcUIU0lRNeUQ2x44anKLhbZbdmaOI-3MUvqd-vj53IRKddnTf5FQ8M311i2x8MJsEZFtxtCAcbnOvVBziWuCxSv2OcP4qX9BeQQc/s1600-h/DSC09471.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCq0pG2B8I8Pv8GeP5EViVputx4eH1I82dJFjyPr4lcUIU0lRNeUQ2x44anKLhbZbdmaOI-3MUvqd-vj53IRKddnTf5FQ8M311i2x8MJsEZFtxtCAcbnOvVBziWuCxSv2OcP4qX9BeQQc/s320/DSC09471.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"> Mushipie: "Oh dear, this project is going nowhere..."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgScTxDi_bD_Ix9yDbKOsljE0ZAVC49nQ1t_gUqA-V6cKwy106HWTr20eN4ma_W61Y1wazHG9uPS2oS0sNY9WWyG73LsWEnY-awgw95FAvdqrcHzCmRSh3tsqEqU5WBCV7b5LQ4139vZzw/s1600-h/DSC09472.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgScTxDi_bD_Ix9yDbKOsljE0ZAVC49nQ1t_gUqA-V6cKwy106HWTr20eN4ma_W61Y1wazHG9uPS2oS0sNY9WWyG73LsWEnY-awgw95FAvdqrcHzCmRSh3tsqEqU5WBCV7b5LQ4139vZzw/s320/DSC09472.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;">Purposeful Pao. </div>Paohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09623797257745311554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104467137537757315.post-12091236243613122852010-03-15T22:57:00.000-04:002010-03-15T22:57:28.960-04:00Oh, the neglect!My dear readers, I have been so neglectful. Forgive my lack of posts, but I'm still getting the hang of this! So I wanted to start by saying that the last week was very eventful! It was my mother's birthday, a weekend commencing renovations, and Mr. G and I visited his sister-in-law in Charlotte, NC!<br />
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I'll start with the most adorable picture of Mr. G!<br />
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The second picture is of us at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?v=info&ref=ts&id=606403183#%21/event.php?eid=340788472318&index=1">Wings 'N Things i</a>n Doral, Florida.Paohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09623797257745311554noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104467137537757315.post-13309910951849852062010-03-09T21:33:00.000-05:002010-03-09T21:33:57.075-05:00Mr. G goes shopping...So the other day, Mr. G (my boyfriend, also known as my very own Colonel Brandon for you Austen fans), calls me from Kay jewelers. Now, we all know that I have an almost across-the-board aversion to chain jewelry stores (at least we all should). But poor Mr. G was trying to find one of my infinitely coveted but entirely impossible things: the floating diamond pendant. You know, the ones that hang right above your collar bone. Sort of like this one:<br />
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Now, readers, I must relate the following anecdote. Around two nights ago I was surfing the web with my Bunny. All of a sudden, out of nowhere I swear, he says in the most annoyed but sincere tone: "Ok, but can we look at rings now". Reader, you guessed it.<br />
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I stopped dead in my tracks.<br />
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Could this be it? Could the time be imminent? What do you think readers? What are some of your ring pics?<br />
Here are some of mine...<br />
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Share some of yours!Paohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09623797257745311554noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104467137537757315.post-87125758474204669162010-03-09T21:17:00.000-05:002010-03-09T21:17:58.348-05:00Let's start at the begining...Chapter 1Ok readers, so I've been haunting various blogs for quite some time, and I came across one<a href="http://www.frugallawstudent.com/"> law student blog</a> that recommends students take up and continue a hobby during law school. Mostly to maintain sane, I suppose. Well, I want to blog and share my adventure.<br />
I should tell you a bit about me. My name is Ana-Paola, but those who love me most call me Pao. And the one who REALLY loves me the most calls me Princess Pao. I'll be mostly ranting and rambling about my big move to South Bend, Indiana to attend Notre Dame Law School, my current life in Miami, and my various little projects. Oh yes, and you'll meet Mushipie, my best friend.<br />
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Stay Tuned. :)Paohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09623797257745311554noreply@blogger.com0