Disturbingly Cute Drawings

So, I was one of the mentioned Metafilter followers who checked out the Plastique Monkey blog full of "disturbingly cute" drawings. Like Yuka says, you might want to watch out for the mildly NSFW drawings, but they are oddly endearing. I actually really like the animals made out of cucumbers and eggplant. This weekend I'll be attending the Sausalito Art Festival. Woohoo, maybe I'll get some pieces for my bare walls. I am planning a Cribs entry for the blog because I'm quite proud of the San Francisco house.

Today there was another school event where we got to meet the new dean of Hastings College of the Law. I am just amazed with the approachability of the faculty and staff of this school. While engaging in conversation with some classmates, we were approached by three of our professors, just to chat. I have been nothing but impressed with the opportunity to interact with well respected members of the law community. Anyone still looking to get into law school, I give Hastings two big thumbs up.

As a follow up to the Forbes Fiasco

After that ugly Forbes.com controversy, how about some helpful suggestions for men trying to improve their emotional intimacy. This AskMetafilter thread like most others on the site has some great suggestions for men to learn how to communicate with women so you don't end up sounding like a bonehead like Michael Noer.

P.S. Today at school a girl noticed that I dyed my hair and gave me a great compliment. Hoorah!

I Think San Francisco, Law School, and Chocolate Cherry Hair Suit Me Well

I Won't Marry a Man who believes this Forbes.com Article

A male counterpart had sent me a Forbes.com article a few days ago arguing that men should marry women with careers. I am not providing a link to it because I think it's a load of crap and you smart people out there can find it if you really want to. Obviously I'm not the only woman who took issue with it as seen in this article. The article spurred quite the controversy and I'm sure the buzz is giving Forbes.com more popularity than it's experienced in a while. I'm not a raging bitch feminazi or a crazy leftist; I'm just offended that someone would imply that because I am educated, because I want to make something of myself so that I don't have to rely on a husband to take care of me, that I won't make a good wife should that be my desire. A wife as an equal in a relationship built on respect, honesty, and communication, who has values and morals and is not interested in extra-marital affairs.

Also, a quick mention, a woman I went to college and volunteered with, Jill at Feministe, has quite an informative counter-position to the original article with some nice dissection of the lovely statistics and findings that were cited. I'm with Jill, you "smart men" who find truth in this article should not bother with me.

One of the Many things I Miss About New York

Look at all these cool metro stations. Even New York, which is by no means the most exciting and artistic or those listed, has a much more aesthetically pleasing subway than San Francisco. New York's is also more extensive and faster than the MUNI. I'm getting used to it though, and the MUNI does come much closer to my home. I've only been on five of those listed, but from the looks of it, I want to visit: Lisbon, Munich, Prague, and Rhine-Ruhr. Who's with me?

Kiss Kiss

This post is not going to make sense to anyone but Casey if she reads this because I believe she is the one who introduced me to the song and I think Brent introduced it to Casey, but if you've never heard it, this is Tarkan singing the Kiss Kiss song. I haven't heard it since high school until today when I went to grab a slice of chicken and garlic pizza and the people behind the counter were jamming out to it. Enjoy! *kiss kiss*

Twain was right, right?

So the common saying about San Francisco's crazy weather is, "The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco, and by golly it is true. I have worn long sleeves, long pants, and a hoodie and still felt the windy, wet, cold seep through them. Boo, but apparently Twain never said that anyway. Orientation is almost over and my law school career is about to begin and honestly, I feel quite confident with my decision and it pleasantly surprises me.

World Wide WiFi (well, citywide at least)

San Francisco is all about creating a citywide WiFi service. Even though the article is a few months old, you can't believe how stoked I am about this. Imagine the possibilities. Sitting in Stern Grove, reading my Civil Procedure books, researching cases on Lexis...this is going to be great. Now it's just a matter of how long it'll take to get get the project completed.

E-mail excitement

Don't you just love it when you leave Gmail open and you see the little (1) pop up next to your inbox? I do.

San Francisco beats New York for Singles Scene according to Forbes.com

Check out this article from Forbes.com to see what cities rank best for single people. It's just my luck that San Francisco-Oakland sneaks in right above New York, so I am moving on up. If you read the article you'll also see links for Worst Pick-up Lines, and How to Land a Rich Man. It might just be me, but I thought Forbes was more of a business magazine than a dating site. Oh well, I guess if it doesn't work out in San Francisco, I can try my hand at Denver, Boston, or Phoenix.

Must See TV

I will continue to write recaps of each day spent in Italy, but let's get back to regularly scheduled programming. I just moved to San Francisco and no one that lived in my house has ever had cable before, therefore I don't have cable yet, and I have no idea if I'll even be able to get cable or high speed internet. Boo, but this has led me to explore YouTube and I have been introduced to It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, which is a really politically incorrect and comical show. It's no Arrested Development, which is probably going to stay at number 1 for me for a long time, but it's funny in its own right. For your convenience, here are the YouTube videos of an episode. What do you think? Any other comedy suggestions? I have a feeling that law school is going to take care of its own drama.

Ciao!

Oh yes, I have returned from Italy, but am now in San Francisco to begin my new life and law school. Let's get to the point though and recap the best part of my summer.

Upon leaving New York

I flew into Leonardo da Vinci airport in Rome. From there we take a bus into the city

Here we are

walking up some stairs into a piazza where we saw

the shewolf feeding Romulus and Remus.
Here are some shots of some ruins from the Roman Forum:
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We walked around a bit to see the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
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Opposite that, in the main square was this
where you maybe can see a little balcony that was used by Mussolini. We then boarded the bus for dinner and a night tour including the gorgeous
Saint Peter's Basilica by night. By this time I was dead tired from being up all night and day traveling and exploring Rome, so it was bedtime, but an early wake up call tomorrow for a tour of the Vatican and Sistine Chapel! Stay tuned...