TAAAAAAX

Thanks for the memories.

As of yesterday around 4pm, Winnie Cooper left my life. And I was genuinely a little sad. I know it's silly... I just can't help it. I think it boils down to 3 basic thoughts. First, she was my first car that I chose, I picked out, and I put all the miles on. Before, I'd only had used cars that were picked out and paid for by the parents. But Winnie. She was mine, from teh model, to the color, to the monthly payments. Second, she was really my dream car when I got her. WhenI was looking for a car 4 years ago, I had the thought of Civic or corolla in my mind. I just couldn't imagine being able to afford anything else. But We priced them out, and the mini was basically the same as i was paying for my accord right before that. And the Mini was like a dream to me. I loved the styling right up until the end. Just looking at it never got old. And I loved the color. Yellow with a black roof. My choice. A distinctive choice. And I love love love being a Mini Driver. Just the other day I had a note in my windshield wiper about how we mini drivers have to stick together. That's great.

Finally, it was yet another end of an era. Every time something comes to an "end" it forces me to look back, reminisce, think about what's happend since I got Winnie. Think about what's happened since I turned 16. Think about the time Kevin and I drove to Oberlin...the last time I was there.... to see Sufjan Stevens.... Think about the time Kevin, Andrew, Andy, and I went to see They Might Be Giants and I had to cram my car into the tiniest spot possible. and did. Think about my time in columbus...the few people who ever rode in Winnie. Sigh. I will miss her... as stupid as it is to miss a car.

I wish I could write more, but I'm just so tired. Bar studying takes so much out of me that by this time daily I'm about ready to pass out. Then when I try to, I can't sleep.

I just finished a tax practice essay. It went ok... I'd say if I'm aiming for the 'slide by' standard, I hit that. but not much more.

Bar studying goes. I'm supposed to do a practice MPT and Essay portion tomorrow, but I've decided to push it back by a day and do what i'm scheduled for on Friday. Nooree gave me a little pep talk yesterday, and that was nice. But I feel like I learn all this stuff very slowly. I dunno.I'm just scared. and tired.

I'm so totally moving to Hawaii if I'm still single, alone, and lonely when I turn 40. I'm just going to drop whatever I'm doing and go figure things out in paradise. My iGoogle theme is Hawaii, and sometimes i just stare at the surf. I've never surfed. I'd like to surf. It sounds fun. I used to skateboard. I should be able to surf. I'm tired. I think I'm delusional.

The below video doesn't really have anyting to do with Hawaii, except it's a ukulele orchestra. And Andrew, you've seen this I know. but anyone who hasn't, it's the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain playing the theme to the good the bad and the ugly (il bueno, il bruto, y il catevo) composed by Ennio Morricone (the great!). It's pretty damn bad ass. I need to practice more.

Run-ins with the reindeer man

There's this guy who shops at Borders who everyone there calls "Reindeer man." The name has something to do with during the christmas season, he wears a hat with antlers on it. Or something. I have to admit, I've never seen the hat myself. I have, however, seen the man. And he is certainly sufficiently strange to warrant notice. And he's sitting behind me right now, kinda mumbling to himself occasionally. He was here on Saturday too (at the Solon library). I'm don't know what it is about him, but he's just so curious and odd. Curiouser and curiouser indeed.

Anyway, i've recently gotten quite terrified of the bar. Today is property. The lecture is going well so far, but who knows what's going to happen down the road. The Contracts lecture went well too, but I just don't seem to have a grasp on it yet for the bar questions. Thursday is supposed to be a practice day 1 of the exam day. I'm nervous. I may push it back till friday, but i'm realy going ot cram so I can do it by thurday.

I linked another video today. I told andrew about it, and I think he probably watched. It's pretty excellent. Its a cover of El Scorcho (originally by Weezer) that's being done by Alderin Guerro and some other guy. I've seen a bunch of videos that Alderin Guerrero (the guy on the left) before, and he's just so enjoyable. His uke playing has some a happy, light quality to it....and his covers are faithful to the original and his own at the same time.

El Scorcho itself is a great song. I'd like to learn how to play it. It's off of Pinkerton, everyones favorite Weezer album (including mine). Perhaps the reason people love it so much is that it is very, very honest and confessional. It's also quite sad. Rivers Cuomo was basically writing about his life at the time, which was confused, lonley, but in the middle of great success. At least, that's my take on the album.