boo-boo, dockers & tulip

hi all, sorry it's been awhile since i've been able to post anything for you guys. i spent a good hour on friday night writing my little "mootsturbation" story for you guys, but when i tried to save it as a draft, blogger gave me a nice little surprise by deleting it instead, and then would not allow me to log back in for nearly 24 hours. needless to say, i was pretty pissed off, but whatever. maybe the story isn't meant to be... perhaps anything else written about masturbation on menlovian would only contribute to the "frat club" tone that someone brought up on the message board.

speaking of the shades of frattyness, to the person who posted the link to the topless woman by the jetski: great picture, but you've got to put a warning next to a link like that. just as a matter of civility toward your fellow readers, keep in mind that some people may not necessarily be in the mood to gaze upon those glorious twin mounds of silicone without a requisite "heads up." so from now on, anyone who wants to link to a picture of topless chicks, or three old men blowing each other (yes, this picture has actually been making the rounds around sections 8 & 9), just give a little warning first. thanks.

so i'm feeling way behind on all the stuff i've been meaning to talk about, such as the story i mentioned before, my moot court tryout experience, poser's attempts to incorporate powerpoint slides into his lectures, and so on, but as i look at the calendar, i see that there are literally just a few weeks until we have to run the gauntlet once again.

seeing as how i typically post four or five times per week, plus once after each exam, i'm realizing that i'll only be writing about 15-20 more menlovian entries before i sign off for good.

i guess what i'm saying is that i'll try to use this space wisely in the weeks to come.

anyhow, i very much enjoyed the debate and trash talk that was raging on the last entry's message board. congrats to "anonymous" at 8:40 who went directly under his classmates' skin by mentioning his rich daddy and his desire to be "tappin' away in South Beach" for the rest of his life. it was all quite entertaining.

(my personal favorite part, as a bit of a logophile, was his use of the word cock-a-mania in place of the more pedestrian cockamamie. i looked up cock-a-mania on the internet, but was unable to find any decent definitions; instead, i ended up looking at some pretty unkosher websites. although i'd imagine that if i had to come up with a definition for cock-a-mania, i'd guess that it's a highly contagious affliction that typically breaks out in the women's locker room in the hours before final exams.)

the point is, nice job, 8:40, although your whole shtick reeks of fiction to me. not that i know anything about writing from a fictitious first-person perspective.

also on the message board were some words of wisdom from a BLS 2L. i'd like to thank this person for his or her brutally honest yet somehow encouraging words. thanks also for your compliments on menlovian.

before i return to con law, i'd just like to mention that there has not been a donation to Africare in nearly 10 days, and it's starting to look like i won't have to reveal my identity after all. still, those of you who have seen BLSforGood may have noticed that my name is listed among the potential donors.

the point is that i plan on making this contribution whether we reach $1,500 or not. hopefully others of you will do the same as well. i'd hate to see all of our pledges vanish simply because we "only" raised 600 dollars. it's just too important an issue to ignore.

so as i sign off tonight, i find myself thinking about how i should utilize these final 15-20 entries. should i continue with the daily updates of what strikes me funny in class? pay tribute to the greatest people, professors, and cafeteria workers of the year? shift toward posting more ridiculous short stories as i have done from time to time? turn this thing into a pbs-esque fundraising campaign? (i think i do enough of that already) just shut up already, sign off for the year, and get serious about outlining?

i've always felt that menlovian was something that belonged to all of us, so i'm interested in what you guys would like to see in these final weeks of the school year. if you've got any topics you'd like to see addressed in the weeks ahead, let me know with a post on the board, or via an email to menlovebls@hotmail.com. i'll do my best to oblige.

have a good week, everyone. especially robert kim, swati bose, joseph nivin, and brittany hagans: i hope you guys have the time of your life this week.

-menlove