halfway home

wow, so it's been quite a dramatic week, eh?

no matter which way you slice it, you've got to feel good about the fact that we're done with civil procedure. the exam really wasn't too terrible... of course, there was the standard time-crunch factor. i spent a good thirty minutes writing about murphy's case against dr. buttocks (that was my little pet name for "bowtocks"), and by the time i finished writing about his defenses, i realized that i still had like twelve more people to write about. needless to say, the subsequent parties such as blair jason and the newspaper all got short shrift from me, but such is life.

aside from the fact that question one had about thirty different parts to it, the exam was fine. it was nice that all four questions sort of built off of the initial fact pattern, so we didn't have to switch gears and wrap our mind around an entirely new cast of characters each time.

anyway, two down and two to go. not too shabby.

so everyone seemed quite a bit more chilled out today about the whole feldman situation, and i'm not really going to talk about it, since virtually ever conceivable opinion has already been recorded on yesterday's message board.

and i'm not really going to talk about how two of our classmates very nearly came to blows. though i loved the idea about the "decathalon" on yesterday's board (especially the dance off. that would be sweet).

but what i will talk about is a couple of things that really made my heart skip a beat. i guess that these could certainly be construed as clues to my identity (assuming that they are true); fortunately, you all don't have to worry about my identity anymore (more on that later).

1. gora mentioning how he's been reading our blog... my god, my stomach pretty much flipped inside out when he said that. of course, he might not have been talking about this blog. still, you guys could have learned my identity right there and then: i was the guy who instantly turned a few shades whiter, and who looked like he was going to chunder. (i can't believe i said "chunder." i haven't used that word in years.) anyway, i used to have the same reaction whenever sebok said the word "menlovian."
2. what really freaked me out was that dude's cell phone ringing during the exam. i done did nearly shatted myself. thanks, man! it wasn't a big deal, though. no one was doing anything important.

okay, so of course i have to talk about one last thing before i sign off...

i don't know how it happened, but it looks like we've raised $1,500 for Africare! holy crap! anyway, i'm really proud of all of you guys who contributed, and of course very thankful as well.

as you have all performed on your promise, i will of course be following through on mine as well. as you may remember from this here blog i wrote last month, i'll be revealing my identity sometime between now and the day after our last grade gets posted. we'll have plenty of time to discuss precisely when and how that will be happening in the weeks ahead.

but before i sign off and teach myself property, i thought you all would be interested in knowing that:

• it took us 50 days to reach $1500
• 37 people have donated so far, with an average donation of nearly $42.oo
• 17 of those 37 were in section 9; 10 were in section 8; 3 were not 1L's
• we had a whopping 14 lionel hutzes!
• currently, we have raised $1540!!

as you by now should know, the first $1500 will be going to Africare. this donation will be made on behalf of BLS. "brooklyn law school" will be added to the life membership wall in the main lobby of Africare's headquarters in D.C. we're hopefully going to make a significant difference in the lives of some very deserving people. and that's pretty fucking cool. i'm proud of - and grateful to - everyone who contributed.

everything over the initial $1500 will be donated to YAI/NIPD. i'd encourage you to check out their website to learn about the amazing things that they're doing. contributions are still welcome, so anyone who has been meaning to pledge, but who hasn't gotten around to it yet can certainly email me at menlovebls@hotmail.com. every little bit helps.

so i may post again over the weekend if the mood strikes me, but otherwise, you probably won't hear from me again until after the property exam.

hang in there, guys. just think... a week from today, we'll all be waking up on a saturday morning, extremely hungover, many of us in the arms of a hottie from civ pro class we've had our eye on all semester, and realizing that we are done with a year of law school. booyakasha!

stay frosty,

-menlove