I shot myself in the foot and Mens Rea is not that difficult......

I completely slacked over the weekend.

Friday: blur

Saturday: Read NY Times. Saw Corpse Bride (not worth it). Went shopping at the Union Square Farmer's Market. Oggled Jessica Lang and Mikhail Baryshnikov at l'Aile ou la Cuisse on Bleeker and Grove. Watched my roommate in an operatic street performance. Saw Proof (Paltrow's performance was excellent, otherwise the movie was a watered down version of the play.) Went out for coffee. A wonderful day, save the lackluster movies. I rarely see major Hollywood releases, and the day I choose two, I was expectedly disappointed. I should have seen Everything is Illuminated and Stupide Garcon instead........

Sunday: Slept in. Made vegan chili and a vegan pasta-bake for the week. Family birthday party on Long Island. Simpsons, Family Guy, American Dad.....and then very very little work.

Ok. I seem to have forgotten I am in law school over the weekend. I woke up this morning and was swiftly brought to my senses with the realization that for tomorrow alone I have to write my first legal memo for LWR, I have to read Civil Procedure and brief Mas v. Perry to hand in, and read Torts. Will I make the 11pm showing of the Daily Show. What about the Almodovar movie from my library that is already two days over due????

Come now.

I have a list of contacts for a conference that need to be uh, contacted.

So I've learned my lesson. The work for classes cannot necessary be done the night before, and weekends are no longer sacred retreats into a milieu of movies, good books, food , spirits and friends.

Criminal Law (where I am now) has become really tedious. Cohen has been lecturing for 45 minutes now on something that is very clearly outlined in a very well written and clear text which he coauthored. Either he thinks we're idiots, or has very little faith in the clarity of his text.

Now he's doing a spectrum on the board between civil negligence and recklessness. Torts with Cheng deja vu.

Gotta go....I am a juror.