Some thoughts...

Scott Roeder was convicted of murdering Dr. George Tiller, an abortion provider in Kansas, on January 29th. His lawyers attempted to have him prosecuted for voluntary manslaughter rather than first degree murder by claiming that he held an "unreasonable but honest belief" that deadly force was justified. He was the only defense witness. The jury took 37 minutes to find him guilty.

Here's what I think, from a legal standpoint (though I am no expert on criminal defense): that defense almost never works. I don't know what the lawyers were thinking. He might as well plead insanity because that would have at least been more believable.

Does anyone think that he can make a 6th Amendment challenge for ineffective assistance of counsel? It might be worth a shot.

On a side note: this man should rot in prison.

Fab

This picture was selected as a "Look of the Week" on FabSugar. Yay. Thank you, I'm so flattered :-)

A Formula for Disaster/Fun

Ingredients:
Swanky venue (Cipriani's Wall St.)
Fantastic outfit
Alcohol
Law students

Start off with one hot vintage Dolce & Gabbana dress, add 5-inch red shoes, throw in liberal amounts of alcohol, shake and see what happens.

What you get is actually the law school semi-formal where anything and everything is possible and people do things they'd rather forget about the next day. Myself included. After about 10 glasses of champagne, 2 vodka tonics, and 2 beers it's no surprise that I managed to twist my ankle (it is now swollen) AND get kicked out of a cab in Brooklyn (still have no idea how we ended up there) AND do a few other things that are too scandalous to write about (well, not really but I'd rather not write about it). Yup, it was a good night ;-)

What will next year bring?

Hmmm

I want a grande non-fat latte. Extra hot. Starbucks, bien sur.

Also, I'll be heading up to Boston for the weekend. It's sure to be a shitshow.

Daily Top 5

1. 3-day school weeks!
2. "Everybody Knows"- John Legend
3. Fall weather
4. Free pizza/candy
5. Hilarious attempts to patent things like sandwiches

Daily Top 5

1. Dinner of hummus, pita, tomatoes and feta cheese
2. Not falling asleep in class
3. Austrian chocolate candies
4. Being right

and one thing I dislike today...
Paying 75 dollars for the semi-formal ticket.

Daily Top 5

1. Mojitos
2. New DKNY red shoes
3. Eating really well when my mom is in town
4. Shopping with mom
5. Hotel beds

Daily Top 5

1. Free beer
2. Free beer
3. Free beer
4. Free beer
5. Free beer

Daily Top 5

1. Succeeding at making a french braid
2. Latest gossip mags
3. Sleeping in on a Monday morning
4. Fashion ads
5. This ad because it's so ridiculously sexist it's funny

Daily Top 5

1. Not being 21 anymore
2. Big rings
3. Long weekends
4. Trying on clothes and realizing they all look amazing on me
5. Highline Park

Daily Top 5

1. Pedicures
2. Sushi with Amanda at Zen
3. Mild NYC evenings
4. Filling up my coffee card and getting a free one ($0 spent on coffee today!)
5. Good Girls Go Bad- Cobra Starship

Daily Top 5

I'm going to start doing this everyday, hopefully. Was inspired simultaneously by a Jezebel post and High Fidelity's Rob Gordon (great fucking movie!) By the way, these are in no particular order.


1. Selling books former roommate abandoned for cash
2. Snoozing 7 times in the morning
3. Con Law canceled for the rest of the week
4. Greek yogurt
5. Fun weekends

Back to School Cool

Ah, back to school is one of my favorite times of the year. There's something about buying new school supplies (pens, legal pads, mini staplers, and highliters are a must) that just gets me in the mood for studying. And in the mood for some new fall clothes :-)

I'm really such a dork because I always picture myself in some jeans and a cute blazer and scarf studying in a cafe or under some rusty-colored trees on campus. Of course this never happens. By the time the foliage achieves its perfect orange-y red color it's already too cold and windy to be sitting under any trees. I'm fairly convinced that such a tableau only happens on Gilmore Girls.

In any case, I'm much more of an urban girl so the idyllic collegiate setting does not suit me so well. Hence, the cafe scenario works out much better for me (and I usually get free internet- for all those Westlaw searches of course). But before I'll be cracking open Massey's American Constitutional Law (3rd edition) with a nice cup of coffee at Think I made some mental notes of my latest fashion obsessions.

Motorcycle boots- I don't own any right now but that will be fixed shortly. I plan on wearing them with absolutely everything from skinny jeans to minis with tights.

Zippers- Urban Outfitters has some amazing exposed zipper dresses. Love!

Plaid- still going strong. I'd like to get a really fitted plum plaid shirt to pair with some skinny jeans and lace camisole.

Statement jewelry- I bought 2 amazing rings from H&M ($5 each) and a necklace from Nordstrom ($10). What I love about big jewelry is that it instantly adds interest to an outfit and dresses up even the most basic t-shirt. And speaking of t-shirts...

Slouchy low cut t-shirts- they're quickly becoming a staple in my wardrobe.

High-waisted skirts- either tight or flouncy. They're perfect for tucking and make legs look really really long (as if I need extra help in that department)

And finally...

Long fitted blazers- I have one that I got from my mom. It's Armani from the 90's and it's still perfect!

Ask Chemskank Revisited

About a year and a half ago I posted Ask Chemskank which was a list of random "advice" I tried to live by.

I can say that #3, #15, and #18 were a huge FAIL (edit on #18- it's ok, sometimes, but only when I do it.) Whatever, I'm still pretty...and angsty. Pretty angsty. What a great combination. Some things never change.

Tweet Tweet

There's this new website thing some of you kids may have heard about...it's called Twitter. It's simple enough: you post comments less than 140 characters in length. You can even include tiny links (cute!) The problem with it is that, if you give it a chance, it becomes more addictive than crystal meth!! You can post things from pretty much anywhere. So say you're out in a crowded bar on Saturday night, you can tweet from there: "Wow, these people are really annoying. Please stop touching me!!"

Much like a drunken text message, you can also end up posting things that you may later regret except this time it's not aimed at one person (though it actually is) and within seconds it's for the world to see... embarrassment ensues. It's like a walk of shame, in HTML format.

My other problem is that somehow all these fucking weirdos find me and start "following" me (because that's what you do on Twitter...cyberstalking lite). I seriously don't know how they do it but I don't know them and I'm not interested. Hope the Twitter team gets this spamming issue under control soon.

But overall, it's quite entertaining and fun. But if you join, please don't follow me!

Lucky Answers All The Questions You Didn't Ask

Leave it to Lucky magazine to state the obvious. Today they give us "the perfect" beach cover up.
It's a sarong. How novel. It actually doesn't even go with any of the bikinis I own! Something in a solid color would have been a much better choice. On the upside, it costs only 35 bucks. Not too bad.

Who are these people working at Lucky?

Fashion's Search for Authenticity

“Fashion magazines are always about some element of fantasy,” said Cindi Leive, the editor of Glamour, “but what I’m hearing from readers lately is that in fashion, as in every other part of our lives right now, there is a hunger for authenticity. Artifice, in general, feels very five years ago.”

This actually brings up the question whether fashion is inherently inauthentic. Fashion takes its inspiration from authentic things like an African print and transforms it into something that’s manufactured, manipulated, and artificial. I think that the fashion industry should stop trying to create “authenticity” when it relentlessly pushes trends onto consumers. That’s the antithesis of “real”.

Personal style is authentic, fashion is not.

I don't know...I'm rambling. Haha

Wish List

Now that the shopping embargo has been lifted, I can finally indulge in some shopping (and have). I recently bought a pair of great earrings from Banana Republic (ON SALE...30% off). But I figure that making a list of items would help me keep focus and keep spending somewhat in check.
Here are some things I want to get my hands on:

1. A new pair of flat sandals
2. One or two great maxi dresses (ideally, one solid and a print)
3. White jeans (bootcut or skinny)...err, this could be a disaster
4. Vibrant tops
5. Summer clutch
6. A jumpsuit. This too could go seriously wrong.

Day 23- 1 Week Left!

This is exiting! I'm on day 23 of no shopping. The weekend was tough because I kept going in and out of stores, trying stuff on. I almost ALMOST bought a pair of earrings from Forever 21 just for the hell of it but changed my mind. If I were to break the rule it would have to be over something better, not a pair of cheap earrings. You know, if you're gonna be bad, you better do it right.

In other news, I started posting outfits on Fabsugar.com and got selected for "Look of the Day." It's sortof a hobby to replace shopping. It also completely feeds into my sense of vanity. All the positive re-enforcement only makes me want to keep posting. Aye aye aye.

Shopping My Own Closet

Haven't worn these jeans that often...they're light so they're not too appropriate for winter. But today was a good day to wear them. I like the pairing with the light gray cardi and white tank. I couldn't resist adding some black though. This blazer doesn't get much wear since it's part of a suit but I might take it out more often from now on.

So I'm on day....um, 18. Damn. I think that's the longest I haven't shopped in many many many years. I feel pretty good actually. I miss shopping though...but I realized that I don't NEED it. My life is perfectly fine and fulfilling without it. It's kindof liberating!