“I Hid Under Your Porch Because I Love You” June 25, 2009

One of the best lines from Dug the dog in Pixar’s latest film “Up”. I don’t see many movies in the movie theater and despite a less than perfect viewing experience, Dug stole the show. He reminded me of every dog that I have ever known. Seen here in the ‘cone of shame’ he is portrayed as somewhat less of a dog than the others in the film, kind of a doof. But, his unfailing love and loyalty is what stands out and makes this movie awesome. He reminds me of Scar dog who pouts everyday because she loves us.

 

NJ vs. Higbee Update June 24, 2009

Sorry it’s taken me so long to post this…

In this case Trooper Higbee was  found not guilty on both counts of vehicular manslaughter.

 

Harry Potter the Musical? June 24, 2009

I was blog surfing here and I ran across something that just made my day. Harry Potter the Musical. Now, I haven’t exactly finished watching the entirety of it, but hilarious so far… If you are a Harry Potter fan and can let yourself laugh at stuff, this is for you:

 

 

 

 

In Session Update June 19, 2009

IN Session Update:

This week they did something different, 3 shows, 3 cases. I don’t necessarily like it as much as much as I like cases, I like live cases and the opportunity to really get into one case and learn about stuff that way. I don’t think they need more content but hey, what do I know.

So, here are the cases from this week:

Ashleigh Banfield (Though she was out and Ron Kuby took over) presented MO vs. Nauman. The defendant was charged with first-degree murder for the death of former prosecutor David Masters. Masters was killed by an overdose of cocaine which others shot up for him. One of the witnesses saw Mr. Masters in the closet and was like ‘oh ok’ and left him there. The other accomplice in this murder is serving 13 years. The reason that they confronted Masters in the first place is that he was allegedly behind in rent. “Investigators say Naumann and Broyles confronted former Macon County prosecutor David Allen Masters because he allegedly was behind on rent and had made unwanted sexual advances toward Broyles. Masters allegedly said he didn’t want to be shot and pleaded for a drug overdose instead. He reportedly had fallen into drug abuse after losing his elected post and private law practice” (source: http://newstribune.com/articles/2009/05/02/news_state/243state33guilty.txt)….Nauman was convicted of murder and will be sentenced July 6th.

FL.vs. Catabay was presented by Jack Ford. Catabay was charged with 2 felony counts of first degree murder of her boss Dr. Jarrett and his son and a 3rd count of burglary with a firearm. There was a confession made by her to the police but the defense argued that she was tired and would say anything to get the detectives to leave her alone. The prosecution argued that she was trying to cover up the 9000 she embezzled from Dr. Jarrett. Catabay was found not guilty on the 2 counts of first degree murder but was found guilty on count 3 of burglary with a firearm used in the commission of a burglary. Sentencing will take place on June 23.

Jami Floyd presents TN vs. Ward- Larry Ward is accused of killing his wife Gloria. She had a single gunshot to the top right side of her head but she was left handed.  She had many recent bruises and even Larry admits that they had a volatile relationship. He was not convicted of first degree murder but rather the lesser included charge of criminally negligent homicide. He only faced 2 years in prison and could get probation.

Awesomeness Defined? June 19, 2009

If you type awesome into google, the options are endless. It starts with the following definition from dictionary.com:

1. inspiring awe: an awesome sight.
2. showing or characterized by awe.
3. Slang. very impressive: That new white convertible is totally awesome.

You type in awesome quotes and you come up with “The Most Awesome Quotes of All Times” and after a few clicks, the first ‘awesome’ quote that I come across is:

“Though I am not naturally honest, I am sometimes by chance.” –William Shakespeare

I know its probably not in any particular order, but this isn’t the most awesome quote of all time…

Finally, you type in ‘how to be awesome’ and you will find lists that look roughly like this:

1.  Make fun of people

2. Say awesome things

3. Post things online

4. Get lots of girls

5. Drink a lot

6. Play with fire

…etc.

Again, not so awesome. So, what is awesomeness really? I can’t seem to find a list or a quote that encapsulates awesomeness. I also can’t find a list of things to do that can make you motivated to get out of bed everyday. Pete Carroll is writing a book “Win Forever”, and how to win forever? Get up in the morning. Success #1. But how do you measure awesomeness? Getting stuff done? Not regretting what you do? Um…. You tell me.

Awesomeness! June 16, 2009

Since seeing Pete Carroll on the coaches tour last week, being awesome is a daily thing. Well, who knew awesomeness wasn’t easy. It’s easy to say that awesomeness will happen and I will be it, but the truth is, I get tired and being awesome all the time is tiring. As my boyfriend said “If being awesome was easy, everyone would do it”. True words. So, in pursuit of awesome, each day I will try to post some form of motivational awesomeness, in an attempt to not only motivate myself to be awesome, but to motivate others as well.

Note: Read the book “Love Your Life” by Sourena Vasseghi. Its not the greatest most awesome book in the world, but it is motivating and an easy read

So for today: