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Dennis Jansen

April 14th, 2010

Across

This reminds me of a line from Don DeLillo’s The Falling Man:

“Something is always happening, even on the quietest days and deep into the night, if you stand a while and look.”

Girl walking across bridgeGirl walking across bridgeGirl walking across bridgeGirl walking across bridgeAlthough it’s probably creepy when you’re the one being looked at.

See also: Story of a rush-hour traffic jam.

April 14th, 2010

Legal lushes

The law school warns us that lawyers and law students are more susceptible to alcoholism than the general population. And yet…
drinking in school
Drunk law student stories are a stable of the law school rumor mill and beer at on-campus student events is inconsistent with the lip service the school pays to preventing alcoholism in the profession.

It’s like donating to the American Cancer Society but maintaining a cigarette machine outside of your store.

We are supposedly all adults here, and some students cannot or will not hold their liquor (or act in a socially appropriate manner.) That’s fine, but there are better uses for my tuition money.

April 14th, 2010

The professors’ asides

One of the best parts of corporate tax law is professor A’s asides:

Professor A: “Let me apologize if I appear meaningless and rambling today. I had to get up at 4am to catch my flight and I’m not sure if I know what the hell is going on.”

And he doesn’t hesitate to reuse outfits:

Professor A: “I don’t usually dress up this much to class but I wanted to show you guys what I wore to last night’s banquet!”

A warning:

Professor A: “If you think I’m a horribly boring tax nerd, just wait to meet a consolidated return regulations expert! They make me look like a clown. It’s terribly complicated stuff. So if you get the opportunity to go a conference on consolidated return regulations, think twice!”

And my estate planning professor described a lovely forest marriage…

Professor Q: “Marriage is more than just love. If love was all there was, then you and your beloved could go into the woods and pledge yourself to the stars, with the rabbits and squirrels as your witnesses…”

April 14th, 2010

Tuesdays

It was a rough morning in Dinkytown.Dinkytown PartyDinkytown PartyDinkytown PartyGood thing she didn’t lose a cute pair of shoes.
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