PR and Red Asphalt

So, I'm sitting in PR (professional responsibility aka ethics) and I'm realizing the real purpose behind this class. I get the feeling that many people in this class are really uncomfortable with the topics in the class. The prof. just asks this impossible moral dilemmas that you can't answer correctly since either way you answer you will be damned. By damned I mean fired, have you license to practice revoked, and also sued for millions of dollars that you are personally liable for. Thus you will lose your job, lose your ability to be hired by other people, and just completely screwed. Now people don't like this class because if you get in a situation that is a Lawyer ethical dilemma there is no good happy answer that resolves everything. Anything you do will be wrong and will be subject to some consequence because of that. The only "correct" answer is probably to do the "least wrong thing" that way the consequences won't be as bad as it could be. All of this leads me to one conclusion.

This class is about scaring the shit out of you. It is exactly like the video 'Red Asphalt' from driver's ED (you know the one they showed you with all the nasty car accident injuries). The purpose of both of these is to say "don't let this happen to you", and they do this by scaring the shit out of me. Basically, what it teaches you is don't get into this type of situation.

Greedo shoots first but it just doesn't matter

Got the Star Wars DVD's last night and couldn't resist watching one. It was just fantastic, no longer the grainy picture, only sharp and crisp. Any problems that you might have had with the Special Edition are gone because you are just in awe of how beautiful everything looks. Also, they did change somethings. Greedo and Han actually shoot simultaneously now and it went back to the scene's orignial coolness. All in all just fantastic, and I can't wait to see the rest of them.

Blasphemy!

Why do you keep fucking with my favorite movies. So, Star Wars is coming to DVD finally and they are making changes yet again. They have kept the Special Edition changes and made a couple of other tweaks such as including Hayden Christianson as Ankin's ghost at the end of return of the Jedi:

"Radiohead v. Ashlee Simpson" by Moby

Saw this and thought it was kind of funny and true (posted on a Radiohead fan site, quoting Moby's journal, just so you know I didn't plagiarism but tells you where I stole it from).

On his often updated journal where he constantly expresses his frustration with right-wingers, Moby decided to make a poignant political comparison that includes pitting our lads vs. the latest pop princess.

"you know what politics is/are like in the united states?
it's like pop-music
example a: pop-music.
republicans are like ashley simpson, and democrats are like radiohead. radiohead fans will forever be mystified as to why someone would buy an ashley simpson cd, but ashley simpson's handlers/managers understand what the lowest common denominator are looking for and they give it to them. radiohead fans think 'that disposable pop music is terrible, and someday people will see the error of their ways and buy radiohead cd's instead of ashley simpson cd's', meanwhile ashley simpson and her managers are selling millions of records…

my point?
yes, radiohead are better than ashley simpson."

"I wish we lived in the day where you could challenge a person to a duel."

So now your asking where I got the quote in the title...give up? This was said on Hardball by none other than Zell Miller. Miller got a little angry and didn't like Chris Matthews playing hardball with him. some of the other gems:

"And so I want to try to be as nice as I possibly can to you. I wish I was over there, where I could get a little closer up into your face."

MATTHEWS: OK. Do you believe now—do you believe, Senator, truthfully, that John Kerry wants to defend the country with spitballs? Do you believe that?
MILLER: That was a metaphor, wasn‘t it? Do you know what a metaphor is?

"I think we ought to cancel this interview."

Want more (and I know you do) or if you think I misrepresented what he said (which I did, what he says is funnier) here is the transcript.

Kobe Bryant Case

Regardless of whether he is guilty or not, this e-mail sent by my boss I thought was poinant about something that is not covered by the media and more of a big picture way of looking at the issue:

By now you probaly know that charges were dismissed against Koby Bryant. I fear the chilling effect this could have on other victims who want to come forward. What started out as the People of Colorado v. Bryant quickly became, because of all the mythology surrounding sexual assault and Bryant's mega celebrity-sports status and money, world opinion v. the Victim. Nothing new here, every rape defendant's defense focuses on blaming the victim. The difference is that Koby has mega media power and money and can more readily influence the court of public opinion. Thus another victim is re-victimied, unwittingly or otherwise, by our judicial system. As lawyers and legal advocates this is particularly appalling. Thus, the reason why we are here. To make a difference.

Star-Schmucks

Alright, I'm not sure how many of you actually go to the other sites that I have links to on my site. Given that I wanted to point out a particularly good cartoon this week, "Neurotically Yours" has a wonderful commentary on those trendy coffee houses.

Enjoy