Monday, February 26, 2007

As I sit in Debtor Creditor....


I learn that my student loans are not dischargeable under bankruptcy law......Awesome!

I am going to go ahead and chalk Friday night up as a wonderfully irresponsible night out on the town. I don't know if it was the over excitement that comes along with a Will Hoge concert (who was awesome) @ the Bowery. Or the fact that we we were out for Kenny's birthday @ a place called American Trash (classy no?). The short of it is that by the end of the night I was dancing and taking tequila shots with a bride -to-be and her sister (very nice). Finally I bid adieu to Manhattan and left behind a little piece of me in the form of my cell phone and gloves before crashing in my bed at 530 am.

What happened next was truly amazing. On Saturday I was so mad I lost my phone until I checked my email and this was waiting for me from Adam.

"Sparkman: You left your phone in a cab last night. I know because the cab driver called me to get your address and he is going to drop it in the mail tonight. You must have been one drunk son of a bitch last night. Of course, I envy you. I'll catch you later."

And they say new yorkers aren't nice. Apologies to Adam and Libby who got calls from the over zealous cabbie who called each of them at 5 am. In order to make up for my Friday night I spent Saturday by going to the Astronaut Farmer (a very fine movie btw) and later playing Scategories (sans alcohol).

Sunday was the completion of my National Championship collage, it looks pretty good. That is all for now......

Thursday, February 22, 2007

So it has come to this...

I think mostly this blog will be a cathartic exercise. Through this adventure I will be able to post tidbits about my thoughts, interests, and life. Ultimately, I will refrain from the blogging mistake of publishing opinions, information, or facts that could be detrimental to my professional or private life. So it's Briton Lite. Just because your speech is protected, it doesn't mean it can't hurt you.

The title of the blog comes from a Lawyer's phrase, which basically means, for the sake of argument. So most likely one would use it in a brief or memo in the following way, "Assuming Arguendo the facts are correct as you contend, you lose and I win on this legal premise". How effective this device is, no one really knows, but we use it because it makes us feel good as lawyers to bring up a legal point without actually admitting anything.

Finally, I leave you with one of the best music videos of all time. Cherish it for its classically 80s style, approach, and simplicity. Whenever I need to be pumped up, Journey gets me there!

Separate Ways

The One, The Only

Journey