[note] Joining the team

Hooray--I've joined a blogging team! Were it not for the fact that I use a film, not a digital, camera; like baking my own bread and want to start making my own yogurt; and am more apt to listen to cassette tapes than CDs (when I'm not just playing music on the computer...I've recently been introduced to Pandora and it's AMAZING), I might actually feel like part of the 21^st century.

The 'assigned' topic for my first post was What I Did This Weekend. On the non-law-related side, I taught a lesson about Creation to the kindergarteners at religious school, took the dog on several long walks, and made a rain-soaked attempt at attending my very first football game ever.

Outlaws-wise, on Thursday night I played for an Outlaws-sponsored team at the WLSA (women's law student group) Trivial Pursuit tournament. While we were knocked out in the first round, I did correctly answer a very random question about Gerry Spence, and learned that Mary and I have quite complimentary trivia knowledge. Even more importantly, it was a great way for Outlaws to show support for the cause WLSA was fundraising for--the purchase of rape kits, since in Michigan rape victims have to pay for their own. And on Saturday, I attended an Outlaws women's "dinner where everybody brings something" (I don't quite understand the aversion to the word "potluck," but our host was quite emphatic about that and I'm all about using preferred terminology). The food was good (even though I burned the rolls), the company was good, and it ended early enough to get home and do some homework.

Because despite what my mom thinks (she's not convinced I'm actually attending law school, what with all the talk of friends and bowling and watching Grey's Anatomy), I do spend plenty of my time on academic stuff--today, a study group meeting about the Rule Against Perpetuities, and a ton of land use reading--the former mayor of Grand Rapids is speaking to my class tomorrow and I want to have something intelligent to say during the Q&A period.