you can take the girl out of the country...

Well, it has been awhile, but I'm back.


You know you missed me. Don't worry, I'll make it up to you. I have several updates.


First and foremost, I discovered this week that just because I don't live in farming country anymore it doesn't mean that I'll never be stuck behind a tractor again. Of course, I had my handy camera phone to document this momentous occasion. Enjoy.

Sadly, one of the unfortunate things about this particular road Mr. Deere and I were on is that it has a double-white line. You don't have to work in Road Hazards to know that you can't pass a double-white line. I'm lobbying for an exception to that rule. For those of you who don't know the area surrounding this fine specimen of small tractor, the building right in front is the Livingston Building, a.k.a. The Louisiana Department of Justice. Yeah. About one-quarter of a mile before this picture was taken, Mr. Deere and I passed the Louisiana State Capital. Goodbye homesickness.

Secondly, it saddens me to inform you that U-High has not yet implemented their busing program. Traffic is just as bad and the kids are just as wild as ever. In fact, one such juvenile delinquent and I almost had an incident yesterday. Luckily, I was expecting such deviance and stopped just in the nick of time. Darn troublemakers.

Third, LSU painted their prison buses!!! Look:

They look loads better. Now perhaps the self-fulfilling prophecy will be no more.

Oh, this isn't an update, but another picture. I took this one today while in the mall.

I thought Judith would enjoy it.

What else? Hhmm.

I feel like a 1L because it is 6:38 on a Friday night and I am in the law school library. Major difference between me and the girl a couple of tables in front of me (other than status) is I'm updating my neglected blog. She's enraptured with Federal Civil Procedure. Thank goodness I'm not her.

I really dislike that new song by Blake Shelton; something about Hillbilly Bone... maybe... (thanks Ash - yes, there is some sarcasm there too) I think he should go back to songs about Ole Red. Or just leave TRACE ADKINS out of it. You know, that's probably what I dislike most about that song. Trace Adkins. Gross.

I purchased a pretty significant piece of jewelry two weeks ago.

Oh, speaking of jewelry. I went to N.O. last week and bought the most adorable pewter Saints charm. It is a pig with wings. I haven't worn it yet but I'm pretty thrilled about it.

I gave up sweets for Lent. On that note, let me tell you right now that there will be no posting on Easter Sunday. I will be in a sugar coma. Two weeks in and I'm doing okay I think. It is a struggle everyday. I have discovered that I do like unsweet tea. I know what you're thinking - blasphemy. No, don't worry, I have not given up sweet tea forever - I will go back. But I do like unsweet tea too. I thought about including Dr. Pepper in my "sweets fast" but I realized that without Dr. Pepper law school would just be too horrible. No sweets, no Matt, no Dr. Pepper; I just couldn't handle it. Out of the three, Dr. Pepper was the only thing I could actually have and not (1) have to come up with a new Lenten sacrifice or (2) drop out of law school, so that's what I did, kept the Pepper. Trust me, everyone is better off because of it.


And with that, I take my leave.