December 2009
9 posts
Flying with perspective
So, my flight on Saturday night out of JFK was delayed 6 hours. We boarded on time, then taxied out of the gate, de-iced, waited in line on the runway to take off, went back to the gate to refuel, taxied out, de-iced, waited in line on the runway again, went back to the gate AGAIN, were told that we needed to wait for a replacement pilot because our current pilot had to clock out because he was going over his allotted time, waited two hours for a new pilot, THEN finally took off. This was by far the worst experience I've had flying (last year, I also flew out in a blizzard, and waited on the tarmac for five hours to take off, which I thought would be the worst possible flying experience). However, today I was reminded that it could have been worse...
Steve: at least you made it and didn't die right?
My beef with Law and Order
So, during study breaks I’ve been watching lots and lots of Law and Order, because its basically the best show ever. The one thing that always bothers me about Law and Order though is that while the detectives are interviewing people about the crimes, they ALWAYS get a phone call that they have to take, or there is somewhere very important that they have to be. If someone you knew was...
WatchFrom now on, whenever people ask me what kind of lawyer I want to be, my answer is “Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer”.