It's Official

U of S is going JD.

So ... the big question now is ... do I or don't I?

Thoughts?

Answer my poll to the right.

My Poor Blog

It must feel neglected, especially with it's pretty new layout and all. Poor, poor blog.

I've been on the run, lately, which is my usual state of affairs in the summer. We've been travelling on the weekend, and trying to catch up with household affairs during the week. I love summer for this reason. Lots of fun, lots of activity, and lots of happy exhaustion!

Anyhoo - work has been busy as well. The real estate files are piling up with alarming speed, I guess the busy season for buying houses is upon us.

Not much time right now to write, as we're on our way to Calgary, but just wanted to check in. Soon ... I'll sit down and write. Just waiting for a rainy day.

NEW LOOK

I've been wanting to change up the look of the 'ol blog for quite awhile, but didn't have the time to code it myself, and I wasn't really in love with any of the templates that had been available.

Yay for Blogger's new Template Designer. I love it.

May tweak some aspects of it in the days to come, but I'm feeling fresh (and frisky ... but don't tell anyone, hahahahahaha).

Format Changes

I've just discovered Blogger's new Design editor ... watch for a new look for the Blog soon! EXCITING!

Stealth Post

I usually try not to post at work, but I found this link, and thought it worthy of sharing:

Essential Law Library List
Put out by the Alberta Law Society Libraries

Awesome. Must now construct a wish list.

More Copyright Commentary

Richard Stobbe of Brownlee's Intellectual Property Law in Canada Blog
Copyright Reform in Canada

Cameron Hutchison at the U of A Faculty of Law Blog
The Good, the Bad & the Ugly of Bill C-32 The Copyright Modernization Act

Grammar Girl Calls Me Out

The recent post at Grammar Girl: How to Eliminate Adverbs

My frequent offence ... highlighted by the quote from this article below:

Now for a brief list of very, very useless adverbs: the ones often used carelessly as intensifiers. You really should cut these out: “extremely,” “definitely,” “truly,” “very,” and “really.” You can totally use them in dialogue though, especially if your characters are surfers. Otherwise, avoid them mightily.

Now ... to re-write my basic cover letter.

One More Thing to Think About ...

... regardless of whether an office is paperless:

e-records should be treated same as paper
@ SLAW

SCC Rules on Bail Hearings

Supreme Court confirms publication bans on bail hearings
@ the Edmonton Journal

Lawyers’ Ethical Responsibilities Relating to Metadata — Slaw

Lawyers’ Ethical Responsibilities Relating to Metadata — Slaw

Very interesting point, something that we should all keep in mind!

The Long Awaited Copyright Changes

This is the current version, first reading at Parliament was yesterday:
http://www2.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?Docid=4580265&file=4


The Michael Geist Take


CBC News - Technology & Science - Copyright bill would ban breaking digital locks


Will write my take on it all when I get a chance to actually process all of the information.

"Learning the Robes" Poll @ the Precedent

So, after monitoring the poll over at the Precedent, 63 responses later and it looks like most people buy their legal robes at:

DSR Harcourts Limited/Westminster Regalia
Products


I'm wondering, though, if this is mostly due to the Precedent's readership being in Ontario, and these specific Robe Makers being in Toronto?

In fact, all of the options are in Ontario, except for Gaspard, which is in Winnipeg, and which nobody has chosen as an option on the poll.

Hmmmm.

Also, 63 responses isn't that overwhelming.

Looks like I may need to keep looking for information to help me make my decision.

Ummm .....

.... I'd like it to be noted that I'm writing this on my new I-Pad.

Yup, the Hubby bought me one yesterday in celebration of being done CPLED. It was waiting for me when I got home from work last night.

I'd write more, but I'm having too much fun playing with this new toy.

I'm the luckiest.

Makes Me Glad ...

... that I've finally started to text. HA! I'm slowly but surely getting there.

Are Technophobes Negligent? — Slaw



Makes me think of that Rod Blagojevich on Celebrity Apprentice. I don't watch that show, but I caught an episode where he literally didn't know how to use a computer. Yikes.

A Poll That I Want to Monitor

New poll: Learning the robes
@ the Precedent

With bar-calls fast approaching, one question that I have is what to do about robes. While I could borrow robes, I'll eventually need some.

A colleague, who was called to the bar last year, pointed me towards the Gaspard Robe Company which seems to have very reasonable priced gear:

Gaspard Robe Company Legal & Judicial Robes

Most interesting is the Legal Shirt Front, which seems like pure genius! I think I will for SURE have to pick up a couple of those, in the least.

Otherwise, I'll be watching the poll above, see if anything interesting comes up.

The Debate

Weighing the Benefits and Costs of Going Paperless
@ Law Times


I love the idea of immediate access. I also love leafing through hard copies and making my own notations.

Quite the debate.

Now ... The Real Test of my Will Power

It was easy not to buy an i-Pad when they weren't available in Canada, but now I'm in trouble.

iPad-denomium hits Edmonton
@ the Edmonton Journal

I-covet.

A Nice Way to Stay Informed

For everyone that fits somewhere into the geek spectrum:

Taking science public puts trio in big leagues @ the Edmonton Journal

I'm So Excited

(you have to read my title in a sing-song voice à la Amy Poehler)

Tonight we get to go see Henry Rollins for his spoken word tour. Last time I saw the Rollins was in March of 2008, in Saskatoon at a super cool venue.

Here's the re-cap from that show, which outlines all of my previous Rollins encounters:
http://lisahutch.blogspot.com/2008/03/last-night-rollins.html

So ... this will be my 4th time seeing him do Spoken Word, and I can't wait. I also can't wait to get another sweet t-shirt, just so I can be super hardcore! We bought great seats on presale, and this time we're at the Winspear centre in Edmonton (http://www.winspearcentre.com/all-events/2010-11-events/henry-rollins/).

Can't wait. Will let you know how this time compares. Will have to remember to caffeine-up just prior, though. 10:30 has been my bed-time lately - hee!

I Can't Believe I'm Older Than Pac-Man

Not by much, mind you.


Celebrating Pac-Mans 30th B-Day with Google:
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/05/celebrating-pac-mans-30th-birthday.html