So it’s been a month. I’m sure you’re all thrilled to finally hear that I didn’t die in a fiery plane crash. In fact, I had a pleasant, if short, trip to Nashville to see my brother graduate and then a lovely week in Vancouver with John to celebrate the last few days before he turned his life over to the Man.

Yes, my fiancé is now working full-time for a huge worldwide (but relatively non-evil, IMO) corporation. It would be tragic if it didn’t pay so damn well. Still, I haven’t seen him much lately. They put him up in a hotel in town for the first week of training and flew him out of state for the second week.

I’ve started my own summer job this past week—an unpaid internship at a place downtown—so that’s kept me busy. The job’s only vaguely related to law, which is fine by me. I’m planning to find a standard summer job clerking at a small firm for the second half of the summer, but I might as well diversify a bit for now, right?

(more…)

I normally don’t have much to say about politics, and today is no different, but I did live-tweet tonight’s State of the Union address (or at least the parts of it for which citizentube’s stream didn’t stall out), so I thought I’d preserve those tweets here for the heck of it. Please to enjoy.

Tuned in just in time to hear “…the President of the United States!” Watching on citizentube. #sotu

Oooh, Supreme Court justices! *fangirl moment* #sotu

What, the little Obamas don’t get to come this year? J.Crew must be so disappointed. #sotu

Ahahahaha, Biden and Pelosi are all matchy-matchy with the lavender and white. Think they called each other last night? #sotu

Hey Nancy, what are you wearing tonight? Oh, probably my lavender suit, Joe, why? Uh, no reason. #sotu

Dude, Obama is live-tweeting his own State of the Union address. Like I always say, vote for the guy who knows magic. #sotu

Does the policewoman sitting next to Michelle Obama have a cane hanging on her wrist? #sotu

Citizentube’s broadcast keeps stopping and starting, sometimes cutting out altogether. Boo. #sotu

How come 5/10 trending topics worldwide are about the SOTU, but when I switch to US, the top 3 are itampon, ipad, and nowthatsghetto? #sotu

The Houston trending topics have no reference to the SOTU at all, even when I refresh the page. Really? #sotu #trendingtopics

Yeah, repeal don’t-ask-don’t-tell! #sotu

“Let’s try common sense!” *silence* #sotu

Do the people of Haiti really chant “USA! USA! USA!” when the Red Cross or whoever pulls someone out of the rubble? #sotu

Wow, surprisingly low production values on the White House staffer panel for citizentube. These kids need a stylist, at least. #sotu

I’m still half-listening to the citizentube post-SotU question-and-answer session, and I have to say that the folks they picked are pretty good on camera and certainly knowledgeable. I guess first impressions aren’t everything. They do look super-young, though—does the White House fire people when they hit 30?