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thursday, september 13

what to say, what to say

There's little, really, to add to all that has been said. We are all expressing the same emotions -- horror, fear, sadness, anger, shock, though at different objects -- violence in general, our perceived enemies, our hypocrisy, potential backlash, the loss of life, generalized evil, war.

Me, I am mostly thankful that my friends and family all seem to be okay. I have been watching the news like crazy.

One touching moment -- this gathered moment of silence we had at the Boston Language Institute, where I'm taking my Japanese language class. People of all ethnicities, nationalities, and faiths gathered together to mourn, pray, and comfort each other.

.: 11:39 AM .:

not related to the events of the week

Just a link to one of the last cases on which I worked. It was a good one.

.: 10:27 AM .:

wednesday, september 12

the events of the day

Everyone is saying something about them. I don't know what to add. Been glued in front of the television most of the day, just watching. Everyone has their fears, everyone has their expectations. Lots of people are taking sides. Me, all I've got is unknowns and uncertainties.

But to add a substantive comment to all of this, the only legally relevant thing that Bush said was ''We will make no distinction between the terrorists who committed these acts and those who harbor them.'' The rest, the rest was all formalisms.

.: 12:33 AM .:

tuesday, september 11

in boston

Hey! I'm in Boston now! (Okay, I already said that in my last post.) Life is good, the Japanese language class is good, being able to walk around is good. Have decided to limit my book purchases only to those that I can give to friends here when I'm done reading with them. Right now, the book of the day is Sunstein's One Case at a Time: Judicial Minimalism on the Supreme Court because, well, I love this stuff. It goes to Andy when I'm done.

I'll be slow about email because my internet connection is not always stable, but hey, at least I'm back in touch with the world again.

.: 2:53 AM .:

sunday, september 9

pathetic

So here I am, in Boston, pretending to be a BU law student so that I can log in at the law library. Very sad.