Merry Christmas, etc., from Friendswood, Texas!

I went to a local bar last night. It was incredible — like all the Texas stereotypes decided to show up at the same time. My favorite thing was the guy who brought water colors and kept painting women. He also painted a bald guy, and the painter’s wife flashed him as a reward (?) for his consent. This was the result:

Last night was the seventh (!!) annual Chrismukkah celebration in Friendswood.  This year’s theme was Zombie Chrismukkah, and we were pretty evenly divided between zombies and survivors.  There was lots of food, presents, Trivial Pursuit, and old videos, but the highlight of the night was definitely building the gingerbread house.  We had a three-part gingerbread extravaganza, with an area overridden with zombies, a survivors’ fort, and a hybrid forest.  And then we set it all on fire.  Here’s one of the videos.

Great dinner with Mitch, Bobby, and my cousin Joe in New York tonight. Excited to see Rachel and Kibby tomorrow!

Davis brought dark chocolate! I have also learned all about preferred stock. I’d say that’s progress.

Today I found out that I read approximately 6 pages an hour. Or maybe I read like 35 pages an hour but can’t concentrate for more than ten minutes straight. The next few days are going to be fun.

Oh, I made a picture for you. It’s the Harvard JOLT Office, where I’ve lived for most of the day. There is very little candy left in the room.

I have my MacBook Pro back! It had some water damage, but the Apple store made it all better (and even gave me a brand new case). Finals season commence!

Also, I am amazingly done with two papers already. I have a week to learn corporations and work on my note — which will be published in the Harvard Journal of Law & Technology this spring! See, I can act like a real law student sometimes.

My sister convinced my parents to get new puppies over Thanksgiving. Taylor’s new dog is named Hobbes (not pictured) and my parents’ is named Sherlock. He’s kind of adorable.