No kidding.  The first domestic hamsters were bred by a zoology professor at the University of Jerusalem in the 1930's.  All Golden Hamsters (a.k.a. Syrian Hamsters) in Europe are descended from the initial batch found by this professor in the Syrian desert.
Check it out:  Golden Hamster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Live Action Mario Gordon College

This is the best thing since the Live Action Simpsons!

A group of Canadian musicians recently released a statement saying they support file sharing: www.musiccreators.ca

Then I found a website of a guy who was sued by the MPAA (like the RIAA) for file sharing, but is insisting on taking the case to trial. This frightens the MPAA because they've never had a case actually go to trial. If they lose, they won't be able to sue small children any more. Then how will they make money?

All this got me thinking about file sharing and how I recently swore it off because I want to be an ethical lawyer. I'm not saying I'm about to start violating the law, but it's gotten me to thinking about it. I already think it's acceptable as a philosophical issue. For those of you who haven't had the honor yet, here's my file sharing rant:

If you're reading this, you probably already know how I feel about the SM DA.  So it won't be much of a surprise to you to discover that I am SO RELIEVED IT'S OVER.  They gave me a nice sendoff, but I kinda felt like the DDA's were being polite and most of them didn't really give a shit, or they were glad I was leaving.  It's hard to tell when no one is open or honest.

Three pieces of awesome news.  Also, I visited my sister in Davis today and had an awesome time with her.  Love ya, Sarah!
Awesome piece of news #1: Curtis is coming to town
My apartment-mate from undergrad, Curtis, is moving to SF.  Not only that, but he's moving a couple blocks from me.  The street is named Beulah, and we got into a conversation about how to pronounce it.  I instinctively pronounced it "B'oolah."  Curtis' new landlady said it should be pronounced "Byoolah."  Here's the actual deal: