4.20.2009

Is four twenty really a holiday?

You know for all the internet has done these days, there’s still not a whole lot on it to read. Maybe I’m just jaded. I remember when I first had real internet access, like real high speed shit in the dorms at UCSD, we would be on it for hours, downloading, chatting, emailing, and reading all sorts of shit. Illegal music, newspapers, crazy porn. Now I’m bored after “surfing” for an hour. I guess if we all contribute they’ll be more interesting stuff to absorb. You’d think there’d be a huge demand for writers, yet with the fall of newspapers, there’s not many good ones out there. The news has been so whittled down that the most you get is a few paragraphs. You’d think sites would get traffic if they were simply written well, not just updated constantly, or filled with celebrity side-boop. What happened to developing a fresh take, supported by evidence dug up from sources, that really made you pause, think a little, learn something? Probably too much work.

Anyhow, in other news it’s 8:00 at night and 80 degrees outside. I think we all need to move closer to the beach before it’s too late.

10.30.2008

Momentarily Depressed Baller

Basketball, a sport I love to play. But, it's not been quite the same lately. I'm a competitor. I really need to win. But my current adult league team is so shitty that it's eroding my competitive bones into dust. Then blowing them away, like the young kid who crossed me over last night. Almost resigned to lose when we step on the court. I tell myself I still have fun, getting the sweat on, draining an open J, driving the lane, but somehow it's just not the same. I play better angry. And I just can't mad when we lay down. I had more fun playing AJ mano y mano el otro dia. Brought me back a bit. Friends, yet briefly enemies. The worst thing is to drop a sick pass to a teammate diving the lane who repeatedly fumbles it to the floor. Worse yet is to make that cut yourself, raising your hand, opening your eyes with anticipation, only to have the guy crank up brick that misses so bad you're out of position to capture the carrum.

I'll keep playing. Next time, I'm going to be angry.

6.10.2008

Untitled

I overheard another’s phone conversation the other day (just another unfortunate consequence of the cell phone). It was a friend of mine talking with a friend of hers… I caught it somewhere in the middle and not at all on purpose… but it went like this…

“so I decided I can’t write a book, it’s just too much work. It’s so hard to put together a whole book. I don’t know how anyone could do it. I think I’m more of a poet. It’s so weird how you go through life and then just discover your calling. I really love wrtiting poems.”

I know I quoted that, but it probably wasn’t verbatim, just how my ears and brain now remember it. First impression was, “no shit writing a book is hard.” Second impression, “I hate poetry.”

Not all poetry really, just most of it. And all if it by people who think they are poets. I mean I can appreciate a clever rhyme. But, for the most part, I don’t get poems. I think they’re just shit written by people who can’t write a book, or even a short story for that matter.

Check it…

They ate till they became surfeited,
Inebriated under the silky skies.
Once supposing all sentiments
That float along and pass on by

There, done in about 90 seconds. I want to write a book.

9.21.2007

Word, #, Tune, Pic

Anyone who listens to PMS knows we need a word, number, and song of the day.

Today's word is opine. It is a word often heard in law school, and I just like way it sounds. "Pardon me while I opine on the topic of judicial ripeness."

Todays number is 25. As in the number of points USC is favored over Washington St. I will be attending this game and I hope it's entertaining at least.

Today's song of the day is "Warning Sign" by the Born Jamericans. An underrated reggae group. And easily heard on myspace.

And finally, the photo of the day. Just a Pic that needs to be on the Loadass page. Out.

9.10.2007

Mark Twain

Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.

7.21.2007

A Glimpse of The Loadass Lawyer

Sample Income Tax Law Problem and Answer. Enjoy...

Nonrecognition: Dudley wished to cash in one of his primary investments, a 90 unit apartment building in Reno which was subject to 300K first mortgage, had a 1.5 million FMV and a adjusted basis of 500K. He wants to maximize cash received but minimize gain recognition
a. Little offered to exchange is unencumbered office building with a 1.2 million FMV and a 1.5 million adjusted basis. What results to Dudley?

i. If Dudley were to sell for cash, he would sell for 1.2 million in cash and 0.3 mil. in debt relief.
ii. His A/R would be 1.5 million → Cash plus the debt
iii. His gain realized would be 1 million → AR – Basis
iv. In the exchange, His AR would be 1.5 million → cash plus the debt discharge
v. His gain realized would be 1 million → AR – basis
vi. His gain recognized would be 300K → The lessor of the boot or the gain realized
vii. His basis would be 500K → 500K – 300K + 300K

The final is tuesday, wish me luck... then i'll be free for three weeks. I can't wait

6.26.2007

Bachelor Party


Fishing, shooting, and drinking in June Lake was the shit. More pics to come...

6.11.2007

Blah

So I’m sitting in my room, slightly hung over, not really listening to Stern in the background on the satellite radio, and then on comes the lead singer for Maroon 5 who performs this sick acoustic cover of the Beatles “Don’t Let me Down.” That song always has a crazy effect on me for some reason and this time it really caused like a strange nostalgic introspective mood to overwhelm me. I turned around, leaned back in my chair, and just rode the wave.

5.03.2007

One Down, Two More to Go

First final (property) is done. I was dreaming this stuff all week, now I need to forget it and remember a while bunch of other mumbo jumbo. But, the Prof. in that class was right, at the beginning of the year i had no idea what any of the stuff below meant, now I do. Is it really relevant? Probably not.

CA CIVIL CODE 2856

(a) Any guarantor or other surety, including a guarantor of a note or other obligation secured by real property or an estate for years, may waive any or all of the following:

(1) The guarantor or other surety's rights of subrogation, reimbursement, indemnification, and contribution and any other rights and defenses that are or may become available to the guarantor or other surety by reason of Sections 2787 to 2855, inclusive.

(2) Any rights or defenses the guarantor or other surety may have in respect of his or her obligations as a guarantor or other surety by reason of any election of remedies by the creditor.

(3) Any rights or defenses the guarantor or other surety may have because the principal's note or other obligation is secured by real property or an estate for years. These rights or defenses include, but are not limited to, any rights or defenses that are based upon, directly or indirectly, the application of Section 580a, 580b, 580d, or 726 of the Code of Civil Procedure to the principal's note or other obligation.

(b) A contractual provision that expresses an intent to waive any or all of the rights and defenses described in subdivision (a) shall be effective to waive these rights and defenses without regard to the inclusion of any particular language or phrases in the contract to waive any rights and defenses or any references to statutory provisions or judicial decisions.

(c) Without limiting any rights of the creditor or any guarantor or other surety to use any other language to express an intent to waive any or all of the rights and defenses described in paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a), the following provisions in a contract shall effectively waive all rights and defenses described in paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a):

The guarantor waives all rights and defenses that the guarantor may have because the debtor's debt is secured by real property. This means, among other things: (1) The creditor may collect from the guarantor without first foreclosing on any real or personal property collateral pledged by the debtor. (2) If the creditor forecloses on any real property collateral pledged by the debtor: (A) The amount of the debt may be reduced only by the price for which that collateral is sold at the foreclosure sale, even if the collateral is worth more than the sale price. (B) The creditor may collect from the guarantor even if the creditor, by foreclosing on the real property collateral, has destroyed any right the guarantor may have to collect from the debtor. This is an unconditional and irrevocable waiver of any rights and defenses the guarantor may have because the debtor's debt is secured by real property. These rights and defenses include, but are not limited to, any rights or defenses based upon Section 580a, 580b, 580d, or 726 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

(d) Without limiting any rights of the creditor or any guarantor or other surety to use any other language to express an intent to waive all rights and defenses of the surety by reason of any election of remedies by the creditor, the following provision shall be effective to waive all rights and defenses the guarantor or other surety may have in respect of his or her obligations as a surety by reason of an election of remedies by the creditor:

The guarantor waives all rights and defenses arising out of an election of remedies by the creditor, even though that election of remedies, such as a nonjudicial foreclosure with respect to security for a guaranteed obligation, has destroyed the guarantor's rights of subrogation and reimbursement against the principal by the operation of Section 580d of the Code of Civil Procedure or otherwise.

(e) Subdivisions (b), (c), and (d) shall not apply to a guaranty or other type of suretyship obligation made in respect of a loan secured by a deed of trust or mortgage on a dwelling for not more than four families when the dwelling is occupied, entirely or in part, by the borrower and that loan was in fact used to pay all or part of the purchase price of that dwelling.

(f) The validity of a waiver executed before January 1, 1997, shall be determined by the application of the law that existed on the date that the waiver was executed.

3.15.2007

Write a Letter

When something pisses you off, it sucks to only be able to write a letter. But at least i did, and will mail it tomorrow.

To whom it may concern:

On Friday, March 9, 2007 at 4:00 in the afternoon, my brother and I left Pasadena and headed to Fairfax High School, excited to a great high school basketball match up set to tip off at 7:00. As proud alumni (my brother graduated in 2001, myself in 1997) we follow Pasadena High School sports enthusiastically and attend several games a year including many during this year’s playoff run.

Upon arrival around 4:30 PM, Fairfax officials had yet to even begin ticket sales. We waited patiently and discussed the game with other excited supporters. Even at that time, about a hundred fans were ahead of us. Soon after, the line swelled substantially behind us. No security was present.

Shortly after 5:00, ticket sales began from just one window. We crept slowly towards the front but were assured several times that at least all of us toward the front would get inside. An announcement made around 5:45 stated that ticket sales would stop briefly while people with tickets were allowed to enter. No additional announcements were made. No ticket sales ever resumed. We stood 10 feet from the ticket window.

The foreseeable then ensued. Frustrated people crowded the front. All semblance of a line disappeared. Elderly women were literally pushed aside. No security came and no announcements were made.

It was too late. As 6:45 approached we realized we would not be getting in and fought our way out of the front of the line. By this time hundreds were outside. People still waited patiently at the back of a seemingly endless maze of would be spectators. As we got in the car, a couple asked if we were leaving and if they could park in our spot. We told them not to bother and to leave for their own safety. Only the next day did I read about riot police being called in.

The entire event was a disgrace. Pasadena lost the game, but we were only upset because we would not get to see this unique and talented team again. How this state and city sponsored event could be so unorganized is unexplainable. Playing two teams ranked in the top five in the state in a small high school gym without any security at all is embarrassing and inexcusable. It is extremely lucky no one was injured.

Thank you for your time,

David Kujawa

2.16.2007

New Post??

What do I want to talk about? My life is actually pretty good. Living at home, going to school, and working part time at a job I don’t give a shit about… it’s like the good old days of high school. No worries. Care free. Yet, at the same time I feel maybe I need to grow up. Three years of this? I don’t know about the longevity of the situation. At least I feel I moving toward something. That’s what I like about school I think, moving forward, towards a goal.

Yesterday in class, the Prof. asked some guy, “was there a duty?” The guy responded, “well, technically yes, but I think…” The Prof. yelled back, “technically yes! That’s why you’re in law school, technically yes is yes, we’re learning all those technicalities.” That kinda hit me funny. The Prof. was right. Getting a verdict on a technicality is what it’s all about. I don’t know if it’s “right”, it’s just the way it is. And really, a job is a job, and at least I’ll be paid well when it’s all done.

Other things on the mind… the Lakers are sucking, my bro is drinking too much even for him, I hate serving people, I have hardly any bills, I’m hiking, biking, playing ball whenever I want, I enjoy kicking it with the boys, I need to meet new people, girls remain a quandary, school is a lot of work, my blog blows…

But yeah, I look around, and I like where I’m at. It hasn't always been that way, nor will it continue. As someone said, (online search credits Ben Franklin, boy was he the man?) “content makes poor men rich."

12.21.2006

Four Bored in Dena

What happens when you get us together on a Monday night in Pasadena? Pure fun. We started with schooners of tecate at El Torito then went to the vault to stare at the hot waitresses (where do they live?). Anyhow, I blame pete’s the constant text messaging that he was in Vegas for what happened next…

The old Shakey’s (I miss those mojo potatoes, we used to hang there quite a bit back in high school) has been transformed into an all-nude strip club. Pasadena, the “conservative”, serene, and classy city it is, is up in arms and is rapidly passing city ordinances to shut this place down. Anyhow, we had to check it out. The place was thrown together overnight in an attempt to open before the ordinances were in effect and it looks like it. We walk in and the place is empty. Black sheets covered the walls. A small stage was on one side. Cheap chairs were set up randomly. Shitty music blared, a light system from target bounced colored lights of the ceiling, and a single girl wiggled on stage. It was like we discovered some underground mob club deep in Tijuana. It was depressing, but I couldn’t stop laughing. We stayed for three girls, the last one was stunning (I mean, I couldn’t believe it, she must have been kidnapped from some legitimate Hollywood night club). Anyhow, we were rapidly sobering up, but still wanted to stare at strippers, so we head to the standard “bikini” bar in town that is Pleasures. What happened there is top secret. Obviously our load asses got hammered and spent way too much money.

But, the next day, we all admitted it was the most fun we’ve had in a while. In fact, what are yall doing next Monday? I’m on winter break.

11.20.2006

Mistake of Fact

This was the intro to a chapter in my contracts book... from a Roman Text...

"If vinegar is sold as wine, bronze as gold, lead as silver, is there a sale?... If I think I am buying a virgin slave when she is not, the sale is valid. But if I sell a woman and you think you are buying a boy, since there is a mistake in sex, there is no sale."

Those guys were thinkers.

11.09.2006

Turkey Tussel

The Tussel is tonight, and this video is so tight, I almost skipped school to go to the game. Go Bulldogs!!

10.23.2006

Then and Now

So I was studying in the Hastings Branch Library today and I was struck with a memory flashback type thing. I think I’ve repressed this, but every school day in middle school I walked a little over a mile to this same library and hung out there until my mom got off work and picked me up. I remember how much it sucked at the time. Everyone else would take the bus, or get picked up, or walk home. I had to walk my ass uphill to the library of all places and wait till 6 or later for my mom. Anyhow, who would have thought that 15 years or so later I’d be back there again, reading and doing homework? It’s amazing how little the place has changed; it’s exactly the same, except that it seems way smaller. Maybe I’m over analyzing, but maybe all that time in the library shaped me somewhat into someone who enjoys quiet reading and alone time, and taught me to entertain myself. On the other hand, maybe it just made me a dork. I could go into more psychobabble, but I’m over it. Just be happy I made a new entry.

Oh but, don’t fear, I’m still finding time to party. tom and I bar hopped from chang’s, to the yardhouse, to vive, to red white and blues, to the crown, to red buddah. Good times.

10.04.2006

Let's Learn Property Law

Why go to law school, when you can just listen to the lectures on-line? I’d give you the link, but I’m paranoid about them seeing strange traffic coming from one “load ass blog”. Just follow these directions to my featured lecture (the Prof calls me out the whole time, although I don’t think you can hear me).

Go to www.lls.edu, current students, class web pages (Fa 2006), first year evening property schechter, audio, 9/28/06

I don’t have windows media player, but I think it starts like, “we left off last class with Mr. K***** and I asked him…..

Anyhow, check it out for an inside view (literally) of my life.

9.23.2006

Quick Post at School

I love my new computer and I highly recommend it. It’s the new MacBook Pro and it’s sweet. I’m actually at Loyola Law right now surfing wirelessly in the library after finishing a draft of a memo on promissory etoppel. After a slow start, I got on a roll and I just e-mailed it to the prof. Easy as that. Now I’m off to be a load ass at Bima’s to watch the Trojans. Go SC!

9.18.2006

I Love L.A.


Dodgers
Originally uploaded by NCLee1955.
Go Dodgers! The game last night vs. the Padres was insane. The Dodgers were down four runs and then hit four straight solo homeruns (two off Hoffman). Then the Pads scored in the top of the tenth only to have Nomar hit a two run walk off homer in the bottom half. Dodgers win! Probably the craziest game I've ever seen. Read the play by play on the Dodgers Blog.