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I passed the MPRE! I hope everyone else who took the November exam woke up to such pleasant news.

In more sobering developments, what a heartbreaking resolution to the search for CNET's James Kim and his family.

eta: President of the D-Backs, Derrick Hall, in a chat on the team's web-site yesterday ~

rereit: What happened with the rumored Mark Mulder deal?
Hall: Our staff is still considering. As you know, this is a player with a medical history, so all of the necessary due diligence needs to take place.

And since everyone knows front office people NEVER RARELY give fans a straight and honest answer to a simple question, I am only more convinced the problem is that the D-Backs won't guarantee anywhere near what Mark's people want to see in a deal without incentives. Yes. And this story from Tuesday talks about the hurdles created by their stupid policy of not wanting to pay people. Except it's a good policy from where I'm sitting, because I don't want to see him sign with Arizona. So. You know. Keep shooting yourselves in the foot, guys.

And I am not talking about Mark Mulder any more this week.

study break #34: "I just want God to show me what He really is."

Off to College Alone, Shadowed by Mental Illness. (bugmenot, if you need a login). Nothing particularly earthshattering in that piece, but what the halibut. Particular focus on bipolar kids, but if you've got an f-list on Livejournal with more than 10 people on it, a lot of that article probably sounds familiar. Or maybe I just run in certain circles? ^_~ At any rate, it's the most emailed story of the day so far, which says something.

The minor controversy over Ian McEwan being accused of plagarism has led to some prominent writers coming out to voice their support of him. Interesting piece on that here:

In the statements the authors cheerfully admitted to plundering other work — historical writing, autobiography, primary-source documents, other novels — for their own books, and said that such research was the lifeblood of any novel that depended on period detail.

Heh. That 'cheerfully admitted' kills me.

Republic of Tea's holiday Winter Fruit Blend, you have been judged and found lacking. Especially irksome because I asked for a small pot of tea and got a large >:[

The girl a table behind me isn't feeling God when she goes to worship services. She doesn't know if it's because the worship services have it all wrong, or if she does. Heady stuff, Pip. Don't you have exams next week?

eta: and now the one girl is expressing her inner conflict over the church's teachings on homosexuals because she's never really had any homosexual friends but the few homosexuals she knows now are "just...really nice." And she likes being with them because there's "no judgment" and she doesn't understand that if homosexuals are such horrible people, why she should feel so good when she's around them. And a friend of hers has reminded her she's to love the sinner and hate the sin, but she just thinks that's kinda patronizing. Aw. Undergrads.

And thank goodness, they're leaving, because I was never gonna get any work done. It was like having a deleted scene from Waking Life acted out in front of me. Well, behind me. As I eavesdrop on it. But you know what I mean.

edit 2: I kinda love when really old dudes refer to their wives as "my bride."

Let your Jorge/Andy loving hearts be warmed

Reports all over have the Yanks and Pettitte coming to terms on a deal worth 16 million for 2007, and giving him a player option for 2008. (Chronicle's story here.)