That’s it. I’m dropping out. Today’s day was interrupted by a wholly pointless meeting with our department chair. Working backwards through the story, I wish he had just returned my email suggesting the meeting with a “yep, you’re screwed, no need to meet.” Or that he had returned my first email with a “yep, you’re…
It’s round two of Hack Library School Day in the Life. And what a week it promises to be. But first, my crazy fish: That’s Dagger. Nose-down in his plant. Now, back to relevant stuff. Today is Monday, which means class after work. Which means a very long day. Today I managed to get up…
As I noted earlier, it really isn’t necessary for the District’s laws to refer repeatedly to the “Mayor of the District of Columbia.” Really, “Mayor” is just fine. And if you weren’t sure, we even have a law that says so. But if you insist on using the full title in every freaking paragraph of…
I’m still reading Wolf Hall, but my library is now open on Sundays! and with concern that the federal government shutdown will continue beyond the point at which the District can remain open, I took a break from working on my independent study on Sunday as I figured I should get to the library, pronto.…
This semester I am doing an independent study, tentatively entitled “The dual challenges of online legal publication: hackability vs. authenticability.” I’ve committed to submitting the literature review section of my paper to my advisor by Tuesday. (Or ON Tuesday?) Consequently, I’m beginning the literature review section today. (Kidding. I’ve been working on research since the…
“not less than 48 hours or 2 business days, whichever is greater”* Let’s see here. 48 hours is two days. There’s no getting around that one. Two business days might be longer if there’s a weekend or a holiday (or a government shutdown?). 48 hours will never be longer than two days. So why not…
Sometime around late February last year, I saw a tweet that referred to “HLS.” You all know that I went to Harvard Law School, right? I mean, I don’t tend to boast about it, but I did, and I’m sure it’s opened doors to me, and so when I see the abbreviation HLS it catches…
It’s time for another installment of “random things Becky discovered while reading laws much more closely than anyone ever should.” Today we have the Water Pollution Control Act of 1984, effective March 16, 1985 (D.C. Law 5-188; D.C. Official Code 8-103.01 et seq.). Section 2, definitions. Paragraph (1), “Act.” I quote: “For the purposes of…