2008 was a horribly crappy year and i couldn't have written a better ending than a party where we were overcharged, underserved (as in, told we would get alcohol but we didn't), exposed to disgusting instances of drug and gun use and surrounded by children. oh yeah, and we didn't even get a fucking countdown.

last night we finally went to gallery caberet-- $4 pitchers of leine. courtney got a free purse out of the deal, i scored some artist's propaganda. it was a good start to 2009. 2009 ought to be better than 2008...it would pretty much be impossible to be worse.

lastly, i have learned a good parenting trick-- reverse psychology, unintentional or not. remember this: when your mother laughs at the thought of you attending law school, it really does motivate you to study your ass off for the LSAT.