Four-for-one

K, so I don't write very often. To make up for it, I'm writing four posts in one:

1) Interview requests are now being processed, but I already found out that I won four lottery interviews. That means I bid enough points to get those interviews automatically, regardless of whether the employer wants me or not. Hey, I've got at least four!

2) First round of class selection ended today. I've got three great classes for first semester, and two great classes for spring. There's another couple rounds of class selection left, but I'm very happy with the ones I've got so far. Rock on.

3) I've got a monthly column now on the CASA website. If you care about how to plan a summer tour, read my first article.

4) I've been selected to co-host and produce a podcast of all original a cappella music. It's more fun than I even expected! If you're interested, or even just want to mock my radio voice, give it a listen (I'm on episode 2).

Cream of the crop

The law review has just announced its membership decisions. Congratulations to Rich G, Jason S, Ryan F, Jason A, and a batch of other smart folks.

Cool

The UT-based International Children's Choir has been selected to represent the United States in the World Choir Games, an olympic-like tournament for choirs. This year's Games will be held Xiamen, China. Because they've been asked to sing music that represents the religion of their area, they will be performing a few LDS hymns: "The Spirit of God," "Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise," and "A Child's Prayer." The last one will be sung in various languages. For more info on the story, check here.

ID4

GREAT weekend. Nice to have time off work, spend time with family, catch up on some things... On the 4th, we went to Kaysville in the morning to see my nephew Josh in the parade. Half of the parade was normal and nice, and the other half was a huge water fight. Which I wasn't looking forward to at first, but by the time that part of the parade came, it was really hot, and really nice to get doused by the hoses. And watching 8,000 children go nuts is pretty fun. That night we went back up to Kaysville for a fun BBQ with family, then over to the park to watch some of the best fireworks I've seen in years. What a great holiday!

ghmmmmm

Grades are up. Yeah, hopefully I can *write* on to law review...

Disassociate

This is a pretty funny site. I don't have similar feelings about where I work, but still it's funny.

Chuggin' along...

Internship is going well. Employment defense, personal injury, corporate, you name it. I'm learning a TON and really enjoying myself.

That is all.

My first day!

I had a spectacular day at work today. My first day at my first legal job! I was greeted kindly at the door, directed to my own office, introduced to everyone, and given my first assignment. I spent the day researching. It sounds boring, but it was really fun - I got so into it, I didn't realize it was 2:00pm already, when they took me out to lunch. The people were all really nice to me, and it seriously rocked. I'm sure there will be some tougher, less exciting days ahead, but at least today was great!

In other news, I'm official: check me out in the middle of this page.

welcome to utah

Rosie and I made it to UT on Wednesday afternoon. It was a long trip, but we broke it up with some really fun (though short) visits with family. We're just about unpacked.

Saw DaVinci Code last night. It was well done, but not as good as the book. The movie felt a little rushed. If you hadn't read the book, the movie might be a bit hard to understand. But I still liked it.

Start work this Monday.

Woohooo!

Ding! I'm done!

When I walked out of my last final today, I actually felt giddy. It sounds silly, but I had a smile on my face, and I didn't even mean to. And everyone around me did too. It was such a relief! It's cool that summer's here, and it's job time, and all that good stuff, but just having the pressure of finals off your back really puts you in a good mood. No more studying, no more grade curves, no more heavy books, no more cramming 'til 4am... at least for a few months.

Rosa and I leave tomorrow. Goodbye, amigos! Goodbye, Charlottesville! See you soon...

3/4

Took Corporate Finance today, felt good about it. I'm not sure how much I'll ever need to use corporate finance and accounting, but at least now I finally understand my dad's and my brother's jokes. Those guys are pretty funny.

bōrd

Board. I received a nice phone call today from Deke Sharon, founder and current president of the Contemporary Acappella Society (CASA). They took a vote today, and unanimously voted me in as a member of the society's Board of Directors. This means that in addition to my current duties as a head of one of their programs, I'll also participate in their monthly board meetings online, and their annual board retreat in the SF Bay Area. Sweet.

Bored. I'm studying bond valuation right now. Exciting.

Board. Since it's a lovely, sunny day in Charlottesville, I put on some old shorts, and it turns out they have a hint of sunblock smell on them. I keep getting a whiff every few minutes, and it reminds me of my family's annual summer vacations to the beach at Pajaro Dunes in Monterey Bay. Mmmm.

¡Feliz Cinco de Mayo!

First of all, happy five of may.

Second, congratulations to the Ormsbys for the birth of a reportedly beautiful, healthy baby boy. Tyler Jeffrey Ormsby was born yesterday. Even though he was a few days early, he came in at a hearty 8 lbs 10 oz and just over 21 inches long. Big boy for a little mommy. I hear both are doing well. Congrats to them! And good luck to Matt, who still has two finals left! As I write this, he's sitting in the hospital reading his Criminal Adjudication textbook.

While we're on the subject of babies, Aubrey Anna Scott is growing well and is as beautiful as ever. For like a zillion pictures of her, visit this blog.

Lastly, congratulations to me for being halfway done with finals. I knocked out Constitutional Law on Wednesday and Mass Torts today. Now I'm studying corporate finance, and feeling pretty good about choosing law school over MBA school. :-)

One short week from now, we'll be leaving Charlottesville. I can't believe it! I'm gonna miss my friends here and our funny little apartment. But I'm looking forward to a fun summer with a great firm and cool roommates.

Okay, back to net present value calculations...

my favorite poem

roses are red,
violets are blue,
some poems rhyme,
but this one doesn't.

Vocal Point crowned World Champs!

After three wins of the ICCA West Region, Vocal Point finally got to go to New York, and they won!!!!! Way to go, boys!

What a trip! Rosa and I got to spend the weekend in New York, eating at some spectacular restaurants, watching the International Championship of High School A Cappella finals, visiting the Empire State Building, walking through Central Park, doing some classic NY shopping, seeing some of the big name law NY firms, and watching Vocal Point win the international title! Their set was fantastic; they were totally on. They even won the award for Most Outstanding Choreography. Words can't describe with a thrilling climax it was to see my boys in blue shirts and ties up on that stage accepting that 1st Place award. The two rows of alumni, friends, and family went nuts when they announced their win. When they were asked to sing an encore, they sang the hymn "It is Well." Perfect!

The after party at T.G.I. Friday's was a blast, and I got to sing with my boys again! So fun!

Done with classes!

My 1L year is not yet finished, but with the close of my property book, my last class has ended. No more classes! Now I hit the rough road of finals, which is about two weeks in length, but feels like it's miles long. Constitutional Law, Mass Torts, Corporate Finance, and Property... wish me luck!

Happy First Anniversary!

To celebrate our first trip around the sun, Rosie and I went out last night for a nice Italian dinner and some killer gelato. She can't get enough of either of those (she's half-Italian, after all).



Then we headed out to the lovely Virginia countryside to a little bed and breakfast called South River Country Inn. The place is adorable, and everything was ready for us when we arrived - the flowers I had requested, along with a welcoming note from the owners, Judy and Cliff.






Morning brought us an amazing country view and Judy's famous breakfast, including homemade sausage! This is the kind of place you could sit out on the porch all day and drink lemonade. It was a lovely little excursion. We got back to Charlottesville in time to put the beef stroganoff in the slow cooker (Rosa's half-Hungarian, after all), for a great ending to a lovely weekend.


I think Rosa put it best when she said, "It's been a year and we're still Daryl."

Happy anniversary, Rosie!

Happy Easter!

The Easter Bunny came! He brought us Easter baskets with lots of yummy candy and even a couple toys. Greg & Michelle hid our baskets somewhere in our house, and we hid their baskets; luckily, we each found our own. After a delicious brunch with all our neighbors, we had a couple of egg hunts and a nice messy egg toss. Rosa and I sang in Church, as did my little choir. A fantastic Easter all around!

I'm too young to dye

We got together with Greg and Michelle this morning for some egg-cellent fun. Our fingers are still multi-colored.

Behold our creations!

Good day

Friday was nice to me.

I was selected to be a Peer Advisor next year, which means I'll be one of a few upperclassmen assigned to work with a group of 30 or so incoming students. There were a lot more applicants than usual this year, so it's quite an honor. I'll be back in the fall for new student orientation, and I'll help those new 1Ls get adjusted to life at UVA law. I'm looking forward to it!

We had a fun group of friends over for an evening of making sundaes (mmmmmm) and watching Brian Regan. What could be better?