Month: October 2006

Interesting article on Barack Obama on Slate. The coverage on his (maybe) presidential intentions – well, I’m a fan of his, but I’m on the fence of whether he’s to pursue the presidency in 2008 or not, but the article makes the pro argument fairly well (while still taking into account realities). Got the new Obama book, so looking to read it soon – from what I can tell, not quite the poignancy of the first book, but it (more importantly) still has his voice.

Game 5 of the World Series… sorry, Detroit.  St. Louis Cardinals are Champions.  Darn.

I’m really getting into YouTube – watching these various clips or videos.  Prof. Tim Wu explains on Slate that YouTube’s pretty legal.  Not completely, but pretty much so.
The amusing Direct TV ad with William Shatner as Captain Kirk inserted in a clip from (apparently Star Trek VI, not clear) which movie – praising that Starfleet installed the crystal clear picture… Actually, Shatner looks really odd due to either age or the walking in front of a blue screen to make the ad. But, what I really loved – the theme song (the one from the movies/Next Generation) – the majesty of the tune just makes the Trekkie in me swell with pride and hum along. Ah, 40 years of Trek indeed! Almost made me want to get DirecTV – almost!

Saturday judged three rounds of moot court. If you’re really into it, judging can be as draining as being up there as a moot court competitor. I didn’t judge the team from our school but they managed to advance to the nationals. The two members of the team work well together, complementing each other.

On the Amazing Race, the chivalrous Korean Cho Bros are putting the best foot forward for Asian American racers with their good karma, singlehandedly helping 3 teams while catapulting from last place to fifth. The only question – what is up with their t-shirts? The Kuwait episode has to be one of the best editions of the race – hard puzzles in foreign languages, lots of driving around – think about this one for Emmy number five.

That was a nice “How I Met Your Mother” episode on CBS tonight – Lily realizes that her dream job was what she had in the first place: her old job as kindergarten teacher; Ted achieves his dream to become the Youngest Architect in Charge of a Skyscraper Project (Probably), after standing up to his jerk boss; and Marshall gets a B+ in his constitutional law class – after Barney slept with Marshall’s professor (played by Jane Seymour, the ex-Medicine Woman) and achieved — well, you can guess what Barney achieved.

Bill Gates, Sr., on public service law.  Heck, I didn’t even know that Gates, Sr., was a lawyer.  Cool.

The passing of Jane Wyatt, best known to the mass audience at the mother in “Father Knows Best” – but best known to us Trekkies as Spock’s mom, the human Amanda Grayson who married the Vulcan Ambassador Sarek (and somehow put up with her husband and her son’s logical feuds).  Check out the link from Star Trek’s official website – there’s the clip where Jane Wyatt as Amanda slaps Spock for refusing to help the sick Sarek – the two actors at their best in character defining moments (the whole Spock internal conflict of his dual heritage; his mother’s commitment and love to the love of her life, even if it means overcoming serious motherly love).