Five Points

Friday we went to CAPA‘s variety show event at The Five Points. The best performers were the filipino alternative band Striving in Greater Hopes (SiGH) and comedian Eliot Chang.

Food menu:
Silk Road Cafe/The Five Points (satay, small sandwiches, soybeans)
N.Y. Noodletown (dry wonton mein with veggies, Singapore mei fun)

Other people’s videos here:
Misnomer(s) – Korean MC and her violin playing sister

SiGH – cover of Cranberries’ Zombie:

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Milestones

Birthday: P’s mom hit 70 on Tuesday. We took her out to Ping’s Seafood Restaurant on Mott Street. A little pricey, but worth it for the food and the service. Recommended.

Searching: Three men are still feared lost on the face of Mt. Hood. One of them is a part Asian lawyer from Brooklyn that I know. There is still hope for them.

Passing: One of the librarians at work was killed in a tragic accident in Brooklyn Heights on Wednesday. The funeral is in Ohio on Thursday. This is the most horrible thing that could have happened to such a kind person.

Say a prayer, would ya?

Time

Just when we’re trying to write a moot court problem, the Supreme Court has the lowest caseload since 1953. They’re at the point that they don’t have any cases left to hear this year, which means we’ll have to look elsewhere for subject matter.

At the same time, the House under new leadership expands from 3 abbreviated workdays to 5 next term. OK, I understand that they have to spend time at home, but nobody said that they get to work only 100 days a year.

Family man and CNET editor James Kim found deceased in Oregon. Very sad. It wasn’t clear on the digg.com discussion whether he was found alive but passed away soon after, or he was not found in time. Hopefully he knows that his family was saved.