Finally finished with exams and I'm about to get on a plane for Hong Kong.  I've had an exhausting last month and I'm looking forward to getting pampered and putting some weight back on.  Hope everyone has a safe and happy x'mas and New Years.  2007 here we come!  The big 2-5 and law school graduation is right around the corner.  Time flies doesn't it?  Anyhow, take care everybody.

An email my professor sent us:

The following is an actual question given on a final exam.  The answer by one student was so "profound" that the professor shared it with colleagues via the Internet, which is why we now have the pleasure of enjoying it as well.

 Question: Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat) or endothermic (absorbs heat)?

 Most of the students wrote proofs of their beliefs using Boyle's Law that gas cools when it expands and heats when it is compressed or some variant.

 One student, however, wrote the following:

 First, we need to know how the mass of Hell is changing in time. So we need to know the rate at which souls are moving into Hell and the rate at which they are leaving. I think that we can safely assume that once a soul gets to Hell, it will not leave. Therefore, no souls are leaving. As for how many souls are entering Hell, let's look at the different religions that exist in the world today. Most of these religions state that, if you are not a member of their religion, you will go to Hell.

 Since there is more than one of these religions and since people do not belong to more than one religion, we can project that all souls go to Hell. With birth and death rates as they are, we can expect the number of souls in Hell to increase exponentially. Now, we look at the rate of change of the volume in Hell. Because Boyle's Law states that in order for the temperature and pressure in Hell to stay constant, the volume of Hell must expand proportionately as souls are added.

 This gives two possibilities:

> 1. If Hell is expanding at a slower rate than the rate at which souls enter Hell then the temperature and pressure in Hell will increase until all Hell breaks loose.

> 2. If Hell is expanding at a rate faster than the increase of souls in Hell, then the temperature and pressure will drop until Hell freezes over.

 So which is it?

 If we accept the postulate given to me by Sandra during my freshman year, that "it will be a cold day in Hell before I sleep with you," and take into account the fact that I slept with her last night, then number 2 must be true, and thus I am sure that Hell is endothermic and has already frozen over.

 The corollary of this theory is that since Hell has frozen over, it follows that it is not accepting any more souls and is extinct...leaving only Heaven, thereby proving the existence of a divine being - which explains why, last night, Sandra kept shouting "Oh my God."


 THIS STUDENT RECEIVED THE ONLY "A"

I miss the days when everyone posted interesting and thoughtful entries, including myself.  Calling on everyone reading this, please grace me with some interesting stories or updates to get me through my routine classes.  Don't kid yourselves, we ain't too old or too busy for a little daily journal writing, come on!

Anyways, my trip back to AA was a blast.  24/7 binge drinking and eating, seeing dozens of old faces, having gracious hosts - an overall uplifting weekend.  Hopefully, I can relive that in the NYC when Michigan beats OSU on Nov. 18th.  With that behind, I've been completely motivated in classes, studying, and taking my first exam of the year for my finance course tomorrow.  I miss having midterms since law school classes depend 100% on a final, and I don't have to interpret trite, old men English. 

I'm also beginning to appreciate Boston a little more. Although I still have a distaste for trashy sports bars and pothole ridden roads, there's nothing like a New England fall, where there's plenty of clean air and greenery changing colors.  Only problem is that my furnace is out of commission so I've been freezing my ass off in the mornings.  Also, surprisingly, there are a number of fellow wolverines out here, so reveling in our victories is no longer a 1 person parade in my living room with a wolverine mask on.

Even though it's only Halloween, I'm already eager for X'mas to come around.  My favorite holiday of the year.  As usual, I'll be headin back to Hong Kong - with possible side trips to Beijing and Shanghai.  A lot of it will be for networking and job hunting.  Regardless, next year, I'll go wherever the wind blows.  Hopefully, the wind blows to the west coast or the far east.

On an end note, I've finally bowled a 200+ game.  ROck on!

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