I AM MEETING THE BRAND NEW HEAVIES AND MACY GRAY!

Nothing ambiguous about the headline! My childhood dream is coming true (no pun intended -- name of one of their older tracks).

I won two tickets to their concert, two t-shirts, AND backstage passes after the concert baby!!!!! The best part is, I get to bring a friend and choose a city -- and it won't be New York! I think I'm going to choose the Atlantic City concert. Sweet sweet!!

The Brand New Heavies. Along with Jamiroquai, they have been (at least for me) the pioneers of the acid jazz movement in the 90's. I've been listening to them since I was a teen. This is ridiculous. I'm going crazy!!!!!

The Unexplainable Jason Bourne Trilogy

I cannot explain to you why I believe the Bourne Trilogy is one of the finest made suspense action series of movies that I have ever watched. I can, however, explain to you why truth and reconciliation committees worked for South Africa but would not work in certain South American countries, the policies behind allowing certain exceptions to hearsay when attempting to admit evidence in trial, or why 4 over 5 chords work better than straight up transitional 5s in not just contemporary and jazz, but R&B and even rock music (nerd statements under slight inebriation).

Of course, I digress. I believe the Bourne Ultimatum was the best of the three and that Matt Damon has really made a name for himself through this fine piece of cinematic art.

Enjoy: http://www.thebourneultimatum.com/

Celebrate Good Times

I can't say that I have ever spent my birthday the way I did (and currently am doing) today. All I can say is that I had a nice dinner at home after a few hours at a random bar drinking Heineken and shots of Patron, and now I am munching on white fudge covered pretzels.

Tonight, I watch some baseball, read a book and will wish for the best (or the better) this coming year. Good times.

Legit

A few weeks ago, I was sworn in and took an oath to "uphold the Constitution of the United States." It was really awesome to say the least. Around 70 of us -- all dressed up in formal "lawyer" attire -- stood in front of 5 judges in the Supreme Court of New York, and took the oath that would formally make us members of the legal profession. Then we signed a cool scroll to confirm our membership. Good thing a buddy of mine from law school showed up so I didn't seem like too much of a loner lost in the crowd of lawyerly lawyers. Oh, and my parents were there too taking pictures like crazy.

So there you go. After 6 years (1 year of law school abroad, 1 year applying to law school in the US, 3 years of law school in Boston, and 1 year of waiting for the Bar results), I'm legit.