Can I just say for once and for all that, that the word "gift" is not a verb? In the past five years or so people have started "gifting" each other all kinds of items. Christmas and birthdays are particularly bad for this. But there's really no need to "gift" something to anyone since the appropriate verb associated with the NOUN gift is "give."

Besides, even if you think it makes the present sound all new-agey, you should know that this word has now been co-opted. I even noticed "Gift It!" as a slogan at a Dairy Queen on Fourth. So let's all just quit gifting and get back to giving.

Posted by hilary at 06:10 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | Filed under: Personal; 

I just realised today that in less than a month, I will have written my last law school exam. I will still have a few papers left, but I will never attend another class.

That's very exhilarating on the one hand, especially as the next few years promise to be pretty exciting. I do feel ready to get back into the working world - to have an office, and a real job, and an income (and then of course, there's that whole having a baby thing that should be pretty exciting.)

But at the same time, I really have enjoyed a lot of time in school - the chance to be constantly learning and challenging myself... and yes, the flexibility to sleep until 11 on a week day. I don't take that option very often, but every now and then it comes in handy. And I have made some great friends in law school, and there's something really lovely about all sitting around in the "interaction area" of the school gossiping about classes, classmates, occasionally even professors.

I have to remind myself to make the most of the next few weeks - maybe even attend a Bzzr-Up or two - not that I'll be partaking.

Posted by hilary at 11:34 AM | Permalink | Comments (0) | Filed under: Law School; 

Blixen, 2000-2007
died March 17 after a short battle with feline lymphoma

Posted by hilary at 12:19 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | Filed under: Personal; 

Tech Support: Hello, tech support.

Me: Hi, I'm having trouble logging in to my account.

TS: What's your name?

Me: Hilary Th0ms0n - T-H-0-M-S-0-N

TS: Hm... I can't seem to find you.

Me: Well I know my username if that helps...

TS: What's that?

Me: H-T-H-0-M-S-0-N

TS: Hmm... I still can't find you in here.

Me: Hmm.

[A pause]

TS: Aha! I found it. Seems someone forgot to put a P in your name when they typed it in here.

Me: There is no P in my name

TS: So your name is Thhh-0ms0n?

Me: Sort of.

Posted by hilary at 04:44 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | Filed under: Personal; 

I've been a bad, bad blogger lately. But no apologies since I have had another little site under my sleeve since January... since the cat is now out of the bag, here goes. I admit, there's not a whole lot that's profound there yet, but perhaps soon!

The new website

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