Quantcast
Channel: Charles is my middle name.
Browsing latest articles
Browse All 25 View Live

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Craig Jessop Resigns!

Mormon Tabernacle Choir Director Craig Jessop suddenly resigned last night. I am totally and utterly shocked. He just took over in 1999! The Deseret News has a good report:"Mormon Tabernacle Choir...

View Article



Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Noteworthy News Nod

A nice little piece in the Deseret News, published yesterday, about the group I helped found back in 2004:"Tight harmonies and a preponderance of vocal percussion mark the performances of Noteworthy, a...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

How cool is this?!

This is my new favorite product. When I move to New York and have virtually no closet space, I've gotta get me one of these.Rakku makes some beautiful products. Check them out here.

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

My debut on NBC Sports

I never thought I'd be interviewed extensively by a writer for a major sports website. Dork as I am, the article is about collegiate a cappella competitions. For those who don't know, these...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Busy weekend

A couple weekends ago, I had a whirlwind of a time up in Northern Virginia. I attended the East Coast A cappella Summit, full of the best pro groups and music experts around. I got to attend a bunch of...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Big Day

Spring is here! Woohoo![editor's note: Okay, it's also my birthday.]

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Law Firms Rank UVA #4 in Nation

The publication Vault, highly influential in the world of law firm rankings, has just published its first set of law school rankings. They surveyed a huge batch of large law firms, asking them which...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Happy Easter!

... or as Rosa said this week, HOPPY Easter. So gross.This past weekend was Easter, of course, and it turned out to be a very nice one for me. The morning started out with a surprise Easter basket on...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

No foolin'

I don't really have anything to write about, but I thought it would be cool to have a post on April Fool's Day with that title.

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

My car

I'm sitting here in the Toyota service center waiting for my Highlander to have its 75,000-mile checkup. This seemingly mundane moment actually brings a set of mixed feelings for me.A gift from my...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

A few laughs

From Jay Leno's monologue Monday night:"Vanilla Ice was arrested and charged with shoving his wife; and like most people, the police had none of his records."I'm sorry, but I thought that was just...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Church choir

So true. Which one are you?Hat tip: Church Times via A Cappella News.

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Good Samaritan Robbed

This morning I saw a story on the Today show that just broke my heart.A young ROTC man walks out of a store, strikes up a conversation with a homeless man, and then hands him some spare change. Moments...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Lousy Charlottesville

ENORMOUS cricket in my sink right now. The kind that would make Rosa freak out for days. Just standing there next to my soaking dishes (not that I ever leave dishes in the sink, Mom). This is the...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Check me out

118 wordsSpeedtest

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

An addendum

Okay, I must confess that I've re-taken the typing test several times now and every time my score has been lower than 118 wpm. So I guess I'm a bit of a phony. But the 118 was legit when I got it; I...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

I'm trying to be patient

FOUR MONTHS AGOI pull up to the Taco Bell intercom.Me: I'd like two tacos and a bean burrito with no onions.Intercom Voice: FSNRPHRIPHNRANRPHSNARNMe: Okay thanks.I pull around to the window.Me: Did you...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Yay for May

This is my final finals season. I take my final final exam tomorrow. Finally!I promise I will post more soon. Right now I owe every second of my day to corporations.After this, I have a busy month....

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

My head's in the guillotine

I'm about to take my corporations exam. I've got my computer all set up, my exam document open and ready to type, my casebook, my supplement readings, my backup flash drive, my in-case-it's-freezing...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

I'm in the clear

I'm not really sure what I wrote on that corporations exam - it's kind of a blur. But I answered all the questions, and I wrote legalish stuff, so I'm hopeful that I did well enough to pass. That's...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Reformat

I'm sitting in the law school library computer lab while my computer is being fixed by our fabulous ITC staff. PS why are there so many people in the library right now? Looks like mostly law review...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Prepping for Graduation

Our family and friends are on their way. The law school is waiting...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

I'm a juris doctor.

I did it! I graduated! They handed me the diploma, and I put it in the frame, and it's on its way to a storage locker in Connecticut for the summer along with all my other belongings.Having my parents...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Gas prices

No doubt we've all seen lots of jokes about the skyrocketing price of fuel. These are a few of my favorites:

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Dear faithful readers...

I can't believe how much my life has changed in 2008! I'm now in New York City, about to start a new job, plant new roots. For those who are interested, I do have a new address and a new phone...

View Article

Browsing latest articles
Browse All 25 View Live




Latest Images