I'm sick with some sort of cold or flu thing. It stinks. Don't worry, Mom and Dad, I have a med student taking care of me! He brings Cold-Eeze, soups and Chinese take-out.

No, nothing new with my uneventful and rather boring life. Last week I overheard a group of law students say that every time they try to catch up with non-law-school friends, they keep realizing how nothing new happens in their own lives and that they're really boring freaks. Yep, that's me.

I have a final on Monday morning and another on Tues morning. Then I need to turn another draft of my Comment in by Friday.

A bright spot in all this is that at least I can look forward to the Wed 12:01 am screening of LOTR: The Return of the King! (Go to the www.lordoftherings.net site for the trailer, multimedia stuff and overall general coolness.)

If Frodo can battle the forces of Mordor and prevent the evil Sauron from dominating all of MiddleEarth by destroying the Ring - surely even I can handle a couple finals, writing, sickness and stress. Otherwise, what am I good for?!?!