How I Accidently Ruined the Student Government Elections... for EVERYONE

Chicos,

I apologize that it has been over a week since my last post. I had my first test at the University of Buenos Aires on Monday, so I spent all last weekend locked away studying. The test was on National and International Arbitration. It was an oral exam, where the professors have 4 or 5 students at a time come into the classroom, and they just barrage each of us with open-ended questions about all the material we have discussed throughout the course of the semester. Lemme tell you, it was tough. My Spanish is good in that it is no problem for me to attend a dinner party and chat for 3 or 4 hours. I can converse, make jokes, and even make charming, flirtatious remarks to your girlfriend... for hours.... On the other hand, discussing international arbitration and implementing such a specific and technical vocabulary is a real challenge. Anyway, the test went really well. I passed it, and did well enough that I may even be "exempt" from taking the final exam... depending on how well I do on an in-class project next week.

I have also been a little preoccupied and distracted over the past couple days tying up some final loose ends on an expired relationship. There is much more to it than that, but I'm not ready to tell that story. I usually try to put a light-hearted spin on my stories, and maybe even identify a lesson to be learned from my experiences. These feelings are just too new, though.

Instead, I'll tell another story that is a lot of fun. This is the story of how I accidently ruined the Student Government elections at BU Law last year...

Law Prom - Future Attorneys Vomiting and "Poopooing" on the Floor

This past weekend was BU Law hosted its annual "Law Prom". You see, every year law schools across the U.S. have formal/semi-formal parties where all the law students get dressed up and go to a nice hotel banquet/ballroom to dance, drink, etc. Some law schools call this event "Barristers' Ball". BU Law calls it "Law Prom". Sounds fun, huh? A nice evening event with sort of a "prom" theme. It's even cute. Except "prom" isn't actually the theme - its actually just supposed to be a prom. In fact, every year the Student Government chooses an an additional theme for the "law prom". Last year the theme was Kentucky Derby, and there were a lot of seersucker suits, pastels, big hats, etc.

I make fun, but the event is actually really nice and a lot of fun. The Student Government puts a lot of time into planning and does a really great job putting on the event. My ex-girlfriend even came up from Panama last year and attended the Kentucky Derby themed Law Prom. She wore a big Kentucky Derby-style hat, and everyone confirmed to me that she was a really hot little latina. It is true; she was hot and little... exquisite eyes, tanned skin with a perfect complexion... a lean, toned body... little ears you could just nibble at... and her hair smells fantastic. Anyway, I'm getting off topic.

This year, the theme was "Casino Royale". I was not able to attend, because a round trip flight from Argentina would have been a too expensive just to attend a Law Prom. Maybe if the economy was better... Anyway, I was disappointed that