In case any lawyers/law students/devotees of the law persuasion still read this, I figured this piece might peak your interest. Ahh the bar exam. There is no escape.

If so, uh, thanks guys … I think.
(Note to Dad: Do not hit this link.)

It’s been quite a ride to get here, to this point in cyber-reality. I’ll spare you the soppy Grateful Dead-quoting high-school-yearbook blather, but I will say that one of the most rewarding parts of stumbling into this whole blog business has been the people I’ve met along the way. Two of whom happen to have [...]

In an unexpected departure from my mental image (which involved me droning on Ben Stein-style in front of a 3/4 empty classrom complete with snoring teens and cricket sound effects), around fifty people have registered so far for tonight’s class on blogging. While I’ll admit I’m surprised, the sheer numbers mean this could actually be [...]

There’s nothing quite as scrumptious as the juicy neurosis of a brand new job. In an exciting (for me, anyway) turn, I’ve bade a fond farewell to the Huffington Post and taken a new position. And, in the true New York media spirit of assuming that every minute detail about your life is deeply newsworthy, [...]

When I quit my law firm job, I made a silent pact with myself: No matter what happened, no matter how things panned out, I would never say no to an opportunity that came up – even if I had absolutely no clue in hell how to do it once I’d said yes. In the [...]

Things have calmed down a bit, the word is out, and the eliminated pressure to keep secrets feels like a lifted cement block. Sure, there have been consequences (my parents are now anxious about internet stalkers, so as a favor to them please refrain from stalking me if you had any plans to do so) [...]

“So my mom read the blog.”
“Oh boy. And? What did she say?”
“Oh, she said plenty.”
“Are you going to tell me?”
“No, but I’ll give you a mental image. Take all the hate mail, sniping commentary, personal attacks, nasty blog posts and hurtful cracks ever written about me on the internet. Picture all that aggregate fury and [...]

“Hey Mel, what’s up.”
“Hey V, how are you? Good to hear from you.”
“Yeah I figured I’d call to check in, see how everything was going.”
“It’s good thanks. What are you up to?”
“I’m at the office, of course. Be here another 4 or 5 hours probably.”
“Ugh, that sucks, I’m sorry.”
“I have to tell you Mel, I [...]

I received around a hundred emails yesterday, most in response to the day’s post. To those who wrote, know that I read every one of them, and thank you for writing to share your insightful thoughts and incredible stories (all of which I promise not to use in the book). For those who didn’t write, [...]