Basil, get off the internet and go study on your own or with a study group at school, and not in front of the television. Flashcards are not effective study materials unless you run through them with people with whom you can discuss the issues. Running through flashcards with someone who isn't into law isn't going to help you any more than running through them on your own without distractions. Your girlfriend is presumably working full time and deserves to come home and relax on the couch, and she deserves to have your attention when you spend time together. Go in another room (or out of the house) to study, or sit with her and watch t.v.

Law school can be devastating to relationships. Many of your classmates marriages or long-term relationships will break up during law school. If you want your girlfriend to be around to pick you up from the bar exam or to celebrate bar passage with you, you need to respect your time together.

That is the laziest, dumb-ass wasteful thing I've ever heard. Here's a link to an outfit that will sell you compostable, potato-based utensils - 1000 for $85.

http://letsgogreen.biz/pages/utensils/ecoutensils.html

I'm a super happy BECU customer. It was a happy day when we moved our accounts to BECU and kicked Chase to the curb.

The McMenamins bars (Six Arms, Dad Watson's, McMenamins) are pretty kid-friendly, without feeling like you're in an Applebees or that your kid is invading grown-up space. Montlake Ale House has great food - pizza plus regular entrees - and it has a whole play area for kids, but it's beer & wine only. Oddfellows is also a good kid place, if your kid has a more adventurous palate.

Matt, assuming that the collapsed ceiling was caused by a defective condition preventable by the landlord (as opposed to an upstairs neighbor's overflowing bath), I believe your landlord is liable. Here is an excerpt of the applicable law:

RCW 59.18.060

The landlord will at all times during the tenancy keep the premises fit for human habitation, and shall in particular:

(1) Maintain the premises to substantially comply with any applicable code, statute, ordinance, or regulation governing their maintenance or operation, which the legislative body enacting the applicable code, statute, ordinance or regulation could enforce as to the premises rented if such condition substantially endangers or impairs the health or safety of the tenant;

(2) Maintain the roofs, floors, walls, chimneys, fireplaces, foundations, and all other structural components in reasonably good repair so as to be usable and capable of resisting any and all normal forces and loads to which they may be subjected;

Further, under RCW 59.18.230, if your lease or rental agreement contains a term waiving your rights under RCW Chapter 59.18, such waiver is prohibited and unenforceable.

Here's a link to the full chapter:
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=59.18

Whether you can collect or not is another matter, but you may wish to write a letter to your landlord citing the law, and attaching an estimate for repairing the laptop (or a receipt, if you've gone ahead with the repair). Also include any photos, and include the costs of any other damage caused by the collapsed ceiling.

If the letter doesn't work, then you may bring such a claim to small claims court. I believe the damage limit for small claims is $3000 in Washington (this entire answer assumes you are in Washington). The Washington courts' site has a great self-help guide for small claims court. Here's a link:

http://www.courts.wa.gov/newsinfo/resources/?altMenu=smal&fa=newsinfo_jury.scc

Good luck!

Double Rainbow, all-the-way guy.

Dress as a hippy and carry two rainbows with you. Or attach rainbows to your head, like on springs with a hat. Everyone will come up to you and say things like "wow, what does it mean?" which is a good ice-breaker.

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Sea Otter, you are absolutely right. What you're describing is sexual assault (or attempted sexual assault). Drugging someone without their knowledge takes away their ability to consent. Unfortunately, you can't force your friend to bring charges against this guy, or even to recognize his behavior for what it was. So, know that you're right, and keep your friends away from this guy.