Ed Cottrell

  • HolmesPosnerPaperMindNumbMadness

    That was my away message for most of this week. I just turned in my first law school paper, for American Legal Theory. Final tallies: 25 pages 97 footnotes 6,193 words text 3,386 words footnotes 80 hours working time (roughly) 10 pots of coffee (very roughly) 3 Red Bulls 1 all-nighter 1 year off my…

  • I Feel the Waters Rising…

    So, I’m starting to think next year is going to be completely nuts. I’m going to be an officer in three different student groups; I am helping BLSA organize a debate on race and the legal community; I want to remain involved in admissions and related activities; I’m hoping to be on a journal; and…

  • Upgrade to WordPress 2.0

    I upgraded the site (finally) to WordPress 2.0. This should help me manage the spam comments/trackbacks/pingbacks. To give you an idea of the magnitude of the problem, during the first 17 days of this month, I received 316 spam comments (18.6/day). On the 18th, I received 247. On the 19th, 348. On the 20th, 614.…

  • I (still) love my MINI!

    For those who haven’t heard, I left my moonroof partially open during Wednesday’s thunderstorm. I thought I’d closed it, but I was wrong, apparently. Anyway, the sensor for the remote (keyless) entry system shorted out, because it’s in the rearview mirror, which got soaked. So, I drove out to a local dealer, today, expecting to…

  • Ashes and Snow

    Reading CNN.com, this morning, I was introduced to Ashes and Snow, a new exhibition by photographer Gregory Colbert. It is simply stunning. Do yourself a favor and go explore the site, right now.