Justin Could Quite Well Take the Midwest By Storm

Let me preface this by saying I have not made anything close to an official decision on where I will be next year. But, needless to say, I really enjoyed Illinois and am giving serious thought to ending up at law school there in the Fall. So let me just say, thanks Michelle and everyone else for making my time there so kickass. Good school, nice town, low cost of living, and good booze for cheap...not to mention a good friend you haven't seen in 3 years. Altogether tremendous.

That was the closest thing you will ever see to a "me" blog from your boy Jus.


Requisite Mention of the Oscars

Well, it is the day after and all...so I have to. Despite the fact that my 4-hour delayed flight from the Chi prevented me from watching all but the Best Picture presentation, I did catch up on who won and who did not. Much respect to Crash and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Sure, Brokeback was a solid film, but it wasn't nearly the movie Crash was (or for that matter, some films not nominated, like Paradise Now and several others). And Hoffman's performance took Capote from good-but-not-great biopic territory to another level. So again, congratulations. But a true highlight for me was 3-6 Mafia winning an Oscar. As a huge hip-hop kid (as you know) and a fan of all things surreal, I was incredibly proud these dudes went home with the gold statue. It's not just that it's a hip-hop record winning...it's that it's among the grimiest groups ever winning one of the most elitist prizes around. These guys make Scarface and Eightball and MJG look like puritans. Again, show them how Memphis bounces..........














Intercepted by warlords,
JC