I was preparing a post on caregiving and Texas health care, but the State of the Union sounds like so much more fun.

I hate SOTU's. The last one I listened to was during GW Bush's term, and his accent alone was enough to send me running.

I'm listening today because I want to hear what Obama has to say on immigration. It probably won't be anything new from what I've heard, but it will be interesting to hear. And watch how members react to the President's comments.

So, I'll be updating this post with my reaction. Catch me on twitter to @lekiare.

update: The SOTU isn't over yet, but I've found myself yawning.

The only thing that irks me is the President's comments on sending eligible immigrants to the back of the line before they can qualify for status. Well why not fix the actual line? Wait times for citizen siblings petitioning their immigrant siblings is over 15 years. The priority date is '96, but the line only advances a week per month. So in reality that line is like a 100 yrs.

Fix the lines!

As Oscar time nears, a few of the nominated short films have begun to pop-up online. The Paperman from Disney, originally screened in front of "Wreck it Ralph."

This film is so cute. I dare you not to tear up.

So I'm checking the stats on my dashboard and I notice someone has made a search on my blog for "submissive husband, mother piss." Really? Why here? How entirely bizarre.

I sincerely hope they got what they were looking for. ::cough, cough::

Our office is moving.

We're leaving an asbestos filled building for a much smaller one, probably just as old. I actually started to wonder if I would get claustrophobic. My office will be that small. Half the size of my current one, minus the creepy crawlies. At least I hope that's the case.

We spent the day packing and working on cases of course. My whole workspace fits in 5 tiny boxes, sans the desk and the laptop. I'll be getting a different desk there, and a window I can actually gaze out of. This info comes of course from word of mouth.

I have yet to see the new place. I'll get to go on Thursday. Hopefully, I'll fit.

I was served today.

The man wouldn't hand the court documents to my provider. No, they were personally delivered.

I was expecting. I knew it was coming, but it was so surreal.

I know about the process, the procedure behind filing a lawsuit. It was drilled into me in law school and through bar study (of which I still have tons of useless facts tumbling through my head). I've seen it dramatically done on tv.

It's not the same. There's no screaming, no hissy fit. Just this sinking feeling in my stomach reminding me that it's kind of serious.

And of course I can't disclose why I'm being sued until I speak to my lawyer.

The irony is that I've been contemplating going back to law school to get my LLM. Oy.

Blogging will be light this week. I have a major Board meeting tomorrow and a translation to finish by Friday.

Of course, knowing me I'll write to procrastinate. :)

Another little experiment from yesterday.

I've been messing around with the settings on my Droid Bionic. It doesn't take the best pictures, but the ones I took today were halfway decent.

Obviously, I'm a fan of macro.