grrrr. aaaargh. ERK.

[luciab]

I let myself get complacent about the last final exam I have this semester-- tonight at 6. So much of it is stuff that was covered in more detail in another class that I just read through everything several days ago and then put it aside till today. Now I"m finding all those wierd history details that he says he won't ask but did on the last exam. Eek. And since I am totally NOT a history person, I have no clue what's important and what isn't. I feel like a recalcitrant fourth grader-- "But why would I ever need to know the name of the first National Archivist?" Because some teacher will ask you about it as sure as you don't learn it, that's why. Some stuff he's hit on so many times I figure it's a shoo-in for inclusion, like replevin. A fairly esoteric law, and according to Wikipedia, a really old-fasioned, seldom invoked one, at that..... unless you happen to be an archivist who wants to recover something stolen from your repository. Then it's one of the most important things on god's green earth. And for god's sake, don't get him started on the SC case that was just decided. (The teacher, not god. I have no idea what god would have to say about the SC case.)

Back to the books.

Comments

[anonamys.livejournal.com]

Heh. There's a Mawrter alum (attorney by profession) in the Seattle area who calls herself "The Dark Goddess of Replevin." She's even printed up business cards with this title. She explained what it meant once, but I didn't really understand and promptly forgot.

[luciab.livejournal.com]

It's really simple-- just trying to get back what was taken from you. Of course, it helps if you can prove that it was yours to begin with and the other person has no right to it, but depending on the judge, even that doesn't always work. The SC judge said "Posession is 9/10 of the law." Rly.

[harleenquinzell.livejournal.com]

I imagine there'd be a blunt "Thou shalt not steal." followed by a lightning zap.

Period. Done. :>

Good luck!

[luciab.livejournal.com]

Would that I could deliver the zap....