I’m glad Steve included that bit in his first post about “this will not be all about law… this will be about blah blah blah,” because I think he wrote that just for me. When he asked me to do this, I looked at him like a deer in headlights and asked (probably too loudly for Crim Pro’s delicate sensibilities) “I don’t have to blog about LAW stuff, DO I!?” You know what I want to talk about right now with anyone who will listen? NON-LAW-RELATED ACTIVITIES, specifically ones that don’t include my nascent corporations outline. First up? My current Bravo TV Obsession, Top Chef.

I cannot stop watching this show. I need this show for my sanity. I need it for my soul.

Background: Last semester, I watched TV every second I wasn’t studying. I watched a shitton of TV. This semester, I’ve weened myself to two shows: America’s Next Top Model and Top Chef. I’m sure when The Office comes back, I’ll have some kind of breakdown and add it to my list because I can’t resist Jim and Pam. But for now? All I have are my Top shows.

There is nothing better than sitting with a group of friends and making fun of a man with 80 facial piercings who just tried to make a tex-mex souffle. Yes. A dessert filled with salsa and tortilla chips. Or see a man make his own smoked mayonnaise. I picked my favorite to win this season based on his penchant to swear like he has tourettes (he might, actually. Whatever, still love him.) My only gripe about this season? I want to see more bacon. You can never go wrong with bacon!

My culinary victories? Not burning my house down when I make eggs. Learning how to grill something. Making something edible. It’s the little joys with me… that and an undiscerning palate.

How does this relate to us? Frankly, I’m a little tired of law-related extra-curriculars. Yes, they look great on your bulging resume, but some of our “fun events” can just bite me. We don’t look smarter because we use legal jargon and we aren’t any better at schoolwork because we talk about this stuff outside of class.

I propose a Top Chef extravaganza. It could be like the chili cook-off, except you don’t know what you’re cooking until the day before. There could be preliminary rounds so those who buy tickets to the actual final showdown would know they’re not about to eat Tater Tot Casserole (which sounds like the most vile Midwestern concoction in the world - apologizes to those who love it.) Hell, for all you obsessoid student groups, I’m sure you could turn it into a fundraiser.

At any case, Top Chef: Iowa would fuse my two great loves:

1. the BLB and
2. Trashy reality TV that makes me hungry.

What more could you/I want?