To be honest, I think future updates will be monthly, if not slightly earlier, because of the time necessary to update and introduce new pages. I'm still working on the Photo Page. It's now just a matter of choosing the photos to post on the site. Check back in a month!

New: Tried to get the ol' Resume up. Any employers out there? Check it out!

Nothing else new for now. I, and two other capable students, competed in the Thomas Tang Moot Court Competition. It was fun, even though we didn't make it to the Semi-Final round. Well, next year, McGeorge should send more than one team. That should assure that McGeorge will have proper representation at the competition!

Anyway, nothing else. Finally getting back into studying for classes. Outlines, here I come!

Pax

With work and classes, I've been pretty busy trying to get back in the swing of things. Any lawyers or other fellow 3^rd years probably can relate. It's not the same and it's a lot more difficult to get into studying again. Oh well, if you gotta, you gotta.

About this site: Photo page hopefully up by the end of next week. Resume by Wednesday, weather permitting [that's a joke, people!]. The APALSA site is on hold, temporarily, until the organization gives me the info to put on it.

That's about it! Thanks for visiting [hey, over 250 people, so far! Good traffic, spread the word!]

Pax

Already, it's been a busy year, and I've only had one day of classes. 3^rd year seems like it will be a long one. OY!

Pax

Ok, about that photo...what a mix of reactions! Women, generally, have disapproved, Men, on the other hand, were pretty much supportive. I don't think it sleazy, and while I'm single, hey, what the heck? Realistically, I don't think I will ever date any of those women...though it would be nice to have the opportunity! So, if any of you girls actually ever check in, drop me a line, tell me what you think. No worries!

Until later, PAX!

p.s.: Kim Taylor Reece is a photographer who specialized on Hawaiian kahiko, or old style, hula. The one I have has been with me since DVC and was a gift from my good friends there who gave me a surprise party for my transfer to Cal...well, I got the poster as well as quite a few charlie horses...OY!

A Dreamcatcher is a Native American article made, traditionally, of one or two twigs, tied into a circle with sinew. In the middle of the circle was a 'web' made of sinew. You hang these dream catchers usually where you sleep, or near your doorway. The idea is that dreams must pass this article before coming to you. Good dreams pass through undisturbed and are free to join with you. Bad dreams, or nightmares, get entangled in the web and are prevented from haunting you in your dreams.

I've seen dream catchers more often in the last few years, but usually the smaller, pastel colored ones that are hung from the rearview mirror in cars. Those are sometimes made of sinew, but the twig is wrapped in brightly colored leather strips. My personal preference is the one I have, which kept the wood bare and it isn't in a perfect circle. It is more natural and organic and something which, if anything, can have true power over dreams.

Man, I gotta get those things tomorrow!

Thanks for reading,

This site has been up and running, in one form or another, for over a month and the reviews have been kind! Many thanks to those who emailed me to tell me what they thought, and a bigger thanks to those who signed my guest book. Check it out and sign in if you haven't already. If you don't like your message after you send it, let me know and I can delete it [it's one of the perks of being a web master. Hey!, I'm a Web master. Sweeet! So, how about a new name, Web Master Ravi's Incomprehensible Web Page! ?]

Thanks for checking in.

Pax

HEY, Some people are logging on and not signing the guestbook. What's up with that? Drop a line, say hi, or whatever. It's been almost a month and only three people, including me, have actually left a message. C'mon people. Let's get some shout outs on there!

Future plans now include the possibility of linking up with the McGeorge homepage with the APALSA Page I'm planning. For those of you who don't know, I've been slowly gathering historical data on the organization and I've recently come across files, courtesy of Blanche Spencer, that have documentation of the chartered organization as far back as 1973. So, APALSA will be 25 years old, and not 20 like I've assumed. Of course, the organization was originally known as the Asian American Law Students Association, or AALSA. I still can't determine when the name changes occurred, but perhaps the new name is 20 years old, while the club itself is 25.

Classes start soon [Aug. 19,to be exact], so my updates will be fewer and far in between, until I get that APALSA page going. Check back in a week and see what happens!

Pax

I know, I know, I went commercial. BUT, I signed up to add the link after doing some searches on my own for imports and they have a fairly decent selection, and they sometimes have sales on their imports. As of July 15, they had a 30% off the regular price of all imports so that the price is pretty close to domestic prices. It's at least cool to check in to see what albums a favorite artist has released or appeared on. Really, check it out!

Otherwise, no new news: No new permissions granted, no new links, though I am working on adding a link to my friend's, Kimberly Lau's, Web site, called Madam Kvetch's Home Page. An explanation on the name is given on her site.

If you have a personal web site and wouldn't setting up a link from mine, email me and let me know. I would be happy to add it. Of course, when, if ever, I do design my own Web Page Banner, I would be very interested in a Web Link exchange.

That's it so far from this front.

Pax!

By the by, the new Law page is up, though incomplete. I can't really say what else I will put on it, though I will hook up this site to McGeorge's web site [gee, I wonder if I can get permission to use their crest?] as well as to other law schools in California.

That's about it for now. Thanks for you support in that corrupted email situation. I'll keep you all appraised if I ever find the guy.

Pax

As far as the web page goes, I set up the Guest book on the 11^th and it seems to be working out pretty well. I didn't realize that there are a lot of 'free' web tools, as long as you are willing to deal with their reliability and/or ad exchange. So far, so good.

I did get permission from Martindale-Hubbell to use their logo for a graphical link to their site. I guess to some, it looks like I'm too lazy to create my own graphic html links, but part of it was an internet experiment to see the difficulties and/or advantages of requesting copyright permission over email. So far, only Star Wars [Lucasfilm] has remained unresponsive and only Playboy has outright refused to allow me to use their logo.

I think that most sites appreciate any free traffic they may get, but also a non-commercial site is just that, not for the purpose of making money. If I ever do set up a commercial site [for what, I have no idea], the negotiations would probably be far more extensive than just a request for written permission.

By the by, I should have the Law page up sometime later this week, providing I get a couple more responses from firms and others.

So, until then,

Pax

Also of note, I have been in the process of trying to obtain permission to use the logos of some very large law firms as well as a very reputable legal search firm that I used to work for: Major, Hagen and Africa. These will most likely be integrated into the Links page until I get the Law Reference page up and running. I should have the basic page set up by next week.

Also next week, due to some recent requests from friends, I will be working on setting up a Guest book where visitors can write a note, a greeting, or what have you [please censor yourselves, guys] that will be viewable to all visitors. It's a good idea, but one that, I believe, requires more knowledge of HTML language than I know, so some research will be in order.

Oh yeah, my cold is getting better. It seems to have recessed into more allergy-type symptoms, so the Antihistamines will be probably all I need for now. Thanks for all of the well wishes sent in!

So, until next update, PAX! [by the by, Pax is Latin for Peace!].

I think I'm finally on my way to permanent recovery, thank you very much, with the help of a stronger antihistamine which seems to stifle my coughing a lot more than usual. Of course, the hours and hours of extra sleep I got yesterday helped enormously, too.

As of right now, I can't think of anything else I can do to these pages until I get those photos scanned in, so the updates will be happening less frequently, but probably at least three times a week for a while. But, as always, let me know if there is something that needs to be addressed.

Thanks again for dropping by, and, as always, Pax Vobiscum!

Thanks to all those who have been adventurous enough to take a look here! Maybe I'll try advertising my space, just to see what happens, eh?

Well, now that I got this far, might as well see where else I can go with it! As Caesar said before crossing the Rubicon, Iacta Alea Est, The Die Has Been Cast.

As always, Pax!

For those that are curious, this whole set of pages was set up via Microsoft Word '97. Only the new buttons were designed via the standard Paint program that comes with Windows 95, so nothing special, just as long as it works. The graphic above was designed also via Word 97, though I'm not too sure how the graphic link is set up. Such as it is.

Please, though, email me if you have any comments, suggestions, or even compliments, if they are in order. I'm always looking for new and better ways to get this page up to some sort of quality standard.

Links page will be up Wednesday! Thanks for dropping by,

Pax!

About this site: still no word about several copyright permission requests, so I may have to stick to Textlinks for the moment. I've added a web counter, hope it works, just to see if anyone else other than me is checking in.

I also recently visited Web Pages That Suck homepage and I've seen some real dingers, though I've got some problems too. So, I've got my work cut out for me. Ah well. I seem to remember one faux pas is too much text. Well, after this weekend, I'll post this Bulletin/Web Page Update section on a separate page, inspired by "The World's Cutest Dictator", Asia Carrera. I'll have the link to her site up soon!

So, until I get the WPTS Award for the day, enjoy the Fourth, and Pax Vobiscum!