easiest. law. school. credit. ever.

wow.

that final i was so worried about? not a trap at all. i picked it up after class, and decided i'd take a quick look at it before i left school, just to see if it actually was as easy as my professor claimed it would be. it was. i sat down, filled it out, checked and rechecked my work out of my innate sense of paranoia, and turned the test in.

the entire process took about twenty-five minutes.

in defense of divorce...and a racy ad campaign.

fantastic post on above the law today.

i hadn't heard of the "Life is short. Get a divorce." ad campaign by Fetman, Garland, and associates. apparently it has been fairly controversial in Chicago, but being out of town i've missed the entire story. the billboards are pretty racy:



i love it. it's cheeky. it's clever. it turns heads.

people are complaining that the ads encourage divorce. sure they do! that's why the ads are good!

a lot of couples get into marriages nowadays without realising what they're trying to promise. they promise the rest of their lives to someone...and often, later, realise that it's rash. i wholeheartedly believe that "forever" is an unrealistic promise for most people in relationships. but, there's societal pressure to marry and stay married. sure, it's definitely lessening--society is on its way. but, anything that encourages people to start thinking seriously that "'til death do us part" may not be the most realistic option ever is a good thing, because it helps relieve that pressure to marry and stay married.

until society abolishes civil marriage, or at least switches to a marriage contract that is renewable every few years instead of binding until death or divorce, the best we can do is to get people to thoughtfully consider the matter. this means, first and foremost, discouraging people from getting married in the first place unless they are fully informed and fully sure of the lifetime commitment that their word is promising. this also requires destigmatizing divorce and making it more accessible.

life is short. if people see the light and realise a relationship is unsalvageably wrong for them, it should be as easy as possible for them to reclaim their life. some people, and some relationships, are cut out for lifelong commitments. let these people stay together forever. but, some people aren't...and too many of these people get carried away and tied down with promises they can't keep. this leaves these people with two less-than-happy choices: bitterly staying in a marriage they don't want to be in or getting a divorce. with those being the choices, it's best for people to feel as comfortable as possible with admitting their mistake, divorcing, and moving on with their lives.

on a more whimsical note...what's even better? according to today's ATL post, the bombshell in the ads is none other than Corry Fetman, one of the principals of the firm. i say, way to go. if you're confident enough to flaunt your body like that instead of getting a model to do the ads for you, do it!