Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Who is Barry Bonds?

I woke up today to my special roommate. His random and inconsistent snoring was the bane of my sleep since last Sunday ( T_T ). Sleep deprived, I was grumpy all day. However, like previous days, we still had an amazing time.

After a sweet breakfast of cinnamon toast crunch, we decided to go to the Barry Bond's court case. Since I did not know him, my trip mates constantly made fun of me today. Apparently, he is a famous baseball player. (lol) The trial came from the Balco case in 2003-2004. IRS investigator Jeff N. found that Balco was distributing PEDs (performance enhancement drugs) and laundering dirty drug money. They asked Barry Bond to testify against them. To the best of my knowledge, the government is charging Barry Bond with perjury for the Balco case because he testified that he did not use anabolic steroids. While TERRIBLY interesting, I fell asleep during the opening statements by the counsels. I was so out of it that my mouth was "all open." Apparently, I did not respond to quite a few pokes (the butt of today's jokes).

After all that fun...., we visit an innovating program called McCullun Youth Court. In Oakland, California, Juvie Hall support a program where previous young lawbreakers can serve as jurors, attorneys, and other court positions. Instead of gaining a debilitating record for life, the youths are offered a second chance at making the right choice. After sitting through some of their court cases, I truly believe this program has tremendous potential. 

So some random events today:
Kramer did not learn a new skill today.
Kang was extra condescending.
Brookes kept on singing relevant songs.
Megan really want to touch somebody's hair.
Connie made some awesome eggs. 
Christine is pooped (tired!!). 
Kristen pulled a Kang today.

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