Mona Lisa Eyes

Originally uploaded by themarkpike.

I’m either cross-eyed or my eyes just follow you everywhere. All dressed up for a job interview. Do I look like a lawyer? YES.
Photo credit to Dan’s new cameraphone.

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Mii, MegaPickles

Originally uploaded by themarkpike.

It’s mii on a Wii.

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DC-ilhouette

Originally uploaded by themarkpike.

My friend’s apartment has one of the best sunset views in the city, so I thought I’d snap a quick shot with the built-in camera on the BlacBook.

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Do Not Use Your Shift Key!

Originally uploaded by themarkpike.

“Do Not Use Your Shift Key!” I think that’s what this sign says down at the oceanfront in Virginia Beach.
It’s actually supposed to encourage boardwalkers (boredwalkers?) to refrain from using inappropriate language. Or maybe it’s to let [...]

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Twas the night before Crim Law, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring. So there’s clearly no actus reus, because that would require a voluntary act (i.e. stirring). Though, one could interpret the lack of stirring as an omission from a mouse, if the mouse is physically capable of stirring and had [...]

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For those of you who are clamoring for more videos about the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, you’ll have to be patient. I’ve been focusing on my Criminal Law course this week, and it’s a lot more difficult to make lighthearted jokes about, well, murder and stuff. Though, O.J. and Fox News Corp. has kind [...]

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Mustache+Mistake=Mustake?

Originally uploaded by themarkpike.

After not shaving for 3 weeks, I decided to experiment with my facial hair for an afternoon. I forgot about the mustake and frightened myself in the rearview mirror. I guess this is my real life Groucho Marx costume.

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Leaving DC

Originally uploaded by themarkpike.

After a fun 2 years, I packed up all of my belongings into a 14 foot U-Haul and headed down 14th St.
I’m back home in Virginia Beach now, base camp for the rest of the summer. Stay tuned, though. I [...]

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Honestly, how did Cal Ripken do it? He played 2,632 straight games and I was decommissioned from work today with a case of the common cold.
Despite feeling like my head was going to explode, I was still able to pull off a half-day at the office and set my own personal record at home— the [...]

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Just booked tickets to SXSW (Huge Music Festival!!!), where I’ll be representing Cdigix, a subscription music service that I write editorial content for.
Pasted below is a short selection from a recent review of a Wu-Tang Clan show in Washington, DC.
I scalped my ticket to a Wu-Tang concert off of somebody whose name was “King”. I [...]

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