Public Interest Auction Update

Last night was a huge affair. The theme was movies, and the suggested attire was "Hollywood glam." I did my best interpretation of that. Most people did not dress up, but the few who did still made my once-familiar classmates seem exotic and exciting.

I was outbid on all large items that I wanted at the live auction, such as a weeklong stay at a Colorado cabin, gala dinners with profs, and ritzy romantic dinners at local posh restaurants. Most of these things went for thousands of dollars, many of which to professors.

What I did end up buying were from the silent auction. They are:

- lunch with public interest fellow
- spa gift certificate

ABS, whose only desire was an Arrested Development script signed by the entire cast, got his wish for about $350. He is going to present the script to his boyfriend who loves the show on his birthday. S, who is crazy about 24 and Jack Bauers, got a 24 script signed by the entire cast for $400. When I saw him at the silent auction bidding for this, he had a semi-crazed look in his eye that kept most of the bidders away. The one guy who dared to bid against him gave up when S began raising him by the $50s.

Sadly, no one wanted my scrabble services, or S's Gamecube services, or AK's Pacman services. Ah well.

Here are how much some of the items went for last night:

- Four Red Sox Tickets against the Toronto Blue Jays: $1,000.

- Dream Winter Getaway to Squaw Valley in Colorado: $2,200.

- Sailing with a pair of married professors to a famed vacation island nearby: $800.

- Graduation or end-of-the-year party for 30 at the house of a famed bankrupty professor, where she promised to tell your mother that "not since Oliver Wendell Holmes has there been such a brilliant legal scholar like you," $2,200.

- Weeklong stay in January at a beach home in Australia (their summer time!), to be used any time between 2006 and 2010: $2,800.

- Private viola concert by contracts professor: $400.

- Weekend at cabin in Colorado with roundtrip ticket: $1,200.

- Poker night for 8 at an IP/tech law professor's house, with stakes all paid for: $1,000.

- Bluegrass music with a well-liked lawyering professor who will buy you and your seven friends all the drinks: $900.

- Quebec chateau 5-night getaway for 14 people, plus $250 gift certificare: can't remember what the exact amount was, but pretty sure it was more than $1,800 so. (I thought this was a particularly good deal, but sadly, I didn't coorindate in advance with any of my friends.)

- Bowling with our beloved crim law professor M, with drinks provided, for 8 people: $700. MH, a blonde girl from our section, won that one.

- Romantic dinner at very posh, upscale French restaurant near the Law School, with a weekend night stay at a HiIton nearby: $900.

The faculty spoof video was played, where I had some minor parts. People liked them. After the auction, had a very late night having a late night dinner/snack and chatting, with ABS, chez moi. ABS didn't leave until 3:30, and I didn't go to bed until 4 AM or so and woke up today circa noon. And I think I will arrange my OWN romantic dinner at posh restaurant with Boyfriend soon, since I'm sure I can arrange it for under $900.

:D weekend!
:( work!