The Great Change: Turning Cathy into a Lawyer

A friend of mine called me to invite me to an event on Thursday. I had to turn her down because my schedule is incredibly packed, but I felt bad and worried she would feel I was blowing her off. So I tried to explain all the things I had to do instead, but as I was doing it I kept remembering more and more things. Eventually it seemed very reminiscent of Monty Python's Spanish Inquisition sketch:

(warning: the following humor may only be detectable if you know the sketch to which I refer, and even then it still might not be)

"I have an obligation for my journal, writing my note and doing a tech check. I have TWO obligations, writing my note and doing a tech check and writing a moot court brief. I have THREE obligations, writing my note, doing a tech check, writing a moot court brief, and looking for a job. Wait-- AMONGST MY OBLIGATIONS are such diverse elements as writing my note, doing a tech check, writing a moot court brief, looking for a job, and wearing my nice new suit..."

The other connection to the Spanish Inquisition (sketch) is the mention of the rack, the infamous torture device. In the sketch the assisting cardinal incorrectly brings a *dish* rack, which is torturous only to the venomous head cardinal's plans for extracting a confession. The real rack is a device that stretches people to the breaking point. Hmmm, just like this semester...

Date adjusted to when conversation happened. Otherwise posted 9/28.
Edited for EVEN MORE cleverness on 10/3...