1. It’s difficult to imagine a casual Friday in the courtroom.  So don’t. Instead, button-up.  This means trousers instead of jeans and shirts with collars.  Or perhaps an office-appropriate dress.  Either way, it’s not official until you’ve chosen a blazer, like the cropped Gabrielle, ($58) from FredFlare.com.

2.  Just as Jack McCoy would never forget a legal brief, so should you not forget to accessorize.  For those of you who wear cuff links, try this “Guilty/Not Guilty“  ($45) set from Cufflinks House.  I’m still deliberating as to whether or not gavel-earrings would be a little too tacky.

3. Finally, I advocate carrying a briefcase for the day.  Your laptop will probably fit in the typical example of one, as will a sandwich – see, lunch and work in one handy carry-all.  On second thought, skip the laptop and DIY your briefcase to be the actual lunchbox, a la DesignSpongeOnline.com and their Green Space Travel Case.  Okay, this kinda gets away from the lawyer-theme, but I told you it wouldn’t be boring, right?

Gabrielle cropped jacket from FredFlare.com

Cuff links from Cufflink House

The Green Space Travel Case via DesignSpongeOnline.com

You can read our article about the cancellation of Law & Order HERE.

-B.C.Bodnar

Some justify NBC’s decision with ratings and sales.  According to the Washington Post, the network has “steadfastly maintained for years that they do all their ad sales business according to how many 18-49 year olds their shows can deliver to advertisers” while “about 64 percent of the show’s audience — 4.7 million people — are aged 50 and older”.  Oops.  Maybe you can’t argue with the ratings, but keep in mind these numbers are based on viewers watching the newly aired episodes during primetime, discounting those of us who eagerly await the Law & Order Marathons on other networks.

But perhaps no one has a better reason to be disappointed with the loss of the longest running crime series on television (tied for longest running drama) than the city of New York.  Mayor Bloomberg even released a statement which called Law & Order “a New York City institution.”  He applauded this brainchild of Dick Wolf for ” filming in the City at a time when few series did, and…help[ing to] pave the way for the more than 150 television shows based here today.”  The New York Times published an article soon after NBC released the news of the cancellation which details the impact of the show on the New York City economy.  The show spends nearly $80 million dollars annually in the City while directly providing roughly 4,000 jobs.

It’s the end of an era…or is it?  The New York Times also reported that NBC is replacing the beloved New York show with…the L.A. version.  Yep, it’s true and it’s a move which seems strangely familiar, probably because CBS did the same thing with NCIS, another police procedural drama (NCIS stands for Naval Criminal Investigation Squad).  While the original is set in the D.C. area, fans also have the option of watching Chris O’Donnell and LL Cool J in sunny California.

Other L&O spinoffs will not be canceled, which includes Law & Order: SVU on NBC and Law & Order: Criminal Intent on USA.

Either way, NBC seems determined to make as many cold-hearted and callous decisions as possible.  Need I remind you of Team CoCo?  Keep in mind that Dick Wolf was only 1 season away from reaching his well-known goal of beating Gunsmoke for longest running scripted television drama.

Oh yeah, and they canceled Heros too.

-B.C.Bodnar

You can see the designs better on the website

Fans of NBC programming: you may have noticed it was Green Week.  I’m hesitant to call it anything more than just a thorough PSA with great color scheme.  To commemorate the whole event, SHEI has found a few “Green” designs you might enjoy.

First, KOR.  I’ve not heard of this company before, but I like the designs for their new BPA-Free “KOR One Hydration Vessels”.  Notice the four different colors?  They indicate which non-profit associated with their “Thirst for Giving” campaign will received a donation because of your purchase.  After reading that scary article about FIJI water in Mother Jones, I’m not sure I’ll buy bottled water again so this could be a smart purchase.

I like.

I was impressed by this post from Inhabitat.com about Recycled Paperpulp Cabinets by Debbie Wijskamp.  You can see more examples of her work here – she’s no one-trick horse, that’s for sure.

Finally, recycle some content!  We’ve posted on similar topics in the past so this would be a great time to (re)read our posts on sustainable initiatives in municipalities, practical “green” design, and just freakin’ cool “green” designs.

Happy Green Week!

-B.C.Bodnar