Interesting developments are afoot in the Paris Hilton case since my post the other day. First, the Sheriff's Office said she'd only have to serve half of her forty-five day sentence, assuming "good behavior." And, in the latest news, she dropped her "appeal" that didn't have any chance anyway.

I should have mentioned the good time possibility in my first post. I linked to Prof. Berman's post about the case, and it quoted some discussion of overcrowding issues in California jails, further increasing the likelihood that a non-violent offender like Hilton wouldn't have to serve the whole sentence. Plus, it's not at all uncommon for states to be pretty generous in allowing misdemeanants to earn good time (like a day-for-day ratio). So it wouldn't surprise me if she didn't even make it to twenty-three days in the hole. Oh, and as I mentioned, it looks like she'll be able to spend her time in some facility that's a bit nicer than the general population, although it might not be as fancy as the "pay-for-stay" ones.

1. I finally gave in to Bloglines. I had a few sites I read through there, but mainly I had been using the blogroll here and a long string of favorites in my browser. Eventually, I decided I was wasting a ton of time that way, and spent a few hours organizing my Bloglines. I have a little over a hundred subscriptions, organized in several folders, and each night when I get home, I have something like 400 new posts to browse. Obviously, I skim some less closely than others. Anyway, a few thoughts.

First, if your traffic is down, feel free to blame me for reading over there instead of clicking from here. Second, I really need to keep organizing as I get a better sense of how often some sites publish. Third, I'm worried that I'm missing stuff. Partly because I spend too much time on dumb stuff from sites I hardly ever read otherwise. Partly because I think I process information more visually and I can't remember where I read anything if it's all on the same Bloglines template. I might have to work on that.

2. Speaking of templates, I think it may be time to change this one. The problem there is that I have no idea what I'm doing on the tech side of things, and Fitz (who has always handled that stuff) has apparently forgotten about me. So maybe I'll figure out what to do about that.

3. I'm thinking about a couple of things to post about, but as always, feel free to pass on any requests. I know that Sebastian is working on a couple of good posts, so I'll publicly, and good-naturedly, chide him to get those done. Anyway, check back when you can, or whenever Bloglines tells you to.