Law School is tiring

So tired all the time! It's ridiculous. And I'm not just physically tired, but mentally exerted as well. I'm a workhorse, but I'd like just one day, just a one day break where there is no law school and just naps, tv, and good food/wine.

I took my contracts midterm a couple of weeks ago, but he hasn't returned it yet. I'm getting pretty anxious about it. I did well on my torts midterm, my score on that was in the top 10% of the class and I'd like to keep that going.

My Memo 3 is due in a couple of weeks. I finally started on it, doing some research on WestLaw last night. I don't mind the memos, I don't think they take long when you just sit down and do them, but I have trouble doing just that. Plus I'm nervous about this one, because the Prof. Legal R & W pretty much held our hand through the first two and those aren't for grades. This one is and there hasn't been near as much guidelines with it either, so it just makes me nervous because I'm not sure if I'm looking at the correct jurisdictions, if I am understanding the issues presented, and just all that.

Finals are almost a month away now. My torts outlines is pretty caught up, but needs some massive editing. Contracts hasn't been updated in a while, not since the midterm. I haven't started my civil procedure outline, but I'm going to... soon. Hopefully. Maybe tomorrow night? Yeah, well, probably not, but a girl can dream.

This weekend is regionals for the negotiation competition. I'm looking forward to it, actually. Kind of nervous about it as well. I'd like to do well. No, I'd like to kick ass and go to nationals, that's what I'd really like. That would be fabulous.

And finally, probably the most exciting news... we got a puppy for my Dad for his birthday (it's on the 11th).

Birthday

Today is my birthday and I'm going to spend it writing my second memo. Whoo! Maybe I'll read some Torts later on, but I don't know, don't want to get too crazy and all.

I'm going to make a Public Service Announcement though.

DO NOT DISCUSS THE TEST AFTER YOU TAKE IT.

I didn't discuss my Torts midterm after I took it a couple of weeks ago. However, I just took a Contract midterm on Friday and after wards, though I tried to avoid it, got sucked in to discussing it with a few people after the exam. Now I feel extremely nauseous and anxious and basically like crap, because oh em gee! I didn't cite that case or oh hey, I didn't make that argument and now there is NOTHING I can do about it except wait and hope that Professor Contracts has mercy on my poor, pitiful soul.

And that's all I've got. Hope it helps.

School, School, School

Lots going on right now.

Client counseling competition tonight. I have no idea how it went. I knew the client in it, so that was kind of awkward. Plus, as the client, he had to say some things that he would never do in real life and that made me laugh at parts, so, yeah. Interesting experience, that much I know right now.

Regional competition for negotiation is coming up. We're going to start having meetings to prepare for that. Whoo.

Torts midterm is graded, according to the Professor that is, but haven't received any emails or the like about being able to look at the exam, so... yeah. When I find something more concrete, I'll let you know.

Contracts midterm is Friday. *cue scary music*

Another Memo due next week. Got the first one back... did about as well as everyone else, but fortunately it wasn't for a grade. Neither is this one. The final memo is the entire grade for the class.

Oh law school. So much fun!

October!

I love October and not just because my birthday is this month.

I love the weather, that chill in the air and I love how scenic it is.



My roommate got me a small pumpkin when she was at the farmer's market last weekend. Isn't it adorable? It makes studying at my desk just a small iota bit better. Makes torts that much more...enjoyable or something along those lines.



This is the mug I've been drinking my tea and/or coffee out of. Oh fall...

Unfortunately I have two midterms - one in torts and one in contracts to ruin my holiday spirit. Such is life.

A New Week Begins!

Last week I wrote about being in the negotiation competition. My team got 2nd. We're pretty excited about it. I think we get to go on to Regionals, but I'm not sure. It's also exciting because we were the only 1L team in the finals. There is a weird thing at the law school where the 2L's seem to be angry at the 1L's just in general, for whatever reason, so it was pretty exciting, as a 1L, to beat some of the 2Ls. Plus I like winning anyway, haha. I'm way too competitive for my own good, but oh well.

As for the boy, I think that's over before it began, thank goodness. He's nice, but I don't know. I don't know him, that's the problem. I like to know people, to be comfortable with them before I can even consider anything else. It's a slow process with me. Plus, I'm really independent. I like being on my own.

Classes are alright. The day after I found out that my team (it's just me and another 1L) got 2nd, I of course, got called on by Prof. Civ Pro and Prof. Torts. I wish I could say that I knew all the right answers in those classes, but I didn't. I got Prof. Civ Pro's last question, but mucked up the first two and I was fine in Prof. Torts because he just wanted the facts of the case and so on. Oh well though. It's not the end of world, like you think, when you get the answer wrong in class. No one points at you and laughs and the professor doesn't yell that you don't belong there. The sky doesn't fall. Prof. Civ Pro just lectured a bit, asked again until I gave her answer that was close to what she wanted. At least on the last question I got it right, of course it was the easiest question too, but hey, I'll take it.

Hopefully this week will be less crazy than last. I need to be studying torts this week... my first law midterm (torts) is next week!

Competition

I just competed in my first law school competition ever and it was a lot of fun. I was terrified when I first walked in, but as it went on, it got better and I really enjoyed it. I lucked out and got a terrific partner too, but still it was definitely a worthwhile experience, I feel.

So, do competitions, they are fun. Of course I'm a highly competitive individual. When I was 1-2 years old, I was in daycare and another little girl, who was a year or so older than me, was being potty trained, so of course I had to be potty trained too and I beat her. I was potty trained first! So... yeah, competition, I like it.

Which is probably why I still like law school...thus far.

Into week 5

Week 5 is here! Tomorrow, I'm participating in my first law school competition - it's not a mock trial, but negotiation. I'm looking forward to it. Very nervous, of course, but I'm just hoping I won't make an ass of myself and that it'll be a good experience. I like my partner for it and I think we'll work well together so that kind of makes me less apprehensive over the whole thing.

Classes are okay. Currently, I like civ pro and torts the best. It's kind of ironic because I used to like contracts because it's ambiguous and left up to the circumstances, but now I dislike it because it's ambiguous and left up to the circumstances of the case. It's like a penduluum. Next week, it'll probably swing back into favor.

Also, I may or may not be entering into a gray area where I would be committing a cardinal sin of law school: getting involved with a classmate. But I don't want to, I don't. I can't be involved with anyone right now, it's distracting and stresses me out. He keeps texting me, which is nice and all, but it just is just... somewhat distracting. Maybe at a later date, maybe when we're good friends or something along those lines, I'll contemplate something more, but not now. Then again, it's also very likely that I'm blowing this whole thing out of proportion and that there is nothing to even be bothered with and he's just being a nice guy. Maybe it's been so long since I've had contact with a nice guy that I don't know what they are anymore, so I'm just suspicious of every male who even says hi. Who knows really.

Off to study civ pro!