Graduated

I graduated from law school in May. I haven't found out yet if I've passed my state's bar (*fingers crossed though*). I have a job! I'll post more someday.

Procrastination

You can tell I'm really trying to procrastinate when I make a blog post.

I'm taking a summer class and doing an externship this summer. For the summer class, it's Trial Practice, I need to prepare a cross, write a trial brief, and prepare jury instructions. For the externship, I need to write a research memo on HUD regulations. Work, work, work. Fortunately, not all of this is due tomorrow (just the cross), but it's all stuff that needs to be done this week. Ugh. Where's summer break?

Only one year (hopefully) left of law school. Grades haven't been announced yet, so I'm not 100% confident in saying I'm a 3L just yet....

Whoops

It's been a while since I last posted...

Last semester was my best semester grade wise (though, that's not saying much). I'm still near the middle of my class. My friend, her strategy was to drink most nights before her final, ended up with her best grades of the semester and I believe broke into the top 20% of the class, so, there you go. The classes she studied the most for, she did the worst in and vice versa. Fortunately for me, the classes I studied the most for, Constitutional Law and Basic Tax, ended up being my best grades this semester and my best grades in law school yet. Still, I didn't study this semester nearly as much as I did as a 1L, so the incentive to work my ass off and study more this semester just isn't there.

I do have a job. I'm going to be doing some legal research for an attorney in town (hopefully interesting stuff) and I am also working at the courthouse too. We'll see exactly what that will entail, but probably stuff I can't blog about, which is fine too. Especially seeing how much I do blog.

Hopefully everyone else had a great semester.

I'm not taking anything too terribly interesting this semester - another tax class, evidence, a class on the environment and one on mental disability and the law (these two are my "interesting" classes, but the environmental law class has just turned out to be a bore so far) and a UCC class for the bar. So, exciting times my friends, exciting times...

Not again...

8 am class in the morning. Professional Responsibility. What an exciting start to the new school year!

And then that night, I have a moot court competition. Woohooo. I should probably start preparing for that, or at least figure out what I'm arguing...

Oh and incoming 1L's, honestly, it's not to late to run. I'll elaborate on this at some point, but just take my word for it, it's not to late. But if you're going to ignore that then, good luck kiddos! I'm sure you'll all be terrific :)!

I need a job too. Gah. What am I doing with my life....

Oh Joy

All my class assignments have been posted - Conflicts of Law, Constitutional Law, Basic Tax, and Prof. Resp.

I guess that really means I am a week away from starting my 2nd year of law school.

Ooops

I am a terrible, terrible blawger.

On another note, this is my 100th blog post. Whoo!

Still in law school. Survived my 1L year. Maybe I'll make a post about it next month... but lets not get our hopes up.

Currently interning with the Judge. He's very nice. I mostly watch trials, change of pleas, sentencing hearings, Rule 16 conference meetings... those kinds of things and am working on a brief. It's pretty laid back and his law clerks are very nice too. It's a good place to be for the summer.

So, yeah. Kids, try to work for Judges. They're pretty great people and very educational experiences.

That's all I've got, for now.

Hello there

I think my blog may (probably) have been found through my twitter account. Whoops. I'm not entire sure if this will change anything.

Anyway...

To any 0L reading this: Law school is tough. It's extremely stressful. You might find yourself thinking, "Yes, I've heard this before, but I'll be different. It will be different for me." The thing is, you're probably going to be wrong. And that's okay. You're not going to the only one struggling/feeling incompetent, you're not the first one, and you're not going to be the last one.

I say this because, once those first semester grades come out... it makes law school so much tougher. Actually, not true if you're in the top 25% of the class (which I am not, but many of my friends are...), but for everyone else, it gets worse. For the past month, since grades came out, I've been in a fog, a heavy, depressing, crying-induced, stressed out, exhaustive fog. It's only now that I'm being to feel it lifting, but I still feel dumb many times that I'm in that building, many times when I'm around my friends who did extremely well. You just can't let it keep you down.

Well, I don't know what I intended with this post, but I know what I'll end it with...



puppy!

And that is all I've got.

Tomorrow

Law school classes start tomorrow. I feel like I am going back to prison.

I have property early in the morning, and then many hours later, K. And that's it, so it'll be a nice Thursday, but still. I sense the impending doom.

As such, I feel like doing a random survey thing I found on Facebook. It looks interesting and I still don't feel like reading for property.

If I were a month, I would be October.

If I were a day of the week, I would be Wednesday.

If I were a time of day, I would the afternoon.

If I were a planet, I would be Mercury, because it is closest to the sun.

If I were a sea animal, I would be an octopus.

If I were a direction, I would be north.

If I were a piece of furniture, I would be a table lamp.

If I were a liquid, I would be wine.

If I were a gemstone, I would be an emerald.

If I were a mineral, I would be calcium.

If I were a tree, I would be a weeping willow.

If I were a tool, I would be a wrench.

If I were a flower, I would be a daisy.

If I were a kind of weather, I would be a cool, breezy day.

If I were a musical instrument, I would be a flute.

If I were a color, I would be kelly green.

If I were an emotion, I would be amused.

If I were a fruit, I would be a clementine.

If I were a sound, I would be a giggle.

If I were an element, I would be fire.

If I were a car, I would be a BMW.

If I were a food, I would be gumbo.

If I were a place, I would be Nantucket Island.

If I were a material, I would be cotton.

If I were a taste, I would be peppery.

If I were a scent, I would be lavender.

If I were an animal, I would be a python.

If I were an object, I would be a skillet.

If I were a body part, I would be an elbow.

If I were a facial expression, I would be a look of guilt.

If I were a pair of shoes, I would be a sneaker.

Long Overdue

I wish I could say I made a resolution to post more frequently, but since I typically fail at my resolutions, I decided to look ahead and not make such a resolution. But I'll try to be better, I promise!

I did make a resolution to work out. Not to work out more, or weekly, or anything like that, to just workout. As long as I get to the gym once this year, that resolution will be a success. I like to aim low...

Speaking of which, grades are out at my law school. I'm happy I survived (as in I'm in 'good standing' academically speaking) but I'm around the middle of the pack, maybe even a bit on the low side and that I'm not too happy with. Though I may just be more frustrated with the fact that my friend kicked my ass. And her new year's resolution is to drink more this year... which I'm going to help her with, since I'm such a good friend. Granted, one class, Contracts, tore me down. On the upside, I know it destroyed a lot of people's grades (because 3L's and 2L's have told me this class was their lowest grade in law school). The downside is I have the same professor next semester...This does not bode well for me.

So, I guess my resolutions are, to sum them up: workout, study more/harder/better, and drink more. That last one kind of cancels the other two out... but we'll see. It can and will be done!

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!

On the up and up

Things are improving. That's all that matters. Admittedly, one of the parties involved offered to let me punch him, and oddly enough, that made me feel better (I didn't punch him) but I appreciated the offer.

Law school is destroying my sleep schedule. It's getting all caddywhompus on me. I took an accidental four hour nap today when I got home. I just laid on my bed, just to close my eyes, listen to some tv and next thing I know, it's 9 o'clock. And now it's 2 am and I'm just heading back to bed. Oh well.

Law school work is starting to pile up, but I like that. I like feeling busy, having things to do, feeling pressure of having to get things done, of having to be productive. It's my ideal state.

Additionally, pandora makes case reading so much better.

I don't want to talk about it.

Oh Rod Stewart, you're speaking to my heart.

This was an awful, bad, terrible, no good weekend. Really bad, bad, bad. "Friends" made me feel like trash and worse.

And I don't want to talk about it, how you broke me heart.

It was such a bad weekend, that going to the law school library to work on a group project assignment was actually a comfort than an annoyance. Hell, I'd be lying if I sad I hadn't been looking forward, just to do something routine and not be around my roomie (who I do love, but who was a main instigator in this awful, bad, terrible, no good weekend.)

And now I'm going to work on a Memo for my Legal R & W class and outline for Torts. Joy, for real.

Santa does exist!

I have class this morning at 8:30 am. I don't naturally wake up early. I wake up gradually. I set multiple alarms, so that I am awake by whenever I need to wake up.

Apparently, last night I forgot to set any of my alarms. And yet, I woke up at 8:10 am. Not a lot of time, but still plenty of time for me to get to class on time.

All I can conclude is that there is a Santa Claus. Awesome. I'm still amazed that I woke up in time for the 8:30 am class all on my own. Given that I didn't get to sleep last night until 2:30 am as well. Sometimes, I do love my body, my mind. Like on mornings like this one that could have made for a really terrible day, but instead, the day was saved.

I also took a two hour nap when I got out of class at 4 and now I'm trying to talk my brother into walking to Starbucks with me. And later, of course, there will be homework.

And this is the song of the moment.

But all is good in the world because there is a Santa Claus, he does exist!

On to Week Three...

Law school is tiring. It wears me out. I wish I had more to say, but that basically sums up the experience thus far.

I should be starting my outlines. We've finished a section in Torts, gone through two chapters in Contracts, and two sections of civil procedure. Granted one of those sections and one of those chapters was just introductory stuff, but still. I don't like not feeling as if I am on top of things as much as I can be. I want to be queen of the mountain, damn it.

Saturday was a fantastic football day. I love this season. I love fall. Just need tv shows to start back up again.

Bah, I had so many things to say when I first sat down to write, but now my head is empty. Story of my life.