Back to Work *sigh*

Well I have spent a lovely week and a half since my last final doing absolutely NOTHING. I played Warcraft, spent some time with my Xbox, hung out (and nursemaided, he has a weird neck pinched nerve-y thing) with my partner, and avoided all things that had to do with real life. I even fulfilled last weeks 3x's visit to the gym I just joined. All in all I am feeling pretty chill. Well except for the fact grades haven't hit yet and my old text books have yet to sell so I can but new ones... but I have no control over that, so c'est la vie.

This week its time to get back to work to a point. I have plans of starting the bar app law students have to fill out. (Pray tell, wtf is the story with that?? I have to list every place I worked and lived since I was 18 and get letters from my employers? I don't even remember some of those years, that's why I am 32 and still IN SCHOOL!) I also want to get some resumes and cover letters ready to go out so I can find a job for summer. Along with those things we have a house to recover from the holidays and a living room and foyer to paint before we go out of town next week.

What is everyone else doing over break?

Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays!

I have been having a lovely and relaxing break so far. I have joined a gym to start getting healthier and to give myself a stress reliever that does not involve impotent glaring at strangers. I have also spent some time with those most important to me: my partner, my dog, my Xbox and Lara Croft (not necessarily in that order).

Grades have not been released yet so I still have no clue how the first real semester of 1L year went. In fact the day grades come out hubster and I will be at a casino and hotel (our Xmas pressie to ourselves) and I will not be able to look them up till i get home the next day. Thankfully casinos provide free alcohol. Unfortunately, it only takes a glass of wine to out me on my ass.... oh well.

Tort This

My haphazard studying for my tort final is appalling. I have spent most of the day devising a million things that need to be done RIGHT NOW (like writing this) as a way of procrastinating and avoiding torts. It's not that i don't like the class because I do. And I like the teacher, he is an absolute hoot. he is a cross between a preacher and Malcom X. There is at least one point during every class where I want to jump up and start talking in tort tongues. However, what I don't like is the fact that he wants us to be able to spit 50 million different analysis aspects back at him per question. Example, him going over our "practice exam" (paraphrased for your reading enjoyment"

"If you mention A, I will give you 2 pts, if you mention B I will give you 2 points, if you mention C, even though there are no facts to support it and its not really relevant to the matter, I will give you 2 points."

SO, basically if I memorize my entire outline and vomit it onto the exam paper I win?? I am honestly so burnt out on studying I could care less right now. Luckily my paralegal education gave me nice background in torts so i have a lot of passive knowledge to pull from. The rest will come from the tests/elements from the current class I think are important and exam likely, and the gift of bullshit I was so amazingly blessed with.

Now, I am going to go back to reading the Pendergrast novels..... I mean studying, or facebooking, or staring at my dog while he sleeps.... whichever......

Still Here. Just Buried

I am still here, just buried under a pile of legal pads, used up highlighters and Examples and Explanations supplements. I had two exams last week, property and contracts, that I surprisingly feel good about despite the fact I spent the majority of the semester surfing the net during class (don't do it kids, I hope I don't in the spring). Now I just have intellectual property and torts this week.... wish me luck.

On a good note I have an appointment with a local gym that is doing a fitness program and taking volunteers. I hope I get in. Its hard for me to stay motivated about my health whne I am in school, I am hoping being a part of something like this will help.

Well back to re-writing my IP outline over and over until I can recite it in my sleep. See you on the other side!!