Scared

I'm the case note and comment editor for our journal. Tonight the staff editors have to turn in their comments. Statistically, I think now is the time I am most likely to get knocked off. So if I disappear, investigate the law review first.

Freak Out

Is it just me or do most law students seem to have some variety of soul crushing anxiety? Today my boss called and asked me to take on a new, unusual task. It freaked me out a little bit because it has to be done on a deadline, and I feel like everything I do for him requires me to prove myself. I was worried I would fail. Naturally, I started having a bit of a panic attack. A few years ago I used to take medication for anxiety, but I've since stopped taking them. Instead, I exercise like a mad woman. So today when I got off the phone, I panicked productively by doing some preliminary research, and then I ran. Hard. For an hour.

Suddenly, I'm back to normal and ready to take on the world. Endorphins rule.

The Downside...

It's only a matter of time before BW starts telling me I don't have subject matter/personal jurisdiction over him.

And that's how law school can wreak havoc in a marriage.

Law School to the Rescue

Since I'm a full time student, I spend more time at the house than Brandon Walsh. As a result, I tend to do most of the household tasks. While I don't mind pitching in (in fact, I enjoy most of it) I do occasionally get a little lot crazy and feel like I could use some help. So last night I asked Brandon Walsh to help out by doing some household chores on his own initiative, sua sponte, if you will. BW pointed out that whenever he does something on his own, I get irritated with him because he doesn't do it exactly as I would (he's not wrong here, but it's not my fault I'm perfect). So in exchange for his promise to do household chores sua sponte, I agreed to a deferential standard of review. When he takes the initiative to clean up or cook dinner, I will only overturn his decisions if there is a clear abuse of discretion, and he acts without regard to any guiding principles (...he tends to ignore the instructions in recipes, does that count?)

And that's how law school saved my marriage.

What to put on your business card

Career Services has recommended that students without job offers for the Fall have business cards printed. What are you supposed to put on them? A few suggestions:

Legal Ease
Unemployable

Legal Ease
Devil's Advocate

Legal Ease
Insert Your Firm's Opening Here

Legal Ease
Homeless

You get the idea.

Losing It

I'm burning out y'all. I don't even want to do my reading. I want to skip Italian class tonight. It's beautiful outside but all I want to do is eat junk food and nap...What is happening???

Best Professor Line Ever

"That's the kind of answer I would expect to get from you if I woke you up at three in the morning."

Patience is a Virtue

My poor husband is constantly having to deal with my impatience. I can't just wait to see how things will go--I generally have any possible contingency mentally mapped out to the tenth degree. While this might make me a good lawyer (emphasis on might), it makes me a pretty miserable companion. I know this about myself. But rarely do I see it as clearly as I did today:

I had about 10 episodes of Design on a Dime on my DVR. (Side note: has that show gone downhill or does it all look worse to me now that I'm not redesigning my college apartment?) Rather than watching each episode 30 minutes at a time, I started each one to see the "before" and then fast-forwarded to the very end to see the "after." None of their DIYs are helpful, and I have no desire to watch the process. I watched ten episodes in thirty minutes. Is that NORMAL? I think the answer is no.

Just be glad you're not the one stuck with me for life.

Panic Much?

In an email from my bar prep course:

And, of course, it’s only your law license on the line. The bar exam is the highest stakes final exam you'll ever take.

Who am I married to?

Me: Do you like smoothies?
BW: Well, it's not a milkshake, so I don't really understand the point.
Me: What??
BW: I mean, I'd eat like a turkey sandwich smoothie I guess.

Love This

Which one is not like the other ones?

Hilarious.

Making It Official

Well I had to turn in my bar exam application and confirm with BarBri where I will study for the bar, so I finally broke down and asked the firm I got a casual offer from to discuss specifics. Everything turned out well! I am pretty pleased with the pay they offered, and they are very laid back with billable hours as long as I get my work done. It seems like the kind of place where I'll truly be able to have a healthy work-life balance. Also, I've been doing some law clerk work for them this semester, and so far I am loving it. Plus there will basically never be any document review, and I will have (and already have had!) direct client contact right of the bat. Plus, they guys who run the firm have been doing this for a long time and have a lot of knowledge and experience they can share with me. I am really excited!

It looks like we will be moving (back to the city where I attended college, a super popular city that people love!) in Mid-May so that I can begin working part time while I study for the bar exam (eek!). I'm frantically trying to figure out the BarBri hours so I can tell the firm when they can expect to see me in the office. I'm also weighing what to do about the PMF program and a few other things that are up in the air. Although I'm satisfied with the job offer I have, I don't think I will pull my name out of the running yet just in case something amazing falls from the sky. But being realistic, this set up would be a tough one to beat. I'm all smiles (for once!).

Doom

The law school is closed again today. I feel like there will be consequences for this. I don't like make-up classes (even though I should, since I pay like $300 for each class meeting).

I'm scared.

Ohio v. Essa

Another snow day. I've watched approximately 30 hours of In Session, which is basically just a live stream of murder trials, on TruTV. Right now I'm watching the closing arguments of the prosecution in a case where a cheating husband allegedly poisoned his wife (he totally did it). The prosecutor must have just said "vicarious liability" but I swear I heard "bi-curious liability." Perhaps I should take a break??

Snow Day!

The law school is closed today because of ice and snow. While I should use this day to do work and get ahead, I think I will probably lounge in bed and attempt to eat 5000 calories. Because I'm practical.