Demonstration that law school grades are totally arbitrary:

Got an A in my European Union class. I originally thought the exam was on Tuesday, but realized that Sunday night it was actually scheduled for the next morning, a Monday.

Will probably get a C in evidence, which I actually studied for.

This semester I'm in the Child Advocacy Clinic, which means I am the lawyer for a child in a CPS case. The whole ordeal seems interesting, but also pretty tragic. After a depressing day of training, I had a small chuckle when I read a chart of what kids are afraid of at certain ages. At one year old, the chart lists that children are afraid of separation from parents, being injured, strangers, and falling in to a toilet.

Gotta love kids.

Over the Break

1. Tricked a law firm in to taking me on for the first half of this summer. When they called to offer me the position, I said, "REALLY?!??!" Not that I'm desperate or anything. I waited like at least 16 hours before calling them back to accept. So now both halves of my summer are officially filled: Sorry, myriad prestigious law firms begging for my attention (zero...), I'm off the market.

2. Gained approx. 4,000 pounds. I can probably no longer ride elevators (safety first).

3. Did a bit of research for a local firm for a few bucks an hour--cool supervising attorney, interesting work, good pay. Not a bad gig.

4. Opened a joint bank account with Brandon Walsh. Eek. We're basically married financially, now we just have to play catch up on the legal end this July. (BW--it's not too late for me to take all your money, disappear, and get off scot-free, so you better take out the trash in the morning.)

5. Got a cite check from my law review on New Years Eve. I hate you already, 2010.

6. Neglected my blog...Sorry. I know all four of you were sorely dissapointed when I failed to wrap up and deliver a hilarious/profound Christmas post for you. I was so busy forgetting about law school (read: checking my grades every 7 minutes) that I let the blog slide.

In any case, I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas/Happy New Year/Blissful Break! And if you see me in an elevator, I suggest you wait for the next one.

Exams were terrible

Environmental Law
Have you ever had one of those nightmares where you get to the test and realize you didn't study? Well this happened to me in real life. I did study, but it sure didn't feel like it.

Constitutional Law
I started to read this exam and my mind just blanked. This has never happened to me before. Part of the problem was that the hypothetical the prof gave us basically required us to make a song describing the entire constitution in our own words with out using any adverbs. Or something like that.

Evidence
I'm mildly in love with this professor, and I spend a lot of time making hearsay objections while I watch real trials on Court TV, so this exam didn't go as badly as the others. Then again, I have a terrible sense of performance. And the judge on Court TV always overrules my objections. Bastard.

European Union Law
This was the icing on the cake. I believed this exam was scheduled for Tuesday morning. But Sunday night I started having strange feelings. I decided to check the exam schedule just in case. Surprise! It was to take place on Monday morning at 8:30. I studied for about five hours total. On the exam, I'm fairly sure I recommended the IRA propose an amendment to the Lisbon Treaty.

I am bound for success. Big Law, call me.

CERCLA violation

We're going to have to call in EPA's haz mat team to clean up the toxic mess that was my Environmental Law Exam.

One down. Three to go.

Environmental law exam begins in twelve hours. Much to my surprise, I am still learning new things about statutes I thought I already understood. How exciting.


Sob.

Exams begin in less than 48 hours. I basically didn't study at all yesterday. Instead, to de-stress, I got drunk.

At my fiance's company Christmas party.

I suspect he'll be getting a promotion any day now, thanks to me.