I'm a 23 year old, second year law student, who is attempting to stay sane throughout it all. I’m frequently overwhelmed, often delighted and always caffeinated
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
GPOY.
Final’s are fast approaching and I’m so not ready. There are only four days of classes left.
I can’t have another semester like the last one.
Feeling the pressure of this seemingly never ending semester and is ridiculously abundant project and papers. So for motivation, there is my new desktop background.
I didn’t get to do my legislative advocacy speech for my bill today and I was pretty bummed about it. I sacrificed much needed sleep to prep and I had worked up the confidence. Now, I have to wait until Monday to give it. Let’s hope I feel as confident than.
Especially, since my presentation is in front of the president of the moot court ( she is acting as Madam Chair) and I want that invitation for moot court tryouts so ridiculously bad.
I’m going to try and power through today and get everything done so I can watch the new episode of Glee and not feel guilty lol.
That picture is currently my desktop background. It’s to serve as a remainder that what I want right now isn’t what I’ll want later and that if I want to accomplish my dreams than I have to give it everything I have and then some.
After my night of rebellion and spending all my study time alternating between reading Sherlock/John fics and watching Season 2 of Big Bang Theory, instead of reading or studying, I’m definitely feeling the guilt today.
Today will be different though. I’m not going to slack off. I’m going to work like a boss and accomplish everything I need to do so tonight I can focus on my legislative oral advocacy project and kick ass on my presentation tomorrow.
Let’s do this!
I’m going to blame this post on the mojito’s and the major stress of this semester. But, I have a confession to make.
I find myself extremely homesick, which has never happened to me before. It’s been 11 months since I’ve seen my family. 11 months isn’t even the longest I’ve gone without seeing my family. I lived in Seville, Spain for a year in undergrad and could only afford to call home once every other week.
But, right now I’m extremely homesick. Since I’m taking summer class and they start two days after finals and continue till 3 days before the Fall Semester starts I won’t find myself home again until a week before Christmas where I will stay only until January 9th.
The thought is severely depressing and even writing this post makes me want to cry.
I just want to go home and say screw summer classes because being miserable and lonely isn’t worth the extra six credits.
However, I worked too hard to get into lawschool and to get where I am now to just mess it up by taking an entire summer off, when I could use that time to get ahead.
I blame Civil Procedure and the mojito’s. And, I hope when I’m older I’ll still think it’s all worth it.
GPOY.
It’s Research Workshop, Civil Procedure, and Torts day…
Midterm grades were released for Property I today. Solid A.
Boo ya! :)
It’s the first day back to law school after Spring Break!
The day has hardly even started and I already know it is just going to suck. Spilled coffee all over myself was I was driving, got stuck in traffic, and silently whimpered to myself during LP when we received our next assignment. More oral arguments and a 21 pg. motion on suppressing a confession, and illegal search and seizure.
Add that to all the other papers, projects, and readings and well… wish me luck!
The joys of law school. Do they ever end?
On to Property and Contracts!
Hope all my followers have a fabulous day <3
All that is left to do is cry over the bluebook, fix these citations and I will be done with my 4,000 word midterm on Tort Reform!!
I have never be more excited to hand a paper in, in my life.
My Licensing Contract is officially finished and I am so damn proud of it. I think it is my best assignment to date. I picked it up at Staples and it’s bound all pretty like and it’s ready to dominate and get that A.
Sadly, Spring Break is officially over in less than 30 hrs. My heart is already breaking. I’m not ready to go back to law school.
I take it back. I regret everything!
I swear Karma is getting me for skipping school the other day.
I woke this morning feeling absolutely terrible. I chalked it up at first to only getting three hours of sleep. I went to put in my aids and they wouldn’t fit in my ears. Sad day. Another, ear infection.
The earliest I can get a doctors appointment is Friday, the 24th. Which is the day I was suppose to get ear molds for new aids.
BOO! Now I’ll have to wait for the swelling in my ears to go down before I can get my new aids.
I swear, I’ll never miss a day of classes ever again.
All I want to do is crawl into my bed and sleep until I cant anymore. Literally exhausted. On the plus side I did great in Contracts today. Volunteered and all. My professor even complimented me. Which considering she is about as friendly as a Dalek is saying a lot.
On to my least hated class of the day: Civil Procedure!!! I’ll be so glad to be done with that class come May.
At least, I have Torts to look forward to after that. That class makes me insanely happy. <3
Today, was the first day of second semester and I already feel completely overwhelmed. I also had a schedule change that puts me in classes with only four people from my section and the rest of Marshall. I don’t even know the four people with me so I’m essential friendless.
My schedule is terrible and I hate it.
MW: 10:00 am to 11:50 is Legal Writing/Research , 1:10 pm to 2:30 pm is Civil Procedure II. 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm is Property I. 4:45 to 6:00 pm is Contracts.
TR: Torts. 4:45 to 6:00 pm.
That gives a whole new meaning to Mondays sucking. Our schedule is already jammed packed with things too.
In Contracts II we will spend half the semester drafting our very own Contract. Holy Mary Mother of God. I was not prepared for that. The contract is 60% of our grade.
In LRW we will spend of this semester doing Moot court and writing motions/briefs. First outline is due the second week of Feb.
Civ Pro will will be doing a “Shoot out” aka a debate with Blackmun’s section also known as my boyfriends section. We also have admit slips, pop quizzes, and three pleadings to write. 2% of grade will make up random “warrants.” were our Professor will collect our daily case briefs without warning.
In Torts will have a “white paper” and will be be required to meet with four personal injury attorneys before Feb. 9th.
Geez. I thought last semester was tough.
Just received an email from my law school that final grades won’t be received until January 14th and the start of the semester will be pushed back till January 30th due to a construction malfunction.
NOOOOOOO!!!!!!! Bad enough, final grades will be released on my birthday. But, the push back to the end of the month might kill me. I never though I’d say this but I need law school to start right now! My family is driving me insane.
Worst email ever? I think so.
