Law Exam Mantra...

I will not hyperventilate. I will not hyperventilate. I will not hyperventilate.

Last week of class

I can't believe that the last week of class is here already. We had our last civil procedure class of the semester yesterday and there is only one class to go in every other subject. I'm feeling extremely behind since I took the last week off to spend Turkey Day in Ohio -- sitting on the couch and watching TV seemed much more enticing than catching up on my torts reading. You don't realize how much material you go through in just one week until you miss a full weeks worth of classes.

On the up side, I'm pretty much on top of my outlines. I just have to memorize them and do some practice exams. I have a week and a half to do so, but I also have to send Christmas cards, organize the house, pay bills and all the other fun things you find to do besides school work.

Lastly, I have successfully obtained additional loans for the spring semester. I didn't take the max in the fall, so that meant I was able to increase my loans for the spring. I feel bad for the several students I saw in financial aid who had already borrowed the max and needed more. (The answer, of course, is tough luck. We don't care that your dog needed major surgery.)

In just a few weeks, I will be completely done with my first semester. Then all I need to do is send out dozens of cover letters and resumes, cause you absolutely need to have a law related job for the summer, or you'll never be successful, or so they say.

Monday post (posted on Tuesday)

What a great start to the week! Over the weekend, our car was dented in a parking garage pole-related incident. (The pole was at fault, thank you. I wasn’t the one operating the car though, so I’m definitely not responsible). We went to bed on Sunday night with visions of dented bumpers dancing through our heads and woke up on Monday morning to find…

…Cat poop all over the carpet! Yes. Apparently the cat ate a large amount of ribbon at some point over the weekend and then saw fit to wipe ribbon poop all over the hallway carpet. Cleaning crap off the carpet is an excellent way to get psyched up for a long week of studying.

Having depooped the carpet, I headed off to school for an exciting day of Civil Procedure. I also had a career counseling appointment, where I learned that unless I want to work here in L.A., I’m on my own as far as finding jobs. That’s what I figured, but it still stunk to have it confirmed. I really need to get it together and work my butt off so that I can do well on finals and transfer out of here.

Another brilliant post

Yesterday, we were treated to a lecture on professionalism. Apparently, it is not professional to roll your eyes while other people are talking -- even if what they're saying is really dumb. My section immediately switched over from snarky remarks to thunderous rounds of applause whenever someone gave a right answer. Has this really corrected the problem?

With 3 weeks left in the semester, I am still feeling totally out of place here. (Not in the sense that I don't feel like I know what's going on in class, but in the sense that I don't feel like the culture of the school meshes with my personality.) As it turns out, California is just too laid back for me. I am looking forward to returning to the East Coast where I can start developing that stress ulcer I aspire to. To that end, I have started thinking about transferring schools because realistically, people who graduate from this school do not get jobs outside of the L.A. area. Would it be worth it to readapt to a new school now that I'm in my little rut here?