Here's a brief year-end retrospective for my 2006.
January: Welcomed the new year with S, N, J, N, and others in B-Town; Took my first law school exams; Decided not to look at my grades along with ABS; Went to Israel and fell in love with it; Began second semester older and wiser; Applied for summer jobs in a panic after realizing that I still had none.
February: Went on a few interviews for summer jobs and decided to stay in N-Town for the summer; Hated contracts, and tax, and didn't like property very much either.
March: Worked on moot court brief; Struggled in tax; Skipped contracts; Visited Austin, Texas with then-Boyfriend and lived with his brother and niece; Battled allergies.
April: Competed in negotiations competition with ABS; Crammed as much tax as possible into my head before final exams; Chose courses for next year; Was contemplative and thoughtful about future directions, etc.
May: Studied like crazy; Took second set of law school exams, including contracts on no sleep; Enjoyed one day of leisure by watching the X-Men movies with ABS; Had a Week from Hell and the Worst Day of My Life with the Law Review competition; Drove to N-Town; Recovered.
June: Began new life as fighter for justice; aka summer intern at prosecutor's office; Loved everything; Realized that law school taught me very few practical skills; Watched a ton of trials; Hung out with Boyfriend and visited wineries, watched movies, etc.; Made my appearance in court; Celebrated 26th birthday; Hung out with parents and picked strawberries; Continued not looking at my grades.
July: Went to Vermont with Boyfriend over 4th of July weekend; Got better at my summer job; Got closer to my co-interns; Helped in a trial which unfortunately ended with hung jury; Did not make Law Review; Was disappointed; Got over it.
August: Ended my summer job with a lot of wistfulness; Traveled to Gen Con and hung out with ABS and friends, with some unexpected but sweet victories; Traveled to Scandinavia and visited Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland; Went on a cruise for the first time; Ate too much herring; Saw fjords; Missed Germany.
September: Returned to C-Town; Began new semester; Decided to take 5 courses; began RAing; Started bidding for firms for OCI, and started interviewing while classes were going on; Suffered from chronic sleep deprivation;
October: Interviewing reached crescendo; Chose my callbacks; RAed for Prof. M like crazy; Became very familiar with the late-night bus drivers; Went on exactly 3 callback interviews, and got 3 offers, before cancelling the 5 interviews for the rest of the flyout week; Broke up with Boyfriend; Was depresse and scared; Got (partially) over it.
November: Relationship drama; Career and life angst; Ridiculous sleep deprivation; More drama; More angst. More sleep deprivation. Ay, November was a crazy month, but at least I got to have dinner with Justice Scalia.
December: After much agonizing, decided to go with NY firm rather than DC firm; Fell in love; Final exams again, this time with much less preparaton; Battled with evil comparative con law exam, with outcome unclear; Had severe sleep problems; Got new beautiful black MacBook; Bought untold amount of J Crew clothes; Went to Puerto Rico on a whim; Tanned myself; Hung out with parents; Retrieved my stuff from ex-Boyfriend on the second to last day of the year; Pleased about the clean break.
Yes, my life is certainly not simple these days, but after all this, and perhaps because of all this, I'm still intact, hopeful, idealistic, and reasonably happy. I am happy I came to law school. I am glad I made the decisions I did. I think I can do what I want to do with my life, with a littel bit of focus and effort. And I'm keeping my fingers crossed, but my heart open, about those things I cannot control or change.
This is something.
Dear readers, thank you for sharing the past year with me. I hope that you will have, -- that we will all have, -- an amazing, fantastic, lovely, and wonderful New Year. See you in 2007.
12/31/2006
12/28/2006
Home Sweet Home
After four days in the glorious sun, turqoise sea, white sandy beaches, and 80+ degrees weather, I'm back home in B-town, tanner, fatter (because of all the rice, beans, and plantains), and sadly, with a headcold made worse by the airplane ride. Was that Puerto Rico's parting gift to me? No amount of Airbourne was going to keep THIS baby of a cold away!
So, I'm exhausted, both from the cold and from the traveling. So I will share my stories of PR later. In the meanwhile, I should take a shower, and fall into blissful sleep, and dream about the Caribbeans.
So, I'm exhausted, both from the cold and from the traveling. So I will share my stories of PR later. In the meanwhile, I should take a shower, and fall into blissful sleep, and dream about the Caribbeans.
12/25/2006
Puerto Rico
Well, I'm here. Puerto Rico so far has been lovely... and dark. I didn't really sleep last night, and went to the airport at 6:00 am. The Jetblue flight was very smooth, and I slept much of the time. I arrived shortly before 1 in the afternoon in the San Juan International Airport. Then passed out like a light in the hotel and didn't wake up until almost 6 and dark outside.
I got up and began wandering around. My hotel was located in a very touristy part of town filled with resorts, parks, bars, and stores. Right around the corner of my hotel there were ritzy and upscale boutique shops as well as national chains -- Puerto Rico has no sales tax and I guess that's a big draw for some of the tourists.
There is a beach nearby and I took a walk there in the dark, listened to the waves, and called my parents. There were also no fewer than three Starbucks within walking distance. TOTALLY my kind of neighborhood if you ask me. :) They have dfferent pastries here -- look creamier and richer. I bet they are tastier.
Had dinner at Pizzeria Uno (I know, I know. I was tired and didn't feel like anything adventurous tonight), With a nice glass of cab. Then slowly strolled home. I feel slightly sick - have a sore throat and stuffy nose. Perhaps my several weeks of sleep deprivation have finally caught up with me.
I got up and began wandering around. My hotel was located in a very touristy part of town filled with resorts, parks, bars, and stores. Right around the corner of my hotel there were ritzy and upscale boutique shops as well as national chains -- Puerto Rico has no sales tax and I guess that's a big draw for some of the tourists.
There is a beach nearby and I took a walk there in the dark, listened to the waves, and called my parents. There were also no fewer than three Starbucks within walking distance. TOTALLY my kind of neighborhood if you ask me. :) They have dfferent pastries here -- look creamier and richer. I bet they are tastier.
Had dinner at Pizzeria Uno (I know, I know. I was tired and didn't feel like anything adventurous tonight), With a nice glass of cab. Then slowly strolled home. I feel slightly sick - have a sore throat and stuffy nose. Perhaps my several weeks of sleep deprivation have finally caught up with me.
Merry Christmas
I'm packing to go to Puerto Rico. The flight leaves in 7 hours. I leave my apartment in 5 hours.
The trip was quite impulsive. Last week, in the depth of finals hell, I wished that I was somewhere sunnier, warmer, with long stretches of beaches upon which I could sit and get tan and do nothing other than read novels that have nothing to do with law. In the midst of all the fantasizing, I looked at Jetblue's website, and saw an amazing fare for a direct flight from B-Town to San Juan. And uncharacteristically, I just decided to go ahead and get the ticket, thinking that if I changed my mind, I could always just not go and get credits for my next flight (and Jetblue being my favorite airline I was sure there would be a next flight).
And now I'm really going! I got a Lets Go guide to Puerto Rico today, and a memoir by Esmeralda Santiago ("When I was Puerto Rican" - love that title) that I plan to read there. I'm bringing a bunch of non-law-related novels, in fact. I am so looking forward to reading on the beach!
Just checked the weather, and San Juan is, at the moment, 75 degrees. :D:D:D
Well, so here's where _I_'ll be spending my next few days. Whereever YOU are, dear readers, merry Christmas and happy holidays to you!
The trip was quite impulsive. Last week, in the depth of finals hell, I wished that I was somewhere sunnier, warmer, with long stretches of beaches upon which I could sit and get tan and do nothing other than read novels that have nothing to do with law. In the midst of all the fantasizing, I looked at Jetblue's website, and saw an amazing fare for a direct flight from B-Town to San Juan. And uncharacteristically, I just decided to go ahead and get the ticket, thinking that if I changed my mind, I could always just not go and get credits for my next flight (and Jetblue being my favorite airline I was sure there would be a next flight).
And now I'm really going! I got a Lets Go guide to Puerto Rico today, and a memoir by Esmeralda Santiago ("When I was Puerto Rican" - love that title) that I plan to read there. I'm bringing a bunch of non-law-related novels, in fact. I am so looking forward to reading on the beach!
Just checked the weather, and San Juan is, at the moment, 75 degrees. :D:D:D
Well, so here's where _I_'ll be spending my next few days. Whereever YOU are, dear readers, merry Christmas and happy holidays to you!
12/21/2006
Happy
It's amazing to wake up knowing that you don't have 10-12 hours of work ahead of you, that your whole day is YOURS, that you can choose to do whatever you want, or nothing at all.
Came back to the apartment this morning at 4:30 am, slept untll noon. Had lunch with ABS at our favorite pizza place, then wandered around in the Square; bought a whole bunch of stuff for me and my loved ones at my favorite skin care store, and 2 pairs of jeans at my favorite jean store (not really, I should say the only jeans store within walking distance from my apartment). Then came home, saw J, who handed her dog to me to care for for 3 days.
Moped around a bit in the evening, then went out and had Japanese food, while reading (gasp!) a NON-LAW-RELATED BOOK! In case you're interested, the book is Zadie's Smith's On Beauty. It's a novel set in "fictional college of Wellington" in a small academic town near Boston. Hee hee. Already it's very entertaining. Then came home, moped around some more, and around 10:30 took the dog outside for an one-hour walk all around C-Town. Just came home. The dog is asleep on my floor. I'm surfing the Internet aimlessly.
I'm loving life right now. Of course, there is still mountain of laundary and dishes to do, and piles of clothes to organize (and I do plan to donate a lot of them this year.) But for now, I'm determined to do nothing. Perhaps I'll even go to bed before midnight!
Came back to the apartment this morning at 4:30 am, slept untll noon. Had lunch with ABS at our favorite pizza place, then wandered around in the Square; bought a whole bunch of stuff for me and my loved ones at my favorite skin care store, and 2 pairs of jeans at my favorite jean store (not really, I should say the only jeans store within walking distance from my apartment). Then came home, saw J, who handed her dog to me to care for for 3 days.
Moped around a bit in the evening, then went out and had Japanese food, while reading (gasp!) a NON-LAW-RELATED BOOK! In case you're interested, the book is Zadie's Smith's On Beauty. It's a novel set in "fictional college of Wellington" in a small academic town near Boston. Hee hee. Already it's very entertaining. Then came home, moped around some more, and around 10:30 took the dog outside for an one-hour walk all around C-Town. Just came home. The dog is asleep on my floor. I'm surfing the Internet aimlessly.
I'm loving life right now. Of course, there is still mountain of laundary and dishes to do, and piles of clothes to organize (and I do plan to donate a lot of them this year.) But for now, I'm determined to do nothing. Perhaps I'll even go to bed before midnight!
12/20/2006
Done with Half of Law School!
Wow, this is a scary thought... I feel like I hardly know any law!
Con law final was... really hard, but interesting. I broke my rule of never talking about the exam today with ABS. I missed some, got other stuff. Feel okay about it.
The past two weeks were intense, difficult, frustrating, exhausting, crazy, lonely, hysterical, anxious, and really really long. BUt it's finally over! And I'm still alive! That's quite a feat in itself, trust me...
Con law final was... really hard, but interesting. I broke my rule of never talking about the exam today with ABS. I missed some, got other stuff. Feel okay about it.
The past two weeks were intense, difficult, frustrating, exhausting, crazy, lonely, hysterical, anxious, and really really long. BUt it's finally over! And I'm still alive! That's quite a feat in itself, trust me...
12/19/2006
Almost There...
Two more days of this hell, and then I will be done with the fall semester!
For now, I have to furiously outline the section on Equal Protection and gender discrmination!
(Sleep count in the past 24 hours: 1.5 hours. Yeah baby!)
For now, I have to furiously outline the section on Equal Protection and gender discrmination!
(Sleep count in the past 24 hours: 1.5 hours. Yeah baby!)
12/17/2006
A Poem that I Liked, While Not Writing My Exam
BUS STOP
Donald Justice
Lights are burning
In quiet rooms
Where lives go on
Resembling ours.
The quiet lives
That follow us-
These lives we lead
But do not own-
Stand in the rain
So quietly
When we are gone,
So quietly…
And the last bus
Comes letting dark
Umbrellas out-
Black flowers, black flowers.
And lives go on.
And lives go on
Like sudden lights
At street corners
Or like the lights
In quiet rooms
Left on for hours,
Burning, burning.
Donald Justice
Lights are burning
In quiet rooms
Where lives go on
Resembling ours.
The quiet lives
That follow us-
These lives we lead
But do not own-
Stand in the rain
So quietly
When we are gone,
So quietly…
And the last bus
Comes letting dark
Umbrellas out-
Black flowers, black flowers.
And lives go on.
And lives go on
Like sudden lights
At street corners
Or like the lights
In quiet rooms
Left on for hours,
Burning, burning.
12/14/2006
Recipe for Uplifted Moods
- Work, 3 hours (with some chatting sessions with friends thrown in between, but not overly long)
- Gym, 1.5 hours (running 2.5 miles, doing ellipticls for 25 minutes, rowing for 5 minutes, lots of situps, sweat a lot. Felt good.)
- Talk on phone with parents, 30 minutes.
- Getting fresh veggies from the local supermarket and making a salad with all the ingredients while on phone with parents, 30 minutes.
(Salad contains: mixed greens, tomatoes, sliced cucumbers, sliced broccoli, avocado, roasted pepper, sliced radishes, dried cranberries, pine nuts, sliced eggs, and a table spoon of fat-free soy vinaigrette dressing from Trader Joe's (my favorite!)).
- Enjoying said salad while chatting with S and ABS online, 30 minutes.
And I am a very happy gal. :)
Okay, time to do some con law, then an early night of sleep for me (hopefully. I take nothing for granted these days, and can imagine my body staying up for 48 hours straight. Ugh.)
- Gym, 1.5 hours (running 2.5 miles, doing ellipticls for 25 minutes, rowing for 5 minutes, lots of situps, sweat a lot. Felt good.)
- Talk on phone with parents, 30 minutes.
- Getting fresh veggies from the local supermarket and making a salad with all the ingredients while on phone with parents, 30 minutes.
(Salad contains: mixed greens, tomatoes, sliced cucumbers, sliced broccoli, avocado, roasted pepper, sliced radishes, dried cranberries, pine nuts, sliced eggs, and a table spoon of fat-free soy vinaigrette dressing from Trader Joe's (my favorite!)).
- Enjoying said salad while chatting with S and ABS online, 30 minutes.
And I am a very happy gal. :)
Okay, time to do some con law, then an early night of sleep for me (hopefully. I take nothing for granted these days, and can imagine my body staying up for 48 hours straight. Ugh.)
Massive Insomnia!
Wow, this is certainly a first. After taking my new sleep medication, which worked wonderfully last night, I lay in bed for 1.5 hours without being able to go to sleep. Thoughts just turned round and round in my head, but no sleep came. I then got up, surfed the Internet like a zombie for 2 hours or so, and then tried again circa 4:30. I even used two of those cucumber eye pads to cool down my eyes and make myself feel more relaxed.
After about 40 more minutes of lying awake, I decided to give up again, and got up and began trying to write more of my comparative con law exam.
I am going to go to Starbucks in a few minutes, to get a morning cup of tea and to work some more. Right now, I feel a bit like that tragic Greek character who can never die and instead just wastes away. Do you know what I'm talking about? What is his name? Anyway, this is kind of ridiculous. Why is sleep always such a big deal with me?!? Argh.
After about 40 more minutes of lying awake, I decided to give up again, and got up and began trying to write more of my comparative con law exam.
I am going to go to Starbucks in a few minutes, to get a morning cup of tea and to work some more. Right now, I feel a bit like that tragic Greek character who can never die and instead just wastes away. Do you know what I'm talking about? What is his name? Anyway, this is kind of ridiculous. Why is sleep always such a big deal with me?!? Argh.
12/12/2006
And in other procrastinatory news...
I love this coat! Need it! Sadly, some colors and sizes are already sold out.
Here's another look. Notice the crisp, slimming, nicely A-lined shape.
Here's another look. Notice the crisp, slimming, nicely A-lined shape.
12/11/2006
New Toy
My new 13" black MacBook arrived today, all prestine and beautiful. This is not good for my exams, since I spent the better part of today playing with it. The built iSight is amazing. Guess who spent several hours turning that on and staring at the image on the computer screen? :)
Comparative con law is going slowly. I should probably go back to it though. Sigh...
Comparative con law is going slowly. I should probably go back to it though. Sigh...
Extra! Extra!
I just called and accepted a summer position at the ritzy NYC firm. Feels good to have finally made a decision. Now I can look forward to a summer of high rents and slaving away, but all for a good resume item and the avoidance of that dark spectre called "regret."
12/10/2006
WorkWorkWork
Worked all day today, but first went to the gym for 1.5 hours, stretched, ran, rowed, did situps, and worked the ellipiticals. It felt good though also exhausting.
Then went to Starbucks where I sat for nearly the entire afternoon reading comparative con law. So many of my classmates were here, carrying huge red, blue, or brown books. I staked out one of the large computer tables and just spread my books and papers around. I probably looked much more diligent than I in fact was...
In the evening, went to CVS to pick up my new sleep medication. Then had sushi at the usual college haunt that ABS and I sometimes go to. It was disappointing, actually. The salmon sashimi pieces were incredibly small and not very fresh, so my cravings didn't get satisfied. Perhaps I will go to that other sushi place tomorrow, if I get enough work done and want to take a break...
So, better work some more now.
Then went to Starbucks where I sat for nearly the entire afternoon reading comparative con law. So many of my classmates were here, carrying huge red, blue, or brown books. I staked out one of the large computer tables and just spread my books and papers around. I probably looked much more diligent than I in fact was...
In the evening, went to CVS to pick up my new sleep medication. Then had sushi at the usual college haunt that ABS and I sometimes go to. It was disappointing, actually. The salmon sashimi pieces were incredibly small and not very fresh, so my cravings didn't get satisfied. Perhaps I will go to that other sushi place tomorrow, if I get enough work done and want to take a break...
So, better work some more now.
12/09/2006
In the Thick of It
It was cold as hell here yesterday. Extremely unpleasant to walk outside. I spent much of the day on campus, working in my favorite spots and reading a lot of con law. I have not started my comparative con law exam yet. I did read the question, but that was about all I did. I should start on that ... TODAY!
Last night I went out, in spite of the bitter cold, with S for sushi. I am addicted to salmon sashimi these days, and literally need to eat it every few days. Needless to say, my bank account is rapidly being depleted, and all my friends kind of look at me with amusement.
S and I had a good conversation, and he said some helpful things about which firm I should choose -- whether I should go to the ritzy NY firm that would work me like a slave but look awfully good on the resume, or this competitive and intellectual firm in DC that has a ridiculously prestigious appellate practice. (And the answer is not what you might think).
Speaking of Salmon, after I got home last night, around 3 am or so, when I was feeling really hungry and strangely craving salmon again, I actually tried last night to order some sushi-grade salmon online. I did find some online sellers, but then discovered that the shipping rate is simply outrageous. I also discovered that there is actually a decent fish market for sushi-grade salmon near my house, so perhaps I will pay them a visit in the next few days (or even today if the craving hits).
In other news, on Thursday I went to the health clinic for my sleep problem. The doctor (not sure she's a doctor, actually. Could be just a nurse?) prescribed some new sleep medication, so I will be off ambien and hopefully off the weird blackouts and bizarre behavior. The clinician and I also just talked about my life in general. I have a theory that my sleep problem is anxiety related, and the clinician appeared to agree with me, and recommended either anti-anxiety medication or some therapy. I told her I would have to think about these options. She agreed that my life appears to be under control and going well, so neither option was really required, but she nonetheless thought it may be helpful.
It's kind of ironic also because I think this period in my life is the happiest I have had in years. I am nearly always in an okay, if not upbeat, mood. I like my work. I enjoy school. I love my friends. It's true that there are potentials for instability, but I don't think that can ever be eliminated from my life. On the other hand, my anxiety (mostly about work, I think, but also about life choices and relationship issues) does seem to manifest itself mostly in my sleep patterns. Sleep has never been easy for me. Even in the best of times, it required planning. In stressful times, it's a major obstacble to me enjoying life.
So perhaps I should deal with it. On the other hand, who has the time to go to therapy? And I have always been extremely uncomfortable with the idea of artificially changing my brain chemistry. It makes me feel so... inauthetic. SF was on anti-anxiety medication for a while, and when I asked him about it, he told me that the drug made him relaxed but detached, and it was hard for him to feel love. That sounds awful to me. I want to feel love, even at the risk of being anxious, insecure, or miserable. (Not that love is only those things, or even mostly those things. Okay I should shut up now before I say things that are even stupider.)
I am now sitting in the dining hall, wearing my elf-hat that I got in Finland, reading con law, drinking a cup of Earl Grey, and staring at two lemon bars that I am resolved not to eat. Yay for self control.
Last night I went out, in spite of the bitter cold, with S for sushi. I am addicted to salmon sashimi these days, and literally need to eat it every few days. Needless to say, my bank account is rapidly being depleted, and all my friends kind of look at me with amusement.
S and I had a good conversation, and he said some helpful things about which firm I should choose -- whether I should go to the ritzy NY firm that would work me like a slave but look awfully good on the resume, or this competitive and intellectual firm in DC that has a ridiculously prestigious appellate practice. (And the answer is not what you might think).
Speaking of Salmon, after I got home last night, around 3 am or so, when I was feeling really hungry and strangely craving salmon again, I actually tried last night to order some sushi-grade salmon online. I did find some online sellers, but then discovered that the shipping rate is simply outrageous. I also discovered that there is actually a decent fish market for sushi-grade salmon near my house, so perhaps I will pay them a visit in the next few days (or even today if the craving hits).
In other news, on Thursday I went to the health clinic for my sleep problem. The doctor (not sure she's a doctor, actually. Could be just a nurse?) prescribed some new sleep medication, so I will be off ambien and hopefully off the weird blackouts and bizarre behavior. The clinician and I also just talked about my life in general. I have a theory that my sleep problem is anxiety related, and the clinician appeared to agree with me, and recommended either anti-anxiety medication or some therapy. I told her I would have to think about these options. She agreed that my life appears to be under control and going well, so neither option was really required, but she nonetheless thought it may be helpful.
It's kind of ironic also because I think this period in my life is the happiest I have had in years. I am nearly always in an okay, if not upbeat, mood. I like my work. I enjoy school. I love my friends. It's true that there are potentials for instability, but I don't think that can ever be eliminated from my life. On the other hand, my anxiety (mostly about work, I think, but also about life choices and relationship issues) does seem to manifest itself mostly in my sleep patterns. Sleep has never been easy for me. Even in the best of times, it required planning. In stressful times, it's a major obstacble to me enjoying life.
So perhaps I should deal with it. On the other hand, who has the time to go to therapy? And I have always been extremely uncomfortable with the idea of artificially changing my brain chemistry. It makes me feel so... inauthetic. SF was on anti-anxiety medication for a while, and when I asked him about it, he told me that the drug made him relaxed but detached, and it was hard for him to feel love. That sounds awful to me. I want to feel love, even at the risk of being anxious, insecure, or miserable. (Not that love is only those things, or even mostly those things. Okay I should shut up now before I say things that are even stupider.)
I am now sitting in the dining hall, wearing my elf-hat that I got in Finland, reading con law, drinking a cup of Earl Grey, and staring at two lemon bars that I am resolved not to eat. Yay for self control.
12/05/2006
Battered
Okay, this not-having-a-battery thing is getting old. I can't tell you how many times in the past few days when my cord has been yanked out of my computer and it dies and I lose everything that I have been working on up til then. So annoying. Apple, please send me my battery fast!
Got our comparative con law exam today! Woohoo. The next two weeks will be fun...
Got our comparative con law exam today! Woohoo. The next two weeks will be fun...
12/04/2006
Tired
I'm exhausted and stressed out. Littel white bumps have shown up on my face in clusters. Friend Dickie told that it's due to stress. I hope they go away soon.
I spent the past 2 days basically writing a reaction paper to a terrible, terrible paper that is being workshopped for our Law and Economy workshop. The reaction paper itself is not going to matter, and I don't know why I became so obsessed with it. As a result, I haven't done any con law or comparative con law reading, and I have also slept way too little in the past few days. Argh!
Okay, better go back to finishing my paper now. Sigh...
I spent the past 2 days basically writing a reaction paper to a terrible, terrible paper that is being workshopped for our Law and Economy workshop. The reaction paper itself is not going to matter, and I don't know why I became so obsessed with it. As a result, I haven't done any con law or comparative con law reading, and I have also slept way too little in the past few days. Argh!
Okay, better go back to finishing my paper now. Sigh...
12/03/2006
Beginning of the Exam Season, Again
Not much to say except that I'm beginning to feel a bit stressed. Also a little depressed and sad tonight. Hung out with AG, had a nice dinner, and came back trying to do my reaction paper for the political economy workshop. Instead read my old diaries from 2 years ago and remembered some very unhappy times that I was experiencing.
Needless to say, this did nothing to lift me out of my depressive state.
Contemplating drinking sake. Will that lift me out of my depressive state? Probably not. Hmmm...
Needless to say, this did nothing to lift me out of my depressive state.
Contemplating drinking sake. Will that lift me out of my depressive state? Probably not. Hmmm...
12/02/2006
Nice Day
In spite of the rain, I had a very good day today. It was as warm as yesterday. I slept until 11, had a nice lunch with ABS at the residential college that we are tutors at, then took the bus to the mall on the other side of town where we shopped for a full 3 hours. I bought a ton of stuff. ABS... didn't, but still seemed to have a good time. We checked out the Nintendo Wii and shopped for a hat for him and bought lots of knee-high socks for me. I'm a little obsessed with knee-high socks at the moment. Wear them with boots and they look so innocently sexy.
ANYWAY. Came back and had dinner with a friend. Lots of good food, conversation, and good company tonight. Came back in a very good mood.
Sadly, have to start preparing for final exams this weekend. You can always tell when it's exam time by my sudden interest in reading other, non-exam-related law material, and my sudden diligence about cleaning EVERY SINGLE SPOT in my apartment. I was cleaning 'til 3 am last night, vacuuming and washing dishes and wiping down counters. My apartment is now spotless. Sadly I still don't know any con law. :)
ANYWAY. Came back and had dinner with a friend. Lots of good food, conversation, and good company tonight. Came back in a very good mood.
Sadly, have to start preparing for final exams this weekend. You can always tell when it's exam time by my sudden interest in reading other, non-exam-related law material, and my sudden diligence about cleaning EVERY SINGLE SPOT in my apartment. I was cleaning 'til 3 am last night, vacuuming and washing dishes and wiping down counters. My apartment is now spotless. Sadly I still don't know any con law. :)
12/01/2006
Malfunctioning
My computer is kinda broken. The "kinda" is the key word that makes it possible for me to be still writing this post right now. On Wednesday night, I attended this lecture and then went to a very nice reception afterwards, where there were a lot of pristine-looking bottles of water on the refreshments table. Greed took over and I put two bottles in my bag, unopened. When I got home, I discovered that one of the bottles leaked, and my computer was soaked in the water.
It wouldn't turn on. I panicked, called my mom, then ran to ABS's apartment to see whether he had a hairdryer. He didn't, but we walked to the library where I lay my computer on one of the heaters and prayed for it to dry and work again. I spent that night in suspense.
The next morning, my computer turned on, but the battery was dead, and there was a lot of water stains under the screen, so the whole display looked spotty and very funky. But at least my files were still therer. I backed up the most important ones, whined a lot to my mom, who agreed to mail me a check for $1,200 immediately to get a new computer. Wow! So that was the silver lining in my cloud, and I spent the past two days blissfully salivating over Apple's black Macbooks.
I finally decided on one today - it's black, which is all I care about, with a lot of numbers that I'm sure means it's very fast. :) It's also refurbished, which means that I get to have it for $400 less than one that's new. I bought it over the phone and it should be here in a week. In the meanwhile, my old computer and I will hobble along, enjoying our last days together.
Lots of :Ds these days:
- Being present at a small dinner with a Supreme Court Justice, and talking to him about New Jersey, my law school, and the Socratic Method.
- Having a great and very clarifying conversation with Prof H about the future of my career, next semester, possibly taking a class with him, and learning more about psychology and statistics.
- The gorgeous, (globally-warming-induced, I'm sure) 60-something weather we've had today.
It wouldn't turn on. I panicked, called my mom, then ran to ABS's apartment to see whether he had a hairdryer. He didn't, but we walked to the library where I lay my computer on one of the heaters and prayed for it to dry and work again. I spent that night in suspense.
The next morning, my computer turned on, but the battery was dead, and there was a lot of water stains under the screen, so the whole display looked spotty and very funky. But at least my files were still therer. I backed up the most important ones, whined a lot to my mom, who agreed to mail me a check for $1,200 immediately to get a new computer. Wow! So that was the silver lining in my cloud, and I spent the past two days blissfully salivating over Apple's black Macbooks.
I finally decided on one today - it's black, which is all I care about, with a lot of numbers that I'm sure means it's very fast. :) It's also refurbished, which means that I get to have it for $400 less than one that's new. I bought it over the phone and it should be here in a week. In the meanwhile, my old computer and I will hobble along, enjoying our last days together.
Lots of :Ds these days:
- Being present at a small dinner with a Supreme Court Justice, and talking to him about New Jersey, my law school, and the Socratic Method.
- Having a great and very clarifying conversation with Prof H about the future of my career, next semester, possibly taking a class with him, and learning more about psychology and statistics.
- The gorgeous, (globally-warming-induced, I'm sure) 60-something weather we've had today.
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