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Irrational Basis

Thoughts on preparing for the July '07 California Bar Exam, and a few notes about life in the last semester of law school

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Last Entry: February 03, 2010 at 15:31:32

Making Progress?

Posted on April 26, 2009
This morning my sexy man and I cut the first round of paper for our totally DIY homemade wedding invitations. Apparently, though, the hundreds of dollars I spent on paper at Michaels still wasn’t enough to make what we needed for the 120+ invites...

Uninspired.

Posted on April 15, 2009
Oy I’m tired. The receptionist called in sick today, so I spent 9 hours staring wide-eyed at the computer screen, never leaving my desk, and developing shoulder/elbow-itis from reaching for the phone every 5seconds. I don’t know how receptionists do it...

Be still my beating heart?

Posted on April 06, 2009
When I was little, there was a local mini-mart that had a bakery inside. And not just any bakery - Smith’s Bakery is a tastebud’s dream. And if you have an affinity for cakes and cookies like I do, this is the place for you. I have such fond memories of going there with my [...

Bouncing

Posted on April 02, 2009
It’s so interesting how certain people seem to bounce in and out of my life. I have several friends like this - people who I knew way back when, that I’ve kept tabs on, and then one day, I look up, and there they are - in my city, in my same situation...

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I need a woman!

Posted on March 28, 2009
The last two books I’ve read (Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (SFSF) and North Star Conspiracy (NSC) - both interesting historical fiction in their own right) have been somewhat focused on the bonds of female friendship and communities of women. In SFSF, friendship and community are at the very core of the book...

Attorneys must be abandoning the panel?.

Posted on March 26, 2009
Just a few weeks ago, I was called for my third case. My third case since last October, which is when I got on this appeals panel of attorneys. Three cases in six months. Thank goodness that this third case required me to augment the record and, thus, get an additional 30 day extension, because [...

Love

Posted on March 22, 2009
This morning, both my sexy man and I were in a pretty silly, goofy mood. We got up late, he made coffee, I made breakfast. We had some fun music playing and my sexy man was doing his “robot twitch” dance, making me laugh and preventing me from doing much in the kitchen as he [...

My first paycheck as an attorney

Posted on March 18, 2009
Finally. The state made a budget, the checks were processed and I got some money in the bank! It felt so good to have that check in my hand - the largest check I’ve ever held that **I earned.** It was quite satisfying. And hopefully the money will keep comin since I just got called [...

The worst part of wedding planning

Posted on March 08, 2009
The worst part of planning a wedding, by far, has got to be figuring out the guest list. Having talked to friends, I know that it never fails - there are always people who feel personally affronted that they are not invited to your wedding and, unless you change your mind and invite them, there’s [...

Seconds

Posted on March 04, 2009

You may just get an evite?

Posted on February 21, 2009
Sometimes I get stuck on doing something and, regardless of how much energy, time, effort it’s going to take, I am determined to see it through and can’t comprehend doing it any other way. The latest example of this is my idea for wedding invitations...

Practice does not make perfect.

Posted on February 15, 2009
It’s amazing how we can spend our entire lives “communicating” and yet still be so incredible bad at it.

Going to Press.

Posted on February 13, 2009
I’ve actually been enjoying work these days, largely because I haven’t really been doing anything related to my job description. I’ve been working on a newsletter. It’s a little cheesy, as all good company newsletters are, and totally all-consuming for me...

Why I?m cancelling my subscription to ?The Recorder?

Posted on February 05, 2009
This past weekend, my sexy man and I went camping up in the Sierras. It was beautiful and perfect and the escape from work that I was desperately needing. The thing I love most about camping and being in the mountains is that life becomes so incredibly simple...

A reminder?

Posted on January 25, 2009
Sometimes I come across quotes that seem to describe my life perfectly and help me keep it perspective, like this one I read today: Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for...

The Wedding of My Dreams? or not!

Posted on January 18, 2009
I’ve been married… let’s see… four times? I was married twice in the second grade and once in third and fourth grade. These illegal and failed childhood “marriages” did not, however, prevent me from planning my future weddings all throughout my junior high and (man, this is embarrassing…) high school years...

Unl-AWFUL

Posted on January 15, 2009
Although Obama’s inauguration is just a few days away, and there is a sense of hope and optimism about his presidency, I can’t help but feel our government is still really really really really really really screwed up. Ex. 1: Yesterday, the U...

One Rule to Rule Them All

Posted on January 08, 2009
At my company, there is - in theory - only one rule. In principle, of course, there are several rules and policies, but we still like to believe we really only have “one rule.” And that rule is pretty much a professional/business take on the famous “Do Unto Others as You Would Have Them Do [...

Thank God for a New Year

Posted on January 05, 2009
I know I’m a few days late, but Happy 2009!!!! The thing that has hit me these last couple of days is how much better 2009 is starting off compared with 2008. This time last year, I was still trying to recover from failing the Bar and trying to psych myself up for the reality [...

What a sparkling new year this will be?

Posted on December 29, 2008
with a pretty little ring on my finger!! My sexy man proposed Dec. 20 and I said yes! I knew it was coming, but I didn’t know when… I really had not thought he’d do it before Christmas, but it was a wonderful wonderful surprise! I will attempt to keep my [...

All work and some play?

Posted on December 17, 2008
The world (myself included) conspired against me on this first appeal. It started last Wednesday when my mentor/buddy told me that I needed to add in an issue that we had previously said may not need to be addressed. I agree, in the end, that it was best to include it, but it didn’t make [...

43 pages and then some?

Posted on December 12, 2008
My first official, filed document to a court as a full-on licensed attorney will be 43 pages long and then some. I cannot wait until this opening brief is sitting on a judge’s desk and no longer on mine!!!

Salary Negotiations - advice?

Posted on December 11, 2008
There are few things I hate, but one of them is definitely salary negotiations. Salaries are like politics - as much as you try to say they’re not personal, they are. The value someone puts on me as an employee is intensely personal, and while I realize that the HR manager might just be the [...

Not-in-such-a-Rush Hour

Posted on December 09, 2008
I am constantly amazed at how ridiculously good and talented the people are who play in the subway (BART) station. Today, there was a guy playing his guitar, with the most beautiful soulful voice… Last week, there was a jazz trio creating a surprisingly relaxed vibe during morning rush hour… It may [...

When I have kids, I?m censoring their Christmas music

Posted on December 06, 2008
No, not for “dirty” lyrics or the connotations of seeing mommy kissing santa claus, but for the unrealistic expectations about the holidays that all these songs create. Not expectations about toys, but expectations about the weather. I grew up singing “I’m dreaming of a White Christmas,” “Frosty the Snowman,” “Jingle Bells,” and all those other lovely [...

If you have a cat?

Posted on December 05, 2008
You will find this video hilarious!

Growing Up

Posted on December 04, 2008
There was a time in my life when I could not tell people how I really felt about … well, you name it. To this day, I’m still not quite sure why that was. Even something as simple as “do you like this sweater?” was difficult for me to answer...

Focus

Posted on December 02, 2008
Me (29yr old): Ok. Now you only have a few minor things to finish on your appeal. Close out your internet browser and just do it. Me (a very articulate 2 yr old): Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. Dont want to. 29: Stop it. Just do it. You’re *this close* to being finished...

Noosed.

Posted on December 01, 2008
Ok, so maybe that’s not a word, but whatever - it’s how I feel. I had started an earlier post about how student loan repayment feels like an ever tightening noose around my neck. It is getting harder and harder to measure those loans in friendships and knowledge and increased self-worth...

There are many who have gone before you?

Posted on November 24, 2008
To those who didn’t pass, my heart goes out to you. It sucks. It sucks. It sucks. But don’t give up. The joy and pure relief that awaits you is - somehow - worth it. I wish you didn’t have to be in this position, but know that many others have gone before you and [...

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