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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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Waiting with you?

Posted on November 21, 2008
It’s 5:55pm and I know that so many of my blogger friends are anxiously awaiting 6:00 when their scores will be revealed. Please know I am waiting with you and waiting to hear if you passed! Good luck to all

WB6DJK

Posted on November 19, 2008
These last couple of weeks, I’ve been thinking about my dad a lot. I don’t think you ever “get over” the death of someone you love, especially someone who you have never lived without. It is much harder now that I’m with my sexy man and we are planning our future together...

Breathing a sigh of relief?

Posted on November 17, 2008
My appeal is not going well. This sucker is extremely challenging and I’ve yet to complete a section. I’ve done tons of research and lots of writing, but nothing is complete. At the end of October, a week before my brief was due to the court, I filed a motion (but not for time extension) [...

Job Satisfaction

Posted on November 13, 2008
Right out of college, I had an awesome job working with the greatest group of people - a very small group in a larger umbrella company - and doing some fun, interesting stuff (like writing commercials!) About a year and a half in, we started losing business due to the fact that we spent 95% [...

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Random thoughts about the current state of work, law school, politics?

Posted on November 07, 2008
Even though I am the office manager at work, there is the hope and distinct possibility that it will turn into an opportunity to move into HR. That makes me excited because there is no way in H that I plan to be a career OM although, so far, I’m pretty good at it...

Historic Votes

Posted on November 02, 2008
In a world where so many momentous events take place each day, it is remarkable to know that one of those days will forever stand out in history and mark a turning point for life as we know it. November 4, 2008 is one of those days. And WE are alive to witness it! Who [...

Working on my first appeal?

Posted on October 31, 2008
Oy. This job thing takes up so much time and energy. I, thankfully, was able to get an extension of time on the appeal I’m handling due to the court clerk’s failure to include a pretty important something in the record. At least, I think I got a time extension...

Whirlwind

Posted on October 19, 2008
Did I really temporarily forget I had a blog? Well… let’s not go that far. I’ll just say that these past few weeks have been a whirlwind. First there was the excitement of landing the new job and trying to get used to the fact that I had really chosen to be an “Office Manager” [...

What?s wrong with this picture?

Posted on October 07, 2008
It’s October. There is no fog. There is NO WIND. In San Francisco. I’m wearing short-sleeve shirts in the city at 7:00 A.M. I’m sweating by the time I get to work.

Gainfully Employed :)

Posted on October 05, 2008
It’s official - I have a job. I accepted my position last Thursday and ended my public defender work on Friday. Not only did I get a full-time day job on Thursday, but I received a phone call asking if I was available to take my first criminal appeal!!!!!! I couldn’t decide which job I [...

An Unfortunate Decision Maker

Posted on September 30, 2008
My friend AH and I have often joked that she should market herself as a professional decision-maker. Want to know what to wear tomorrow? Ask AH. Want to know whether you should go out with that guy/girl? Ask AH. Want to know whether you should take that job across the country? Ask AH...

Branching Out and Going Under

Posted on September 26, 2008
Other lawyers have snubbed me a bit recently because I am seriously considering taking a non-law job and (in fact) I have my third and final interview for a non-law job tomorrow (!!). But, today, some news was released that makes me wonder if it’s really going to be all that easy (as though it’s [...

I’ve completed my first week

Posted on September 23, 2008
I’ve completed my first week with the new job and it’s going ok. In a nutshell, I am handling the initial proceedings for in-custody misdemeanor defendants and helping the student interns become more comfortable with court appearances and client interviews...

Good Week!

Posted on September 18, 2008
1) On Monday, I started this new job. 2) On Tuesday, I made my first court appearance as an *ATTORNEY*!!! 3) On Tuesday, I had lunch with a colleague from my pre-law school SF days and got some great potential job contacts through him… 4) That night, I came home and found an email from a private criminal [...

My free time comes to an end

Posted on September 14, 2008
This weekend I went shopping for the first time in a year and didn’t feel guilty. Ok, I feel a little guilty because I spent a LOT of money that I don’t have yet, but it was in celebration of the fact that I will be in court pretty much everyday starting tomorrow...

When Crazy has its Benefits

Posted on September 11, 2008
Every once in a while, I get kind of crazy. Generally, it’s a somewhat controlled, moody kind of crazy but, on occasion, I lose all sense of rationale and do something really stupid. Like, for example, just before Labor Day. The Friday before LD, I was thoroughly depressed, frustrated with the job search, angry, annoyed [...

Sea Trials

Posted on September 06, 2008
Today is my first day of having home internet in almost a week. We were mooching off some people around us who apparently moved because their service is no longer kindly snatched up by my AirPort. We asked our neighbor if we could use his, only to find that his connection is the [...

Informational Interviewing

Posted on August 29, 2008
So far I’ve been on two “informational interviews,” with another one scheduled for next week and another to follow up with after that. The purpose of an II is to get information about the firm, the type of law they practice, the person’s experience with that firm/law, etc...

A Bit O?Sunshine

Posted on August 28, 2008
Now that I’ve spent the last few days ranting about life, I feel better. I had a very enjoyable day yesterday with a good friend and her isitpossibletobeanymoreadorable baby boy. One of those days where I suddenly felt less alone and more O.K...

Great Expectations

Posted on August 25, 2008
Since I’ve been considering trying out the freelance thing, I have looked around online for some information on other attorneys who have headed in this direction. There are so many resources out there for the disgruntled, overworked lawyers, and I, unfortunately, have not been surprised to see counselors and other companies whose businesses revolve around [...

Warning: Life Rant Ahead.

Posted on August 22, 2008
Come September, I will be going into my fourth month of unemployment. I have not been without a job for this long - ever. Other than the ridiculous interview I had this week, I have had NO responses to my search for a full-time job. Not gonna lie, I’m a little discouraged...

My First Interview for an Attorney Position

Posted on August 21, 2008
After I wrote my last post, I started doing a little bit more research on the firm that I was interviewing with. Every law student and job-searcher is told by career counselors all over the nation that you should always find out as much information as you can about the firm you’re interviewing with and [...

Woes, Whews, Woohoos! and Waaaaahhs

Posted on August 19, 2008
Last Friday, I took the train into the hot, smoggy valley to my hometown. I spent an enjoyable weekend with my mom and friends before returning to the Bay Area fresh air, only to discover that I had left my laptop charger back in Bako. Even though my mom overnighted the plug to [...

Fat Envelopes

Posted on August 12, 2008
As we all know, it’s rare that anything good comes in a small, thin envelope. Everyday, I get lots of uninteresting and depressing thin ones - mostly credit card bills and bank statements - but when an oversized envelope or a nice big fat one shows up in the mail, my heart beats a little [...

What happened in Vegas?.

Posted on August 07, 2008
shouldn’t stay there. Post your craziest, wildest stories here, a fun new blog started by some awesome people who - believe me - have already experienced some of Vegas’ strangest…..

School Daze

Posted on August 07, 2008
This time of year, when the malls are all running their “Back-to-School” sales and office supply stores have lists of recommended school supplies, I have to admit that I get a little nostalgic for my own school days. Towards late August, early September, when the air begins to whisper of a coming fall, yet the [...

Snafu

Posted on August 05, 2008
Oy. Do you ever have one of those moments when you make a comment, anticipating it to be received in one way and then observing a reaction that you never would have expected, and not understanding why the person reacted that way? That happened to me yesterday...

Eh.

Posted on August 01, 2008
I’ve been unemployed for almost two full months. I can’t decide how to best use this unending amount of free-time. I feel like I’m spinning my wheels and going nowhere. I don’t know what I want to do, other than I want to be making money...

GOOD LUCK!

Posted on July 28, 2008
Good Luck to all Bar-Takers this week!! Please let me know how it went for you and I hope you each get great news come November

That last week in July?.

Posted on July 25, 2008
I can’t believe it’s already been a year since I sat for my first bar exam. Ugh. I feel for all of you who are approaching this week for the first time - or the third or fifth time - and feeling unprepared and like you’re going to throw up...

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