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Yes, it's true.

Posted on November 09, 2008
The stuff in my previous post about my office? Totally true. Oh, and the law clerk is currently sitting in my office. Did I mention that part? That I am sitting up front and answering the phone while I am a licensed attorney, and that one of my classmates who failed the bar is clerking for the firm and sitting in MY OFFICE? Right, that part...

Pros and cons

Posted on November 07, 2008
+ Barack Obama won the election! Eeeeee! - Stayed up far too late and drank tooooo many Ciroc Obamas at the bar (vodka, lemonade, Chambord) and was VERY grumpy at work on Wednesday.+ I am employed.- I am still not sitting in my office.- I am in fact still answering the fucking phone...

Yawn

Posted on October 18, 2008
I seem incapable of writing a real post, so here is another list.1. Project Runway finale was kind of meh. The only designer I had a strong opinion on was Kenley, and that was based mostly on personality. I thought their final shows were ok but nothing mind-blowing...

This & that

Posted on October 08, 2008
I am terrible at updating. And I can't talk about a lot of things that go on at work (pesky attorney-client privilege!) so I am left with little fodder for blog posts and almost no time to write anyway. So. Another list. 1. The Sex and the City movie was kind of meh...

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So busy

Posted on September 26, 2008
Some things I have been thinking of - I haven't had time to create a real post:1. Suede? You were robbed. Kenley Spears was a bitch to Tim Gunn and had BY FAR the worst outfit on that runway. 2. My office is ready! Yay! My computer doesn't work yet so I can't actually sit in there...

Passer

Posted on September 11, 2008
I passed the bar.Holy shit! I'm going to be a licensed attorney! Watch out world.

Quiet

Posted on September 06, 2008
Last night we had many drinks. There is a music festival going on in our neighborhood, and there were a lot of people around at the bar. We ordered pizza and hung out talking to people for hours. And had many drinks.Tonight, we decided to stay in and grill some tuna...

Baby I've got your number

Posted on August 30, 2008
This has been a long couple of weeks. Long. The receptionist quit at work. Since I am technically the "law clerk" still, being unlicensed and all, I am doing a lot of petition preparation/paralegaly stuff anyway. So the receptionist quits (via email - klassy) and the paralegals are all screwed because there is no one to answer the phone, so I am also screwed...

Remarkable

Posted on August 11, 2008
Two amazing things happened today, both money-related.1. I got a paycheck. I got paid for working at a law firm and it was not as a clerk. Praise jeebus!2. We got money back from our mortgage company. Apparently we overpaid into our escrow account by $133 last year...

A day of firsts

Posted on August 04, 2008
Today was my first day of work. My first day as a non-law-student type grown-up. While I suppose it's not as traumatic as when I was 22 and had my first real job EVER, it was still kind of weird. This feels different than the four + years of work I did before I went to law school, somehow, and I don't really know why...

A letter

Posted on August 02, 2008
Dear Escoffier,How many mushrooms are in a "heap"? I really hope this recipe turns out because I am starving,Me

Bar: Done

Posted on July 31, 2008
I'm so happy to be done. But I feel kind of lost, to be honest. Like when the wedding was over - you plan and plan and plan, and then afterwards it's just... over.Some comments for the bar examiners:Mechanical pencils? Water? Chapstick? A granola bar? All of these things would have been most welcome during the bar exam...

Vegetables

Posted on July 26, 2008
Beets from the garden.Aren't they pretty? (Why is this text underlined? What the hell? Sigh.Garden update.Completely veggie-free meal from last night. Unless in classic Midwestern fashion, you consider potatoes a vegetable. Crabcakes (I know, I know...

The rest of the grit-eating world

Posted on July 25, 2008
This morning, I dropped off my car to get the oil changed and figure out why my brake lights wouldn't work. Must be safe while driving 130 miles to take the bar exam, right? Then I did flashcards for several hours, and helped my sister buy her first Real Interview outfit...

Poor timing

Posted on July 24, 2008
My post-bar books arrived in 36 hours. Too quickly! I didn't expect them to arrive until I was gone taking the bar exam.I also ordered Ruhlman's new book, but it doesn't come out until April 2009. I figure by that time I'll have completely forgotten that I ordered it, and it'll be a lovely surprise!Must...

Rollercoaster

Posted on July 22, 2008
Today, I think I might fail the bar. But in a really un-dramatic fashion - that I will either pass or fail, and that I will probably fail. It really depends on the questions though - there have been a couple of practice exams that I felt I would do ok on, and a couple that I just would not be able to answer at all...

Ready, aim, fire

Posted on July 18, 2008
It is amazing what half a day off and 9 hours of sleep will do for your perspective. Am feeling much less burned out today, and ready to learn some Evidence. Um, yay? Oh well, at least I am studying.11 more days until the bar starts.

The wall

Posted on July 17, 2008
I have hit it. I know that I need to keep studying, but I just. can't. do. any. more. today. I'm so burned out. I spent a few hours this morning at Panera trying to get some stuff into my brain, and instead spent the time rereading the same sentence over and over...

Time

Posted on July 14, 2008
In one week, I will be 29.In two weeks, the bar exam begins, at 8:30 am.I am not terribly well-prepared for either. Back to studying for the one I can actually prepare for - 29 will come and probably be about the same as 28, no matter what I do about it.

The details

Posted on July 11, 2008
The devil is in the details; oh yes, he is. Especially of Civ Pro. Which I hated as a 1L and never really learned all that well, because trying to learn it for the bar is NOT FUN AT ALL.I seem to have a productivity crash on Thursdays. Last week I thought it was because we had a few glasses of wine on Wednesday night, but it happened this week too...

Time keeps on slippin'

Posted on July 07, 2008
The bar starts 3 weeks from today. Holy crap!This is how my day went today:Up way too early.Business associations.Trusts.MBE flashcards.More trusts.More MBE flashcards.100 Con Law questions.Read incorrect answers and create even more flashcards on those rules of law...

Feeling: Accomplished

Posted on June 30, 2008
Saturday night, my (former) personal trainer married the guy who owns the bar up the street. Much partying ensued.The happy couple. Awwww.Aren't we so cute? That is my super-70s fabulous dress. I love it. We drank and danced far into the wee hours of the morning...

You really like me!

Posted on June 28, 2008
Or at least you really like my hair. If you are white.It has been an eventful week. I was in New Orleans with Erika from Sunday to Wednesday. We ate and drank entirely too much, and had quite a good time. It is ungodly hot in New Orleans in June though...

In summary

Posted on June 21, 2008
Some pics from last week - not from BarBri, luckily for you.The garden, it grows! The front patch is rainbow chard, arugula, and some beets. The empty looking patch at the front left has carrots and scallions - they are very, very small still. The back patch is peppers, tomatoes, and brussels sprouts! I can't wait for the brussels sprouts, they look so cool on the stalk...

Fack

Posted on June 19, 2008
Full-length practice MBE this afternoon. Dismal, distressing score. Augh. Studying for this test is a nightmare that I fear is just going to end in failure and having to retake it in February.Friday afternoon, my boss from last summer finally 100% agreed to hire me after the bar exam...

Today is a new day

Posted on June 12, 2008
New hair today.Now with more bangs! My seester and I. We're not related or anything, are we?Evidence today. So boring, and I loved evidence when I took it! Ah well. Seven weeks and this will all be over, which is just a drop compared to six semesters of homework and angst...

Channeling

Posted on June 10, 2008
I am channeling my bar exam anxiety into the house. The kitchen is clean. The bathtub is scrubbed. I made a casserole. And some peach/strawberry crumble. I am currently doing my third load of laundry today. A nice man dropped a dumpster in our driveway today and this weekend I am going to clean the shit out of our driveway and basement...

Another discovery

Posted on June 08, 2008
Watching Iron Chef Battle Corn tonight, I discovered another food I will not eat. It is huitlacoche, a fungus that grows on ears of corn. They look like black, tumerous kernels of corn. Shudder. Even Wikipedia agrees with me.So the list of things I absolutely won't eat are:1...

Breakfast & the bar exam

Posted on June 07, 2008
Nice, huh? Omelette with cheese, salsa, cilantro, and avocado on top. Yum.Good Saturday morning breakfast. Especially since I have to start studying for today soon (sigh).Studying is going all right, I think. I am doing solidly well on contracts & property practice questions, not as well on con or crim...

Memorial Day

Posted on May 26, 2008
First day back at the gym since before my ER adventure. It was fine, but a little tough - I am still having a bit of pain when I take a deep breath, so it makes working out difficult.Tonight, we grilled a butterflied whole chicken brushed with BBQ sauce, and some potatoes...

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