Monday, May 17, 2010
Finished!
I'm done with law school! For eva eva. I'm up in Seattle now - I've been done for three days and I already feel like I should be working again. I keep dreaming about my tax final from Thursday. I'm keeping myself busy with dishes, laundry, job applications, dry cleaning, bank deposits, swims, visits with friends, et cetera. Bar preparation doesn't start until after graduation but I'm gearing up for that too by downloading outlines for the subjects I didn't take a class on. It feels strange to be done - because I'm not really. The bar looms large. But also because law school seems to have turned me into something of a Type A, or maybe just a B+ - I constantly feel the need to be doing something, to be bettering/contributing/creating something meaningful. I want my life to count.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
May 4
Last law school class ever was yesterday! I'm finding it hard to focus on finals - I feel restless and out of place. I can't seem to stop fretting over the job situation. It is my buddy's birthday tonight, and we have a lot of fun in store - first a winery and then probably laser tag. Nothing helps me burn off steam more right now than some good time with my friends.
Saturday, May 1, 2010
One more
I have one more: Elder Law Class; Tax Class; Elder Law paper; final for each class; WLF meeting; Law Review get-together; law buddy's birthday celebration.
And then, I have one more graduation.
And then, I have one more graduation.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Still Alive
I'm still alive. I didn't intentionally abandon the blog - it has been a busy and difficult couple of months.
At the end of January was the LGBT Moot Court Competition. There were three of us, including my partner from NAAC. He ended up winning the Best Oral Advocate Award for the competition - I was so proud. It was nice to get out of Eugene and see a little slice of LA (very little since we never went beyond a square mile radius of the hotel).
In February the attorney I worked for over the summer called me with an emergency editing project. She told me she would pay me doubletime, which was great, because otherwise I wouldn't have been able to make room in my schedule to do the project. She still has yet to pay me, and it is now April. Nor has she paid me for the work I did for her in December. She keeps promising to send it my way and then has a reason why she hasn't. This reinforces my initial resolve not to work for her after school if I can in any way avoid it. I need more organization in my career. I hope I can stick to this resolve. At the end of the month I had an interview with a judge in Portland. I walked away knowing that I didn't get it - not much of a connection. I got the rejection letter yesterday.
In March, Grandpa passed away. I missed a week of school to be with the family and help with the arrangements. I'm still catching up, and still dealing with his death. It's hitting me in different ways than I expected.
My 25th birthday was this weekend. I went out with friends, so that was enjoyable. But it has made me feel old and unaccomplished.
So, the reason I haven't been posting is that life hasn't been easy lately. I'm still really happy with my relationship, and the people around me at school, but I'm struggling to stay focused at school, particularly when most of my classes this semester deal with death. It feels like this time is about the end of a lot of things - the end of having a grandfather, the end of three years of law school, the end of the 18-24 age bracket, the end of this stage of my life. I really hope things start to be about beginnings rather than endings soon.
At the end of January was the LGBT Moot Court Competition. There were three of us, including my partner from NAAC. He ended up winning the Best Oral Advocate Award for the competition - I was so proud. It was nice to get out of Eugene and see a little slice of LA (very little since we never went beyond a square mile radius of the hotel).
In February the attorney I worked for over the summer called me with an emergency editing project. She told me she would pay me doubletime, which was great, because otherwise I wouldn't have been able to make room in my schedule to do the project. She still has yet to pay me, and it is now April. Nor has she paid me for the work I did for her in December. She keeps promising to send it my way and then has a reason why she hasn't. This reinforces my initial resolve not to work for her after school if I can in any way avoid it. I need more organization in my career. I hope I can stick to this resolve. At the end of the month I had an interview with a judge in Portland. I walked away knowing that I didn't get it - not much of a connection. I got the rejection letter yesterday.
In March, Grandpa passed away. I missed a week of school to be with the family and help with the arrangements. I'm still catching up, and still dealing with his death. It's hitting me in different ways than I expected.
My 25th birthday was this weekend. I went out with friends, so that was enjoyable. But it has made me feel old and unaccomplished.
So, the reason I haven't been posting is that life hasn't been easy lately. I'm still really happy with my relationship, and the people around me at school, but I'm struggling to stay focused at school, particularly when most of my classes this semester deal with death. It feels like this time is about the end of a lot of things - the end of having a grandfather, the end of three years of law school, the end of the 18-24 age bracket, the end of this stage of my life. I really hope things start to be about beginnings rather than endings soon.
Friday, January 29, 2010
LA
I'm in Los Angeles right now for the LGBT Moot Court competition. I'm in the process of writing a long post about how the last couple weeks have been, so more will be on its way.
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