Anonymous Law Student

Quick Update

2008-12-13T18:12:00.000-08:00

I've been busy with work as of late. The job is fun and the people I work with are all pretty cool.

Anyhoo, I've picked the theme and the name of my new blog. It will be up and running in the next week or so. I haven't decided if I am going to give away the name of the blog or its url on this site. If you want to know badly enough, I'd have no problem emailing it to you.

When the new blog is up I'll post about it. For the sad law students out there that still read this blog, good luck on finals.

aE

Welcome to Crossroads Mall

2008-11-23T13:04:00.000-08:00

Ever wondered if you could have done a better job of surviving in the remake of Dawn of The Dead? If you're like me, you have wondered that every day of your life since the movie came out. No more theorizing guys. The above video is a demo of the map being made for the city and mall that the movie took place in. Get Left4Dead (on PC, I wasn't blown away with the Xbox version) and prepare to finally know the answer.

It might not be what you had hoped.

aE

Left4Dead

2008-11-18T18:39:00.001-08:00

Those of you who are in the know.....are aware that the greatest game of all time came out today. I am of course referring to Left4Dead> The video you see at the top of the screen is the intro video for the game. That isn't in-game footage, but it might as well be. The graphics are great, the action is non-stop, and I am officially in love with this game. If addiction to gaming was something that qualified, I'd use all my sick leave to sit around and play the crap out of this game. Seriously, if you have a half decent PC or an Xbox 360 you simply must buy this game.

Anyways, I started my job on November 3rd. It is now November the 18th. I moved to this new town last week. The 11th I believe. So far so good. Everyone at my work is cool. There's only one other attorney in the office, so I definitely don't feel invisible. Today I closed my first case. I think that sometime this week I'll probably take the lead on a new case so that I can see it through the whole way.

So I don't know what to say about the whole blog thing. I'm going to keep blogging here for now, but I won't be talking about cases, my employer, or other people that I work with. It doesn't seem professional and I imagine that they wouldn't appreciate that.

Anyways, if you end up with a copy of Left4dead, drop me a line and we'll play together. Right now I'm playing online with my PC. I'm not sure if I can play with Xbox players or not, but I am probably going to buy the Xbox version of the game so I can play with other people when they come over here.

aE

Go Vote Sucka!

2008-11-03T17:08:00.000-08:00

You haven't seen the whole clip. I know you think you have, but watch it all the way through. It will blow your mind.

aE

New Job

2008-11-02T10:19:00.000-08:00

I suspect that I won't be blogging much longer.

For a while I was pretty sure that I would start a new blog when this one came to its natural end, but I doubt that I'm going to start another one anytime soon. My new job (that I start on Monday) is going to be great, but I don't feel right talking in any real detail about my new job. I certainly can't talk about the cases that I'm going to be working on. So what would that leave me to write about? Not a whole lot. So be on notice. Sometime in the near future I'm going to send this blog into the abyss.

So I start my new job tomorrow. I've got some brand new suits hanging in the closet, a powered up laptop, a cell phone forged in the volcano pits of Mordor, shoes made for ass kicking, and a wit honed to a razor edge.

Alright, it's time for me to do something productive today.

aE

Losing The War

2008-10-23T22:27:00.000-07:00

To A Friend: Stop and think about what you are doing. Clear your emotions out of the way and really look at the situation. You don't need to be told what the predictable outcome will be.

So I would like to announce that I have lost my cell phone war. A month or so ago I declared war on the cell phone world. Tired of people having idiotic text conversations on their phones, tired of my stupid high phone bill, and tired of cell phones in general, I canceled my phone plan. I don't understand how some men can be unaware of how stupid they look when they peck away an endless stream of text messages their girlfriends.

That said, life has been hellish without a cell phone. People alter plans with me and think it's okay because they left a message on my land line. Whenever I get lost en route to a party or new restaurant or court house, I can't call the host or person I'm meeting up with and ask for help with directions. Getting lost is a major problem for me. I'm always having a panic attack when I'm on my way to somewhere new. I can't stop thinking that I'm going the wrong way and that I've obviously missed my turn. It's miserable.

Anyways, I'm trying to decide if I should get a blackberry or the new Google phone. I'm leaning towards the Google phone. Anyone want to argue for the blackberry? I am obsessed with google maps. The idea of having it with me 24/7 gives me tears of joy.

aE

Joggers and Update

2008-10-14T21:30:00.000-07:00

An Open Letter To A Specific Kind of Jogger,

As a bike rider, I acknowledge that there will always be a certain level of tension between myself and people like you, who are happy tottering along at 3 miles an hour on my bike trails. There are, however, a few rules that you need to understand if we are to live in a world without violence.

First, you should stick to the right. And by that I mean HEY YOU STUPID PRICK! STICK TO THE MOTHERF*CKING RIGHT SIDE OF THE TRAIL OR I'M GOING RUN YOUR ASS DOWN AND KICK YOUR HEAD AROUND LIKE A SOCCER BALL. Sorry. It's just really agitating that you can't comprehend this simple little rule of thumb. It's even more agitating when you are going in the opposite direction and you're on your left and I'm on my right. One of us has to move, but you insist on sticking to the wrong lane. Next time you do it I'm not moving.

Another thing. When I say "On your left!" because I'm coming up behind you, I don't mean "turn around, stare at me, and then refuse to move your stupid fat ass." Because if I did mean that, then we wouldn't have a problem, because that's exactly what you do. Either that or you flat out ignore me. I don't know how else to make this clear to you. I'M MUCH BIGGER THAN YOU, I'M TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, AND IF WE COLLIDE AND YOU DON'T DIE INSTANTLY, YOU'LL DIE MOMENTS LATER WHEN I THROW YOU INTO TRAFFIC. I won't be done with you when you're dead. I'm going to take your wallet and donate money to some sort of anti-jogger hate group. Then I'll use your driver's license to find your home. Then I'll burn it down while your family watches. I'll frame you for the arson. I'll trip your mom when I see her at the store. Your son's college fund? I'm going to invest it in the South African stock market after I convince your wife let me manage it.

In short, get out of my f*cking way assh*le.

aE

Okay, I'm not done talking. Here's an update.

On October 24th I'll be back in my old town. My last old town. The one I went to law school in. I have so many old towns now. Anyways, I'll be in town for a few days to attend the wedding of one of my best friends. A few months ago I missed the opportunity to go to another wedding and I've regretted it ever since. It wasn't until a few days ago that my finances became solid enough for me to fly across the country.

To those friends of mine that passed the bar, congratulations. To those friends of mine that did not pass the bar, stay strong. Don't let it psych you out. You'll pass it the next time around. In the long run, this is nothing more than a set back.

The job is not official quite yet. The Public Interest people are still running a background check on me. I wonder if they'll be upset that I flipped off a cop when I was 17? That's the worst thing I've ever done, as far as the law is concerned. I expect a final job offer to be made near the end of this week. If they make an offer I'll head up to NewCity and find a place to live. Moving will commence immediately.

aE

Pros and Cons of Both Jobs

2008-10-10T08:32:00.000-07:00

America Is Planning To Blow Up The Moon!!

It looks like I have secured a job. I have carefully weighed the pros and cons of both the jobs that I can pick from and I've decided that I'm going to take the public interest job. Here are my reasons:

1. Public Interest job gets me out of this town. I no longer want to live with my brother and this job accomplishes that for me.

2. Public Interest job is relatively insulated from the economy. I can't give away the sources of their funding without giving away who they are, but I can tell you that things would have to get really bad before these guys had a problem. The other job involves me opening my own law firm and hoping that these daily 600-700 point drops in the stock market don't spell doom for me. Quite frankly, I think that opening a new business in this economic atmosphere is a dubious prospect.

3. The Public Interest job told me that not only would I be working to benefit the poor, but I would also be allowed to head the Zombie Law Project. A privately funded initiative to force the government to recognize the inevitability of the Zompocalypse. Although this cause is doomed to failure, perhaps I will be able to save a few people from dying in the first blood soaked wave of death. That way they can survive to live in the miserable hell of an existence that awaits the survivors of the Zompocalypse.

4. I've checked up on my State's ethical guidelines for what attorneys can and cannot do and I am not sure that the situation with the "my own law firm" job is totally on the up and up. The interpretation that the guy promoting that job is attaching to the statute is somewhat correct, but it will not be correct for the long term. Eventually it would become a violation of one of our ethical rules (having to do with referral fees) and that would put me at risk. I'm not going to violate an ethical rule, even if I think I could get away with it. I'm not going to put myself in a position where conflict could flare up because I refused to share a fee and the guy is ticked and wants to evict me from the office.

5. The Public Interest firm will give me tons of great experience and they are equipped to hold my hand whenever I need it. I have no doubt that these guys will be able to increase my awesomeness sevenfold.

6. The Public Interest law firm believes in promoting the rights and dignity of pirates. They are similarly committed to destroying the ninja scourge in America and beyond.

7. As a quasi-government employee I will have access to incredible health care benefits. This will allow me to control my shape shifting issues and my difficulties with silver bullets.

8. Both jobs, as part of their mission statements, support blowing up the moon. Moon rings! See the video above if you don't understand. You can ask my friends, I have been saying that the moon should be blown up for years. Why? Moon rings. The only argument that Pro-Moonies come up with is "blah blah blah the tides are important" and "neener neener I'm stupid and afraid of moon rocks hitting the Earth." Well let me tell you, we can get by without Tides. Imagine how cool it would be if the water level just stayed in one spot all the time. Building a dock on the Ocean would be a whole hell of a lot easier. The fish will adapt. It's called evolution people! As for moon rocks, our atmosphere will take care of the smaller ones. The larges ones will be targeted by modified ICBM missiles to reduce them to harmless pebbles. I will be heading the committee at Public Interest job that will clear the way, legally, for the Moon's demise.

aE

Quick Opinion

2008-10-07T22:04:00.000-07:00

QUICK OPINION!

Read this very short article.

I think the contractor is right and the guy in Kuwait is wrong. Being in the military is not a license for the reservist to ignore his promise to finish the landscaping. If he doesn't like the terms of the contract then he should not have signed it. His current financial situation and geographic location are irrelevant in my opinion.

Mind you, I loves me some contract law.

Agree? Disagree?

aE

Job Updates

2008-10-06T13:47:00.001-07:00

Okay, so there have been several developments over the last few hours. The office in smalltown decided that they wanted somebody a bit more experienced to run it, but a sister office to the same non profit in a larger town lined up an interview with me for later this week. This bigger town would actually be significantly bigger. The bigger town has about 40,000 people in it and 69,0000 people live in that county.

Also, I spoke with a private practitioner that basically told me that he'd provide me with a fully functional office and staff, but that I'd be somewhat on my own. He said that he'd give me some of his cases and take about 25% off the profit for those cases. If I referred any to him he'd do the same for me. He told me that the Bar recently came through and informed him that he should bring in another attorney or two and that those new attorneys could easily bring in somewhere between $50k-$100k a year. He told me that I could come into his office and ask questions whenever I want and that he'd help out if I needed it. He also said that in exchange for working 2 hours a day for him he would pay me $1,000 a month and that would also cover my use of his office space and employees.

Both of these jobs are very tempting. Though I have to admit that the first job sounds like it would be offering more in the way of support and training for me. The second job is probably more profitable though.

I definitely agree with Meg, a commenter from my earlier post, that going to a small town can help be to become a big fish much faster.

Decisions decisions.

aE

I was born in a small town.....

2008-10-06T09:18:00.000-07:00

I was practically just offered a job over the phone. I would be the head of a small legal office in a small town. Major emphasis on the word small. The office provides free legal services to people who could not otherwise afford an attorney.

I won't lie, there is something alluring about being the only attorney at a legal office. There's also something incredibly scary about that. I would be learning everything as I went with very little guidance. The upside is that after working at a job like that for a year or two I would be fully equipped to go out on my own.

The downside is how small we're talking. The town has under 10,000 people in it. The biggest nearby city has 80,000, but that's 45 miles away. Though, I suppose that's not too bad. I mean, how can I say I was willing to go live on a Tropical island in the South Pacific, but unsure about living in a small town right in the middle of America? This will take deep thought on my part. Random comments on this topic are welcome.

aE

Anxious

2008-10-04T18:52:00.000-07:00

Above: How I feel

I've only been working hard at finding a job for about nine days. The time seems to creep by so slowly. When a day goes by and I haven't sent out a cover letter I start to get anxious about my situation. I read a thousand articles about how great the economy in this State is supposed to be, but I am having trouble seeing it.

I think that giving up on the Island Job has taken some of the wind out of my sails. I really believed that if I just kept chipping away at it that someone would decide my incredible enthusiasm makes me perfect for working at Island Job. I can see now that I was wrong to think that. Don't get me wrong, there's still a very small chance that I might get a call, but it is very unlikely at this point. I know that there are openings at Island Job and I was told that I would be contacted if something I was qualified for opened up. That seems like a pretty clear way of telling me I'm not qualified.

I've been here for five months and I don't have a single friend in the entire State. For a long time that hasn't bothered me, but lately it seems to be getting to me. I keep telling myself that when I get a job things will turn around. I'll be around my own kind again. I hate to admit that my own kind are lawyers and law students, but I think that's the way of things now.

If I don't make friends at work, then at least I'll have a paycheck and something to occupy my time. With a little money in my pocket I might have better luck getting out into the community and meeting people.

Blech. Maybe I should have gone to Maine or Colorado.

aE

VP Debate

2008-09-30T20:24:00.000-07:00

Is anyone else as excited about the Vice Presidential debate as I am? If Palin is even half as hilarious as she was in those interviews I will die of laughter. As an Obama supporter and person that likes to register people to vote, I have two great websites for you.

This website is designed to counter republican smear tactics with truth about Obama. Republicans don't mind lying, so long as they win (Don't agree? Explain Swift Boat to me.)

This website will get you registered to vote. Please don't visit it if you are going to vote for McCain. If you are an independent that hasn't decided how to vote yet, well, I'll never be able to understand what goes on in your head, but you should register. If you are a democrat that has not yet registered, you should be beaten with hardened french bread. Knowing what you know, how can you not be registered?!

aE

Lil' Update

2008-09-29T17:45:00.000-07:00

I'm not sure if we should have a bailout, but this guy doesn't think we should.

It just sucks that as I am entering into the real world the US is mired in debt and the economy continues to spiral downward. My only hope is that I'll be able to get a solid job and begin making investments while things are undervalued.

I sent out another cover letter and resume today. Lets keep our fingers crossed.

aE

I'm giving up, but I'm not getting down

2008-09-27T22:12:00.000-07:00

So I'm giving up on the job in the tropics. I have emailed as many people as I can, pestered as many people as possible. In the history of enthusiastic job seekers there has never been a person more interested in a job than I was in this one. Except for one or two people who have been incredibly helpful, it is hard for me to even get a response from tropics job. It really burns when you think you've finally got the right person on the horn and you can't even get a reply. I'm taking the hint and moving on. If they were to make an offer down the road I would definitely consider it, but if I find another job I doubt I would be willing to give it up.

Oh by the way, I was just sworn in as an attorney a few days ago. I can officially put Esq. at the end of my name. Anyways, I just had an interview in a small town a hundred miles to the west of here. The interview was with a branch of a small town DA that focuses on child support enforcement. From what I can see, this would be a great job to cut my teeth on. It would involve administrative law, lots of time in district court, interaction with agencies, police, liens, and all sorts of other good old fashion fun.

I've had a few people disagree with me and my anger with my brother and his girlfriend. I think I will clarify my annoyance with them. You see, it bothers me that when I get to hang out with him (rare) that he is constantly texting his girlfriend, answering calls from her, and even leaving in the middle of something to make her happy. Mind you, she sees him all the time. When he's with her I respect their time together and wouldn't dream of interrupting it unless I had a good reason to do so. It must also be said that she knows I don't get to spend much time with him. She knows that what she is doing is rude and incredibly annoying. I agree that my brother should man up and quit it with the texting and whatnot. Trust me, he has gained a large share of my ire. And yet, it cannot all be reserved for him. She feels the need to intrude on the minuscule amount of time I have with my brother. She cannot be satisfied with having nearly every minute of his free time, she must take my few seconds to be happy. For this reason I am nearly as angry with her as I am with him.

There is a lesson here. If you want to be on good terms with the family and friends of your significant other then you need to exercise self control. You must make sure not to dominate all of your significant other's time. When he/she is free from your grasp you need to refrain from calling, texting, or otherwise interrupting the time your significant other is having with family and friends. If you can't do this, then you will surely gain the enmity of your significant other's friends and family. How long do you think your relationship will last when everyone he/she cares about hates you?

aE

Job Search

2008-09-23T07:51:00.000-07:00

My job search is still in its early stages. My courtship with DreamJob is not going as well as I had hoped it would. However, a really nice guy working at DreamJob has given me some more contact information for other people working there. I'm hoping that I can impress people with my never ending enthusiasm. Failing that, maybe they'll just hire me so that I'll stop emailing them.

Still, things are not going as well as I had hoped. The local law schools here have blackout dates on reciprocity and will not give me full access to their job listings. It's really hard to get a job when I haven't got a clue about who is hiring. The job listings that they do release are always a few weeks old by the time I see them. That means that all the local people have had lots of time to take a crack at all the good stuff. The way things are going, it is looking like I might have to take something in a rural area or very small town. Perhaps when I get more experience (or when the local schools decide to even the playing field) I can come back to the big cities and get a job.

I am being sworn in this week. Awesome.

Right now I'm living with my brother. So far things have worked out pretty well. We both have a few habits that are annoying, but we are able to get along anyways because of the whole family thing. If we weren't related I'm sure there'd be more conflict. The real grudge is that I can't get my brother to hang out with me. To properly understand this you have to think about what it is like to live without friends for six months. My brother is the only person in this town that I know. His girlfriend dominates 99% of his free time. When I do get a few hours with him (once every two weeks or so) she calls him constantly when he's with me and texts him every five minutes. Let this be a lesson to the ladies out there, if you want the family to like you, don't make a show of disrespect like she does to me.

Anyways, all of this is to say that I'm okay with leaving this town. I'm not depressed about my lack of friends (it will change when I get a job and have a little cash). I'm just saying that my brother's act of ignoring me has made me free to leave whenever I please.

Venting done.

aLs

Now That I've Calmed Down

2008-09-12T12:04:00.000-07:00

I'm heading south to help some family deal with Hurricane Ike, so I'll likely be out of contact for a few days. Those of you who know my contact information down there are free to call me up, otherwise just use the ol' email. Ciao.

Signed,
aE (Anonymous Esquire)

HAHAHAHAFREEEEEEEE

2008-09-12T09:14:00.000-07:00

PASSED!!!OMGF*CKLAWSCHOOLF*CKTHEBAREXAM
IAMFREEFREEFOREVERITELLYOU
NOTHINGWILLEVERSUCKASMUCHASTHEBAREXAMSUCKED
ANDNOWINEVERHAVETODEALWITHITAGAIN!

The End is Nigh (In a good way, for once)

2008-09-11T23:05:00.001-07:00

Man, I hope not.

I'd like to start this post by commemorating the passing of one of the funniest blogs on the internet. I refer to Anonymous Coworker. After a few years of blogging he is ready to throw in the towel. I understand where he's coming from, but I really do hope he will change his mind and come back. Maybe in a different form. If he wrote a book it would be a best seller, of that I have no doubt.

Tomorrow could mark the end of a journey I began three or four years ago. That's right folks, bar results are coming in tomorrow afternoon. It is very possible that 12 hours from now I will know if I get to be an attorney or not. I'm not being overly dramatic when I say that tomorrow could be one of the best days of my life, or one of the worse. I think the potential for tomorrow to suck is a lot higher than the potential for tomorrow to kick ass. Failing means so many horrible things. The worst of those things has to be the pity I would receive. Jubilant friends of mine won't want to talk to me about how excited they are to pass the bar if I fail it. One truth that I have gleaned from law school and my experience with the legal community is that it's a club. The admission price is a bar license. I am of course, only talking about attorneys. I haven't ever been a paralegal, so I can't say what a veteran paralegal would have to say on the subject.

Some of you know that I have been considering a job in a far off place, removed from the mainland. I am still waiting to hear back on that. My hope is that positive bar results will give them the nudge they need to hire me. Otherwise, I am going to have to begin my job search where I am and pretend that the faraway job isn't going to happen. I won't lie, if I find something that I kind of like here, it will be a lot harder for me to head to faraway place.

I work out every day now. That means bike rides, weight lifting, the whole schtick. I rarely eat out. I haven't had a burger in like a month. The result is that I've lost about 20 pounds and put on a decent amount of muscle. For some reason I couldn't bring myself to stay healthy when I was in law school. I think it had something to do with my incredible lack of free time and near constant stress. Even when I was messing and should have been working, it was impossible to convince myself that I shouldn't just relax...that I should get up and go work out. School made a lot of things feel hopeless. Now that it's over, I am slowly getting my life back in order.

So I'm going to try and let everyone know, via the blog, what the bar results were.

Wish me luck. Hopefully this is the last time I sign off as "Anonymous Law Student."

aLs

SOUL CLEAVER

2008-09-08T10:15:00.000-07:00

When I get bored I like to spend money. Case in point, the new computer I am using right now. While I was studying for the bar I kept telling myself that I was going to buy a new computer when it was all said and done. True to my word, I recently began ordering computer parts off NewEgg. when I got all the parts I started to put the computer together. I built my previous computer last year. When your favorite toy is your computer, having a computer over a year in age is unacceptable.

So I put the whole thing together (a $1600 investment) and pressed the power switch. No response. I spent the rest of the day puzzling over the horribly arcane instruction booklet and trying to figure out what I could do to make it work. In the end I gave up. I spent the whole night worrying that I had spent $1600 for a pile of junk. Buying all that stuff online makes returning things a bit more complicated than driving down to the local store.

The computer repair guys smiled at me politely when I tried to show off my technological prowess by describing the problems that I believed were the cause of my misfortune. A few hours later the computer guys called me to give me the good news and the bad news. The good news was that my computer was fully operational. The bad news is that it had been put together incorrectly in every possible way. Memory was in the wrong slots, wiring was wrong, video card in the wrong slot (didn't even know that possible), motherboard was shorting out on the metal plate underneath it (have no idea how the board wasn't destroyed when I gave it power).

Needless to say, I promised the computer repair guy that I would never again attempt to build a computer. From here out I will do my own tweaks and whatnot, but I'm going to leave the building from scratch to computer repair guys. They're better than I am and I can yell at them if things don't turn out the way I like it.

The new computer (the one I'm using right now) needed a name. You have to understand, this computer is so much more powerful than your computer. Your computer would weep and turn away at the sight of mine. Anyways, after much soul searching I came up with a name that reflects the pure awesomeness that my computer was forged out of. Are you ready? SOUL CLEAVER: DEVOURER OF SOULS. Your computer's name is probably Phil or Arnie or something equally unimpressive.

OPEN YOURSELF TO THE TERRIBLE BEAUTY OF SOUL CLEAVER!

Bar results come in a few days. The anticipation is building, but not a whole lot. I want to know the results, but a part of me is happy not knowing. Knowing the results could be knowing I failed. I don't know how I would handle something like that. I'm sure I'd get through it, but it would be so difficult. It's easier to just not think about it and let the results come when they come.

Alright, it's just about time to go hunting for a sandwich.

aLs

Public Announcement

2008-09-05T10:30:00.000-07:00

A public announcement from Larry David.

The bar exam results will be coming in very soon. Out of all my friends, I will be the first to hear the great, or grim, news.

With all my free time I have been watching a lot of political news. In particular, I watched the Republican National Convention. It has been a long time since I saw so much hate in one place. They talk like they haven't been in control these last eight years. I guess they do that to cover up the fact that they have really rammed this country into the ground. Bad economy, bad foreign relations, torture, cronyism, inflation....the list goes on and on. Who in their right mind would allow Republicans to take a shot at fixing the problems that they created?

McCain seems to be running on a "I was a POW and Sarah Palin is good folk! Yay!" To me, there is nothing more agitating than people that vote for someone because they think "he'd be nice to have a beer with" or "shucks, I like hockey moms." Where is the sense in that? I can't tell you how many people told me they liked Bush because they felt they could have a beer with him. Do you think it is logical to make someone the leader of the free world because you feel like you relate to them on some sort of beer level? Does anyone think for a second that that isn't an image developed with millions of dollars, intense advertisement, whisper campaigns, and endless PR?

Also, what is it with the Republicans screaming out "USA! USA! USA!" over and over at their rallies? Do they realize how stupid that makes them sound? This isn't an Olympic sporting event.

aLs

More Nothing

2008-09-01T19:20:00.000-07:00

Bar results are coming soon. Over the last few days I've found myself thinking about the essay questions I know I messed up. The ones I did well on have completely left my memory.

Don't get me wrong, I think I passed. Not because I have a lot of reason to think that I passed, but because worrying about it would be too much for me to stand. Can you imagine torturing yourself for six weeks straight? I couldn't. So I decided that I passed the exam and stopped worrying about it. The closer the results get the less I will be able to completely believe that assumption.

They need Jurors in Eugene so bad that they are pulling them off the street. It seems unfair to me. I would give my right arm to be on a jury.

aLs

Chillaxin

2008-08-21T23:00:00.000-07:00

I got back from my parent's house yesterday. I spent 5 days relaxing and turning our old VHS home movies into .MPEG files on my computer. The goal is to get every single movie into DVD format and distributed to the appropriate family members before the end of the year. Watching the home movies was trippy. I suddenly understood why kids made fun of me when I was younger. My haircut was horrendous, my clothes were as unfashionable as you can imagine (think Napolean Dynamite, but worse), and my glasses were ugly. It was hard not to look at it and think, "if I could just have a few hours with that kid, I could make his life a lot easier." All in all it was fun watching the movies. We had a lot of good times when I was a kid. I saw pets that have only been memories for almost two decades. I saw friends that I haven't a clue what happened to them. Good times.

Everyone keeps asking me if I have a job. My answer is no. The next question is, "Have you looked for one?" My answer is no. There is one job possibility that I am really excited about. A superstitious part of me feels that if I look for other jobs its like admitting that I won't get the job I really really want. Also, I am in the nethervoid of "not a law student, not an attorney." Who would hire me right now, when they could just wait a few weeks and see if I've passed the bar? I could go volunteer, but I've got the rest of my life to get a job. Right now, doing nothing is pretty entertaining. Money isn't really an issue, I am taken care of for now.

Is anyone else obsessively following Judge Halverson's crazy battle? I couldn't help myself with the picture above. I only see scooters like that when I venture into Walmart. In case you haven't been paying attention (In other words, you have a job or a life) she has been accused of falling asleep on the bench, ordering her feet massaged, and spoken to a jury that was in deliberations. Nutty.

G'night.

aLs

Bored

2008-08-12T18:14:00.000-07:00

I have nothing to do. Nothing.

I wake up whenever I please. Then I make coffee and watch the news for a few hours while I read the paper, a book, or just relax.

The rest of the day is spent playing video games, napping, reading, and eventually an hour at the gym.

I could go job hunting, but nobody wants to hire someone who doesn't have bar results back. Don't get me wrong, I am going to go job hunting, but I think that realistically I can look forward to another month of sitting on ass.

I'm just so damn bored. I know that as soon as I start working again I'll covet my days off like they're piles of gold, but until then I'm just going to waste it all being bored.

Grrrrrrrrrr.

Case In Point: I bought a remote controlled helicopter today and spent HOURS flying it for five minutes, recharging for 20, flying for five, recharging for 20, etc., etc., etc.

aLs

Bar Exam Recap

2008-08-06T13:51:00.000-07:00

It turns out that the bar exam wasn't successful in its attempt to give me PTSD. That means I can recap it without having flashbacks or having to pull out my side arm.

Day 1

I woke up at 5AM. The exam wasn't set to begin until 8AM, but registration for the exam was set to start at 7:15AM. I wanted to be at the hotel (where the exam was being held) by 6:30AM. A good lead time was necessary so that I would be able to deal with any unforeseen problems, like, for instance, my vehicle breaking down on the way to the hotel or a surprise zombie attack on 50th street.

Anyways, there were no vehicle problems or zombie attacks. I downed a 32 ounce Mountain Dew while I waited for registration. I only drink Mountain Dew when I need extra brain juice. Otherwise, I just can't justify the calories or the risk of dew addiction. Anyone that has partaken of ice cold Mountain Dew on a hot day knows what I mean when I say dew addiction.

There were 16 essays. Each essay lasted one half hour. Some of the essays were easy (by easy, I mean, they didn't make me want to take the cyanide pill) and some of them were very difficult (by difficult, I mean, I would have taken the cyanide pill if it had been given to me). I am almost sure that I missed half the points on at least one or two essay questions. I can only hope that I balanced those points out on other exam questions or with the MBE.

The guy sitting in front of me didn't really want to chat with me. His body language and polite, but short, responses to my questions made it clear. Lucky for me, I didn't care. I made him chit chat. Mind you, we weren't talking about essay answers. Nobody wants to find out they missed an issue or something right in the middle of an exam.

The first day ended and I went home to a beautiful cheeseburger from heaven. I told myself that I would pick up my text books and do some last minute work on the MBE. That was a bunch of BS. I ate, watched some boob tube, and then hit the sack.

Day 2

The next morning registration wasn't until 8:30AM. I slept in until 6:30AM and then repeated the Mountain Dew juicing before the exam. The MBE seemed a lot harder than the Barbri practice questions. Even still, I believe that my performance on it was pretty decent.

There were a few questions on the MBE that really stood out. I heard about 50 people talking about one multiple choice question in particular. That is pretty impressive, seeing how there are 200 questions and very few of them are memorable. I would produce the question for you, but I'm not allowed to. The people that own the MBE make you sign something that says you want talk about any of the particular questions or reproduce them in any form. It sounds stupid, but after the debacle with the cheating MBA students, I'm not going to be reproducing anything.

I came home and played Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance. It was the first time in about a year and a half that I was able to play a video game without feeling guilt. I don't feel guilty when I waste time now because I have nothing better to do. Other than searching for jobs, finishing the bar exam means total freedom for the next few weeks.

After a day of video games I went south to my parents house. It felt good to sit around and read for fun. I knocked out a Harry Dresden Novel and a Vampire Earth Novel. I can read for fun again!

For those of you who are familiar with Harry Dresden, there is a new book out. Also, there's a graphic novel in the works. Sadly though, the television show as canceled. Predictably, Sci-Fi channel didn't give it the chance it needed to really thrive.

So now you know what I'm up to these days. I'm looking for a job right now and I'm following up some exciting leads in some exciting places. Alright, time to go kill some orcs.

aLs