I've been trying to figure out why I don't blog as much as I used to. At first blush, I lean towards the time factor. Time isn't what it used to be. I spend many hours doing this or that for school - but overall, it's no more than the amount of time I used to spend at my full time job....and I don't have a job any more.
Next, I'd gravitate towards the theory that since I do so much reading/writing for class, I'm burnt out on those activities and free time is better enjoyed doing nothing engaging whatsoever. As it turns out, this is also not true. I tend to spend a fair amount of my free time reading non law school related material. I do enjoy brain mush activities like TV and Spider Solitaire as well...but it's not a fair assessment that I'm avoiding my blog because it demands more than I'm willing to offer.
My life has changed so much in the past few weeks. Not in some sort of odd – epiphany-esque way or anything - just the entire structure of my daily routine, my interests, short term objectives, circle of friends, geographic location, career, family life...it goes on and on. I feel a million miles away from the person I was this past summer. I feel like the end is a long way off and even when I get there - my life will never be what it was before. That's not a bad thing. It is just reality.
OK – so really…I haven’t been blogging because I’m blog lazy. That’s it and nothing more.
Update on law school for the loyal throng (OK, I never had much of a throng and they weren't terribly loyal...but..)
School is...well it's law school. If you've been, you know what I mean. If you haven't - no one can tell you what it is going to be like. It's going to be different for everyone and every school is different and so on and I guess what I'm trying to say is - stop buying all the books, stop looking for all the inside scoop, start ignoring the hype/horror stories and all the rest and just live it when it's your time.
Wow. I completely de-railed there. So school is going OK. I am warming to the ever more familiar feeling of mediocrity. I am still not completely accepting of the position, but it’s growing on me...like a fungus. It's odd for me to struggle in school. It's always been so easy. Even the stuff that was challenging in UG - I knew how to tackle it and get it done. It's different here. My challenges seem more daunting because I'm not always certain where to begin to overcome them. It is foreign…but less so as the days go by.
I'm on fall break now - two whole days off. At the beginning of the year, while looking over the calendar...I saw these two days and thought - whoopie. Looking at these two days now is bliss. The down side - Professor Contracts gave us the open memo assignment at the beginning of this week - due next week. Ours is the only small section who got it before the break. So, while other students are running naked through the oft dreamt of elsewhere paradise while drunk and in love and FREE...our fall break allows lots of extra time to be in the library. I love the library - I'd spend fall break there even if I didn’t have to. It's that cool.
In 3 weeks I'll be living it up in Vegas. More later.
