Another One Bites the Dust

The list is down to one. As of earlier today, there were two partners that were insistant on ignoring me regardless of how many times I said hi to them. That all changed when one of the secretaries forced me into one of the partners' office so he could explain how cold the winters were in Michigan. He had no idea who was about to walk into his office and judging by the look on his face I could tell that he was annoyed for breaking his vow of silence. I walked into his office with a smile on his face and rattled off a list of questions. Every time he ended the conversation, I would get in another question. After about 10 minutes, I decided that he had had enough and I let him carry on. Inside the whole time laughing my a$$ off.

I've continued to browse various chat rooms and still cant believe how pessimistic people are over law school. Constant bickering over how a 161 3.4 is better than a 158 3.8. People actually let their lives be tormented by these scores. Yes, I am going to a lower ranked school because I played grab a$$ in college. But if you are so neurotic that the only way you can be a good lawyer is by going to a specific school, then I am glad that my school isnt prestigious. Some of you people are nuts.

Run Hit Wonder

Run Hit Wonder. Again, Nike is brilliant with their marketing. Combine a bunch of B+ bands from the 80's, with a beer garden and a good cause, and it should be a blast. 10,000 runners deep. Im pretty sure that Tone Loc had two hits, and so did Flock of Seagulls, but it will be nice to see if they still have "it". I bet those flower pot hats drive the groupies wild. The t-shirts are even cooler than your standard charity run t-shirts that are 4 sizes too big. Wish me luck. http://running.nike.com/nikerunning/runhitwonder/main.jhtml

Heartbreak With Extra Butter

I got a letter last night. Not the one I was hoping to receive from that particular school. Didn't make it off the waiting list. So back east it is. I was pissed for a few minutes, then relieved because it wasn't the fact that I got another reject (9 this application season), it was actually bad sushi. The truth is that I am excited to go to back east. A cold winter will park my overly-social butt in the library hopefully learning civ pro instead of how a verbal contract can land me dinner with the hottie from civ pro.

Ive been getting pretty chummy with the Hiring Partner at the firm. Not in a fake, i need a job sort of way, but he actually is a really cool, down to earth guy who happens to have gone to the same undergrad as me. As I told him about my third-tier school that I got into, I braced for the worst. I prepared for him to tell me that the firm would not be interested in me. Instead he cheered, and was more excited than any of the other people I have told about school. What a relief. Furthermore, he reiterated that grades count way more than the school you attend. I plan on transferring, which means my first term grades need to be stellar. Pray for a VERY cold winter.

Silent Partner

Getting onto the elevator, it was just me and the only partner in the entire firm that will not awknowledge the administrative staff. I say hi to him all the time and he simply looks the other way. He is not hearing impaired, probably just low on fiber and from a silver spoon upbringing. It is people like this that remind me to remember my roots. Never forget the people who make it easier to get through the day. Your success is attributed at least partly to them.

3 weeks

So i have about another week until my deposit at my accepted school is not refundable. My last and only waitlist left is no where close to getting back to me. In the grand scheme of things this money wont affect me too much, but it would mean the difference of having a nice laptop vs. an average one if my waitlist school miraculously offers me a seat.

Tying up loose ends, anticipating August 18th. A nice cross country drive to the other not so warm coast. This will be my first winter in negative temperatures. On top of that, I wont even have any furnishings for my new apartment. Inflatable mattress, inflatable furniture, and a laptop. Combined with the harsh winters, camping out in the library and studying might be the best thing about going to school in this particular part of the country.

Its hard to leave again, considering I just moved back up here from soCal. Leaving all my good friends, family, and dog. Its funny how much a dog can make you miss home. I dont think its abnormal, but I miss him more than most of my friends.

Saw The Bourne Supremacy. Not a bad flick. Too open ended, and the camera work made me a little nauseous.

Got some case studies from the law school that i am supposed to read before orientation. Took a quick glance at them and all i can say is "WOW". It sure is going to be a transition into reading like a law student. Do you think they make law textbooks into magazines? Maybe a Civ Pro book in a GQ format. That would be more digestable.

Still buttering up the firm for a clerkship. I think it is contingent upon our upcoming softball game against the DA's office. Hopefully my Live Strong bracelet will bring me luck. All for now.

PS. if you live in soCal, please go surfing for me. The Oregon "Coast" sucks. 

 

to type or not to type?

Im debating purchasing a laptop, but im really not sure whether its worth the investment. I dont think that I will really use it to take notes, but would like to have it during exams. Does anyone out there use a laptop only for exams and outlines?

Wadda Country

Fourth of July is the quintessential American holiday. Independence Day. Feel free to shoot fireworks at people, they wont mind. My "friends" even went so far as to disable the propellant on one of those large flying colorful fireworks, and proceeded to ignite it in the middle of the party. It was pretty surreal seeing blue flames flying right next to my face, smacking most people with burning schrapnel. I got away with just a small burn on my arm. Most of the partygoers thought this was hilarious and wanted more. It was at this point that I savored my pretentious "im going to law school and that's why im better than you" attitude. I don't really believe that, but sometimes it gets hard not to.

My fun part of the weekend was seeing Spiderman 2. A cute Mexican family sat behind me with a little girl no more than 2 years old. The little girl talked through the entire movie, but actually made the movie even more fun that it already was. Every time Spiderman would fight the bad guy, the little girl would yell "El Monstro !!!". When spiderman was sad, she simply asked "Que Pasa". It was hard not to laugh and I must say that it made my weekend.

A month more of filing at the Firm and I am ready for school to begin. I have buttered up most of the attorneys, in hopes that I can gain a clerkship after my 1L. This is not really common practice at the firm, but I hope that 6 months of ass kissing and hard work will payoff.

The Firm softball team is probably the best tool for smooching buttay. Having beers with the partners afterwards has given me a good look at what the firm expects from its employees. Plus, I hope that I will be at least partially judged based on my performance on the field.

More to come later in the week.