the theme of my recent posts have been, i'll admit, pretty boring. i think the truth of the matter is, my life is somewhat boring at the moment. i mean, it's interspersed with fun things for sure, but i have to work so much all the time! and as a result, instead of witty, amusing stories regarding all the crazy things that happen to me when i'm out and about (i think we can all agree i'm usually full of those), all i have is stories about this ridiculous legal point i read about in a 1973 supreme court case.
though, today being halloween, it was a marginally more fun day than normal; my wacky, infamous professor of civil procedure comes in each day dressed in a three piece suit with a red tie and red handkerchief in the pocket, so naturally a number of my classmates celebrated by dressing like him, which of course amused him to no end. this was made even funnier because for whatever reason (veins being full exclusively of coffee, for example) a ta comes in half way through every class with two mugs of coffee for him because apparently the two he started with were not enough (or alternatively, he has knocked them on the rug). so, once the fake professors had walked in, a bunch of fake ta's walked in carrying mugs of coffee. rest assured, it was hilarious.
in reviewing this post, it seems like i don't like my civil procedure professor. in fact, he is my favorite professor. he is quite excellent at teaching.
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Thursday, October 26, 2006
legal research
ok i know i said i was back, and i intended that to be the truth. i think i may have to work my way towards actually writing on the blog reasonably often.
in any case, i have been mostly working, although i had a nice relaxing weekend that tom wrote about. on monday i started an exercise we're doing for my lawyering (i.e. legal research and writing) class, in which we are "attorneys" and we interview an actor playing our "client" on video, then critique the interview while also researching the legal issues that emerge from the interview and preparing a memo. the whole exercise does not feel quite as foolish as it sounds, but i'll admit it is fairly foolish. right now i am sitting with the world series on mute trying to do some research on the area and, though i actually have come to love legal research, it is a challenge to stay focused. admittedly if i turned off the television that might be better, but if i did it seems probable that i would just fall asleep. though i may fall asleep with the tv on as well--that may have happened to me a few times before.
in any case, i have been mostly working, although i had a nice relaxing weekend that tom wrote about. on monday i started an exercise we're doing for my lawyering (i.e. legal research and writing) class, in which we are "attorneys" and we interview an actor playing our "client" on video, then critique the interview while also researching the legal issues that emerge from the interview and preparing a memo. the whole exercise does not feel quite as foolish as it sounds, but i'll admit it is fairly foolish. right now i am sitting with the world series on mute trying to do some research on the area and, though i actually have come to love legal research, it is a challenge to stay focused. admittedly if i turned off the television that might be better, but if i did it seems probable that i would just fall asleep. though i may fall asleep with the tv on as well--that may have happened to me a few times before.
Thursday, October 12, 2006
hey blog, how's it going?! long time no see! given how long i've been away from you, i'm quite certain no one is reading you anymore, but i've decided to revivify you anyhow, since i think it will be a nice release from the stress of doing schoolwork all the time. that, and i've started to allow myself to procrastinate a little more, even though the flexibility i have to procrastinate is getting less and less.
so, i've started law school. it's actually going pretty well--i am glad that i went to law school, and i think that's saying a lot given what you typically hear from 1Ls. i am taking torts, civil procedure, contracts, and lawyering, which is a sort of legal research/writing course that involves some goofy role playing but actually seems like it will be quite valuable when i actually go out and work at a job. all of my courses involve some interesting material, but i've found my level of focus on the subject and ability to pay attention in class is entirely dependent upon the quality of professor in my classroom. for example, my civpro professor used to have his own tv show, and was the good morning america legal correspondent for decades, and you can really tell--the man tells a story about jurisdictional disputes in the 19th century and has you laughing along like he's a freaking stand up comic. my other professors are not quite so dynamic, but the classes can be fun...or mind-numbing, depending on what day it is and how much energy i have.
on top of school, which has actually created a vortex from which i can barely escape to notify friends and family that i'm alive, i have been playing ultimate lately with a team called crafty. last weekend was regionals, and we rocked out. actually all we really did was hold seed, but we played some tight games and i personally was very proud of us.
so in any case, i've been busy. but i'm back, loyal blog, and i promise to post to you more faithfully. for now i really have to go read about negligence. and watch grey's anatomy.
so, i've started law school. it's actually going pretty well--i am glad that i went to law school, and i think that's saying a lot given what you typically hear from 1Ls. i am taking torts, civil procedure, contracts, and lawyering, which is a sort of legal research/writing course that involves some goofy role playing but actually seems like it will be quite valuable when i actually go out and work at a job. all of my courses involve some interesting material, but i've found my level of focus on the subject and ability to pay attention in class is entirely dependent upon the quality of professor in my classroom. for example, my civpro professor used to have his own tv show, and was the good morning america legal correspondent for decades, and you can really tell--the man tells a story about jurisdictional disputes in the 19th century and has you laughing along like he's a freaking stand up comic. my other professors are not quite so dynamic, but the classes can be fun...or mind-numbing, depending on what day it is and how much energy i have.
on top of school, which has actually created a vortex from which i can barely escape to notify friends and family that i'm alive, i have been playing ultimate lately with a team called crafty. last weekend was regionals, and we rocked out. actually all we really did was hold seed, but we played some tight games and i personally was very proud of us.
so in any case, i've been busy. but i'm back, loyal blog, and i promise to post to you more faithfully. for now i really have to go read about negligence. and watch grey's anatomy.
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