Finals

I am in full time study mode. I have never read so much in my life! I enjoy it though so I can't really complain.

I Voted!

It's definitely one of the more interesting ballots i.e. eliminating the right for same-sex couples to marry, waiting period and parental notification before termination of Minor's pregnancy, and the standards for confining farm animals to name a few.

Here is prop 2:
"STANDARDS FOR CONFINING FARM ANIMALS. INITIATIVE STATUTE. Requires that certain farm animals be allowed, for the majority of every day, to fully extend their limbs or wings, lie down, stand up and turn around. Limited exceptions apply."
Kind of puts things into perspective right? So sad.

You Had Me At Hero...

I attended the McCain/Palin rally today. Here is a video from youtube where you can hear someone say "Obama Bin Lyin." People were also chanting NObama NObama!



I was proud to see so many supporters my age. I am generally frustrated at my generation's apathy to politics or "group think" mentality towards liberalism, so seeing so many of my peers at the rally was encouraging. My euphoria was short lived though. On my way home I was listening to the radio when some D list celebrity called the station to plug their movie. She preceded to turn her plug into a "vote for Obama" speech. She talked about the poles (Gore was ahead in the poles too, and we know how that ended) made a half hearted attempt to sound intelligent, and finished with this infuriating comment: "If you don't know who to vote for or think your vote will not count-you might as well vote for Obama. I am. It can't hurt." Really? Are we that apathetic and lazy? This is why the rest of the world is laughing at us. We should be telling people to research candidates not vote blindly.



Great Sarah moment...

Sad but true

Headline: "[Battery] Charges dropped against man accused of passing gas"

I survived!

Contracts.

The class was still settling down when my professor started class by saying "Mrs D, can you please tell me the facts about Patterson v. Pattberg? I thought my heart was going to pound out of my chest. I stood up, grabbed my brief and nervously started going over the case. He stopped me mid sentence. "Let's come back to the case, why don't we do a few hypotheticals?" Great. It is way easier to regurgitate facts than to apply the rules of the case (which you have to infer, they are not given to you)to different situations. Needless to say, I did fairly well. My professor let me off the hook half way through the case saying that I did a good job and he wouldn't want to rob someone else of the opportunity. Some of my classmates even congratulated me after class, but I don't want to get cocky, we try to congratulate everyone after class that does reasonable well. Overall a very positive experience with my first real shot at the Socratic method.

House Arrest?

In orientation a few weeks back we were told that we needed to devote 60 hours a week to studying law. Being the good student that I am (just kidding they told us we had to) I decided to make a schedule. Can you believe this? I couldn't even fit in the 60. I think I am in the high forties.

Oh and by the way, the part you are not supposed to believe is the studying- not the fact that I factored in gym and church time. Cut me some slack I couldn't turn in a schedule that said " The Hills and Gossip Girl Monday nights"




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I'm learning

As much as I tried to prepare myself mentally (anxiety and time restraints etc) and physically (financial aid,supplies etc) there were a few things that have taken me by surprise.

1. People wear suits to class. A lot of people. Initially I saw law school as my opportunity to ditch the pantyhose and throw on some sneakers. I have found that although that would be technically permissible, I would feel severely out of place. My compromise is business casual.

2. There is no such thing as yes, no, always and never. They are all "it depends".

3. My teachers are actually funny. They might even be human.