I'm Posting??

Hey, it's only been 7 months since I last posted something here. But given my level of boredom this week, I figured writing a few entries would kill at least 20 minutes. And changing the name, font and style? That's at least another 10.

Updates
Surprisingly little is new (or at least surprisingly little that I'm going to talk about in a public forum with OCI coming up (please hire me, DC law firms!)), but some highlights:

* I finished my first year of law school! Yes, I made it out alive, so I am officially 1/3 of the way to being able to pretend I know enough law to give legal advice. Scary thought.

* I'm interning this summer at the Department of Justice in the Environmental Crimes Section. Yes, environmental crimes are real; no, not everyone who works here is a granola-crunching hippie. Turns out dumping tons of putrid, hazardous chemicals into the main water source of a small town is a big no-no. So far I've been pretty lucky in getting assignments which are challenging and interesting. It's also even further solidified my love for litigation: spend the next two weeks reading over this brief, doing research and writing out an argument demonstrating opposing counsel is wrong? Sign me up. I'm here through mid-August, too, so if anyone in the DC/Northern Virginia area is interested in getting together before then, let me know.

* OCI is coming up. For those of you less familiar with the process of finding legal employment, OCI is the On Campus Interviewing program that Michigan and a good many other schools do. Employers come to the campus to interview prospective employees for next summer (only 9 months away!), and each student goes through dozens of interviews over a 4 or 5 day period. The important part is that the large majority of students will end up working for the firm, organization or agency they intern for during their 2L summer after they graduate, meaning this process pretty much determines where I'll be going with my pretty new J.D. in 2011. I really want to return to the District once I graduate, so we'll hope the process goes well.

I'm going to try to revive my blog and post here at least semi-regularly, so here's hoping I stick to it.

Question

How many of my law school friends have checked this since Laura told you all about it last Saturday?

It's Friday

...which means I've just finished my first week of law school, and overall it seems pretty good. There certainly is a fair amount of work (a lot more than in undergrad) but I don't think I have to worry too much about the horror stories I've been told of how law students have to work 14 hours a day, 7 days a week until finals season, at which point it becomes 18...I know a couple of people who are treating it like a job, where they'll work from 9-5 or 6 on weekdays, and that gets them through the material.

Ann Arbor's turning out to be a really great place: the Law School is beautiful and I don't think I could ask for anything better in the Reading Room or library. There are also a ton of bars, restaurants, stores and anything else you could want within walking distance, so there's always a new place to go.

The people here are much more laid back than your stereotypical law student--friendly, easy to get along with & willing to help you out if you need it. I think I got lucky with my section in particular, which seem to be filled with some pretty great people.

As for the classes I'm taking this semester, I think I'll end up really enjoying 3 out of 4, which isn't too bad: Con Law and Torts are both interesting (and match up pretty well with some of my interests in philosophy from undergrad) and Legal Practice shouldn't be too demanding (read: it's pass/fail, so I don't have to stress about it). Property, on the other hand, is the one I think I'll enjoy the least: I'm not as interested in the material, and it seems to be (at least at this point) a lot more memorization than the others. But the semester is young--that could always change.

And speaking of classes, I should probably get started on that reading....

Pictures of the Room

My desk (with the 1st semester books), and in back of that my pantry/food area

We get a sink in the rooms, which I think is great--it makes sharing a bathroom significantly easier.

The desk again, and the door in the background.

Desk/empty bookshelf

My bed and, of course, my GLORIOUS television.

And finally the incredibly heavy, unmovable dresser and a shot of my closet.

Hello!

It's been a while since I've posted, and this isn't going to be a very long update, but briefly so nobody thinks I'm dead: I moved to Ann Arbor, registered for school, got moved in (for the most part), got my awesome new computer, had a fun weekend with my parents and am about to go buy some textbooks (eep! they're expensive!).

I'll post some more details and pictures in the near future.

Also, I now officially hate Ohio State. Go Blue.

It's Cool Because it's about Moral Philosophy

Check out two of Carl Dennis' poems: The God Who Loves You and Progressive Health.

1L Schedule Vol. II

Also, in case anyone wants to know where I'll be over the next few days, here's the plan:

8/14-19: packing, Elaine comes up to Reno to visit
8/20: flying out with Mom & Dad to Ann Arbor
8/21: probably shopping for stuff for my room
8/22: Move-In Day
8/24: Parents head back to Reno
8/25: First day of orientation; pick up my MCard & get my new computer
8/25-29: Orientation week
9/2: first day of classes