Errant Behavior

This past week has been very eventful. I've finally laid two men from my past to rest.

One - from seeing him and realizing that I don't miss him after all. The other - from not seeing him and realizing that he's a jerk. Basically, I was a delusional idiot for thinking there was more substance to either one of them.

Incidentally, the first stopped talking to me some years ago, because of his girlfriend (now wife). And I haven't seen him till this week. We literally bumbed into each other at school, where he apologized for his past behavior and in the same breath asked me if I could be one of his reference's for my law school. Hmmmm....is pretty much all I have to say about that.

As for the second, I don't feel like wasting my time even talking about it. Let's just say that if I never speak to him for the rest of my life, I'll be okay.

In other news - I found 4 gray hairs this morning!!!! 4!!! All this time I thought I wasn't stressed or at least that I was handling the pressure in a healthy way. Apparently, I was wrong.

Obviously.

From Soup to Nuts

Wow....totally found this on Google....

Yeah - I know...the title is strange. And the funny thing is I didn't even think of it myself. I went to my first law firm cocktail reception tonight. A firm called Bass, Berry and Sims. I'd never really heard of them before coming down here, but apparently they're well known in this area.

Anywho, they were having this special program for minority students at Vandy and that's what they call it - Law Schools (of maybe "Firms") from Soup to Nuts...like I said odd. However, I will say that everyone there was as seems to be custom in Nashville - uber friendly and open. From the associate who had just been there for 3 weeks to the managing partner of 30 years. It's funny, it was great mingling and chatting it up with them. I wasn't nervous at all...now if I can only have that same mindset with my professors....

Here's something totally un-law related....well, actually not really, but whatever. So, once again, I've heard that I'm perceived as a snob. And though I do admit to having snobbish tendencies....okay, to being somewhat of a snob - or rather, "selective" with who I count as friends(!), it still kinda takes me aback. I believe I'm friendly and usually very polite. I may not stop and chat, but that's 'cause I don't know you....

Basically, it is alleged that certain people (of the female variety) in a certain section of my class think that I'm standoffish, snobbish, etc... What kinda bugs me is that just because we all have curly hair doesn't mean we have to be best friends....! So, I'm gonna re-evaluate my behavior and see if I need to make some adjustments.

But seriously, high school was like 10 years ago....

Short and Sweet

School is definitely getting a wee bit more difficult.

Just a smidgen.

BUT - I still love it.

Did you know that lawyers are supposed to be officers of the court, and as such uphold ethical standards in both our personal and work lives? We had a mandatory seminar by some guy from Tennessee's disciplinary board.

Interesting....and yet, lawyers get soooo much flack for so many things...lol...seen as the most UNethical of professionals.

Oh, the irony.

Sabbath Woes

I'm struggling ya'll. (Totally Southern - I know.)

Last night all I wanted to do was to go drinking, flirt a lot and make-out with almost any random dude. Which is not completely out of character - lol - but I usually have enough control to restrain myself. ;o)

Last night - that control was extremely frayed and I was BARELY hanging on. So, I went to church instead.

It didn't help.

Geekness

Okay, so I'm reading the case Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co. v. Mottley for Civ Pro (Civil Procedure for my non-law readers) and this line had me laugh out loud:

"We do not deem it necessary, however, to consider either of these questions, because, in our opinion, the court below was without jurisdiction of the cause."

This was stated by the justice immediately after stating the facts and the two issues that were presented. LOL. The wonderful power of a judge.

Gosh, golly gee.....

I'm a nerd.

(Incidentally - my textbook was actually written by one of my professors...good thing she's not teaching this class!)

Wasting Valuable Time

So....

I should be reading Civ Pro and Contracts.....

Instead I'm online....

Hmmmmm.......

Bar Review

Just came from bar review....totally not my scene at all...lol...I think I'm too much of a snob...plus, they don't have the no smoking rule down here yet...and why the hell would I want to dress up for some dim, dirty, and almost decrepit looking establishment??? I don't get it...but apparently the other girls do...lol...frankly, I think my jeans are too good for those types of places...I'm not in Guatemala anymore...

I think I'm finally accepting that I'm just gonna be tired for the next couple of years. All the time. Period.

So, what's the biggest thing I've learned so far? Aside from the workload, law school is like high school. Lockers and all. Cliques. It's definitely interesting...Oh, and that law is totally subjective. Totally. Precedent the Constitution, whatever...it's basically whatever the judges feel like making it.

I get the cynicism...BUT I'm tired, so you shouldn't take me tooo seriously... I'm actually enjoying it...