5 weeks to go!

This has been a rough few months. I am almost always tired, stressed, and feeling as though I'm falling behind. But, it's ok - because we all feel that way! Rule of thumb in law school: If you don't feel lousy, you're doing something wrong.

There are 5 weeks left until finals. For the first time in my life, I'm looking forward to exams - because that will mean a break from class (at least for 3 weeks). I took a practice exam for one of my professors this weekend, and thought I had submitted a rock solid answer, until I thought longer about all of the myriad arguments I could have pointed out and didn't, so I spent most of Sunday kicking myself (how could I forget the UCC 2-201 Statute of Frauds?!?). I am working my butt off to make sure that sort of brain freeze doesn't happen during the real exam.

So why all this complaining? Talk to any first year law student, all they do is gripe (which probably explains why most people have stopped talking to me). But, I don't want it to seem as if ye should abandon all hope before you enter law school. There is great stuff as well. I honestly feel really good when I think about the big picture and why I am putting myself through this. Also, this stuff is interesting - learning about the law and why things are the way the are; how justice works (in theory at least). I'm looking at the world in a different way already; reading things carefully before I sign them and walking around like a "reasonable person." So, I just wanted to drop in an update that I am still alive, though I have no life, and reassure you PTNers out there know that it can be done.