So, just like that I am DONE first year law school! I am officially no longer a 1L, and there’s a whole new batch of first years heading into orientation this fall. I had no idea what to expect from this time, but the LAST thing I expected was that I would be NOT writing for my blog. A strange thing happened after exams, and I’d be interested in hearing whether other students (especially busy student moms) felt the same way. It’s a bit bi-polar, like I was manic for eight straight months – performing on overdrive with no room for slack. And once that last exam was written, somebody switched a switched, and I was questioning my ability to even get out of bed in the morning. Like a motivation-CRASH. I used up all my motivation a bit too fast during the school year, and spent May pretty much running on empty. (more…)
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Post-exam CRASH month over. Enter June optimism.
Posted in All things professional, Conflict & Dialectics, Exploring the big ol' world, Feminism, Going to law school, Living Life (but not THE life!), Sometimes keeping fit, tagged athiesm, cyberfeminism, daily exercise, feminism, going to law school, lacking motivation, law school exams, marxist feminism, materialism, Neuromancer, radical feminism, unmotivated on June 5, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
So that was first year law school?
Posted in Going to law school, Videos, tagged 1L, David after the Dentist, law school, law school exams, school's out for the summer, YouTube on April 21, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Yup, it’s true, it’s done! So, you can expect some quality writing from me very soon. In the meantime, here’s a very cute little “law exam” remake of David after the Dentist. If you haven’t seen David after the Dentist, watch it too; it’s pretty cute.
Here’s David after his First Exam – a very accurate portrayal of how it feels to come out of a first year law school exam:
David after this First Exam, created by University of North Carolina students, got honorable mention in the Above the Law annual Law Review video contest.
Cow tipping and law school exam game plans
Posted in Going to law school, tagged cow tipping, cows, exam strategies, law school, law school exams, LSAT, Miriam Martin, perfectionism on December 12, 2011 | 4 Comments »
I’m feeling a bit insecure about my ability to write successful law school exams. It’s not a comfortable feeling. I want to say I’ve never experienced anything like it, but actually I felt pretty much exactly the same after the LSAT. 100% confident that I didn’t deliver a perfect product, but also 100% confident that nobody did. (more…)
Where do you go to my lovely?
Posted in Going to law school, I'm crazy, Living Life (but not THE life!), Reviews & Recommendations, Videos, tagged 1969, law school exams, Miriam Martin, Peter Sarstedt, The Darjeeling Limited, Wes Anderson on December 8, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Law school summary writing (for exams) has put me in a bit of a strange mental state. I am fascinated by this Peter Sarstedt song, which is on the soundtrack of The Darjeeling Limited (a great Wes Anderson film …)
I thought it was a bit of a clever joke … you know, “just for fun, for a laugh a hahaha!” but it’s from 1969. Did people have my sense of humour in 1969?
Anyway, here it is. Listen to the lyrics. I’ve pasted them below. If anybody has an insight (into the song, or humour in 1969 …), please share!
You talk like Marlene Dietrich
And you dance like Zizi Jeanmaire
Your clothes
are all made by Balmain
And there’s diamonds and pearls in your hair (more…)
What Law School is Like (in 5min)
Posted in Going to law school, Videos, tagged 1L, bachelor of arts, Chomskian linguistics, coffee, law school, law school exams, law students, Miriam Martin, Starbucks, textbooks on December 4, 2011 | 2 Comments »
I wanted to write a little “What Law School is Like” blurb in honour of my impending exams, but was thrilled to find this video instead (thanks Jaime for sharing!)
The coolest thing about it (besides the fact that it’s pretty accurate), is that the gal has a BA in Linguistics, JUST LIKE ME!
Things I’m appreciating in Ottawa:
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