thirty seconds or less

Okay, so I've got a sufficiently voluminous to-do list and, much as I'd love to wile away an hour writing an interesting and witty post for the blog, I've procrastinated enough lately. So I'm going to attempt to give you an update on my life in 30 seconds or less. Ready, set, GO!

• Spong came, Spong went, met judges, wore heels, feet sore, Krysta tired.
• Ed board interviews (5), decision Sunday, hope they make good choices
• Met Sandra Day O'Connor, meeting Paul Clement
• L and I both gave each other $15 iTunes gift cards for VDay
• good visit in Norfolk with Sarah; cute keychains
• Sing nostalgia
• tournament brief due soon!

Okay, that was more like one minute, but I won't tell if you don't!

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two equals eight and three equals five?

*updated* finals schedule:

tuesday, dec. 9 (9 am to 2 pm EST) -- Business Associations
thursday, dec. 11 (8:30 am to 12:30 pm EST) -- Evidence
friday, dec. 12 (9 am to 5 pm EST) -- Legislation

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ps I just turned in my Note! Thanks to anyone out there who reads this and prayed for me. I'm so happy to be done, and now I just have to make it through the next three weeks ...........

ode to a whirlpool tub

When I'm stressed out with a lot on my plate (typically due to long days of studying), I have a number of guilty and not-so-guilty pleasures to cope with the stress. One of my favorites is taking a warm shower or bath to relax and escape from the books, the deadlines and the pressure. Last year during Write-On I was the cleanest I've ever been, averaging 3 to 4 showers a day.

So fastforward to tonight. When we were shopping for houses last spring, we settled on this one for a number of reasons. But the amenity that was the metaphorical icing on the cake was the whirlpool tub in the "master" bedroom (aka my room). Back in July, I promised my mom that no one would use it until we had gone through the recommended "sterilization" procedures. I thought about breaking my promise once, but I decided that somehow all-knowing mom would know (or that I would sheepishly admit to it once upon a guilt trip). All of this is completely over dramatizing what would actually be a fairly unforgettable subject, but you get the picture.

Life ultimately got in the way and the craziness of a jam-packed semester kept me from cleaning the jets. I never thought much about it until this week ... when the stress of my PPF paper and Note sent me into the shower at least twice a day. Alas, today I obeyed my mother and finally got to use this special perk -- and my newest guilty pleasure was born.

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the art of procrastination

In my lifetime, I've known my fair share of professional procrastinators. People who can put off the smallest task until the very last minute, type up a 40-page paper in just one night or juggle ten deadlines at once without sweating a drop. I've never been a very good procrastinator because I break the cardinal rule of procrastination: thou shalt never stress out over what you've put off 'til tomorrow, because tomorrow's not today. See, I'm great at dilly-dallying and occupying myself with various other things if I want to avoid a task. Currently, I am working through an aversion to my Note. I don't even like to open the document on my computer, much less figure out how to make it a coherent work of legal scholarship. But as I avoid this task at the top of my to-do list, I am still concerned. Concerned that I won't finish. Concerned that my editor will think I'm a brainless fool who should never have made Law Review. Concerned that the longer I procrastinate, the more stressed out I will become.

I'm going to try to do better as I prepare for finals. Not necessarily at being on top of things because that's no fun. But to adopt a que sera sera methodology. That's the true art of procrastination.

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why i hate the paper chase

So today I was offered the chance to do a group outline for my Legislation class. Which is great for the following reasons:

1. Of all my classes, Legislation is the one for which I have the fewest class notes. So it will be good to get other peoples' opinions on what they've gotten out of the class, too.
2. Legislation is only 2 credits (my other graded classes are 3 and 4 credits each), so I would probably spend the least amount of time preparing for it.
3. We've had A LOT of reading for this class, and it would be somewhat overwhelming to have to outline all of it. Although I won't rely solely on the group outline, it will be nice to have that as a "baseline" and then supplement with my reading and class notes.

So with all of those wonderful reasons to join in, why would I even hesitate? Because of the Paper Chase. The horrible movie and the way it depicts group outlining. I've already had to deal with the way it portrayed law school classes. And then law school exams. So now I have to overcome my fear of group outlining. Which wouldn't have even existed ... if it weren't for the Paper Chase.

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praying for daylight

deadlines/finals schedule:

Nov. 21 -- Presidential Public Financing Paper due (my "final" for a seminar this week)
Nov. 24 -- Law Review Note due
Dec. 9 -- Business Associations final (8:30-12:30 EST)
Dec. 11 -- Evidence final (8:30-12:30 EST)
Dec. 12 -- Legislation final (this is an all day exam, probably 9:00-5:00 EST)


that's all the time i have to post for now. more later. or perhaps not until december 13.

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