Will I ever get used to blogging? I blog sporadically, when I remember, and when I have time. Those two things rarely happen together, so blogging is not a habit of mine yet.
I have only three more days of school, then I have four finals that end May 13th, and then I will be done with my second year of law school! I have a bunch of classes all picked out that I want to take in the fall, but my registration time slot is second from last so I am not sure I’ll get the classes I want. Particularly, I want the Youth Advocacy Clinc, where you get to Rule 9 for kids in detention centers. It only has 12 slots and I’m afraid I won’t get in. :(
Tonight Hilary and I are going to the Social Justice Film Festival to see Mr. Big, the movie about the Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s sting operation against Glenn “Sebastian” Burns and Atif Rafay. They are having a reception folling the movie and the filmmaker, Tiffany Burns (Sabastian’s sister) will do a Q&A after the film shows.
Well I was supposed to travel down to Vancouver, WA to spend the weekend with my mother-in-law, but she became sick yesterday and asked us to put our visit off a few weeks. I can’t go down next weekend because I have my mock trial competition Friday night, and if I am in the top four (not likely) I have to do it the next morning as well.
I took a three day class on economics and the law, specifically on the economic balancers in the new South African constitution, and I have to do a six page final on it this weekend. I was going to do it down in Vancouver while Erik worked on his mom’s computer, but now I have to do it here at home, with 100 distractions. I might head to the library at school so I can focus. It will be nice to get this paper over with.
Amazing Race started this past Sunday, so I’m happy about that. I wish it was on all the time (like Survivor). It is my favorite reality show.
Yes, I know all I talk about is law school and how hard it is. Here’s another whine. I have a Torts final tomorrow!! That has been my worst class so far. I’m in the process of making a list of things to write down on my scratch paper the minute the test starts. I practice writing it over and over and then once I write it down during the final I can use it, like an open book, as I take the test. That does not seem like something a brilliant person would do as far as I’m concerned. But it’s what I do. 
A week from today my sister and nephew leave Iowa for Seattle! Unbelievable!
After classes today I only have three more days of classes until the first year is over. I start finals on May 5th and then they end on May 15th. On the 17th, a Saturday, Erik and I then go on vacation to the Oregon house (in Depot Bay) we went to last time, “Whale Vista.” I can’t wait to go, it’s going to be so nice. I will be excited to get home after that because Sherry and Charlie are moving back while we are in Oregon, so they will be in Seattle when we get back. This summer I’m not going to take any classes, so it will be a nice relaxing summer!
After talking with my husband, I’m not as sure about consulate work as I once was. It still is very alluring, but I am trying to figure out some things. One is that I have cats. I am a very responsible pet owner. Not just because it is the “right” thing to do but because I genuinely love and care for my pets. I’m sort of wondering if I should “wait them out” (they are all over the age of 10) or put them in the care of a relative. I have heard that cats do not attach to people, they attach to places. Maybe they wouldn’t miss me. I’m not sure. I want to move when I graduate anyway, so I will be moving no matter what and they will have to get used to a new environment.
The second thing is my health. When I flew to Las Vegas my hands and feet swelled up really badly and I felt really bad. I worry about the medications I’m on, and will I be able to pass a medical test.
Another thing is my sister and nephew, but I could either 1. visit a lot or 2. get the visas! Charlie could be internationally educated.
I also worry that I have done things in my past that will preclude me from being hired by the government.
All of those things make me wonder if I am going in the right direction. I was thinking how I like to have a home, a place that is the same, that I can live in and feel comfortable in. I have a lot of things. A lot of books. A lot of clothes. All of those things are my responsibility and it makes me feel like I’m tied down to them. Is it an anchor or a ball at the end of this chain? Is that calling I’m always hearing around the corner or around the world?
That’s the shortcut law students use when talking about Legal Writing class. My current memo is due Wednesday at 11am. Today is day two that I’m skipping school in order to finish it. I am drowning in the intricacies and rules that define the style. I’d rather be drowning in the mineral whirlpool at the ProClub right now. A trip to the spa will follow this. I need a reward!
Today I got word that I’ve been issued a check for helping a lawyer with a case. $75! Yahoo! Never mind that it was a job any monkey could have done. I’m happy.