Goodbye Freedom

My spring break is coming to a very sad end tomorrow. I got a good amount of work done, but I also screwed around a lot more than I should have. I didn't get either of my papers done, or even start on them. Tomorrow I plan on doing the con law paper because it's graded, so it's more important. I can do the legal writing paper on monday night I guess.

I told Abomb about my blog in a drunken haze last night. Whoops. Oh well, she's cool, she can keep a secret.

I went to the movies with Em today. We saw Capote and had dinner. Em is a law student here, very cute, very smart, red hair. I don't really know if I'm bound for the realm of friendship or what, but we'll see.

Anyways, I gotta sleep soon. I have a day of hard work ahead of me.

Goodbye Freedom,
aLs

1 Month

I'm sitting on my couch, slowly grinding away at my contracts outline when Eggs messages me, saying something that I should have realized.

"One month of school left after spring break."

Holy Crap! I just about hit the ceiling. With only a month remaining, things are about to get really tight. No messing around, no going out for fun, no video games, no fun. My contracts outline is almost done and I am trading it for my friend A-Bomb's con law outline. Hopefully I can make a huge dent in my property outline today.

Tomorrow I have to work on my paper for con law. I'm annoyed that we even have one. Now that I've been doing law school for a year, the idea of having any kind of graded assignment seems almost offensive. I like the idea of having one single exam that tests my knowledge and skill. Anything else seems like busy work to me.

There was talk amongst some of my law school buddies of some kind of softball team this summmer, but I have a strong feeling that it isn't going to happen. I know a guy at a sandwich shop nearby that is going to be running a softball team and I think I'm going to join up with him. I like all my law school friends a lot, but I need my universe to be a tad bit larger. It's not looking like I'm going to be dating a law school girl anytime in my future, so if I don't expand my horizons, I am going to be single for a very long time.

Alright, I gotta get back to work. Wish me luck.

aLs

Spring Break

Spring break is upon us!

I have officially taken two days off so far. I didn't do anything on Friday but buy a new video game. Today I managed to liberate Stalingrad and destroy Rommel in Africa. Ever since then I've been giving the Jerries a run for it online. My diagnosis: Call of Duty 2 is a fun game, but it's no Battlefield 2.

Speaking of video games, I got a dynamite idea the other day while I was listening to my friend Eggs talk about getting into sports law. I started thinking to myself "what a lucky guy, he's turning a hobby into a job. What hobby of mine could I turn into a job? Video game law of course!

Video game law is new, high paying, cool, and incorporates lots of different kinds of law. Can you imagine how cool it would be to get to represent all the big video game companies? Sit down with the guys at Blizzard and ask them if they think the Xel' Naga will be making an appearance in Starcraft II! Or I could ask to have my name spray painted on a wall in Cull of Duty 3! Imagine that, you're liberating some French village and you see "aLs restaurant" written on the wall! Do you think they would love their lawyers enough for that? I doubt it, but I could work that into my contract if they wouldn't do it for free.

Some students have decided to take spring break off. I think the thought process is that the break will give them time to relax and build up enough energy for that last pull. Then there are students like me. I am probably the middle ground. I am going to stay home and work everyday, but only for about 6-8 hours a day. That means I still get nights off! The real nutty ones will get up early, work until sleep, and they will repeat that all Spring Break.

Here's a cool video game law blog: http://www.davis.ca/community/blogs/video_games/default.aspx

I'm gonna add that to my links. Any other law students out there? What are you guys doing for Spring Break? Any future law students? Do you have questions about my amazingly awesome life as a law student? Oh yes you do.

aLs

The Rumor Mill

The rumor mill is alive and well at my school.

Some people are more active in it than others. I have to admit, I am very active in our rumor mill. I like hearing all the little rumors and secrets about the other law students. It's fun knowing who hates who, has an arrest history, or who got the best grades.

A friend of mine recently expressed surprise that the entire class knew she was dating another law student. I don't think she really comprehends how impossible it is for a student to date another law student without it being big news. There's no way a lid can be kept on that kind of gossip.

Spring break is coming up. Other than a party, I am bracing for 9 days of hard work. I have a paper for con law that has to be done, a client letter for legal writing, and outline type work for all my other classes.

Some students are basically taking spring break off. I have no idea how they plan on balancing their work with that plan, but I'm glad they are trying it. The more people that mess around and put off work, the better my grades will be.

So have fun on break guys. I hope you're more talented than I am.

aLs

Other Law Students

There are a few kinds of law students that never fail to make me roll my eyes. I figured I'd describe them for you. Why? Because nothing in my life is worth mentioning right now.

HANDTALKER

Handtalking is a horrible speech impediment in my opinion.

Everyone knows a handtalker.

Hand talking is when a person flails their arms and hands around while they talk to you. They think that their moving arms will somehow help illustrate their question or statement. What it really does is make me stare at their moving arms and prepare to defend myself. You see, I have an instinctual reaction to flailing arms. My brain tells me that we are about to join battle when I see that.

Primer Guy

There are a few primer guys. There are also a few primer girls. They all share one trait that makes them "primer people". When called on in class, they will give an answer that goes far beyond what we're studying right now. Making it blatantly obvious that they aren't doing any thinking for themselves. When the professor notices this, they usually question the student a little bit, until it becomes obvious that the law student doesn't even understand what he/she is saying. These people are agitating because sometimes another student will give a well thought out and reasoned answer, only to be shown up by a primer person that says "actually, according to rule 59, here are the following reasons why a new trial can be ordered".

Ugh.

"So Did You...? Guy"

SDY Guy likes to ask you questions, knowing that you will respond with the same question. This kind of behavior is just an elevated form of bragging. It's bragging without bragging. These guys vary, but a good example is one student that is known for asking "did you run track in college?". He doesn't care if the person he's asking ran track, but he did and he wants you to ask him about it. The students that went to some of the more well known colleges love to ask these kinds of questions.

Next time someone asks me where I went for college, I'm going to claim that I just forged my degree. Oh Snap!

Late Girl

Late Girl is always....well....Late. She will walk into class 20 minutes late, with her roller, go right past the professor and then make noise sitting down. Nevermind slamming the doors on the way in. At the beginning of the year, my professors were pretty strict about people being late, but they have really started slacking off. Students walk in late every day now. Back in the beginning, you were screwed if you walked in late.

Late Girl is agitating because walking in late is rude. It's rude to the class and to the professor. Every once in a while, you might have an excuse, but more than once a semester seems pretty unacceptable to me. If you know you're going to be late, and you've already used up your one late walk in, then you should just wait in the lounge for the next class to start.

I mean, if you're in law school, shouldn't you be able to get up on time and get to school? At this point in a students career, a student been expected to be on time for class for about 16 years. Why is it so hard for some people to master this?

Alright, I thirst for contracts studying.

aLs