"Nine lives, live for ten..."
So it looks as though another summer has come and gone. I'm not really in front of my computer much during the summer so I usually am not inclined to update this thing very often, so I guess I'll sum up the last 2 and a half months real quick:
I've played a lot of golf, seen a lot of movies, decided I want to live in Austin after law school, ate a lot of Mexican food, drank a lot of tequila and whiskey, played a lot of pool, and smoked a lot of Cuban cigars.
So now its time to get back to reality of course, I start law school in a week. I took this prep course last week to learn what I need to do to kick ass this first year, since your first year grades pretty much decide what kind of job you can get. From what I could gather, all the things they were recommending we do to make A's in law school were the things I have already been doing for a few years now that were considered overkill at A&M. I don't mean to sound cocky or anything, but suddenly I'm not so intimidated by all of this.
Its been an interesting summer. I think my last entry was either right before or right after Ivan got married. I've learned that out of the 14 people who were in the NCA class when I left I am only one of 4 who havn't gotten married yet. Apparently getting married before you are 25 is a big deal to some people. They seem to believe that its a mark of maturity or whatever, or that there is some sort of societal norm that they would be bucking should they refuse to go along with it, but a lot of them, Ivan included, have struck me as getting married for the sake of getting married (or just so they can finally have sex). Its probably shocking when I tell these people not only that I havn't gotten serious with anybody but also that I'm really not interested in doing that and getting married any time soon because I just want to focus on my career and have fun during my early to mid 20's. "My God, hes such a selfish person" they might say to themselves. I'm sorry, but I really fail to see how the degree of selfishness I possess in living for my career and taking advantage of my youth right now is hurting me. In three years I'll have a great job and when I finally decide I want to settle down and do all the family stuff I will actually be able to do it without going into massive credit card debt. If being selfish and immature means setting yourself up for a better life after your 20's, then you can call me selfish and immature all day long because thats exactly what I am.
But enough about that. I'm looking forward to the next 3 years in Waco. People (mainly from A&M) always say they don't want to live there for some reason. I really don't get it because its pretty cool in my opinion. Granted, it is not Austin or Houston or Dallas, certainly not Austin, but come on people, I lived in College Station for 3 years, and there is soooo much more to do in Waco than in CS. Of course it doesn't hurt that I have this kick ass 6th floor 2 story penthouse loft within walking distance from all the good nightlife in downtown Waco and 3 minutes from the law school.
So here is the deal. I'm probably not going to be updating this thing much during this first year, or even being online to chat as much. This isn't because I don't want to keep up with everyone or let people know what I'm up to, but rather from what I keep hearing thats just how busy I'm going to be. The next nine months are going to be a dog fight because your class ranking the first year determines what kind of interviews you get during your second year, which is typically the job you go on to after you graduate. For those of you who know me well, you will understand why I'm going to be taking this extremely seriously. Who knows, maybe it won't be quite as bad as they say and I'll be online during the evenings like I've always been. Regardless, next Monday it will be time for me to either put up or shut up, and I'm ready to rock.
So, on that note, everyone take care of yourselves.
Close is out.
I've played a lot of golf, seen a lot of movies, decided I want to live in Austin after law school, ate a lot of Mexican food, drank a lot of tequila and whiskey, played a lot of pool, and smoked a lot of Cuban cigars.
So now its time to get back to reality of course, I start law school in a week. I took this prep course last week to learn what I need to do to kick ass this first year, since your first year grades pretty much decide what kind of job you can get. From what I could gather, all the things they were recommending we do to make A's in law school were the things I have already been doing for a few years now that were considered overkill at A&M. I don't mean to sound cocky or anything, but suddenly I'm not so intimidated by all of this.
Its been an interesting summer. I think my last entry was either right before or right after Ivan got married. I've learned that out of the 14 people who were in the NCA class when I left I am only one of 4 who havn't gotten married yet. Apparently getting married before you are 25 is a big deal to some people. They seem to believe that its a mark of maturity or whatever, or that there is some sort of societal norm that they would be bucking should they refuse to go along with it, but a lot of them, Ivan included, have struck me as getting married for the sake of getting married (or just so they can finally have sex). Its probably shocking when I tell these people not only that I havn't gotten serious with anybody but also that I'm really not interested in doing that and getting married any time soon because I just want to focus on my career and have fun during my early to mid 20's. "My God, hes such a selfish person" they might say to themselves. I'm sorry, but I really fail to see how the degree of selfishness I possess in living for my career and taking advantage of my youth right now is hurting me. In three years I'll have a great job and when I finally decide I want to settle down and do all the family stuff I will actually be able to do it without going into massive credit card debt. If being selfish and immature means setting yourself up for a better life after your 20's, then you can call me selfish and immature all day long because thats exactly what I am.
But enough about that. I'm looking forward to the next 3 years in Waco. People (mainly from A&M) always say they don't want to live there for some reason. I really don't get it because its pretty cool in my opinion. Granted, it is not Austin or Houston or Dallas, certainly not Austin, but come on people, I lived in College Station for 3 years, and there is soooo much more to do in Waco than in CS. Of course it doesn't hurt that I have this kick ass 6th floor 2 story penthouse loft within walking distance from all the good nightlife in downtown Waco and 3 minutes from the law school.
So here is the deal. I'm probably not going to be updating this thing much during this first year, or even being online to chat as much. This isn't because I don't want to keep up with everyone or let people know what I'm up to, but rather from what I keep hearing thats just how busy I'm going to be. The next nine months are going to be a dog fight because your class ranking the first year determines what kind of interviews you get during your second year, which is typically the job you go on to after you graduate. For those of you who know me well, you will understand why I'm going to be taking this extremely seriously. Who knows, maybe it won't be quite as bad as they say and I'll be online during the evenings like I've always been. Regardless, next Monday it will be time for me to either put up or shut up, and I'm ready to rock.
So, on that note, everyone take care of yourselves.
Close is out.