Clearing My Head
"On September 17, 1787, some thirty-nine men, having completed their labors in Philadelphia, signed their names to a short document that bore a title as spare and simple as the text itself. The Constitution of the United States had taken almost four months in the drafting, and more centuries to prepare than anyone then or later could precisely estimate. In addition to the thirty-nine signers, there were present at the ceremonies a few men who refused to sign; several other disgruntled colleagues, having failed to achieve the document they wanted, had already departed for their homes in discontent. Nonetheless, the prevailing mood must have been one of satisfaction and optimism."
-Robert A. Dahl
Some of you might have noticed me poking around communities and such. For those who didn't, I am in fact back on live-journal. I'm mostly writing this entry to clear my own head. My first semester of law school is almost over. My first exam is on Tuesday. So far, this has been a mixed record for me. I find myself bothered often, sometimes by nothing specific and sometimes by something silly. I always have the impression there's something I need to work out when there isn't anything. That, in fact, is what I'm doing now.
I have had a few adjustment problems in law school. I've been having trouble with my sleep cycle and, well, all the other problems come from that one. That's why I'm going to try and get to bed soon. I always have this idea of the perfectly organized, productive day. The problem is that I sometimes think of it in an all or nothing fashion. When the day doesn't go according to plan, I sometimes write it off entirely and decide to try again tomorrow. Those are all things I can best get over by simply relaxing so I probably shouldn't be writing about them. Anyway, I've studied and am still studying hard for Contracts on Tuesday so I should do well. Yen Li is coming on Thursday. I'm excited about that and a little nervous. Anyway, time for sleep.
-Robert A. Dahl
Some of you might have noticed me poking around communities and such. For those who didn't, I am in fact back on live-journal. I'm mostly writing this entry to clear my own head. My first semester of law school is almost over. My first exam is on Tuesday. So far, this has been a mixed record for me. I find myself bothered often, sometimes by nothing specific and sometimes by something silly. I always have the impression there's something I need to work out when there isn't anything. That, in fact, is what I'm doing now.
I have had a few adjustment problems in law school. I've been having trouble with my sleep cycle and, well, all the other problems come from that one. That's why I'm going to try and get to bed soon. I always have this idea of the perfectly organized, productive day. The problem is that I sometimes think of it in an all or nothing fashion. When the day doesn't go according to plan, I sometimes write it off entirely and decide to try again tomorrow. Those are all things I can best get over by simply relaxing so I probably shouldn't be writing about them. Anyway, I've studied and am still studying hard for Contracts on Tuesday so I should do well. Yen Li is coming on Thursday. I'm excited about that and a little nervous. Anyway, time for sleep.