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Dear Diary,
It's been quite a while and quite a bit has happened.
Boyfriend was accepted into graduate music program with a very modest scholarship. He was all set to go and get into more debt when the Cook County State's Attorney's Office called and made him an offer, that he could have refused, but didn't. I was upset. I guess in some way I had really desired him to go to school and live the dream -- almost like he sold out.
It didn't help that I had just received a response to my first brief from the Cook County State's Attorney's office and it was full of back-handed insults and juvenile comments. I couldn't believe he would go work for an organization that lets that kind of behavior slide by.
The worst part? He could have been assigned to misdemeanors or child support enforcement, but he was assigned to appeals.
We are opposing forces. I try to get relief for defendants and he tries to stop me.
We have each told our supervisors and of course, we will not work on each other's cases so that we don't have to literally go against one another. We have also pledged not to talk about cases, clients, or colleagues as a rule of thumb. It's kind of hard to do -- I'm dying to ask if he knows anything about the attorney who wrote that nasty brief that I got, but it's better this way.
This is only a means to an end. He says that he still wants to go to school, but that he will defer until Fall 2007. This way he can save money and not have to get into so much debt.
It's a smart move.
All of my student loans are now in repayment. It's ridiculous what I'm paying. Of course, you never think about these things when you're signing up for a private college and then a private graduate school. I can't say I regret the choices I've made, I really think BSC and Loyola were the best options for me in a humastic sense. But they're hell on the pocket book. I pay, approximately, $800/month in student loans. I know it's personal information, and it's not anyone's business, and I have no one to blame but myself. The amount is staggering. And I know plenty of people who are worse off than me. In some ways, I should be grateful -- I didn't even borrow the full amount that was available to me. I can't imagine what the payments are like for those who did take advantage of it all.
It's a good thing I got this job when I did. I can make my payments, but there's not too much left over. I try to put a little in my savings account, but in so many ways, I feel like I'm just keeping my head above water. I daydream about winning the lottery. I don't need that much -- just a few million to pay off all my debts and buy my mama a log cabin like she wants.
It's been quite a while and quite a bit has happened.
Boyfriend was accepted into graduate music program with a very modest scholarship. He was all set to go and get into more debt when the Cook County State's Attorney's Office called and made him an offer, that he could have refused, but didn't. I was upset. I guess in some way I had really desired him to go to school and live the dream -- almost like he sold out.
It didn't help that I had just received a response to my first brief from the Cook County State's Attorney's office and it was full of back-handed insults and juvenile comments. I couldn't believe he would go work for an organization that lets that kind of behavior slide by.
The worst part? He could have been assigned to misdemeanors or child support enforcement, but he was assigned to appeals.
We are opposing forces. I try to get relief for defendants and he tries to stop me.
We have each told our supervisors and of course, we will not work on each other's cases so that we don't have to literally go against one another. We have also pledged not to talk about cases, clients, or colleagues as a rule of thumb. It's kind of hard to do -- I'm dying to ask if he knows anything about the attorney who wrote that nasty brief that I got, but it's better this way.
This is only a means to an end. He says that he still wants to go to school, but that he will defer until Fall 2007. This way he can save money and not have to get into so much debt.
It's a smart move.
All of my student loans are now in repayment. It's ridiculous what I'm paying. Of course, you never think about these things when you're signing up for a private college and then a private graduate school. I can't say I regret the choices I've made, I really think BSC and Loyola were the best options for me in a humastic sense. But they're hell on the pocket book. I pay, approximately, $800/month in student loans. I know it's personal information, and it's not anyone's business, and I have no one to blame but myself. The amount is staggering. And I know plenty of people who are worse off than me. In some ways, I should be grateful -- I didn't even borrow the full amount that was available to me. I can't imagine what the payments are like for those who did take advantage of it all.
It's a good thing I got this job when I did. I can make my payments, but there's not too much left over. I try to put a little in my savings account, but in so many ways, I feel like I'm just keeping my head above water. I daydream about winning the lottery. I don't need that much -- just a few million to pay off all my debts and buy my mama a log cabin like she wants.