I can't believe a year has passed since the last time I wrote on here! Twitter and facebook have become my social mediums of choice, so half the time I forget that I still have a livejournal ( Read more... )

I am now more than halfway through the summer. Already I'm starting to worry about next semester - how I'm going to hate my classes, that I need to start looking for a real job, that I need to figure out what I am doing as far as working. I don't want to be worrying about this stuff yet - but it is time for it. At this time last year I was in my ( Read more... )

I find myself suddenly looking forward to starting my internship. If nothing else it will get me out of my apartment and force me to be around other human beings for awhile. I don't like being by myself. It's not good for me ( Read more... )

Last Friday my mom called me. She told me that her husband got really angry and hit her. More than a few times. She's okay. She left the house - called the cops - and is now living in a hotel ( Read more... )

I just signed up for a couple of Yahoo meetup groups. I've had good luck with these groups before, so I thought I'd give the ones in Chicago a shot. I was pleasantly surprised with the variety. I suppose Chicago is big enough that there are several groups that are somewhat specialized. I joined a new LGBT group - one aimed at nerdy gay people, ( Read more... )

Semester is almost over. Thank goodness. It has been the semester from hell, although I've learned a lot. I've probably moved closer to actually being able to defend real clients in the last four months than I moved in my first year and a half of law school ( Read more... )

I really hope me and my crim lit team do not all kill each other before Sunday.

Oddly enough, today has been a day of introspection. Also, the discovery that I don't spend as much time in introspection ( Read more... )

So, today was a good day. The sort of day that makes me look forward to becoming a lawyer. Right now, I can look forward to the day when I am actually competent at all of this stuff and say "I will have so much fun ( Read more... )

What is going on with my friends page? Can't see any posts older than yesterday. Weird.