Wow... its been awhile since I've written in here. I survived finals- how well I did though? who knows? and I won't find out for a couple weeks still, but i'm pretty sure I got at least a D on everything, meaning, if I did, I passed my first year of law school! Woot! Only two more to go... :-P ( Read more... )

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So- I've been accepted into the MPA program at Drake! Its official, next year, I will be working on two graduate degrees instead of just one! Slightly masochistic? I'm thinking yes ( Read more... )

In the last month, I (I know there's lots- the ones with ** are the ones I'm most thrilled about and least likely to have mentioned before ( Read more... )

I currently have a 3.03 gpa in law school from this summer and first semester... its not the best in the world, but considering I had no sort of poli-sci/legal/what have you background to begin with and I came into this telling myself I would do my best, but not let it be my entire life, I'm very happy with it!!! :D And, almost every 2L or 3L ( Read more... )

A new year has begun... and a new semester! I never thought I'd say it, but I'm kind of glad ( Read more... )

Sooo... Wicked was absolutely fantabulous! I got goosebumps! multiple times... it was very different than the book but still completely amazing! I'd already had the music all memorized, but actually seeing it was incredible. I literally begged the parents to stay in Chicago an extra night and see if we could go again. Dinner before the show was ( Read more... )

Finals... were not good. Granted I won't know for sure how I did until mid-late Feb. (which I think is entirely bogus as that's halfway through the next semester), but there was one test that I felt I knew nothing on. Another test that I thought I did okay on, until I realized I was the first person turning in my exam and I had bluebooked it ( ( Read more... )

I -should- be studying right now, but I'm not. Instead I'm being all introspective and reflecting on that life thing :) AND, on what a small world it is. So... ready for a story ( Read more... )

Hehe... I hadn't seen my parents in quite awhile because dad had been on sabbatical and they came up to visit this past weekend... he did a lot of hiking when he was gone and ate healthy and it shows- he lost quite a bit of weight- good kick in the ass for me I hope ( Read more... )