I GRADUATED FROM LAW SCHOOL!!!!
Yeah, I said it! No more school for me! Ever! Ever! Ever! .... well except for these two plus months of bar review torture...and that is assuming I pass the bar the first time...if I don't, this torture could continue forever.
Well in my mindless hours of studying...and study breaks...I came upon this link that was posted by another recent law graduate from my class. http://www.bitterlawyer.com/ten-things-you-will-do-studying-bar/
This link tells us 10 things that I will do while studying for the bar. And let me tell you...I am well on my way to completing this list. Let me demonstrate.
First on the list is "fail a practice exam" - believe me, this happened probably the first day of bar review and has continued at various points since. Especially since I am supposed to retain a whole body of law on a topic within maybe two days and then move on to another whole body of law the next day to learn. Basically, my brain will be fried by the end of this course and I am just hopeful that I am retaining something throughout these studies.
Second on the list is "resent anyone who says you will pass" - oh yeah. This is so true. Especially those people who have no idea what the bar exam really is. Now, this is not to offend all of you wonderful people who have told me that I will pass - but really - you have no idea. You don't understand the hours of sweat and tears that I will be putting into studying for this two day exam that decides the rest of my life (well not really the rest of my life, but at least whether I will be able to go into a courtroom and say "I object!")
Third on the list is "abandon something you normally do" - I am not sure if I have completely abandoned anything yet. These first three weeks of bar review - I think I have been somewhat in denial that I can't have a life and study as I spent most of all last weekend doing nothing in regards to studying. But I am sure this denial will soon pass. I did give up work to study for the bar exam so that is something. I also have given up leaving the house very much - so I may go stir crazy soon.
Fourth on the list is "buy something ridiculous" - Well, I haven't bought anything totally ridiculous yet BUT I have found my new love of online shopping! In the past two weeks I have ordered a dress, a shirt, and two pairs of shoes from three different stores online - and for me that I a lot for online ordering because I have always enjoyed actually going to a store to try things on. But hey - I am stuck at home remember. And the joy of finding a package at my door is so thrilling!!! It is the highlight of my day. And then opening the package and trying on the dress and thinking of what I will wear it to, and then remembering that I won't be leaving the house or wearing a dress for the next two months....oh well. At least I will look great after the bar exam.
Fifth on the list is "have some kind of sleep issue" - No real problems here as of yet. I am sure as the bar exam comes closer I will have all kinds of trouble sleeping and terrible nightmares about the bar exam, but as of yet - my sleep is doing alright.
Sixth on the list is "gain or lose weight" - I will have no idea if this occurs as my home contains no scale!!! So there!
Seventh on the list is "pick up a weird habit" - I think that online shopping is a weird habit for me (see #4). But also, I have started watching Hell's Kitchen - not because I think the show is all that great or anything - but because seeing people yell and scream at each other is kind of a stress reliever I have found and I can yell at them too! So I think I am turning into a weird, yelling, stay at home all day kind of freak. Yes, this is what the bar exam does to you. Another weird habit for me that I have picked up is exercising -- yes exercising. I never want to do this - but the past two weeks I have done it just so I don't have to keep studying. So maybe bar review is helping me in one way...
Eigth on the list is "drink alone" - And no, I have not done this. As those of you who know me, I am not a huge drinker to begin with, unless it is fruity and doesn't really taste like alcohol...
Ninth on the list is "have a weird run in with a stranger" - This has not occurred yet, but in reality, I could see this happening at some point between now and the bar exam. The bar review really does change one's outlook on life and I could see myself saying something completely inappropriate or laughing at the completely wrong time because I will have lost sense with reality by bar exam time from staying in the house and away from people for so long.
Tenth on the list is "cry" - Yes. This happened the second day of bar review. The instructor did say we would have a break down at some point before the bar exam....and I think I jumped the gun on that one. But maybe this means this won't happen again...doubtful.
So yes. I enjoyed this list that I found. And now you all should be wary around me because now you know I could snap at any moment in time. Oh bar review...how you have taken over my life and my summer.
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