..or as my torts professor put it 38 individual sessions of each class. Yes, I counted (and so did she, apparently!) but not because I'm not enjoying myself. Quite the opposite; my brain is slowly turning back on after a year of typing, shredding and typing again, and it's a great feeling! So far, I LOVE being in school! The first few days have been stressful, especially the logistics of my 50 pounds of books traveling to and from class when I'm still under orders not to lift anything. Despite the stress, it's really gratifying to be sitting in class after a year of LSATs, applications, financial aid paperwork and decision-making. I think it just hit me today; I'm really here!
And to top off that wonderful realization, it's also the Friday of a three-day weekend! Suffice it to say, my somewhat frazzled mood has suddenly lifted and I can see the light. And the light involves(-ed) me going to a movie (The Nanny Diaries - eh.. not so great), having my first official cleaning frenzy (extremely satisfying when there are only 250 sq. feet to clean!), going to a beach (tomorrow, I hope!), and dinner plans with my new, real, live, law school buddies! Oh yeah, and maybe a little tiny bit of homework somewhere in there. AND the Red Sox are winning, which means my profs will probably be in a good mood when we come back to school on Tuesday. It's amazing, but I think every single professor has independently mentioned the Red Sox and found some way to use a Yankees fan as the victim or loser in a legal scenario, this within the first week of class!
Legal word of the day: Tortfeasor ('tort-fee-zur) : someone who commits a tort; a wrong-doer.
PS - This was supposed to be posted yesterday, but my internet was down. And by 'my' internet, I mean that of my mysterious neighbor Doug, which I've been ::cough:: borrowing. But today it was back up and I managed to put in an order for Verizon FiOS, which is supposed to be superduper fast and amazing. Also, it's the only Verizon internet available in my area other than dial-up, so that made the decision pretty easy. I had to wait to schedule the installation until I have a day off (Rosh Hashana) because the installation supposedly takes FOUR HOURS!!!
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FiOS, you're getting FiOS. I've been wanting that for a year. Get rid of COMCAST consolidate to one provider. Argh!!! Must be nice to live in a major city.
I think the feeling of never being done was the second-worst part of 1L for me. In college I always felt that there was more I could be doing - but it didn't really matter; I didn't need to do it. Now, I always feel that there is more I should or even must be doing, but I don't have the time.
The worst part, though, was the near-total lack of feedback - good or bad. I was so used to getting almost constant feedback from professors that I didn't realize how much I relied on it.
But there are good things too. Any sentence that begins "In the alternative..."; good words - tortfeasor, testatrix, administratrix. And when the concepts do become clear, it's a really good feeling!
Good luck!!
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