assorted nothingness

i don't leave for BTR til tomorrow afternoon and i have spent the last two days doing absolutely nothing. and when i say "absolutely nothing," i mean that i haven't even felt like watching tv. of course, i also haven't felt like packing or cleaning, so i have truly done absolutely nothing.

anyways, just wanted to say congrats on being done and i hope everyone had a great semester and has a great break and a happy holidays and a happy new year and that i see you next semester and that we have lots and lots and lots of fun together, b/c after that, the fun in my life is going to decrease exponentially.

i've had a couple of really great last few nights, so now i'm being all nostalgic for law school. wednesday was just a few of us hanging out at cabell playing "strip flip cup," which was pretty hysterical b/c i wasn't even playing and i just kept giving scarves and gloves and purses to the perpetually losing team and despite a string of like 42 losses, the only things that ever changed hands were jewelry and winter accessories. i suppose that's what happens when you play strip anything with a small group of close friends who really has no desire to see one another naked. oh! and i hit the last two shots in a beer pong game and it was amazing! also, i was informed today that i was yelling things i don't remember. sounds about right. [also, would like to say a great thank you to the posters who suggested microwavable mac&cheese. it was amazing to have mac&cheese in 5 minutes and to experience no fear about burning down the house! best. idea. ever.]

and then yesterday, randomly hung out with some 1Ls and then out to the 1L finale party, where much fun was had, and a number of the 1Ls made no sense at all, but that is totally allowable. actually, totally encouraged. ah, good times.

anyways, i hope everyone has made it safely home and that you have a great couple of weeks. i probably won't post while i'm at home, but you're in luck b/c i am only going home for like 10 days and then i return to take the trial ad institute, where practicing attorneys and law students who really care about being trial lawyers and have already completed trial ad learn MORE about trial advocacy skills. oh, and then there is me. who had the pre-req waived and is using this class in place of trial ad b/c i figured this way i could cram the pain into one week and it was pass/fail, meaning i couldn't get a B-. it seemed like a really good idea, until i learned that the first assignment for before we start is to prepare an opening statement and i don't even know what that means! so the point is that i figure this is a new way to embarass myself in front of dozens of new people and if that's bad enough, well of course i'd like to share.

oh, and one final story--seriously, some kid wrote 28 pages on a final. TWENTY-EIGHT PAGES?!!?!? i pointed out that his prof was going to hate him. personally, i think it would be my lack of knowledge that would keep me from typing 28 pages on an exam, but others are more impressed by what his wpm must be. either way, it's a bit ridiculous and i figured we could just mock it a little bit in a public forum. seriously?!?! 28 PAGES?!?!

alrighty. happy holidays!!