1/2 done and 1/2 an inch of ice

so i wake up after a glorious 8 consecutive hours of sleep this morning (the first in over 2 weeks) to find that although I am 1/2 done with my finals my car is also lost under at least 1/2 an inch of ice. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR..... did i mention i would rather be in DC where it doesn't ice and if it does by a freak of nature i don't have a car to scrape???

my plans are totally screwed up now because I can't and won't waste an hour of my time to scrape my car and then risk my life on the seriously hilly roads in lawrence (yes, i live in ks but hills exists and the one right outside of my apartment complex might as well be straight up and down).

well i should stop complaining and find some sort of motivation to clean off my kitchen table or desk from last weeks destruction and study here rather than the law library. I was really looking forward to the gym and the law library! :(

5 days and 35 minutes to FREEDOM!!
Heather

My Last Wednesday

Tomorrow is my last Wednesday of the semester, Thank GOD!!

Finals season is in full force and I have been living in the library from 8a-11p for the past 2 weeks pretty much. 2 and a half weeks left and then i will not walk into Green Hall for 33 glorious days!! :)

Just wanted to write and apologize for being distant. I am free as of noon on December 14th and I promise to become a normal friend after then.

Thanks for understanding,
Heather

wednesdays

are miserable and long. i have five classes starting with BA at 9:30 and ending with crim pro at 3:30. on a regular basis wednesdays make me want to quit law school. NO ONE should have to sit through 5 hours of law school in a day... really, haven't they read the 8th amendment, cruel and unusual punishment is not constitutional.

Anyways, the good news is thanks to thanksgiving we only have 2 miserable Wednesdays left this semester!! WHOOOOPPPPPIIIIIEEE!!

Today's Fun Law Fact

If you were married to a man for more than 10 years and then get a divorce, when he dies (even if it is 50 years later) you have a claim to his social security benefits. Interesting huh?

Moral of the story, if he is an ass and you are considering leaving him after 9 years, wait another, it will pay off in the long run!

A place to vent...

After having finished my first five months of law school at the University of Kansas I have decided I need a place to clear my head, vent about the stupid law and release some stress so that I don't explode or combust into a pile of nothingness before these next three years are done. Don't know how much I will write but figured it would be good for those of my friends who are considering law school to know what to expect before they get in over their heads and can't turn back.

Well for now lets just give a basic overview of my classes. I am 4 weeks away from 6 very intimidating but conquerable exams in Estates and Trusts, Criminal Procedure, Criminal Law, Contracts, Civil Procedure, and Business Associations. So far they are all going, some well and some not so well. They have made me decide that 1. i dont want the MBA that I was debating in August, 2. I should have been outlining much earlier in the semester (that is what all law kids do to prep for exams) and 3. I have no desire to ever see the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure again.

Tonight I am in the Law Library working on my Estates outline. It is a challenge because I have had 2 professors for the class (one left for 6 weeks for back surgery) and they are two totally different teachers. It is sunday and I have been in the law library from 10-1, 2-5:30 and now I am back from 7- probably around 10. I am starting to get exhausted but have to keep on pushing through for about two more hours. I have learned tonight exactly what is important to execute a will although I will have no clue how to actually do one when i finish class, i can tell you if someone screws one up. OH the joys of law school where they teach theory and not practicality. I fear I will be spending the first 10 years of my legal career figuring out how the theories really work out, maybe I should start with how to write my own will?? We all die eventally, might as well be prepared right?

Ok well with my thoughts now on my inevitable death I should get back to estates, next task is to figure out if someone can hand write their wills. Any ideas? I will be pouring over the question tonight and promise to report back at a later time.