Twenty Down, many more to go.

I weighed in at WW yesterday, and to my surprise (I was expecting another up week due to severe water retention because of this crappy FL weather/humidity/torture) I was down another 3.2 lbs. That makes a grand total of 20.2 pounds lost since 2/9/2012. I am not going to lie, there are many days where I just don't even want to follow program, but do it out of habit. I may go points crazy and eat everything in sight, but I make certain that I track every last morsel that goes in my mouth, good or bad.
In other news, Noodle's last two front teeth are finally coming in, months after I had come to the conclusion that her daddy gave her bad teeth genes and she was going to have gaps for the rest of her life.
I am sad that my brother and sister-in-law have moved to the Florida Keys, but happy for him because he seems to be enjoying life in paradise. 

I am working on a few crafty things around the house. Will post as soon as I have a chance.

7 down, many more to go!

After one month on WeightWatchers, I managed to lose 7 lbs without any drastic changes to my diet or adding any exercise. Job hunt is in full force, and notwithstanding a minor cold that put me out of commission for two days...I am slowly chugging along.

iPod is the DEVIL

So I have a 160 gb Classic that doesn't even begin to hold my vast collection of audio.
It is my pseudo-best friend.
I take it everywhere. It goes to football games, to parties, to the grocery store.
It is on all the time. In the office, in the car, sleeping.
It was ok, just chugging along as usual, turning out my various episodes of Firefly, then NCIS, when WHAM. I got the RED CIRCLE of DEATH.

I am now frustrated, I have taken ALL advice available on the web, including whacking it on one hand while resetting with the other.

What am I is supposed to do now? Life seems so boring and uneventful without a kick ass soundtrack!

Soo...This is NEWS!

So Here is the big announcement: I'm pregnant!

No , I did not plan it. Yes, I am very excited.



So much for the panic of the excruciating Bar Exam, I had morning sickness for BOTH DAYS!!!

Bang Head *Here*

Conniption-

Pronunciation: \kə-ˈnip-shən\

Function:noun

: a fit of rage, hysteria, or alarm (went into conniptions)

I am down to 14 days until EXAM DAY. I have reached the boiling point…I honestly think may head might explode if I cram any more crap into it. I have had weird dreams…people talking to each other in a snippet, which is subsequently followed by a multiple choice question regarding the legal ramifications of the viewed scene. Makes me very tired by the time I wake up.

I know it is something every practicing attorney has gone through, but you would think that they would WARN you of the goofy side effects. In my less than magnificent endeavors to become a licensed attorney in the state of Florida, I took a look back at how I got to this point.

Here are my top 10 reasons for someone NOT to go to law school:

10. If you can't think of anything better to do or you are undecided where you are going in your life. My advice: get a hobby, learn to knit, find a new job, or buy a dog/cat. Pregnancy is always an option…if you really want to go that way. May even be cheaper!

9. You want to make money. This is crap because you spend so much money getting to the point where you can WORK as an attorney that it is counterintuitive to think this way. Then you end up working 80 hours a week for some shoddy firm making $45K a year…that's minimum WAGE!!! Actually..irs about $10.81/hour. you can flip burgers for that...AND they give you health insurance in 6 mos. Also, keep in mind that it will take you 20 years to pay off the loans you incurred going to said law school. Note: You will probably get a job alphabetizing paper for a law firm while going to school for 10 bucks an hour. Please keep in mind that your boss is not actually a fuckhead or a dumbass, but a lawyer. Oh, wait..same damn thing.

8. Speaking of money- it is neither a pleasant nor nice way to invest $175,000.00 Just buy a damn house. It'll pay off in the long run.

7. You have a significant other, and plan to keep said party around. They even tell you the first week of law school that if you aren't in a committed relationship you might as well toss them out on their ass. *Note- if you DO wish to dispose of said significant other… go for it. It works 90% of the time! (I'm in the 10%)

6. You will NOT be smarter. You will just know more random crap that holds no bearing on everyday life, and you have to lie about your new job at parties. Plus, everyone you know wants legal advice, but you are obligated to keep your trap shut, or tell them to find a lawyer. This makes them stare at you in disbelief because they think you ARE a lawyer, no matter what you TELL them.

5. You have to spend 3 years (or 2 years, all summer sessions and one extra semester; not that I was counting) of your life wondering why you aren't getting it. You will read, cuss, and groan around your friends, who will stare blankly at you unless they are in law school also. This continues until thankfully, the day after your last set of exams for the final semester..you will get it. The light bulb comes on. But, because your light bulb took so long, you now have insane debt, and a Juris Doctorate degree…but you still cannot call yourself doctor unless you want to teach somewhere. (not that I'm bitter or anything)

4. It's very expensive to start your own firm, and struggle for many moons until you get your head out of your ass and manage to do something right. If you get lucky, there's no malpractice between the time you open your doors and this exciting event. If you get really lucky, you have clients within the first 3 months who have very easy issues but are willing to pay a lot of money to resolve it.

3. Law School professors are really demons sent to torture you, unless of course, you make a point to tell them how wonderful, insightful, and brilliant they are everyday. Whether you do or not, however, they still fail you on the 3 hour exam because you weren't as smart as they were in the 6 weeks they took to write the question and model answer. Assholes.

2. They do not; I repeat, DO NOT, teach you law in LAW school. Guess that's a surprise? The purpose is to make you think like a lawyer, which basically makes everyone else you know seem like an idiot, or they think you are a complete bitch for correcting the thought or trying to make sure you fully understand what they are saying. Either way is not much fun for anyone. You keep quiet a lot more.

1. Stress. The amount of stress the human body can endure is amazing, but the amount of stress that Law students endure will kill small farm animals within weeks. The bar exam is enough to kill large zoo animals in mere days. Keep your day job- or if you can do math (other than the prerequisite 30% required for lawyers, ) Go to MEDICAL SCHOOL.

If you don't take my advice- don't blame me when you are writing your own blog in 3 years bitching about how bad it was….I tried to help you.

We recorded what?

Yes. Me again.

In the early stages of dementia as Property rolls on in the review course, I was inclined to determine what creature of the night I was.

Which creature of the night are you? Your Result: Incubus/Succubus It's all about feeding, isn't it? You pay them back from their energy, though. You give them something (your drama) that will keep them distracted from life, which you consider a terrible joke.
Ghost
Vampire
Sorceror
Demon
Werewolf
Cthulu Spawn
Which creature of the night are you? Quiz Created on GoToQuiz

Apparently it's broken, because there is no result for "bloodsucking lawyer wanna be".

That's just sad. I would have put that at the top of my list.

Rules Against Perpetuity

perpetuity (uncountable)

1. The quality or state of being perpetual; endless
   duration; uninterrupted
   existence.
   
2. Something that is perpetual.
   
3. (law) A limitation intended to be unalterable and of indefinite
   duration; a disposition of property which attempts to make it inalienable beyond certain limits fixed or conceived as being fixed by the general law.
   

Bar prep is wholly an unexciting event. There is something gratifying in cramming such a superfluous amount of legal jargon into your head in a 10 week period so that you can regurgitate it for a meager 2 day event.

Ok- I lied. This seems like eternity…and it's only Wednesday…or at least I think it still is… 41 days to go.

Can someone send me a pair of blunt knitting needles so I cannot harm myself?

I mean….seriously…? Who thought of this?