well, i am officially 29 as of Jan 27th. I'm looking forward to 30 because it's becoming the new 'coming of age' year, i think. like hobbits and their 33. and to think that a few hundred years ago, you were a fully functional adult at 12! that is a place hard to conceive (not pun). i feel like i didn't even figure out who i was until i was 24-25 in ( Read more... )

does anyone else think there's something different between the general mourning of a relationship and the rejection/validation thing? well, the second part of that just got alot easier, which is good because i'm two months out from the break up ( Read more... )

Winter break was lovely! the company was great. we cooked till the cows came home and crawled into the oven! i don't usually eat meat, but everyone else does, so over a week and a half we cooked: 16lbs turkey, 2 whole chickens, 8lbs of liver, 3lbs of bacon, and 20lbs of meatloaf! oy! let's just say i'm thoroughly meated-out ( Read more... )

Well, i took three finals and finished a 28 page paper about international whaling regulation this week. i am now officially done with my next to last set of finals. just one last semester of law school, and then, i might actually start calling myself a grownup ( Read more... )

it's taking me some time to decide where to start. things have been crazy busy. the spring semester ended very well; i was placed on the Dean's List for my good grades. Honduras for spring break was very rewarding. I made the highest score in International Intellectual Property, and the second highest score (1 of 2 A's in the entire class) in ( Read more... )

Wow, it's been a LONG time since i've posted!! sorry, but fall semester was totally nuts! i was taking hard classes, working for a judge here at superior court, and still logging in time at the AG's. then as soon as finals were over, i hopped on a plane to KS and spend two wonderful weeks there with friends and family. i flew back to spokane for a ( Read more... )

wow, my summer has been flow by in a very summery-type way ( Read more... )

ok, i've had my first full week of working at the attorney general's office. it's pretty sweet. people are nice and the work is pretty cool (i'm helping to defend the state from people who sue it). fridays are being devoted to lawnwork for my new landlady for some extra cash. in july i'll be taking federal indian law ( Read more... )

ok, finals are over!! i've finished my first year of law school!! whew! i think it went well, but i won't know till grades get in at the beginning of june ( Read more... )

welcome to finals. 5 tests, 2 weeks, no life. well that's not entirely true, but close enough. it's a marathon to the finish line. i think the hardest part is productively studying right after a test (three-hr essays worth the entire grade), when your brain is mush ( Read more... )