I am all over the place today
I am taking a break from the fucking studying. Not that I need it as badly as I should. In semesters past, despite my hatred of law school and all things related to it, I have managed to get my shit together and plug away at least for the week or so prior to finals. Five to eight panic-induced days of nonstop studying later, I was done, and relieved. This year, there's no panic, which means no motivation, which means totally minimal amounts of studying are actually getting done between breaks, meals, going to the gym, etc. And I keep trying to remind myself that after I turn in this paper that I (hopefully have the ambition to) finish today, I have two days left to prepare for exams, in between work and whatever other things I have to get done. Which, for law school exams, is just not a lot of time at all. But you know what? I just can't seem to get it up for these exams any more. Ugh. Argh. What do I do? I know. I know.
Less than one week until graduation. Remember that I would love to see everybody at Foundation on Monday to celebrate the beginning of a new chapter of my life, and yours: the one where you don't have to hear me whine about how much I hate school anymore.
Also, after being privy to an LJ conversation about how the creativity gets stomped out of children in schools, I have considered the possibility that I might like to devote myself in the future to working with an organization that provides children with creative educational opportunities, even if that means I have to found it myself. I've thought about it, and I'm going to start with volunteering somewhere that tutors kids or helps them with their homework (there are lots of places in this city), to learn as much as I can. Meanwhile, I'm going to research whether the city has anything to offer OR what it would take to start up a non-profit after-school-type program that basically has (for free or on a sliding scale) opportunities for kids to be educated and encouraged in the areas that schools are cutting funding for right now - art, music, creative writing, etc. The best part is, I know a lot of really creative people, whose arms I could twist into volunteering, and since I've been to two law schools, I will soon know people with plenty of money to donate to just such a foundation. eh? eh? Maybe it could work.
It's fucking winter outside. Boo.