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Irrational Basis

Thoughts on preparing for the July '07 California Bar Exam, and a few notes about life in the last semester of law school

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Last Entry: February 03, 2010 at 15:31:32

Law School = Mistake?

Posted on July 18, 2008
My friend J is being considered for a position with a pretty big well-known company for which J would be paid to travel around California, Nevada and Hawaii on a weekly basis, planning and participating in various outdoor activities (think rock-climbing, bouldering, kayaking, skiing, rafting, sailing, etc) and blogging about them...

Some Days?

Posted on July 16, 2008
Some days I am so hopeful and optimistic and eager about the practice of law that it shocks me. I feel like I can do anything and am truly on the brink of saving the world with my legal skillz. Of course, it’s easy to feel that way when I’m sitting on my couch, reading [...

GPS is not one of the five senses

Posted on July 13, 2008
Today was the first time I had long-term exposure to the talking-GPS-in-your-car thingamajig. I don’t know exactly what it’s called, but there is a little touch-screen with video on which you can enter an address and the GPS computer will “calculate your route” and give you occasional directions in an eerily raspy voice...

Fireworks

Posted on July 04, 2008
Two years ago yesterday I met my sexy man. What a fun, crazy, wild ride it has been since then!! Tonight we will be partying on the boat, out on the Bay, hopefully under a beautiful, clear sky (though, I’m doubtful since it is SF) and watching the fireworks together - again...

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Job Hunting

Posted on July 02, 2008
I’ve been applying for jobs and - dare I say it - it’s actually sort of fun. I find a job that sounds interesting, that I am usually totally unqualified for, draft a brief cover letter, attach my resume and hit send. It’s almost become a game… what jobs can I apply for today that [...

Labels

Posted on June 27, 2008
So, I’ve been reading up on the various bar associations, looking for things to do, and one thing I keep noticing is how being an attorney involves so many labels. It seems like you stop being an individual and become known simply by your bar number or where you work...

Book of the Week - Three Cups of Tea

Posted on June 19, 2008
One of my best friends called me on Monday and, before I could even say Hello, explained, “I just read a book that has changed my life. I need you to read it so we can talk about it. It’s called Three Cups of Tea.” Since I trust and love this friend [...

?Home? is where Oprah says it is

Posted on June 17, 2008
Tomorrow is my first attempt at doing something “lawyerly” as an official attorney at law. I am going to attend a training for eviction proceedings so that - just maybe - one day I can represent someone and prevent them from getting kicked out of their house...

I swear?

Posted on June 11, 2008
I was sworn into the California State Bar, District Ct of Northern CA and the Court of Appeals on Monday morning. I cried when I said the first oath (of three). I just couldn’t believe that I had made it to this point in life. Even five years ago, I never would [...

Civ Pro Black Letter Poetry

Posted on June 09, 2008
as requested…. Motions In CA, there is a demurrer, it?s a failure to state a claim If you assume everything P says is true, can P still win the game? A motion for summary judgment says no genuine fact is in dispute, And he?s entitled to judgment as a matter of law, even if P?s claims are viewed as truth...

On to something different?

Posted on June 05, 2008
I feel like the whole process of becoming an attorney is like fighting an uphill battle - just when you think you’ve gained some ground, there is another challenge to shove you back a few feet. Granted, graduating law school and passing the bar significantly boosted me up the mountain, but now, the challenges continue...

CA Distinctions for Evidence & Civ Pro

Posted on May 31, 2008
I feel for those who are going into the exam this summer - whether the first time or *again* - because it is still unknown how the examiners will test the CA distinctions for evidence & civ pro. I know I was not the only one freaking out about a civ pro question in [...

All is as it should be.

Posted on May 27, 2008
Last Friday, as we drove away from the city sounds livening up the local Peets, I took stock of my emotions. Surprised, I turned to my sexy man, “You know, for the first time in - I don’t even know how long - I am not worried about anything...

Office Pranks

Posted on May 19, 2008
From my boss at various points throughout the 5months I’ve worked at the office: “No one has done this job better than you have in just these past few months.” “Why don’t you order yourself a name plate?” “Take a look around and pick out an office… we’ll have to move you from the one you’re in now, [...

Going it Alone (~Advice Already?!?!)

Posted on May 18, 2008
I’ve seen that a few bloggers who got good news this weekend have already starting posting advice/examples of what courses they took, how they studied, etc. that helped them to pass. I don’t particularly feel that I have any great advice to give on how to study, but I do feel that I have [...

I was lucky?

Posted on May 17, 2008
I’m not going to say I didn’t try, didn’t study hard, didn’t work my butt off to earn a passing result, but, I was lucky. If the examiners had decided to test, instead, on certain areas of property law, civ pro, contracts, or remedies, these results could have been different...

Defining Moments

Posted on May 16, 2008
There are times in life where a decision is made, words are said, and it is not until days, a year, or ten years later that you can look back and realize that *that* day was a defining moment in your world. May 16, 6pm, is a defining moment for so many of us...

It is finished.

Posted on May 16, 2008
“The name above appears on the pass list for the February 2008 California Bar Examination.”

Oy

Posted on May 15, 2008
I just checked the grand poobah’s blog and WE ARE DOWN TO *HOURS* May God save us and give us good results.

Unplugged

Posted on May 15, 2008
More times than I can count this week, I have really really really really really wanted to yank the little white earphones out of the ears of those people who appear to be completely ignorant of the fact that everyone around them for at least 2 train cars down can hear every note that comes [...

Blue Skies Ahead

Posted on May 14, 2008
If San Francisco could be any more perfect than it was today, I’d think for sure I’d died and gone to Heaven. Today was exquisite. It was so gorgeous this morning, I knew I had to be outside for lunch. I walked a quick block and a half to the Embarcadero and seated myself on [...

Almost Human

Posted on May 13, 2008
A co-worker came into my office yesterday for her sort-of-usual weekly chat which always begins with, “Can I be honest with you…?” and turns into a 1/3 vent, 1/3 nosing, 1/3 taking-a-break conversation. Overall, I actually enjoyed this one...

Four more days

Posted on May 13, 2008
Reading other people’s blogs makes me realize what a poor mindset I am in. I’m sorry if all of you are getting negative vibes from my posts, but I will admit that I am feeling stressed right now about the Bar and then some. A good friend of mine had a baby last night...

What to say?

Posted on May 11, 2008
A friend of mine, M, had to take the Bar a second time in a different state. When we both didn’t pass our exams, it was nice to have someone else to talk to who could understand the ego-crushing effects and could commiserate over having to go through it one more time...

Soundbites

Posted on May 09, 2008
“I’m sure you’re going to pass. I mean, most people pass don’t they? The only people who don’t pass are those that have some sort of a ‘block’ or something…” - My boss “You get your results soon, right? I don’t understand why people get all worked up over an exam...

May

Posted on May 01, 2008
How long, now, have we waited for this one time, those three letters - M.A.Y. For months, *this* month has been lingering out there in the future, hanging over us, holding our future in in the minutes of it’s sixteenth day. When I wrote it out for the first time yesterday, I couldn’t believe that we [...

A quick note about studying with flashcards

Posted on April 27, 2008
When I was in college and law school, I never understood studying with flashcards. It didn’t seem to work for me. Apparently, it was because I was entirely too UNcreative and only thought they could be used in one way. It wasn’t until B offered me *her* flashcards (which, at the outset I said, “Oh, [...

The Temple of Doom

Posted on April 23, 2008
On most days, I hate my job. Wait - let me rephrase - on most days, I hate where I work. There are some people who can make the day and the environment pleasant enough, but a small group of catty women can ruin everything for me in a heartbeat. And I hate that...

When I knew MicroMash really sucked

Posted on April 21, 2008
Finally I feel like writing something about my bar preparation and reflecting on that again… When I first started looking into bar prep programs, I was convinced that MicroMash would be the best way for me to go. It was a self-study program, you could set your own pace, you could do MBE’s online, supposedly it [...

Still another month to go

Posted on April 15, 2008
Hi. Wow. Wordpress has really updated and changed their site in the few weeks that I’ve been off the site… I hope everyone is still hanging in there. Another month. It feels like an eternity - our lives hanging in the balance. I cannot stop thinking about May 16 even though it is not necessarily in [...

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