Tuesday, May 5, 2009

So this is the new year...

...and I feel VERY different!

My first real post on this blog (aside from the initial press conference to launch this) had the same title and opening. So what's the difference between this post and that first one? Well, with all my free time I've had the chance to compare where I am now to where I was a year ago at this time. Needless to say, this is the new year and I feel very, VERY different. For starters I now own some new(er) Death Cab for Cutie songs and can't get "Cath..." out of my head.

Most importantly, however, I am not sitting in a law library at this exact moment in time. In fact whenever you read this post, a year ago to the second I was probably be sitting in a law library.

For the past three years, prior to 2009, starting around April 15th I would take over a corner of the law library and prepare my outlines and study for the May exams. My only breaks would be class, food, and bathrooms. There were also occasional breaks to watch New York Rangers playoff games (with my notes) in the lounge and to go home to sleep and shower. Once exam period began, I spent about 15 hours a day in the school building studying. Makes you want to be an attorney!!!

It gets better. Really. Last year, for instance, April 15th marked the start of the summer of discontent [Editor's note: I wanted to include the track with the same name but couldn't find it]. After the marathon that is law school exams, a two-month ordeal known as bar prep began. This rite of passage kept me indoors for June and July. The closest thing this beach bum got to see of the beach was his weekly 6am bike ride along the south shore of Long Island before class. In 2008, summer began on August 1. Now do you want to be an attorney???

I am now enjoying my time not in school. My schedule does not revolve around classes but instead revolves around work, finding a new job, and trying to launch a new business. What will the rest of 2009 bring? Who knows?

2009 is more than 1/3 completed. Do you feel any different?

"We're going off the deepest end
to the summer of discontent,
I could be wrong,
I could alone,
I could pretend I'm superman"
-Corey, Summer of Discontent

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