Law School

I finished my first week of Law School last week. So if I don't make it through at least I can say without lying that "I've been to law school" :)

Here are some of my thoughts:

- The amount of work/reading that I did last week seems like I should have finished 2 weeks worth of normal school.
- Everyone has an incredible drive to please the prof's the first week...I'm thinking it may linger on in some cases
- I'm going to need more sticky tabs
- I wish that there was some sort of brain cleansing pill that took things out of your mind that you didn't need to know, because I think I'm running low on space
- I LOVE living alone
- My love for office supplies will, without a doubt, continue to grow throughout the next 3 years.
- I love the complexity of the law, right now at least.

A part of me still can't believe I'm here!

P.S. - some of the Latin words/phrases remind me of Harry Potter spells...maybe J.K. got her inspiration from Black's Law Dictionary :D

Judy

In the past year I've been more of a Judy Garland fan than ever. Maybe it's because I'm more grown up now and will actually sit down and read a biography, or maybe it's because I received an awesome gift set of 5 of Judy's movies that I had never seen and watched them all within 3 months. This summer was no different. Of course every June I think of Judy because the month marks both Garland's birth (in 1922) and her death (in 1969), but more importantly I read the so called "best" Judy bio out there called "Get Happy" by Gerald Clarke which came out in 2000 but has recently received fame for another reason:

It has been confirmed that Anne Hathaway will be portraying Judy Garland in the film adaptation of Gerald Clarke's biography.

Although I should probably be happy, I am slightly conflicted about this news for a few reasons.

1) This book is more critical of Judy than any others that have been written, and I don't want it to be sort of "walk the line"-esque in a way that people discover things about her that they would have been happier not knowing, thus dubbing her an addict and swearing off of her because of it. I am a huge Judy fan and the book was hard for me to get through...
2) I'm not really sure if Anne Hathaway is the best pick for the role. There are the obvious reasons like Hathaway is 5'7-5'8 and Judy was barely 5'1, but also Anne Hathaway always ends up glamorous in her roles, whereas Judy never even tried to be glam because she knew she wasn't made for it (not to mention she was told she wasn't good enough for Hollywood her whole life).
3) The company who bought the rights to make the book into a stage production/movie hasn't come out with whether Hathway will be lip-syncing or if she will try to embody Judy's voice on her own - that will be another telling factor for me.

It will definately be something that I pay to go watch, but I won't get my hopes up as of right now. Judy was/is a star in my heart and I hope that Hollywood does the best they can to show the world that very thing.

The Art of Dreaming

I'm a firm believer in dreaming big things but only recently have a told myself why I ought to keep doing it.

You see, once upon a time there was a young girl (3rd grade) whose mind revolved around 3 things: softball, church camp, and being a lawyer someday. Unlike most of her friends she enjoyed school because people told her that if she wanted to be a lawyer she would have to get good grades. As the girl grew up so did her dream, although the thoughts of other things came and went the thoughts of her future career engulfed her. By the time she was a high school graduate everyone around her knew what she would be doing, and most told her that she could do it. The opponents were forgotten quickly because she never had a problem "brushing her shoulders off" and moving past discouragement.

3.5 years later she sits at college graduating scared and shaking in her stiff black gown not because she's about to walk on stage in heels she's never worn for more than 20 minutes, but because that far off, larger-than-life, too much to swallow, dream is now sitting in front of her with a sneer...is this real?

So why consume a life with a long term dream? Because it has made me who I am. I mean think about it, if I can do this...the biggest dream I've ever had, then what can I not do? Talk about a confidence booster! But seriously, I never do this but here's a list of reasons why I'm proud that I'm a dreamer.

5. It has taught me who motivates me best: myself. which in turn allows me to be able to encourage myself every once in a while.

4. It has allowed me to encourage others to dream big!

3. It made short term goals seem minute

2. I always had something to look forward to and I was prepared for every step of the process!

1. Because I only had to be nervous for about 5 seconds that day at graduation - my heart knew I was ready to take this dream by the horns and run with it...faster than I ever had before. Nervousness turned to excitement before it had time rear its ugly head.



So I encourage you, my faithful few readers, to dream with vigor!

It is a life changing addiction :D