First real blog

So, it is Monday morning.
I'm about a month into my second year of Law school. Known as my 2L year.
The rumors about your second year being harder are VERY true! the first year of law school is hard because the style of teaching and source materials are COMPLETELY different than undergraduate studies, so it is a huge shift. Plus the scared factor combined with the fact that you can't really skip readings or glaze over it, you really have to read everything closely. another big shift from undergrad. So 1L year is all about making adjustments.
Second year is all about getting your ass kicked! They figure you know what you're doing, so lets do it.....
I have so much reading, it is insane. The PLUS side is that you get to pick classes your 2L year, so you get to take classes that are focused in areas you find interesting from professors you enjoy at times you chose.
So instead of these broad categories you learn in 1st year...Contracts, Property, etc. You get more specific classes like Agency & Partnership, Intellectual Property, etc.

I don't have a favorite class yet. I love this class called Federal Jurisdiction, my nerdy side really loves stuff like constitutional law...which is what this class is heavy in. It covers stuff like, what you need to have to bring a suit at the Federal level. Ways and reasons the courts can tell you to go home. lol I really like it! There is a doctrine called 'Mootness' and I was overheard by a friend saying "I love mootness!" and, well, i won't live that down. I definitely have a nerdy side :)

Things are really nuts besides school. I am vice president of two big groups on campus. We have some huge events coming up. In January we are doing a major fundraiser for the Spokane AIDS Network. In November we are bringing in Dean Kenneth Starr to speak to the school. Which is awesome because we are taking him out for a private dinner beforehand, so I'll get some face time with Kenn Starr! I'll wear my "Clinton 08" button!
I've also sort of been appointed as the spokesman for the Florence study abroad program. I pitched the program to the new 1L class at their orientation last month. I'm helping them with an information meeting this Wednesday. I'm also setting up a display in the main lobby of the school with pictures and other information to get people to sign up for it.

This past weekend my friends Marcus and Olin visited!! It was awesome to see both of them. I hadn't seen Olin in over a year because he was touring Asia and Eastern Europe for 9 months. It was great, like old times!
Friday I threw a house party here so my law friends could meet my seattle friends. It was a blast. We had drinking games outside...unfortunately the cops were called. HAHA. He just gave us a warning, but with a house full of law nerds I can tell you that the minute he left we got on the computer and found the ordinances for our community and found that, with the exception of Live music and/or DJ equipment, there are no noise restrictions until after 10PM! The cop was called at 9PM. 9Pm on a fricking Friday night. ugh
But, we were already pretty drunk so I just told everyone to leave. No need to get the cops to come back and give us a fine.

Saturday night I took the guys out to the new club Marquee, where my friend Pat has access to the VIP Bottle Service area of the club. So i wanted to show marcus and olin a nicer night, so we got dressed up with my roommates and met Pat and his wife there. It was really really fun! There is a dance floor..etc..so we all had fun.

Last night I took them as my guests to this Florence Study Abroad Program Reunion Dinner at one of the professors house. That was so much fun! Having wine and laughing about all the stories! I forgot a ton of the stories! really made me miss being there :) The Professor and director of the program approached me last week to come up with little awards for each person "Most likely to ..." etc. Like BJ's was "Most likely to wake up in a random piazza, on the steps of a church"
So, I said i would do it. I didn't really realize how much work it was going to be! haha, totally fine and had a good time doing it. But trying to be witty and creative with 16 students and 3 faculty members. She gave me a license to kill and said not to censor myself, but I am a very crass person :) So I filtered myself big time.
I went and got this stationary with red wine and vines all over it. Printed the awards on those then rolled them up like scrolls and tied the with a ribbon. Did this to each one. haha. I gave them their award and I went and bought 24 bottles of wine. So they got a bottle of red wine and their scroll/award.
We read them to each person, got some good laughs. So I was satisfied :)

okay, I have to get some work done today. I'll keep this updated a ton with pictures and stories!

:)