Now that Law Review is over, I have a few days of actual vacation.  I spent most of my birthday catching up on BSG and FNL, which was awesome.  I miss television.

Law Review didn’t go well, but I’m gonna try and forget about it by spending the next two days in San Luis Obispo.  I don’t know what we’re gonna do, aside from a vineyard tour of some sort.  Should be fun.

Moratorium on updates until at least Wednesday night.  I’ll be competing for the UCLA Law Review, which is probably more important than boring updates about law school.

I hope everyone has a wonderful spring break/weekend.  I’ll re-enter your lives shortly.

Scholars of my site may remember a time when daily updates were the norm, and I would regularly introduce new sections or experiments.  Undoubtedly the most enjoyable experiment was (is?) my Pictures of the Day.  Back in November of 2005 I began taking a picture every day, and posting them on the site.  You can go look at the past few years by clicking the “Pictures” link above this text.

In the lead up to law school, I stopped posting the pictures.  It just took too much time, and I was losing interest in the project.  As a law student, my pictures were largely unoriginal and limited to whatever I could find sitting around my bedroom.  There are many, many pictures of books.  However, I never stopped taking pictures.  There are more gaps than previous years (especially fall 2008 when my camera broke for nearly three weeks), but I haven’t given up.  I finally updated the pictures, so check them out when you get a chance.  Year Three ends right before December 2008, so remember to look at the pictures from June-November contained in that section.

I appologize for the quality of the pictures.  I’m gonna put some serious effort into taking more exciting photos.  For now, enjoy this quick look at my life in LA.

Okay, so last year when I graduated from college I received a $25 gift card for Nascar gear.  I quickly browsed the online store, hoping there would be something without “Nascar” plastered all over it, but soon gave up.  The card retired to the back of my planner, where it has remained ever since.

That’s where you come in.  When you have some free time, go to www.officialracingcard.com and find the most hilarious/ironic gift you can for $25.  I would prefer not to spend any of my own money, but will pay a few dollars more to cover shipping if worthwhile.

Here was my first thought.

Leave suggestions in the comments, or just message me.

Update: the early leader.

The next three weeks are going to be the hardest stretch of law school thus far, and I’m having trouble finding any motivation at all.  I think that applies generally to this semester.  I don’t know if its a universal feeling (I suspect it is), but the allure of law school has worn off.  By this point there are a lot of things I love about school (primarily the schooling), but a lot of things that I really hate. I hate grades, and how they turn an otherwise enjoyable experience into a clusterfuck of annoying overachievers.  I understand their purpose, but they cause people to do foolish things.

I suspect that my lack of a summer job has played a large role in my dissatisfaction.  The first hurdle in law school was surviving the first semester.  That was easy.  The second hurdle was finding summer employment.  Regardless of what’s to blame – the economy, my interviewing, my resume, etc. – I’ve pretty much run into this hurdle.  I’ll eventually find something, but it’s going to be a job I have no interest in, and that has infected my overall mood.

I’ve been thinking a lot about life after 1L.  I wonder if it will be significantly different.  I have a feeling that hopes of enjoying California and exploring LA will meet the realities of everyone being spread out, and I’ll spend most of my free time sitting in front of a television.

Sorry for the somber entry, but I always said I wanted this blog to capture my law school experience honestly.  I’ve realized that once the workload slows down, I don’t really have many friends in this city.  I find myself wanting to get out, but having extremely limited options.  I’ve started thinking about my post-law school LA life as a disjointed entity.  Somehow, I’ve convinced myself that it will be different – I’ll finally form a group of friends that will allow me to feel like this city is my own.  I’m not really sure what it takes to find that group, unless you’re in high school or college.  I guess people get married, and it goes from there.  We can rule that one out.  Maybe I need a girlfriend.  Maybe I need a dog.  Maybe I just need to end this entry and go to sleep.  Always go with your first choice the latter option.

For those of you who haven’t seen it, check out the latest entry in the College Humor Prank Wars.

-R