"In vacant or in pensive mood..." I am: Bekah; 24; Law Student / Favorite Things: Carbs (so there!), Johnny Damon, Smiling at babies, Grilled cheese, Comfortable silence / Favorite Supreme Court Justice: Brennan / Favorite Wilson: Owen by an inch / Today's Special: Song: Elliott Smith, "Bled White"; Quote: "You know, there's like a butt-load of gangs at this school. This one gang kept wanting me to join because I'm pretty good with a bowstaff." Please love me: mmbekah@yahoo.com


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Quiz #1: Putting Things in Perspective

1. When you utter the exclamation, “Oh my God, I’m going to kill myself,” your despair most likely derives from
a. The unbearable burdens of life and the slow shriveling of your tired, desperate soul.
b. The upcoming release of Win a Date With Tad Hamilton, starring Kate Bosworth.

2. You recently concluded that your parents “don’t love you” because
a. Your mom is a strung out crack whore who tried to sell you on the street, and you heard your dad tell her that if they’d never had “those goddamn kids” his musical “career” wouldn’t be failing.
b. They told you that a puppy wasn’t very practical at this point in your life.

3. The word “rancid” reminds you of
a. All of the food in your musty, dilapidated apartment.
b. The joyful strains of Rancid’s “Olympia, WA.”

4. When you “fight” with your significant other, it is because
a. He or she beats you repeatedly about the head and is suing you on Judge Judy for damage to a $400 Kia.
b. You don’t want to go to the same bar on Friday night.

5. Most of the major grievances in your life would be alleviated if
a. You moved out of the trailer, your spouse stopped screwing your best friend, your kids stopped giving you the finger every morning, the credit companies stopped calling you every day, and you could walk normally again.
b. Your friends said “you’re pretty.”

It sometimes helps me to think about this stuff when I'm feeling like an oppressed law student. But I still contend that law school exams are a hell like no other.

What are the Odds?

So, I got called on this morning in First Amendment and, to make matters infinitely worse, my phone rang at the very moment I started to answer the question. Given that 1) there are about 80 people in the class, 2) I sit in an area towards the middle often deemed "no man's land," 3) I almost always remember to put my phone on vibrate during school, and 4) no one has called me before 9:00a.m. on a Wednesday morning in years, I was relatively surprised and embarrassed by my misfortune. Good thing I handled the situation with poise and grace, saying in a small voice, "Um...apparently someone is calling me..." before answering the question. Everybody laughed at me, including the professor. I would have laughed at me too. Man, I am funny. Sigh.

posted by Bekah at 10:29 AM :: |