Natasha Richardson Dead

I didn't follow Natasha Richardson's career much. I didn't even realize she was married to hearthrob (to me at least) Liam Neeson. It is hard to believe that she died from such a small accident. It didn't sound like a big deal at all. How many times have people, including me, hit my head in some fashion. OK, not from skiing, but from a car door, etc. It didn't sound as if she was taking much of a risk. Someone mentoned to me that maybe it was just her "time" to go. As sad as that seems, maybe it is as simple as that.

When You Are Involved In A Motorcycle Accident

The husband of a friend of mine lost his leg in a motorcycle accident many years ago. I knew him for many years before I was aware of what was wrong. I knew he limped but didn't know the reason. I thought he just had arthritis or a knee problem, or something similar. But the reason is because he has a prothesis. He is the first to know the dangers of motorcycles and that if you have an accident, you should look for one of those motorcycle accident attorneys. Such attorneys would have the know-how to succeed in such litigation.

Sad Story About A Busted Boomer

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29516455/

Story just goes to show that this economy can negatively affect anyone.

I Could Use A Long Vacation

Now that the bar exam is over, and my regular life has resumed at least until April 17 (when I find out if I passed or not), I feel the need for a lot of pampering. I want to get manis and pedis, and massages. I could use a long vacation. I want to really save money now so I can do things like go on extended vacations. I have been researching some extended stay hotels. I want to get back out and rediscover life, away from the books!

Bar Exam Aftermath

Now that I have finished the bar exam (for the second time) here are my observations.

I feel much better this time and dare I say it--I feel as if maybe I passed this time. That is a dangerous assumption to make regarding law tests. Sometimes you can feel like you aced it and you blew it. Sometimes you feel like you blew it and you did well. A lot of the time you can't tell.

But when I took it in July, I left feeling unsettled. Like I didn't reallly have a chance at passing. That if I passed, it would have been the miracle of the decade.

This time I feel much better, as if the uncertainty meter is more in my favor. That I have at least a decent chance at passing.

I worked harder this time on the MBE questions. Of course, I didn't spend as much time on them as I hoped, but I spent a doggone amount of time. I got to the point where I recognized quickly what kind of answer the question was looking for. And that is where you need to be for the bar exam.

The MBE questions during the morning session were really pretty easy. I felt on top of the world at lunch. The afternoon session was harder--but still easier to me than the MBE questions in July. Of course I was more prepared this time--and I guess that helped. But I had also heard that they were getting rid of stacked answer questions--the kind that asking you a question and then the answers are like this: I and II; I, II, and III, I only, etc. I guess they did get rid of them, because there were no such questions on this bar exam. And immediately makes it easier.

The essay portion is what really did me in last July. I had studied more for it this time, but still fell woefully below my target. I was mad at myself and slightly frantic the morning of the essay portion. What was I thinking? I asked myself. I only know a sliver of the information they could ask me today. I felt again like a lamb going to slaughter.

My feeling of doom only worsened when I saw the first question. It asked about a point of law I knew about, but not much. The question asked me to answer the question fully. Fully? Are you kidding? I barely can tell you what it is. I wrote down what I could, and felt like I should just get up and walk out the door. If the other 11 questions were as bad, I had no chance of passing.

But luckily, they weren't as bad. I am hoping I got a 135 on the MBE, because then I only have to pass seven essays. And I know I got seven right. Maybe even eight. Maybe even nine right. But I am iffy on that ninth one. But I might squeak by even on the ninth.

So all in all I have a fair chance of passing. Maybe even a good chance of passing. I won't know until April 17. So until then, I could use everyone's good thoughts my way.

Learning New Gadgets

Since I have been in law school, I have been slow to adopt new technology. Heck I just recently got my first digital camera, and my MP3 player is still not out of the package. But you don't really have much need for such things in law school. Well actually, I could have used my MP3 player to play my recorded class lectures. But there was never enough time to learn about the technology. You can get an sd card too. I am just thrilled about my digital camera, because that means I can put more pictures on this blog, and I have plenty of other uses for it too.