Bar Study--There Is Never Enough Time

There is less than a month now until the Feb. bar exam. I have to pass this time. (I choked in July. My bad.) I came pretty close to passing though, a tremendous feat for how little I prepared. But once again, the time has gotten away from me, and I am sure I will not have time to do everything I want to do.

I am taking tomorrow off from work, and here is my game plan: Tonight I will finish my contracts portion of the lawdecks flashcards. Then maybe do some MBE questions on the computer. Tomorrow I will finish reading through the Mini Conviser, or as much as I can get through. I will do more MBE questions, but not sure if I will finish my last set of the lawdecks cards or do more questions in the book. Saturday and Sunday I want to pick up my reading in the lecture handbook, the book where you fill in the blanks. On both of those days I will also do more MBE questions, maybe some on the computer this time to get my speed up.

I'm just going to keep on plugging as best I can. There is no doubt I will be more prepared this time; I just hope it is enough. Hey! It has to be enough! I am going to live and breath the bar exam this next month.

Yes, Yes, We Can!

I was out of the country last week (but studying for the bar exam anyway!) and I was thrilled to watch the inauguration on CNN. And to hear CNN mention the Nashville English First proposal. (Thanks to all who voted against this. We did it!) Are we Reinventing America? Not that America really needs reinventing. But we need to be reminded of what America really is. What it can be again. What it has been for the last 8 years is not what it is supposed to be.

Law Decks: Great Tool For Studying For The Multi-State Portion Of The Bar Exam

I am studying for the bar exam--again--and I am getting worried. It is one month down to the count. I have been studying over the last two months but at a leisurely pace. I need to make this last month count. I don't want to go through this again. I need to move on with my life. I had heard of Law Decks flash cards that help you study for the bar exam. In the last couple of years, I have rediscovered the value of flash cards. They really help you pinpoint and memorize the facts you need to memorize. I got some of these flashcards for Christmas. I have been studying them over the last week, and they are great. They have really helped me cement some of this info in my head. I definitely recommend them for bar study.

Acne Treatment Isn't Just For Teenagers

I had problems with my skin when I was a teenager. Most teens do. Now my niece, a pre-teen, is starting to have to deal with acne. When I went to visit last, she and her parents were going around and around about her acne treatment. She didn't like it, it was too expensive, etc. But acne isn't limited to young people. Some friends of mine of a "certain age" are still having problems with acne. I don't see their acne, but they say it is there, hidden, kind of under the skin. Almost a bruise or something??? Not sure what they are reallly talking about, but I know it drives them crazy.

Miracle On The Hudson

Most people by now have heard of the Miracle on the Hudson--the plane that made an emergency landing in the Hudson River in New York City today without a single fatality. The plane hit a flock of Canadian geese, or is it that the geese hit the plane? Well, anyway, both engines were blown out, and the pilot had no where to go except in the river. But he did so gracefully and expertly that someone on TV said that it didn't feel much different than going over a few speed bumps. Watching the coverage brought tears to my eyes.

Looking Forward To Losing Weight

What are the best diet pills? I am tired of looking bad, and my cohorts in law study feel the same. I want to be pretty again and turn men's heads. I hardly turn any heads now, and I know it is because of my weight gain. I love ice cream, and one thing I have started is buying those little tiny one serving scoops of Ben and Jerry's cookie dough ice cream. That limits what I can eat. But I need more help than that. I need some help in the form of exercise and diet pills.

Mad Madoff

I have been watching the news about the financial mess. Which financial mess, you may be thinking? Well, all of them, but I think the news about the frauds of the financial planners, or whatever you call them, is fascinating. I can use a word like fascinating, because they did not steal my money. If they had stolen my money, I would use the word horrifying. Come to think of it, I will use the word horrifying anyway. It is horrifying that anyone would steal money like that and leave people in the lurch. Apparently Madoff was aware that he did not have a good pedigree--he hadn't gone to the top schools and such. So, he made his business exclusive by only accepting money from some people. You felt like it was a privilege for him to invest your money. Sort of like a money version of Studio 54. Even though the investors had a lot of money, they don't necessarily now. And apparently, his fraud is even affecting some charities in New York. If that isn't horrifying, I don't know what is.