A Co-Worker Is Acting Wierd

What do you do when a co-worker is acting wierd? And I don't mean just any co-worker, but the one you are planning to take over a business with. I ask her if everything is OK, and she says yes. I ask her if I have annoyed her in some way, and she says no. But she still does not say anything to me, and she acts as if she is trying to avoid me. Just plain wierd. Granted, she is sort of like this with everyone, but it seems more pointed with me. I just don't think this is good business. You should be polite and friendly with your co-workers, even if something is bothering you. It makes me wonder about the future, and how well she would work out in the long run if this is her MO. More about this another time.

Sleep, Beautiful Sleep

I keep wondering why I am sleeping so much, and then I realize I am only sleeping about 8 hours a night. Which is not too much, but just the right amount. It just feels like too much, because for 4 years of law school, I existed on half that amount each night. I am getting more sleep, but I wonder about the quality of it. I try to stay up and study on the sofa, and then just like that! I am out like a light. And then I wake up and move into my bed. I love my bed. I inherited it from a beloved family member. It has one of those traditional bed frames and an extraordinarily comfortable mattress. I could sleep in there all night! I just need to start doing that.

Starbucks Encounter Results In Some Valuable Bar Exam Outlines

One thing I have noticed is that when you carry the telltale signs of a bar exam hopeful--the Barbri books or other study aids--you get noticed. Those who know you are doing something important but have no idea what will ask you what you are studying for. Those who have taken the bar review courses before will commiserate or share their war stories. Some will even offer to share their materials.

That happened to me--I was studying at Starbucks, when a man sitting next to me kept glancing at my book. Finally he asked me if I was studying for the bar. I said yes. We talked a while and he told me he had taken it the year before. He had made up outlines for every section of the Tennessee essay book. Did I want them, he asked. Yes, I said with utter amazement at this stranger's kindness. He emailed me a bunch of outlines later that day. Turns out that last summer I didn't have time to read them. When you are inundated with material and on deadline, you have to make fast cuts at what to tackle. Those outlines did not make the cut. They should have, as that is the part of the exam I screwed up. Well, they made the cut this time. I am reading the first outline today. And many thanks to that stranger in Starbucks.

I Want To Do The Ipod Shuffle

I want to do the ipod shuffle. I really do. Sounds like fun. The only problem is, I don't have an ipod yet. I do have an MP3 player, and I have not even taken it out of the package yet. I have taken my DVD player out of the package but not hooked it up. Know what that is called? Law school behinditis. Yes, law school behinditis. It means that you spend so much time studying for law school, and now the bar, that you are behind in everything else. Really truly. But I know that if I would just look at some ipods and then buy one, my world would open up. I love music so much, an ipod would only brighten my life. When I can get a life, that is, lol.

Telling My Teachers I Didn't Pass The Bar Exam

Telling my law school teachers that I didn't pass the bar is almost as hard as finding out myself. I ran into one of my teachers at the mall the other night. I said hi as we passed and kept walking. A few steps later, I decided I should just go back and tell him that I didn't pass the bar. I really didn't think it would be any big deal, but when I caught up with him and told him, it was as if I had stabbed him in the heart. He really took it to heart and said he was shocked--that I was a good student. That made me feel both good and bad. Good that he thought I should have passed it, but bad that maybe I had let him down. I told him I was sure that I would pass the next time. And I better.

We Seriously Need More Good Nurses

A friend I used to work with left journalism a number of years back and went to nursing school. What a great plan, I thought. We had often commiserated about about the lack of really good journalism jobs in town (We had great jobs--but what would we do if something happened to our jobs? It might be hard to find another good one.)

She got another BS degree in nursing, and I went on to law school. I went back to school later than her, so she has been a nurse for a while, and I just graduated law school last spring! But it is funny how we both moved on, even though we both loved our journalism careers.

Nursing would be a great career because there is high demand and you would always be able to find a job. And demand for nurses is only going to increase. A lot of nurses call their own shots and get to work very flexible schedules. Can't beat that!

With everyone so busy these days, a lot of people are opting for online degree programs. One of those programs is offered by St. Xavier's in Chicago--MS nursing degree Their online courses are combined with a weekend of applied campus experience.

Back On My Horse And Studying For The Bar Exam---Again

OK, it is almost 3 months until the next bar exam, and I have already gotten in gear to study--well mostly. My feelings about not passing in July are wierd. I am embarrassed and mad at myself. But I am not really depressed or humiliated, the way I think some people are. I think it stems from the fact that I knew I was not well prepared for the exam, not that I can't do it.

And why was I not well prepared? That is a question I have asked myself and my dean asked me. When I talked with the dean, she made me feel both better and worse. She said she expected me to pass (thank you!). And that makes me feel better. But inherent in that statement is the feeling I got fro her that I let her down. And that makes me feel worse.

So what am I doing this time? I have already started reading the Barbri Mini Conviser. (My dean couldn't believe I didn't even read that before the July bar. I was stuck in online Barbri question hell, I told her. BTW, the online questions are fun and informative, but once you start them, it is hard for some reason to switch to something else. I guess it is that instant gratification thing.) I am determined to read all of the outline books I did not read before. I have also been doing some questions. OK, I am doing some again online, but I am also going to do them in the books this time. The good thing about the Barbri question books is that they are portable. More later.