This is me reminded of why i hate statistics.

Here I am, a second year law student. Fully in the grasp of only having to read and analyze reading. In essence, what I mean is that one of the reasons I so thoroughly enjoy law school (ok that might be an exaggeration), is that law does not equal math. That means that while in law school and while i practice law in the future, I will never have to do math. I hate math. Hate it. With the more hatred than I have for anything in this whole world. Ok ok so not all math is bad. I can handle adding, subtracting, multiplication, and an occasional long division. But anything more than that, might as well have stuck me in my own personal hell. Such that on my final for business organizations, I skipped the math problem b/c it was only worth 2 pionts and didn't feel like spending the majority of my test time remembering how to do fractions. So here I sit (and am currently sitting) in Products Liability. And what pray tell are we talking about and is my professor writing all over the board? MATH. Not any kind of math, Statistics. That's right my friends. Its making me flash back to psych stats back in my sophomore year of college. Where not even my TA could speak english, literally and my prof was like 100 years old. Why oh why oh why must law involve statistics. Apparently this stuff is important too, to this course at least, in determining causation in relation to mass tort cases. Now my question to you is, when I am an attorney, can't I just hire someone to do this kind of crap for me? Yes I think so. So commence tuning out...

This is me excited that its finally spring break.

I too have nothing major going on right now. I'm in a middle of the semester slump so I am glad next week is spring break so i have a chance to rejuvenate. Not doing anything exciting. Hanging out, sleeping in, catching up on law school stuff, and going to visit my family in Arlington for a little while. Hopefully see some friends. For your entertainment here are some updates on my life from this week:

• Tara and I got hit on by three middle aged men last night at Brian O'Neils, we realized that sometimes we just need to be mean, especially when they surrounded us.
• Eating and then working out doesn't work well together.
• Going to Rodeo again tonight to see Pat Green for the 4th time in my life!
• I had McDonald's breakfast this morning b/c I had a craving, dont't judge.
• Baylor won their first Big 12 Tournie game since 01 (maybe that's because it has been that long since they've played in the tournie... i know not an update on my life but its relevant).
• I actually enjoyed the movie John Tucker Must Die.
• This week has been filled with beautiful days. Good thing I have spent most of them indoors.
• I'll be 24 in two months!
• My hate for needles was drastically increased this week.

Well that's about it. Thrilling I realize. But you still love me :)

Much Love

Yay: SPRING BREAK!!!!!!!

Dang: lack of motivation generally.

This is me as a quarterfinalist.

Well I have been back from NY now 4 days, so I figured I would update this thing. Here's a little rundown of my competition experience:

• Made it to the quarterfinals!! Top 27 out of 70+ teams.
• I was the first arguer of the entire competition in my round. And the minute I opened my mouth I had questions thrown at me.
• Apparently when I get really nervous I start to act strange, so the combination of my 3 cups of coffee plus nerves made Sara really funny the first day of competition. Trey and David thought it was humorous.
• Met a lot of other law schoolers from Chicago, Vermont, Utah, and Virginia. They were all really fun.
• Ate a lot of really great food and drank some really great wine. Pretty awesome.
• White Plains is really cold in Feb.
• Judges should learn to keep their legs crossed, especially when its a woman in her 60s with a skirt suit on.
• Hotels that charge $20 for a breakfast buffet are not cool.
• Having my own hotel room is cool.
• Mini-bars are cool too.
• I am still in love with NYC.
• While in NYC we got to see the MoMA- which mean I got to see some of my favorites such as Monet!! THen we had a tour of NBC studios where we caught part of the SNL cast rehearsing AND I got to see Dwight from the office live and in person.
• I learned a few things from going to NYC -- wear comfortable shoes, beanies are a great investment, Johns Pizzaria is yummy and in an old church in the theater district, the next time I go to NYC i will see a show or four, I also learned how to navigate through Grand Central Station.
• My hair looked much better in NY without the humidity.
• My feet were mad at me after making them wear heals for 5 days.
• I hate hose. Period. Whoever invented these things was dumb. Dumb dumb dumb.
• How to properly pronounce Filet Mignon. (i know how to say it...no worries).
• The cabs in White Plains are really kinda of trashy.

Other than NY- here is an update on the rest of my life:

• I need to play catch up with school work like whoa.
• Going to see Clay Walker and Pat Green within the next week!
• Get to go to the Oregon coast for a week this summer w/ my family. Pretty awesome.
• Most likely going on a cruise with Elaine this summer too.
• Get to judge little 1Ls in their moot court rounds this Friday. Yes finally on the other side of the table. Prolly a bad thing I don't really understand the problem. Yea i'll need to work on that.
• Completely understand Jen when she said that its hard to keep a small apt clean. I totally agree.
• I really really like Jane Austen, I'm reading Pride and Prejudice now, and Sense and Sensibility next.
• I'm sitting in class right now and have no idea what my prof is saying. What can I say, i'm a good law student.
• Might lose my office at work, bummer.
• My prof is wearing a complete denim outfit right now.
• I never quite realized how much I enjoy wearing flip flops. Ahhhhh.
• Timing sucks. Period.

Much Love

Yay: Clay Walker

Dang: Mike not coming back for a while. :(

This is me going to compete.

I leave tomorrow to compete in a moot court competition in NY. I will post an update when I get back on how it turned out. EEK! Wish me luck!

Much love.

Yay: 4 am phone calls.
Dang: Parking at my law school sucks.

This is me running around w/ my head cut off

Crazy, life is crazy right now. Non stop if you will.

But on a lighter note - I did go to Chuck e Cheese yesterday for the first time since I was 10. That's right, me, 23 1/2 year old sara, went with my 30 year old friend. hahaha. It was awesome. We played almost every game there and collected a total of 180 tickets. haha. I have to say it was a nice break from busy law school life. Ah the days of chucky cheese - where the only thing I worried about was whether I had enough tokens to play the games, when my nap was going to be, and whether i would make it home in time to play house/school w/ my stuffed animals. How time has changed.

"Shoppers across the country were warned to throw out jars with a product code on the lid beginning with “2111,” which denotes the plant where it was made." -- MSNBC. Yes, that's right. My favorite peanut butter - Peter Pan - is being recalled. I casually saw this story, and didn't have a second thought until I decided it might be good to check my peanut butter. AND low and behold - my peanut butter jar, the one I had already eaten 3/4 of is part of the recalled salmonella batch. Awesome. Looks like I"ll be switching to JIF.

This weekend I'll be in Arlington going to the wedding of Angela Nelson. One of the original members of "CLAMS". Its going to be a mini reunion of a bunch of church friends I haven't seen in oh 6 years. Awesome. Should be a good time though.

Next week is the most important week of the semester! I'll be travelling to White Plains, NY for the Pace Environmental Law Moot Court Competition for 5 days. Can't believe its already here...

Much love

Yay - Seeing my family today.
Dang - Peter Pan Peanut Butter

This is me being random

• I really like watching the mavs play basketball.
• Elaine and I are going to go on a cruise this summer to celebrate being done with our internships and two years of law school, and to prep for our post-bar Mexican beach two week vacation.
• I really hate dropped calls, really really really really hate them, especially when its when you are on the phone with someone that you can only talk to once a week. And you can't call that person back.
• I leave for NY in a week and a half! Woohooooo!!!
• Catching up with two old high school friends in one week is pretty darn awesome. And after 10 years I am glad they are both still in my life!
• I am watching Blue Crush right now as I type this. I really want to go to Hawaii some time.
• 3 hours dentist visits are not the best.
• Can't wait to visit my parents in a week!
• Pretrial litigation is going to be a lot more work than I realized.
• I miss him.
• Paciugo has the best italian gelato, good thing there is one down the street from me.
• Don't know how I feel about someone getting mugged in my apartment complex at the same time I came home the other night.
• I actually enjoy spinning classes.
• I haven't gotten sick yet this year, yes!
• Memoirs of a Geisha is a really long movie. Pretty sure I fell asleep after an hour into it and when I woke up 45 minutes later it wasn't even close to being finished.
• I miss him.
• I am actually going to be productive today- work out, clean apt, work on argument, read for products liability, outline food and drug law.

And on that note... i'm off!

Much Love

Yay: Future Cruising...

Dang: Only getting to talk to Mike for 2 min., stupid cell phone.

This is me on a rant.

Rain rain go away, come again another day. I don't know if anyone else is tired of the rain, but I am. We have two nice days and then it rains again for a week. I'm ready for some sunshine and to not be cold and wet. Take for example yesterday, I left work at 5, with no umbrella, and it was sprinkling when I left. I'm thinking I can handle a little rain. But halfway to my parking lot, it decided to pour. Yes I was soaked. My hair looked like I had just gotten out of the shower. OH well, one of these days the sun will shine again.

Traffic. Sucks. Period. On 59 S, there is this curve in the road, and apparently its pretty scary to ppl b/c everyone slows down, everyone, and you are thinking oh there is traffic or something, but after you get passed the curve, it runs smoothly. Really is there a need to slow down around the curve. You'll be ok, I promise. Also, why ppl feel the need to cut into traffic at the last possible second is beyond me. Houston even put up these nice little yellow poles to keep ppl from doing it, yet these poles are now turning black due to the number of cars that have hit them trying to cut in. Seriously.

Well now that I've successfully been negative, I'll try to add some positivity here. Three weeks till NY!! New trash valet service at my apt, here's to laziness! Saw Catch and Releease -- soooo good. Went shopping at Ann Taylor loft. Get to visit my mom/dad in two weeks! Asked to be a bridesmaid in Sarah's wedding in August! Discovered a new love for Everwood (too bad its already cancelled)! Got three fun letters in one week!

Life is mega busy right now.

Much love.

Yay: New clothes.
Dang: Rain.