Changing the way I think

A promise needs consideration to be enforceable unless it does not need consideration to be enforceable…

…how sad is it that I actually understand that??

Three weeks in…

…and I think I’ve found my stride.

I may dislike that spending every day with people as weird as me is causing me to go insane, or that I am doing so in what feels like a rescue shelter lacking proper access to the outside world, or even that my library carrel has become my most cherished possession, but I have learned to live in a world of things I have come to despise…

…and though I may not see any light at the end of the tunnel or any fleeting moment of enjoyment in my days, I’m still committed to the self-imposed misery that is law school. I think this means I’ve hit my stride.

Most importantly, I’m not among the two 1Ls that have jumped ship thus far. My prediction: one more next week, and a handful after first semester marks come out.

Soxx Win!!!

So… I haven’t posted in quite a while and have been getting abysmal hits in response to my lack of commitment…

Anyway, for those of you interested in my life, I have been disturbingly content (my recent complacency, as always, will inevitably lead to travel in the near future…). Work has recently shown the potential for a trip to TJ as well as an extended stay in New York. If neither of these come to fruition, expect a short holiday… maybe Austin or Florida…  In other news meaninglessness, I took the LSAT again last weekend and am now DONE with it; I am pretty sure I got the exact same score (150… not really, haha), but will wait a few weeks to find out. Also, the soxx are in the playoffs and they are through the first round!! They will be playing the Rays, which should be quite an interesting series considering the matchups this year and the inability of Boston to show Tampa that they are not the team they think they are =P.

As for music, I am still awaiting the Phoenix release, but have been going through my iTunes in the meantime to filter out the music that best suites me now. If you haven’t heard of Neimo, please take a listen:

Neimo – Lines

Cheers,

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Warning: Dates in calendar are closer than they appear…

GOOD MORNING MINNEAPOLIS!!!  (I want this as an alarm clock ring

I really do not have anything breaking to share with this post, but I realized that I hadn’t blogged in over a week and I felt as though it was my duty to write

The title of this post refers to many things. Firstly, I need to move out of my apartment in a week and find a new place… this has kind of crept up on me. I am thinking of moving to Uptown, Loring Park, SLP, or Hopkins. Ideally I would go with Loring Park, but it seems expensive for what you get. Possibly if I found a roommate and a two bedroom it would be worth it. So far it looks as though Uptown will be my new home…

Additionally, I ‘forgot’ to sign up for the LSAT in October and now I had to get on the waitlist. Hopefully that works out – otherwise I may need to take it in Wisconsin

I really just have a problem with a structured calendar – it makes time escape you. I was busier during school and yet it seemed as though time moved slower. I think the key is to be continually experiencing new things – this way you stay in the moment rather than drifting through time from your office cube.  I have this long list of things to do, but none of them ever gets crossed off. I don’t think its that I don’t have time – rather, I’ve grown complacent in my work-oriented life. I’ve enjoyed working during the day and meeting friends at night. The problem is that this occurs almost every day… I need to switch it up. I think once school starts for friends I will be able to concentrate more on studying for the LSAT and applying to law schools, which will be extremely necessary by that point :-/

Anyway, this is what I’ve been up to and why I haven’t been posting.  Also, I started watching anime to work on my Japanese… more on that at some point

Do something interesting today and tell me about it… because I’m bored…

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AL Wins!

I want to write, but I can’t think of anything important to write about. Thus, I am writing about the All-Star game last night (even though I fell asleep and did not see the end of it). I knew the AL would win anyway (NL is terrible, btw), so I wasn’t too focused on the game.

I was disappointed to see the Yanks fans booing Pap. Once a year an opportunity exists to put aside our competitiveness and hatred for each other and you ruin it by misunderstanding Pap’s comments and sheepishly holding onto the NY media’s misconceptions. Your actions were simply immature,. Yet, they act to further re-enforce the stereotype of ignorant baseball fans followers. Pap actually praised Mariano – what are you so upset about? I guess it is just in Yanks fans’ nature to unquestionably follow the lead of a few media knuckleheads.

Anyways, I’m excited to head to Boston in two weeks. I think I should get a feel as to whether or not I would enjoy studying there for three years. Still, I’m also excited because it should be wicked fun. I am first driving to Chicago to check out Northwestern and U Chicago – and of course Lollapalooza I think I will also make a drive up to the annual Kiel Picnic when I get back from Boston. It should be a great summer week.

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Due for a Post

For some reason I seem to be less productive at work on Fridays. As I listen to some j-pop on Last.fm and cruise through my feeds, work seems to be a marginal concern. Speaking of which, I posted my first round of photos from China on my Flickr (see the right navigation) in the Beijing set. There will be more to come, but for those who were waiting to see them, hopefully this will appease you. Here is a preview (random picture from my photostream):

With any luck (or a simple change in attitude), once I leave work I will be more productive. I need to finish my writing on investment and development in China – my final three credits as a gopher (maybe if it is good I will post it). Once I finish the paper I will finally hand in all of my graduation materials, my bound thesis, and formally say goodbye to a University that gave me nothing in return for my academic achievements. This antipathy I feel towards the University is directed only at the system that failed to consider me worthy of its scholarship funds. This is not to say that I did not greatly enjoy my time as a student there. In fact, I feel like this flaw of the University was far overshadowed by the quality of professors I was able to study under – they have been quite inspirational and finally made me think and feel like a true academic and apply myself to my studies. I hope I can actually stay in contact with these individuals as they are some of the greatest minds I know.

Otherwise, summer has started off a little slow. I have only golfed once; although I golfed poorly, it was enjoyable since I was able to get out on the course when my dad came to visit. I’ve been to the lake a few times, but still no Calhoun Cookout in the books (unfortunately); this should hopefully change in the next week. July 4th is fast approaching and I have no idea what to do (I’ve never spent the fourth in the Cities). I am thinking about heading to Harriet Island for the Taste of Minnesota…

In other news, the universe seems to be punishing me for something recently. My computer was broken when I came back from Shanghai (I finally got it fixed yesterday – TechWarrior in Richfield did an awesome job!), Olympia’s (my car) battery was shot yesterday and I missed an entire day of work (which took away my overtime pay). I never figured that replacing her battery would be so difficult… Also I locked my keys in the car for the first (second?) time in my life… luckily the dollar magnetic key case I’ve had for four years was STILL attached to car’s frame. Still, Olympia is a champ and has weathered the storm. I will definitely be glad to get rid of the burden of a car when I move East though. She only needs to make it a little longer: the daily commute, maybe a trip back to Wisconsin (unless I can find cheap airfare this summer), and possibly a drive out East to look at law schools or to move my stuff. I am getting more excited about law school by the day – I had a chat with Northeastern just the other day. I hope I will be able to endure my gap year and save up for these expensive three years. Applications, retaking the LSAT, and the like should hopefully keep me sufficiently occupied. Otherwise I may need to pick up some classes at the University. I may not survive if I’m not busy.

That’s all for today, but the frequency of posts should be increasing now…

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