I wanted to write that my love affair with law school finally wore off.
I also wanted to write about how bored and annoyed I have been these past two weeks.
Instead of writing a whiny, bitchy post, I went on my nightly run. I am training for a marathon, and running is an excellent way to procrastinate writing whiny posts and studying for tax midterms.
During my run, I realized that I am only irritable in my easy classes. The problem I have with easy classes is the curve. Easy classes mean arbitrary grading because everyone understands the material. The difference between an A and a C is usually something obscure or even the format of the answer (instead of the content.)
There’s nothing I can really do about this besides get over it. And yes, I’m totally singing “HEY! Get-get-get-get over it!”
That’s not a bad law school motto actually…
A lot happened in weeks 6 and 7. It snowed several times, but the snow didn’t stick around. I went to my first hockey game (videos here!), rediscovered the Mississippi River, set off a perfume bomb, had a mouse/pig problem, and ran into Mel again…
Here is a 1 minute video of the snow, Joel and Harley, and St. Anthony Falls:
I think I am going to give up studying for my tax midterm and go to bed. I’m to the point where I am just confusing myself. Capital gain? What? Who?
Weekly summaries from this semester:
By the way, I’ve gotten over the weather. A 40 degree mist isn’t that bad when you’re running up hills.
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Bitch not - day 8 of marathon training
October 26, 2009 at 5:06 am[…] the 5 mile, hill laced run, I realized that I was annoyed by my easy classes, and how arbitrary in the grading in the easy classes is. Everyone understands the material, but we […]
Laurie
October 26, 2009 at 2:39 pmI always feel guilty about how much I bitch about this school when I read your blog. Ug, am I becoming a more optimistic person. Good lord, I don’t even know me any more.
But thanks. You always manage to put things into the proper perspective.
Jansen
October 26, 2009 at 6:17 pmYay for Pollyanna attitudes! Although I wish I read your comment before I wrote that whiny post about the Tax midterm…
Laurie
October 26, 2009 at 6:32 pmI had so many caveats in that tax exam that I have no idea what happened. Pollyanna or no, I hate that class.
Jansen
October 26, 2009 at 6:37 pmWell, the whole “tell me what you need to know” part practically screams “qualify! qualify! qualify!” I felt rather ridiculous. But this moot court brief is way worse than the exam. This feels like finals week.
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November 29, 2009 at 12:07 pm[…] return to the original quote that kicked this off: During my run, I realized that I am only irritable in my easy classes. The […]