Citycat's Prowlings

Welcome November.

Hello! No, I did not die from being alone with the Pupster. Nor from the Hurricane. Nor from the Bar. In fact, things have all been going really well here in general, except for the unfortunate number of funerals that have happened. But Anyway. Quick Update:

1. I PASSED THE BAR. Yay.

2. Hurricane: It happened, it sucked. We were lucky, no real damage and power back fairly quickly.

3. Pupster: Oh how far we have come. As an example, as I write this, Joker has been out of town since Wednesday, which is almost SIX DAYS people, and I have been alone with the Pupster balancing work and dog and bar victory celebrations and have not yet lost my mind.

(Well. There was the moment Saturday night when Jake jumped up to the super-high cabinets, which I didn't even know he knew existed, and where we happen to store lots of expensive glasses and vases. And while I balanced precariously on the edge of the counter and tried to coax him down, and he... resisted, I turned around and found my dog ON TOP of my guest, on top the chair.)

She is still a good girl, but there have been moments. For example, here is the List of Things That Pupster Has Eaten:

Dog Beds (2)
Apple Mac Cord
Ipod USB Cord
Towel (mine)
Towel (my mothers)
Shoes (mine, 3 pair)
Boots (Jokers)
Joker's Wallet
Half Pan of Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Brownies
Box of Tissues
Bag of Potato Chips
Rug

Overall though, the dog is going well, work is going well, the bar is passed, the hurricane is over, and I am looking forward to having my husband back tonight!

Labels: Bar exam, Pupster, Updates.

posted by Citycat @ 9:49 PM

Is THIS What We Signed Up For??

Hello! So, funny thing. When you are trying to graduate law school, plan a wedding, apply for the bar, and move to a new city all at the same damn time, you don't have a lot of time to actually write about it all. Go figure.

SO. Am graduated! Am married! Have moved! And am studying for the bar, which... really? THIS SUCKS.

I know that like a million people do this all the time, and likely with far less whining, but I can't seem to wrap my head around the fact that I am not the only person in the WHOLE WORLD who has to do this and it is HARD and also? I AM GOING TO FAIL.

Seriously, studying for the bar has made me effectively bi-polar. One minute I am all, "Look, I can do this, I have two months, everyone goes through it, I'll be fine." And the next I am all, "I don't know any law, I will NEVER know any law, and frankly, I am not sure I even want to! (sob)". No really, this actually happens every half hour or so. My poor husband.

But I am not alone. Here is a conversation I overheard a few days ago at a "Commercial Paper" class.

Guy 1: "I just... don't want to do this anymore. I just want to have fun."

Guy 2: "I don't think we're ever going to have any fun ever again."

Guy 1: "I am beginning to think you are right."

Guy 2: "I don't even think I want to be a lawyer."

Guy 1: "Yeah, I know what you mean."

Guy 2: "No, really, I am deeply regretting every decision I have made in my life for the last 5 years."

Welcome to the legal profession.

Sigh.

Labels: Bar exam, law.

posted by Citycat @ 1:00 AM