The only thing that keeps me going through these interminable night shifts in the lab is the thought that I'll be that much better prepared for the all-nighters I'll undoubtedly be pulling on a regular basis.
On a similar note, I've noticed that Law School has already been negatively effecting my social life. This does not bode well being that it's only June. Finals are still months away! And yet I've been shying away from making any kind of long-term plans or getting into anything resembling a commitment. Yesterday I was thinking about getting back into playing Go, but I immediately vetoed this figuring I shouldn't waste time that could be spent studying case briefs on abstract strategy games. Earlier in the summer I had accepted the fact that I wouldn't be able to participate in a Fall Musical, which is understandable: plays are a huge commitment. I think it's unhealthy, though, not to have time for a boardgame now and then. At least I'm going through this now so I have time to work through it and get to a more healthy place.
Have any other 0L's been facing this problem in the summer before classes? Has anyone actually in law school succeeded in being a part of non-law-school extra-curriculars? I've got to know!
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
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I would make a long term commitment to you, only problem is you don't see me in the same way.
If what you say is true, I hope you'll stand by me in the coming months as I'll be sorely in need of an understanding friend. My only hope is that by articulating this post I'll dispel the notion that my standoffishness is the result of indifference.
I concur in regard to the anecdote about abstract strategy games. Time is generally better spent in the realm of practical, real world applications. The incentive is a given.
It concerns me. There are a few hobbies that I had to give up temporarily because of injuries, and now I feel like what's the point of starting again-- I won't have time for them in school anyway.
But the real bummer is that after we get out of school, we still won't have time for our hobbies because we'll be busting our buts at the bottom of the ladder... wherever we are.
And then there's family, the biological clock, the several years spent in prison for insurance fraud...
It's just a shame that I didn't want to be a sandwich-assembler for the rest of my life; I would have been golden.
As it is, I guess taxidermy is just going to have to wait until retirement.
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