If you happened to notice my "post" from 4/13, please disregard it! My email account was highjacked and spammed all my contacts. Since I had the address to post to my blog in my contacts list, the spam got posted. :( Sorry about that.
Peace
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Why??
Getting ready this morning, I got thinking about why I am the way I am. This got me looking back to my childhood and it was sort of interesting (at least in my mind). So here it is…..Part I at least..lol
For most of my life, I have been a major tomboy. In fact, for at least some of my pre-teen years, I’m pretty sure I actually wanted to be a boy. Btw, around that time there was a TV show that featured two guys who had to dress as women in order to live in this apartment building. Ironically, the name of one of the guys when he was dressed as his “sister” is my given first and last name. I remember thinking (and saying) that I felt just like him but that I couldn’t change back into my “guy clothes”.
Anyway, as a little kid (pre-school age), I had at least a few stereotypical girl habits/things/etc. I know for a fact that I had at least one doll (a Mrs. Beasley doll of course). My mother could occasionally get me into dresses and such (as long as they weren’t itchy!!). I did wear barrettes in my hair (according to our neighbor that was they only way they realized I was a girl). My favorite book was about a ballerina.
As I got older, I became more and more of a tomboy. I remember thinking that boys had it made. They didn’t have to wear dresses and tights (just ties..big whoop); they could go outside without a shirt on; and didn’t have to sit with their legs closed. I didn’t think it was fair that I had to do those things just because I was a girl. One summer around 1st or 2nd grade, I remember deciding that I was going to wear jeans all summer no shorts for me. In my mind (but not so much reality…lol), boys didn’t wear shorts and I had to be ready to jump off the 2nd floor of our shed, walk through bushes, etc.
When I was getting ready to make my First Communion (2nd grade), I told my teacher (Sister ??) that I was going to wear pants for First Communion. You can imagine how well this went over. Anyway, she ended up slipping on some ice over Christmas break and we had a substitute teacher for the rest of the year. Over the summer, when visiting the convent with my Mom and Grandma, I got to see Sister ?? again. The first words out of her mouth were “You didn’t wear pants for First Communion, did you?” Obviously I made an impression. :D
To be continued…..
For most of my life, I have been a major tomboy. In fact, for at least some of my pre-teen years, I’m pretty sure I actually wanted to be a boy. Btw, around that time there was a TV show that featured two guys who had to dress as women in order to live in this apartment building. Ironically, the name of one of the guys when he was dressed as his “sister” is my given first and last name. I remember thinking (and saying) that I felt just like him but that I couldn’t change back into my “guy clothes”.
Anyway, as a little kid (pre-school age), I had at least a few stereotypical girl habits/things/etc. I know for a fact that I had at least one doll (a Mrs. Beasley doll of course). My mother could occasionally get me into dresses and such (as long as they weren’t itchy!!). I did wear barrettes in my hair (according to our neighbor that was they only way they realized I was a girl). My favorite book was about a ballerina.
As I got older, I became more and more of a tomboy. I remember thinking that boys had it made. They didn’t have to wear dresses and tights (just ties..big whoop); they could go outside without a shirt on; and didn’t have to sit with their legs closed. I didn’t think it was fair that I had to do those things just because I was a girl. One summer around 1st or 2nd grade, I remember deciding that I was going to wear jeans all summer no shorts for me. In my mind (but not so much reality…lol), boys didn’t wear shorts and I had to be ready to jump off the 2nd floor of our shed, walk through bushes, etc.
When I was getting ready to make my First Communion (2nd grade), I told my teacher (Sister ??) that I was going to wear pants for First Communion. You can imagine how well this went over. Anyway, she ended up slipping on some ice over Christmas break and we had a substitute teacher for the rest of the year. Over the summer, when visiting the convent with my Mom and Grandma, I got to see Sister ?? again. The first words out of her mouth were “You didn’t wear pants for First Communion, did you?” Obviously I made an impression. :D
To be continued…..
Friday, August 14, 2009
Per CardioGirl's request
I uploaded up handwriting sample to google docs for your viewing pleasure (displeasure) ;)
The original is acutally on engineering paper (green with grid lines) but that didn't come through on the scan. Sorry for doing it this way, I couldn't figure out how to get it to a different format and I had to leave. If I figure it out I'll switch it later. You should not need to log in or anything to open the document.
http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B-_vdmKLqwluMTY1ODA4NmItNjc0ZC00NDU2LTgyZTktM2JiYzViZGEyNjgz&hl=en
The original is acutally on engineering paper (green with grid lines) but that didn't come through on the scan. Sorry for doing it this way, I couldn't figure out how to get it to a different format and I had to leave. If I figure it out I'll switch it later. You should not need to log in or anything to open the document.
http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B-_vdmKLqwluMTY1ODA4NmItNjc0ZC00NDU2LTgyZTktM2JiYzViZGEyNjgz&hl=en
Sunday, July 26, 2009
D Day!!
Wow, I can't believe it! In less than 48 hours, I actually will be starting the bar exam! WTF was I thinking....LOL
The insanity will go as follows: Monday - drive to Saratoga Springs, NY for the NY and MBE* portions; Tuesday - NY Specific portion (essays and a few multiple choice); Wednesday - the joy of the MBE* on Wednesday (2 3hour sessions of 100 multiple choice, fill in the dot questions each), ; Wednesday night drive back to NJ and stay at friends house closer to Thursday location; Thursday - NJ Specific part (essays); Thursday night through Sunday: Drink, sleep, celebrate, recuperate, wonder why on earth I decided to do this law thing, and start to wonder what I'm going to do with all this free time I will have!!
I really can't get over the fact that I'm at this point. I remember back when I first started thinking about the possibility of going to law school. It seemed liked such a far off fantasy that I would never get to. Now look at me, graduated law school and sitting for the bar exam....rather surreal!!
What I'm struggling with now is whether or not I am ready for the test. Honestly I don't really know. As a student, I tend to do pretty well with very little work or study. However, the bar exam is not like anything I've ever taken before. We are responsible for knowing essentially NY law (21 subjects), NJ law (1 subject in addition to the subjects on the MBE) and the MBE law (6-8 subjects depending how who group them). It's nuts! All the sections primarily focus on the exceptions to the general rules. Who ever came up with the idea of the bar exam really must have enjoyed inflicting pain on others...lol I have actually studied for this exam, which is pretty shocking if you know me. I've probably put in more hours studying for this exam than the combined total number of hours I've spent studying for all other tests in my life. (I'm pretty lucky that I test well and if I understand something I tend to retain it). However, compared to the majority of people I know taking the exam, I've maybe only done about 1/5 of what they have done on average. Hopefully it will be enough and yes there will be a fair amount of last minute review/cramming in the next day or so. As well as a fair amount of procrastination and avoidance (re this post...lol). :)
I know I am totally capable of passing both bar exams and that I should! I really do want to pass both! However, there's this part of me that says I may not. Is it fear? Common sense? My subconscious' way of telling me I'm not ready? A defense mechanism to protect me in the event I don't pass? ???? I have no idea whatsoever. I guess as long as I don't let that doubt take over I think I should be ok.
Well that's enough for now. Oh I forgot to mention the absolute best part of this whole thing....we don't find out if we passed until approximately mid November! Yeah, that right frickin' NOVEMBER!!!! WTF
*Multi-State Bar Exam - Both NY & NJ use it as part of their bar exam score
The insanity will go as follows: Monday - drive to Saratoga Springs, NY for the NY and MBE* portions; Tuesday - NY Specific portion (essays and a few multiple choice); Wednesday - the joy of the MBE* on Wednesday (2 3hour sessions of 100 multiple choice, fill in the dot questions each), ; Wednesday night drive back to NJ and stay at friends house closer to Thursday location; Thursday - NJ Specific part (essays); Thursday night through Sunday: Drink, sleep, celebrate, recuperate, wonder why on earth I decided to do this law thing, and start to wonder what I'm going to do with all this free time I will have!!
I really can't get over the fact that I'm at this point. I remember back when I first started thinking about the possibility of going to law school. It seemed liked such a far off fantasy that I would never get to. Now look at me, graduated law school and sitting for the bar exam....rather surreal!!
What I'm struggling with now is whether or not I am ready for the test. Honestly I don't really know. As a student, I tend to do pretty well with very little work or study. However, the bar exam is not like anything I've ever taken before. We are responsible for knowing essentially NY law (21 subjects), NJ law (1 subject in addition to the subjects on the MBE) and the MBE law (6-8 subjects depending how who group them). It's nuts! All the sections primarily focus on the exceptions to the general rules. Who ever came up with the idea of the bar exam really must have enjoyed inflicting pain on others...lol I have actually studied for this exam, which is pretty shocking if you know me. I've probably put in more hours studying for this exam than the combined total number of hours I've spent studying for all other tests in my life. (I'm pretty lucky that I test well and if I understand something I tend to retain it). However, compared to the majority of people I know taking the exam, I've maybe only done about 1/5 of what they have done on average. Hopefully it will be enough and yes there will be a fair amount of last minute review/cramming in the next day or so. As well as a fair amount of procrastination and avoidance (re this post...lol). :)
I know I am totally capable of passing both bar exams and that I should! I really do want to pass both! However, there's this part of me that says I may not. Is it fear? Common sense? My subconscious' way of telling me I'm not ready? A defense mechanism to protect me in the event I don't pass? ???? I have no idea whatsoever. I guess as long as I don't let that doubt take over I think I should be ok.
Well that's enough for now. Oh I forgot to mention the absolute best part of this whole thing....we don't find out if we passed until approximately mid November! Yeah, that right frickin' NOVEMBER!!!! WTF
*Multi-State Bar Exam - Both NY & NJ use it as part of their bar exam score
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Life's amazing isn't it?
Wow...I can't believe it....I'm 40!!!
I'm not one who normally tells everyone that it's my birthday but for some reason this year I have been telling any and everyone. If I talk to you for at least 10 minutes or so, it's bound to come up...lol. Obviously, this 40 thing is really kinda of freaking me out!! Not really in a bad way, just shocking I guess. I think it has to do with all the changes going on in my life right now. Which leads me to my next topic.....
I turned in my final law school assignment ever!!! Except for a few hours of clinic work doing some basic administrative stuff, I AM DONE WITH LAW SCHOOL!!!!! I really can't believe that either. When I started, I couldn't imagine finishing. It seemed like it would take forever and many times over the last four years it has felt like forever. Now that I'm here, I can't comprehend that I'm actually done.
Well that's all for now. Back to work, so I can get out of here and go celebrate the last law school Thursday night out...and of course the big 40. Since I've told so many people, I'm assuming a fair number of people will show up. :D
I'm not one who normally tells everyone that it's my birthday but for some reason this year I have been telling any and everyone. If I talk to you for at least 10 minutes or so, it's bound to come up...lol. Obviously, this 40 thing is really kinda of freaking me out!! Not really in a bad way, just shocking I guess. I think it has to do with all the changes going on in my life right now. Which leads me to my next topic.....
I turned in my final law school assignment ever!!! Except for a few hours of clinic work doing some basic administrative stuff, I AM DONE WITH LAW SCHOOL!!!!! I really can't believe that either. When I started, I couldn't imagine finishing. It seemed like it would take forever and many times over the last four years it has felt like forever. Now that I'm here, I can't comprehend that I'm actually done.
Well that's all for now. Back to work, so I can get out of here and go celebrate the last law school Thursday night out...and of course the big 40. Since I've told so many people, I'm assuming a fair number of people will show up. :D
Monday, March 30, 2009
Who Knew??
Sorry for not posting in a while but my life is currently absolute chaos!!! Between school, work, my volunteer job, my life, my BF's life and a few other fiascos it is all I can do to make it through the week. The crazy part is that although this is by far the busiest I've ever been and I actually kind of enjoy parts of it. SShhh...Don't tell anyone...lol. I'm actually thinking I may enjoy this law thing. Also, I've also realized that although I tend to avoid conflict, I love to argue. Of course, I've also realized that my love of argument comes as no surprise to anyone other than me! Yes self awareness doesn't tend to be one of my strong suits.
I'm down to 2 weeks of law school (and my thirties) left. I can't believe it. In some ways time has flown by in other ways it seems like I've been doing this forever. Once classes are over, I have about a month before graduation. I don't know what I will do with all the free time! But I do know that I will enjoy myself!! After graduation, the real fun will start...BAR/BRI. For those of you not familiar with Bar/Bri, it's a bar preparation course that you pay to teach you how to pass the bar. Now mind you, you pay for this class after having paid a ridiculous amount of money to go to law school, which apparently doesn't teach you how to pass the test you must pass to become a lawyer. It's ridiculous and it's going to be he$%. Since I can't take 2 months off of work, I will work all day and then go to class from 6-10 every night. Bar/bri's advice is that for every hour you spend in their classes, you are supposed to study twice that on your own. The recommend about 10 hours a day of study...WTF!!!! I've never studied anywhere in the same universe as 10 hours a day.
All I can say is that this will be very, very interesting. Assuming I don't jump off a cliff in the meantime, I will be taking the NY and NJ bars the last week of July. After that who knows?? Anyone looking to hire an attorney?? :D
I'm down to 2 weeks of law school (and my thirties) left. I can't believe it. In some ways time has flown by in other ways it seems like I've been doing this forever. Once classes are over, I have about a month before graduation. I don't know what I will do with all the free time! But I do know that I will enjoy myself!! After graduation, the real fun will start...BAR/BRI. For those of you not familiar with Bar/Bri, it's a bar preparation course that you pay to teach you how to pass the bar. Now mind you, you pay for this class after having paid a ridiculous amount of money to go to law school, which apparently doesn't teach you how to pass the test you must pass to become a lawyer. It's ridiculous and it's going to be he$%. Since I can't take 2 months off of work, I will work all day and then go to class from 6-10 every night. Bar/bri's advice is that for every hour you spend in their classes, you are supposed to study twice that on your own. The recommend about 10 hours a day of study...WTF!!!! I've never studied anywhere in the same universe as 10 hours a day.
All I can say is that this will be very, very interesting. Assuming I don't jump off a cliff in the meantime, I will be taking the NY and NJ bars the last week of July. After that who knows?? Anyone looking to hire an attorney?? :D
Friday, March 20, 2009
Joining the Game
Well, I have officially chosen to accept the mission of killing Fluffy. People have always told me that it gets much harder to lose weight after forty. Apparently my body has been listening! Since I will turn forty in a couple of weeks and I haven't done anything about Fluffy , my body decided to stage an all out revolt to get my attention: chest pains, hiatal hernia, knee pain, etc. (absolute craziness!! but it is working out ok). Well you don't have to beat me over the head (well at least not more than 40 or 50 times...lol) to get my attention.
It's been 2 full days since I've started. I've actually managed to eat some fruits and/or vegetables each day without having my body go into shock. Also, I've dramatically cut back my eating to a much more reasonable level! Since I'm under a major time crunch right now, I'm starting with tiny baby steps in regards to exercise. My plan is to do some sort of physical activity (even if it's just 5 minutes on the elliptical) at least twice each weekend. Once I'm done with school in mid April, I will pick up the exercise. After graduation (yes it's almost here), the exercise will likely drop back down due to my bar prep classes. Then after the bar (end of July) I will get back in the exercise groove.
I put together a rough outline of my goal weights along the path: 3/31 - 280, 5/31 - 250, 8/31 - 235, 11/30 - 205 and 2/28 - 175. This is a little aggressive, especially at first. However, since I'm only 5' 5" and about 290, the first 20-50 lbs should go fairly easily. I cut myself some slack during bar review. I don't really know what my final goal weight is. I should be somewhere in the 140-150 range for my height. But right now I just want to get under 200 and able to shop in places besides Big Girlz R Us. Hopefully by this time next year, Fluffy will be dead!!!
Sorry to throw all this at you, but I'm hoping by writing this and putting it out into the universe I will feel more accountable and dedicated. Thanks for your support!!
It's been 2 full days since I've started. I've actually managed to eat some fruits and/or vegetables each day without having my body go into shock. Also, I've dramatically cut back my eating to a much more reasonable level! Since I'm under a major time crunch right now, I'm starting with tiny baby steps in regards to exercise. My plan is to do some sort of physical activity (even if it's just 5 minutes on the elliptical) at least twice each weekend. Once I'm done with school in mid April, I will pick up the exercise. After graduation (yes it's almost here), the exercise will likely drop back down due to my bar prep classes. Then after the bar (end of July) I will get back in the exercise groove.
I put together a rough outline of my goal weights along the path: 3/31 - 280, 5/31 - 250, 8/31 - 235, 11/30 - 205 and 2/28 - 175. This is a little aggressive, especially at first. However, since I'm only 5' 5" and about 290, the first 20-50 lbs should go fairly easily. I cut myself some slack during bar review. I don't really know what my final goal weight is. I should be somewhere in the 140-150 range for my height. But right now I just want to get under 200 and able to shop in places besides Big Girlz R Us. Hopefully by this time next year, Fluffy will be dead!!!
Sorry to throw all this at you, but I'm hoping by writing this and putting it out into the universe I will feel more accountable and dedicated. Thanks for your support!!
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