I'm freeeee!

I have finally finished summer classes.
All I can say is thank the Lord, because a few more days of that and I might have gone crazy. I finished my take home exam on Sunday and I really don't know how great it is. I told myself that I wasn't going to sit there all day and second-guess my self and make all kinds of pointless edits. I just got it done and sent it in. Got it off of my list and moved on to State Con Law. Which sucked. Real bad. I woke up on Monday morning at about 8:45 and got dressed for a hearing up at the school (I am the University Defender, so I represent students that are charged with violations of the Student Conduct Code). When I finished the hearing at 11:45, I went straight up to the school to study. I didn't leave the school until about 11:00 the next morning, after I finished my exam. I kid you not, I was up all night in the library studying. I wish that were a joke. I am just that dang dedicated. Not really, I just realized at about 2:00 in the afternoon on Monday that I knew absolutely NOTHING and that if I didn't stay up all night and study that I would fail and fail hard. Anyway, I think it turned out ok. He used some of his questions from past exams so I knew the answers to those (or I *think* I did). But the ones he created... yeah I had no clue. It was pretty sad. Anyway- I don't have to think about it anymore, at least not until the grades start coming out!

Peach festival this weekend!
What? Yeeeeeeah... Z and I are headed up to the good ole town of Gilbert, SC, for the annual 4th of July Peach Festival. They have a parade and food and live music and all kinds of fun all day. His mom says that Mayfield makes peach ice cream especially for this festival! Can't wait for that! Woot! So we are leaving tonight (assuming I can convince my boss that I should get tomorrow off) and heading up there! I need a break from Tallahassee right now since I can't even stay still because I haven't caught up with my sleep so I have drugged myself with caffeine! Anyhoo-- go check out my page on Twenty Something Bloggers. I've got nothing else!

Peace.

Coffee Overload.

So- I'm at work again.

Yeah. That's fabulous news for you because that means that this post will make absolutely no sense whatsoever and you'll probably be stupider (yes, that's a word) at the end just for reading it. By the way, that was my version of a disclaimer.

Anyway, I got my pup back yesterday! We boarded him over the weekend while we were at the beach, and the place isn't open on Sundays, so we had to wait until yesterday to go pick him up. I think that it is ridiculous that a veterinarian's office is closed on Sundays. Don't they know that people come back from vacays on Sundays? Geez. It's like they are purposely trying to squeeze an extra $16 dollars out of me! Well, they probably are. That’s what business is all about- beau coups de dollares (pronounced bo-ku de dole-are-ayes). That means money, for those of you who don’t speak Classy-Tallahassee.

I figured out today that drinking coffee makes me less hungry all the time. I’m not sure if drinking coffee all day rather than eating is any better than eating fried chicken, but at least I use Splenda and zero calorie creamer. Come on- that makes it better, doesn’t it? Has to, because fried chicken has 40 bazillion calories just in the fried skin. By the way, I am just joshing about not eating. I love food way too much to not eat. In fact, I think I’ll eat something now just to prove my point. Mmmm...nilla wafers.

My brain physically hurts.

So, surprise! I haven’t been paying attention in class at all this session and now exams are on the horizon. I was trying to comprehend what my professor was saying this morning in class and I couldn’t wrap my little brain around it. I must have missed something from a previous class. Thank GOD that one is a take home exam and that I have 4 days to write it. I’m basically going to be teaching myself the material as I write my exam. Yay for self-instruction! The other exam is the problem- it’s a closed book, closed note 4 hour exam that I have to take in the classroom. Luckily, I was smart enough to take it pass/fail, so I only have to get a 67 to pass—but dang, I still have to make a 67. So, I actually have to study the state constitution and look at the case briefs. However, my teacher was smart enough to have everyone in the class brief a case per class so I don’t even have to read the cases! Woot!

So, you may be asking yourself- What’s the problem? Sounds easy to me! Hey, if that’s all it is, maybe I could do law school! Yes, yes you can. But, that’s not the point. The point is that my lack of motivation and touch of ADD has triggered a full blown brain-block. I get a crazy headache every time I crack a textbook, and the headache can only be relieved by watching crappy reality T.V. or reruns of NCIS and Law& Order: SVU! I know; that’s weird, right?

This weekend, I have decided to work through the pain and do the work (because I have to since my coastal and ocean law exam is due on Monday morning). I’m thinking of creating myself a soundtrack to get me through it. Thus far, I have considered and then decided against Eye of the Tiger and I’ve Gotta Get Through This (Daniel Bedingfield). People have always told me that studying to classical music is good for memory retention...but seriously, I don’t think I could take it. Got any suggestions?

Speaking of tunes.

I heart Yahoo radio. They have all kinds of really good “stations,” but they also have an option where you can create your own radio station by choosing genres of music or favorite artists. One of my favorite stations on Yahoo radio is “The Coffeehouse.” They play stuff like John Mayer, Jack Johnson, etc. They also play some great fun tunes like the one I’m listening to...Suzanne Vega’s “Tom’s Diner.”

Have you ever thought about what your soundtrack would be in a movie about you? One of my sorority sisters did a soundtrack of her life one time and I thought about doing it myself. Maybe, since I am procrastinating at the moment, I’ll attempt to put a rough draft together. I’ll think about it and post it when I’ve got it together.

You know you are tired when...

--You tell people in your coastal and ocean law class that it should be a requirement for them to watch Bio-Dome since it's an environmental movie.

Yeah, I actually said that. Are any of you surprised? Probably not. In all reality, though, Bio-Dome is hilarious. I think it might be in Comcast On-Demand's free movies. Go watch it. Now.

Speaking of Comcast On-Demand- it is like frickin' crack. They play all of the episodes of T.V. shows from CBS, and so whenever I'm bored I just start scrolling through to see if there are any episodes that I haven't seen. Four of my favorite shows come on CBS (CSI, NCIS, Numbers, and Big Brother)- so I absolutely love On-Demand. Anyway, last night I was feeling tired, but not sleepy, and wanted to watch something...and I came across episodes of the new CBS show Swingtown. It's the show set in the 70s about a neighborhood of swingers. :) Anyways, I watched like two episodes of it and was up until 12. Waking up for class this morning sucked a lot.

Do I have a point?
No. Sorry. I'm just really bored right now at work and have nothing to do. I guess I could go try to beat my score on Text Twist. I'm such a genius at that game so it's kind of boring now. You think I'm kidding, but I'm not. It takes quite a lot of talent to unscramble six letters to make a word-- and I have boatloads of that kind of talent. Yeah.

By the way, the answer to that Text Twist brain-stumper to the right is "ROTTEN." See? I'm a genius!


Man. I wish I had something to do. At this point, I'm actually considering studying. I know, crazy, right? The problem with that is I have ABSOLUTELY. NO. MOTIVATION. WHATSOEVER. to study State Constitutional Law or Coastal/ Ocean Law. I reeeeeeally wish I could learn by osmosis so that studying would simply consist of sleeping on my text books. Dang. That would be an awesome talent. I could probably be at Harvard right now if I had that talent... but, really, does anyone ever WANT to be at Harvard? Probably not. I know I don't. I'm alright enjoying the sun in Florida and not being all pressured to be awesome 24/7. :)

I have to start applying for jobs/ programs soon. I'm going to apply for the U.S. Department of Justice Honors Program just for shits and giggles. We'll see how that goes. My application will probably be forwarded to the nearest trashcan. But, you never get anywhere if you don't try...right?

Well, I'm going to try to find something interesting to do to pass the time until my next class.

(P.S. Rachel. This. Is. Your. Last. Warning. -- If you do not post today/tonight, I might start posting embarrassing stories. Haha.)