it's "1L of a Ride!"

Before we stared this semester, we had to read a book titled, "1L of a Ride."
It's been everything and more that the author warned about.

Since my last blog- [I apologize it's been really buisy here]..

*I took my 2nd midterm in Civil Procedure. Obviously I had a breakdown again- but for completely opposite reasons...
This time instead of arriving 1 hour early- I was 20 minutes late. The exam had started and no one was in sight. Luckily a security guard was there and led me to the floor where my professor was and even luckier than that- She let me take it minus the time I was late. And I FINISHED! (Which I don't quite understand because I had a shorter amount of time and was worked up before the test this time- where last time I arrived early with time to meditate, relax and 'get in the zone' if you will, but I finished! Despite the unfortunate way that it started out- I hadn't felt as confident as I did afterwards.

*Being that school is keeping me buisy- my emotions are up and down constantly. The minute feel that I am finished reading, I go to class and get another huge reading assignment. It never stops.

----Which is to also say it's impacting my emotional stability and sleep schedule- both of which are never really predictable these days. I'll sleep- wake up and still be drowsy the entire day at school. Come home nap- wake up- eat dinner and then go to bed for the night. Or it's the complete opposite- I don't sleep that night. Toss and turn and I'm go-go-going the next day. It eventually catches up to me and takes me about a day to get my energy and sleep back that I need to function during the day and keep up with school.

I finally got to go in for a sleep study 2 weeks ago. I don't have sleep apnea- which is a real good sign and go in for a more detailed discussion of my results on Nov. 18th. I'm hoping for an answer... Unconsious anxiety isn't a good enough answer for me. There's got to be more to it and hopefully my brain waves have told them something.

*I completed my first big Legal Writing Assignment- and..... GOOD NEWS!! I GOT A 97.8 = A!! And it just so also happend that I was 3rd in my little section. I've havn't felt so good about myself, my abilities nor my future in quite some time. It was exhilerating! I felt so amazing! One more paper this semester and I'm done with this class. Hopefully it'll be as great as the first one!

*I'm officially done with Legal Research this semester! Out of our research assignments I got a 100 on all except for one which I got a 97 on. :) Taking Legal Research for my undergraduate degree with one of the best professors that can prepare you for real research definately helped me in my assignments. Finished my paper- just waiting for my final grade now.

Overall things are improving as I'm getting used to the work load and schedule of law school. I will be updating more frequently as 2 classes are almost over to allow us to concentrate on our final four classes that we have final exams in: Torts, Criminal Law, Civil Procedure and Contracts. Lets keep our fingers crossed I make it through this semester!