Thankfully, my bar application is almost done. All I need is a copy of my driving record from the DMV, a photo for the little ID card and print all of the other forms and get them notarized. Up ‘til a few days ago, I thought I also needed a pair of affidavits (basically just letters of recommendation). Turns out I was wrong, so I feel a little guilty.
I was checking out the website for the Minnesota Board of Law Examiners to make sure my “To Do” list had everything in it. Then I discovered that each affidavit is applicable for up to two years, so in theory, I could have taken the bar four times with those first two affidavits. It also meant that because my initial application was for July of 2004, I didn’t need the new ones. Oops.
I wouldn’t have felt that bad, but I heard the saga of Jim Ostroot when he dropped off his affidavit at the house. His daughter was working on the high school musical—the final performance was on Saturday—and they somehow ended up hosting a wrap party on Sunday. With all the kids coming, Jim threw his papers into a big pile and stashed them away for the weekend. Guess where the affidavit form ended up? Not just “the last place he looked,” but “the last sheet in the last pile.” Then he had to write his recommendation, get it notarized and bring it here since my application with all the fixings needs to be delivered by Monday. And now it turns out that all his stress and frustration was completely unnecessary. Oops. Sorry, Jim…
On a more positive note, I’ll be playing soccer again this Sunday. Aside from an indoor game that went poorly (for me and for the team I was playing with), it’ll be the first one since… I don’t remember when. It’s been a while. Consequently, I’m wondering how I’ll feel out on the field: I’ve been working out at the fitness club, I’ll have bar exam stress to vent, then there’s all those tranquilizers that make me RRRRAAARRGH!! (Oops. I wasn’t supposed to put that on paper…) Anyway, I’ve got a few days to speculate, but hopefully waiting until then won’t be too rough—I’ve gotta get my picture taken within the next few days and it has to look like me in July when I retake the baRRRRAAARRGH!!
