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No redemption for you!

Two weeks ago, I got a phone call from someone at William Mitchell asking if I’d participate in an alumni discussion group. It was pretty simple: a group of us would meet on campus, grab some dinner, then talk about… stuff. I didn’t know what the topic of the day would be, but free food? Hell, yeah!

So I showed up tonight without any expectations (aside from the free food part). I thought I might have been able to throw a monkey wrench into the works by saying that I haven’t done much with my law degree except put it on a table next to my high school and college diplomas. Alas, twas not to be. Instead, I ate lasagna, some bread, two brownies and missed an opportunity. Continue reading “No redemption for you!”

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Déjà vu all over again

Just when I think I’ve escaped from school, I’m back. Sorta. I only stopped by to pick up a transcript for my second effort at the bar exam and decided, “Hey, I need to be back in St. Paul for CPR training in three hours—why spend an hour on the road to head home and back?” So I spent the time in William Mitchell and tried to avoid feeling really, really awkward.

Fortunately, I thought about it beforehand and came here in disguise: I wore my William Mitchell College of Law cap. (It didn’t help that I hadn’t had a haircut in almost two months, but I’m gonna give myself some props anyway…) Armed with my street clothes and cap, I walked in the front door and prepared for the worst. Continue reading “Déjà vu all over again”

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Driving to the brink of disaster

I ran a few errands on Friday, first heading to the post office to mail my credit card bill (I needed to mail it overnight since I waited so long to pay it… sure, the $13+ hurts, but not nearly as much as late fees plus interest). After that, it was time to head out to the DMV for my driving record. It took a few phone calls last year for me to realize that I didn’t need to worry about a traffic ticket I picked up while going to college in Ohio, but given that my license was suspended for close to 2 ½ years… the bar exam people tend to wonder about that. (The suspension was because I was having epileptic seizures that led to blackouts—when you lose consciousness while driving… the DMV people tend to wonder about that.) Continue reading “Driving to the brink of disaster”

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I done got myself gradumacated!

Yeah, I know, the ceremony was about two months ago, but life has been so full of excitement (see: sitting in the basement studying for the bar exam) that I never had time to put it down on paper. Electrons. I never had time to write about it.

Truth is, it didn’t seem all that much different than any other graduation ceremony than the others I’ve been to. Yes, that’s right, I graduated from high school and college, too. (You’d be amazed at how little cash it takes to get those places to provide a little extra boost to my GPA.) We all got to dress up in neat little gowns like usual, it took place in the Rivercentre ballroom (a mall-sized facility used for… I don’t know what, but it’s big and looks pretty formal), and a good time was had by all. And if you’re anything like me, that last phrase sounds like something you’d read in a letter sent in to the Penthouse Forum. Hey, I admit it, I read it for the articles… Continue reading “I done got myself gradumacated!”

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Schooool’s out for summer! Schooool’s out for-ever!

I just attended my last class ever at William Mitchell College of Law. That’s not to say the stress is over—I still have three papers, two take-home exams and my bar application to finish within the next two and a half weeks—but if I don’t want to step into another classroom in that building, I won’t have to! Mwa ha ha ha! Of course, that also means I won’t be a student anymore and I’ll have to go out and get a real job, but I’m trying to look at the glass as half-full at the moment. (And if you ask me about whether it’s empty or full a week before the bar exam, I’ll smash one over your head…)

And on that happy thought, it’s off to prepare for finals! Shit. I hate finals… guess the contents of that glass didn’t last as long as I wanted.

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Environmental Law what?

Never in my life did I think that going to law school would involve the destruction of so many trees. (And that’s not including all the paper money flowing out of my pockets and into the hands of the school, textbook printers, bar exam preparatory classes, loan sharks, and stuff I’ve just thrown into the fireplace for no reason.) Continue reading “Environmental Law what?”