http://www.meathookreality.com The life and times of a 1L Tue, 03 May 2005 15:59:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 …is not my problem. In more ways then one, actually. http://www.meathookreality.com/archives/2005/05/03/your-failed-business-model/ Contracts exam report. Very entertaining hypo. I spotted a lot of interesting issues. I ended up hand-waving my way through a lot of it. I was the first person out of the exam. I’m pretty sure this one isn’t going to be selected as next year’s example ... http://www.meathookreality.com/archives/2005/05/02/not-one-for-the-display-case/ Classes formally ended yesterday. I applauded for 3 out of four of my professors. I still have trouble giving props to my Civ Pro instructor. Even taking into account that it is her first year, I’m not so thrilled. Now begins the frantic reviewing (and in some cases, ... http://www.meathookreality.com/archives/2005/04/27/bring-on-the-review-sessions/ As some of you know, my current plans are to abandon my legal education, at least for the time being. After this semester’s finals, I shall call it quits, very likely forever. I’ve already started the job search in the technology field. Elevator summary: While I remain interested in the ... http://www.meathookreality.com/archives/2005/04/15/why-i-will-not-be-returning-come-fall/ I suppose that Wings & Vodka put it best regarding writing on to law review. I’ve been told several times that I’m pretty lucky. Even though my school is low-rated (but is getting better, honestly), we’ve got three law reviews on-campus. While they offer membership to the top 10% ... http://www.meathookreality.com/archives/2005/04/01/ah-the-write-on-competition/ Ok, I’m going to give in and talk about Mrs. Shiavo. She has appeared in our Con. Law class, and even in our Civil Procedure class. There’s nothing like hurrying to school and hearing a soundbite of your Constitutional Law professor on the radio. I suppose it ... http://www.meathookreality.com/archives/2005/03/29/terry-shiavo/ Last semester, while I was far from confident, I felt as though I had at least a little bit of a handle on things. Sure, I hated Civ Pro. and was confused about exactly where Crim. Law was going to end up, but I had some outlines, and I ... http://www.meathookreality.com/archives/2005/03/28/the-end-of-the-semester-cometh/ For various reasons, I’m actually spending a bit of time on window-dressing around here. I borrowed a little CSS-enabled index.php and it’s associated scheme, and I’m working it up a little. http://www.meathookreality.com/archives/2005/03/25/redecorating-time/ I’m going to just say no. I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not a lawyer. I won’t even be 1/3 of a lawyer by the time summer rolls around. But I’m not going to work for free for anyone who is making money. I’ll consider doing ... http://www.meathookreality.com/archives/2005/03/20/unpaid-summer-internships/ First, I’m not technically Generation Y. They tend to be defined by having their first game console system be a Nintendo. Mine was an Atari. I’m right between X and Y. Anyway, it appears that BIGLAW is complaining that they are no longer getting associates willing to give ... http://www.meathookreality.com/archives/2005/03/03/generation-y-too-smart-for-their-own-good/ Not sure what it means, but I might as well. http://www.meathookreality.com/archives/2005/03/01/shout-out-to-jim-drazen/ Last semester, our Civil Procedure professor, after having too much trouble grading a midterm, opted to give us a multiple-choice test. It was lame, as she didn’t have nearly enough questions to produce useful data about our performance in the class. That rant aside, she has overcompensated this term: she ... http://www.meathookreality.com/archives/2005/02/27/markup-and-indexes/ Oh, and if there’s anyone out there reading this, I’m looking for a summer job. If you’ve got any leads or suggestions, drop me a comment or an email to guy@meathookreality.com. http://www.meathookreality.com/archives/2005/02/26/jobby-jobs/ The paper is completed and turned in, which is a load off my back. It’s only a one credit class, but every point counts these days. I spent much of the morning writing a quick program to split up a partition of picture files and generate a file which could ... http://www.meathookreality.com/archives/2005/02/26/getting-stuff-done/ I spoke to my writing professor today about a paper that’s due tomorrow. I’m not totally sure that the guy is still going to jail, but it’s a tough argument. I suppose that if we were given the easy arguments, we wouldn’t learn anything. Anyway, I asked about last ... http://www.meathookreality.com/archives/2005/02/24/too-smart-for-my-own-good/ Does a 1979 Ford Mustang have driver-seat shoulder belts? http://www.meathookreality.com/archives/2005/02/23/pop-quiz/ Hunter S. Thompson, the acerbic counterculture writer who popularized a new form of fictional journalism in books like “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas,” fatally shot himself Sunday night at his home, his son said. He was 67. http://www.salon.com/news/wire/2005/02/20/hst/index.html http://www.meathookreality.com/archives/2005/02/20/so-long-and-thanks-for-the-inspiration/ Writing and research this term has shifted into “Persuasive Writing.” This means that rather then just presenting facts (and crying about the Blue Book), we are now advocating one side or the other (and crying about the Blue Book). Anyway, our professor has given us a case modeled on one ... http://www.meathookreality.com/archives/2005/02/18/man-this-guy-is-going-to-jail/ So, I had my first interview today. It was actually a mock interview, set up by the law career services group at our school. A little bit lower pressure, but damn was it a nice fit. Tech-oriented firm, large, seems to be rolling in dough, just laid ... http://www.meathookreality.com/archives/2005/02/07/just-another-excuse-to-wear-a-suit/ At one point, I thought that I had a commentspam blacklist working, but it appears that I did not. I’ve just installed an AuthImage plug-in, so if anyone wants to comment, they’ll have to deal with a Captcha. I may just disable trackbacks. http://www.meathookreality.com/archives/2005/02/06/comments-have-returned/