The 2nd circle of Dante's Hell that is otherwise known as exams start on Tuesday. If you feel in the mood to send a cake my way or, better yet, take my finals for me (you'll probably do better than I will at this point) please be my guest. You can even sleep in my bed and use my parking pass at school--I will even drop you off and pick you up AND buy you anything you want during Happy Hour at Sonic. Do I have any takers?
Silence. That's what I thought. And since one of us has to have a good part of their legal future determine by 15+hours of testing I should probably go study. But I just wanted to tell you that, I'm alive, training for a 5k with Chelsea (heck yes!) and start my amazing job at SCLS on May 10th. Which means, 10 DAYS WITH NOTHING TO DO! And it doesn't hurt that I get to see two of my best friends in 14 days. If Jesus felt the need to make that tomorrow, I'd be fine with it. And since I'm procrastinating, I might as well continue for a little longer. Two things:
1. I have glasses.
That's me (on the left) and Misti (my bestie in Columbia). Look at me? Don't I just look studious. I think it completes my law school chic. Thank you, I think I look awesome, too.2. There's a girl named Amanda, who has a great blog, and a couple of months ago she started to answer this ridiculously long 5000 question survey. Apparently it's a hit among the blog circuit and started back on livejournal in '06. I had a livejournal in high school. If I ever get brave enough I'll link to it. It's HILARIOUS but also very telling of who I was at 15. Just wait. So here goes the first installment of my 5000 questions--because my Contracts outline can wait 15 more minutes.
1. Who are you? Taylor
2. What are the 3 most important things everyone should know about you?
- I love Jesus. He is the best thing about me.
- I'm learning to become more kind.
- I will change the world; and if I can't do that, I'll settle for changing the lives of those around me.
3. When you aren't filling out 5,000 question surveys like this one what are you doing?
- I'm either in a law class, at the law school, working, or at church. Literally--that's my week in a nutshell. During a good week, I get to hang out with my non-law school friends and talk about something other than what I just learned about or what I'm reading for tomorrow's class. They are my anchor to sanity.
4. List your classes in school from the ones you like the most to the ones you like the least.
- I hate all of them. It's true. But I also love them--and sometimes I get this really giddy, nerdy reaction about learning something new, that's when I remember why I came to law school in the first place.
5. What is your biggest goal for this year?
- To have higher than a 2.5 GPA. Trust me: it's a lofty goal.
6. Where do you want to be in 5 years?
- Living in a bungalow in Shandon working for a small civil defense firm, doing pro bono work with juvenile arbitration and having a cat named Oscar.
7. What stage of life are you in right now?
- The graduate school purgatory that is known as law school. But I'm 33.34% finished!
8. Are you more child-like or childish?
- child-like: I'm a big day dreamer.
9. What is the last thing you said out loud?
- "I am a breathing time-machine." lyrics from The Avett Brother's "Laundry Room"
10. What song comes closest to how you feel about your life right now?
- "Hold on, I'm coming!" Otis Redding.
11. Have you ever taken martial arts classes?
- No, but I would like to be a ninja.
12. Does your life tend to get better or worse or does it just stay the same? '
- No matter how much I mess things up, my life keeps getting better.
13. Does time really heal all wounds?
- I think so. But then again, I'm forgetful and only remember strange things.
14. How do you handle a rainy day?
- NAPPING, glorious napping.
15. Which is worse...losing your luggage or having to sort out tangled holiday lights?
- holiday lights, for sure.
16. How is your relationship with your parents?
- I'm going to plead the 5th on this one--thank you ConLaw!
- sometimes? the forgetfulness tends to breed obliviousness.
- That I have been redeemed and made new.
19. What did you want to be when you grew up?
- a combination of a novelist and a figure skater
20. Have you ever been given a second chance?
- Yes.
21. Are you more of a giver or a taker?
- Giver. If you want to get hokey, my love languages are quality time and acts of service. I LOVE taking care of other people. Are you sick? Do you need some soup? I thought I heard a sniffle.
22. Do you make your decisions with an open heart/mind?
- I try to, but most often I go with my knee-jerk reaction. And I don't think that qualifies as open minded.
23. What is the most physically painful thing that has ever happened to you?
- I had a concussion from a horse back ridding accident in college. Which may explain the memory loss.
24. What is the most emotionally painful thing that has ever happened to you?
- Oh gosh. We'll just go with the most recent, that's easier. Leaving Rock Hill after graduation last year was really difficult. I didn't know what waited me in Cola and a whole host of other unknowns. But, how the Lord provided!
25. Who have you hugged today?
- Ruth. If you can call if a hug, she had her hands full with a purse and a computer bag--and we both had backpacks on. There is seriously nothing more awkward than hugging someone with a backpack on, but again, another consequence of law school. It's like middle school all over again, the backpack never comes off.
And look at that! I wasted just enough time to not absolutely loathe going back to Contracts now. Back to the grind!
Taylor
Aw, thanks for the shout out :) I find the meme a pretty handy tool for procrastination myself!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your finals! Just think, in the blink of an eye you'll be 66% done :)