pancakemouse

12:07 pm: It's True....
After 3 years of law school, 3 months of bar studying and 3+ months of temping/unemployment, I finally have a job.

I was called yesterday and offered a position as a Deputy District Attorney with Washington County. And I start tomorrow!

It's really exciting to have the opportunity to do what I love in an office that I love and with people that I love.

Several of my friends are still waiting on jobs/offers - please keep them in your thoughts, if that's your thing... :) They are fantastic and I know their moments are just around the corner!

So, today I'm going to enjoy my last day of unemployment by sipping coffee and knitting a stocking, and maybe sitting in the hot tub for awhile (although there's a workman doing work here at my house, so the sitting in the hot tub in my bikini thing is questionable....).

02:35 pm: My Xmas Stocking
( my xmas stocking )

02:40 am: It's Coming on Christmas!
Paul and I went and got a tree last night, set it up and made it pretty! Here's a bit of Christmas spririt for you!

05:56 pm: Appropriate Horoscope for this week...
Courtesy of Rob Breszny:

Pisces Horoscope for week of November 16, 2006

A cat doesn't usually catch a mouse on its first pounce. On average, the kill takes three pounces. I hope this fun fact inspires you to avoid the temptation to prematurely retire from your hunt. It's true that the treasure you're pursuing has eluded you beyond the time you thought you would have gotten it. It's also true that the frustration you're feeling threatens to dilute the intense concentration you need to complete the quest. But now that you've read my exhortation, maybe you'll see that you're closer to capturing the prize than you realize; maybe you'll marshal your energy and prime yourself to pounce as many more times as it'll take.


I turned down the job offer I had yesterday. It was a really, really difficult decision, but in the end, I think it's the right choice. Now i need to gear up for the interview I have tomorrow and hope that I haven't underprepared or overthought it!

10:12 pm: WAHHHHHH....
I need a place to live! WAHHHHH.

01:00 pm: Another exciting update...
So, I'm not sure if I made con law my "bitch," but 3 hours and 14 pages later, I certainly finished it...

So, here's an update of what needs to be done before I can graduate... arguably before the end of finals period, this Friday...


I have to write REVISE my "A paper," a 40(ISH) page paper of "Publishable quality," including a "substantial rewrite component" after having it examined by an advisor.

I have to edit my 8 page paper of non-law, touch-feely psycho-babble for Family Business Law Seminar.

I have to write a 12 page paper for Family Business Law Seminar, which I plan to do after interview the family which owns Holman's Funeral Services, the 78th oldest family business in the United States and located right her in Portland, Oregon. ('Spose I should ask if it's okay to do a case study on them!) (Of course, when I spoke with the owner of Holman's, I learned the last of the Holman's recently died and the new owner didn't know enough to tell me about the history for a 12 pg. paper, so I ended up writing about The Longaberger Company - WOO BASKETS! WOO OHIO! WOO 40+ HOURS AWAKE!)

I have to take my Constitutional Law II final.

I have to take my White Collar Crime Seminar final.

I have to teach 3 more classes at Franklin High School and finish my "journal."

I have to work 1 more week.

So, just the "A Paper" to finish, or as my good friend, Randi, calls it, "The Nasty."   *sigh*

If only I could buy enough focus to really buckle down these next three days...   So far, it's not looking good, but...  here's hoping! 

And then, my family arrives in 9 days!   WEEEEIIIIIII!!!!! 

12:08 pm: Law School Exams
I am about to take my last law school exam EVAH. (of course, barring any unfortunate outcomes with exams...)

Constitutional Law II - you will be my bitch, and I will take you down... hopefully..

To prepare, I bought a law school sweatshirt and law school t-shirts for my peanuts... Nothing to soothe the soul like spending some money, eh??

Think happy thoughts for me!

12:52 pm: OH MY GOSH...
Someone just totally walked in here with a BOOKSTRAP. with a real book in the BOOKSTRAP.

Crazy.

I'll have to get a closer look - it might just be a modified belt...

Gosh, I love Portland...

11:29 pm: So Close!!
Friday I had my last law school class evah!  (barring any unforseen, unfortunate final grades...) 

A few weeks ago, I posted a list of everything I needed to do before I'm officially done (which has to happen before May 12th!) 

So, I figured that I would update that list!!  YAY!   

I have to write REVISE my "A paper," a 40(ISH) page paper of "Publishable quality," including a "substantial rewrite component" after having it examined by an advisor.

I have to edit my 8 page paper of non-law, touch-feely psycho-babble for Family Business Law Seminar.

I have to write a 12 page paper for Family Business Law Seminar, which I plan to do after interview the family which owns Holman's Funeral Services, the 78th oldest family business in the United States and located right her in Portland, Oregon. ('Spose I should ask if it's okay to do a case study on them!)  (Of course, when I spoke with the owner of Holman's, I learned the last of the Holman's recently died and the new owner didn't know enough to tell me about the history for a 12 pg. paper, so I ended up writing about The Longaberger Company - WOO BASKETS!  WOO OHIO!  WOO 40+ HOURS AWAKE!)

I have to take my Constitutional Law II final.

I have to take my White Collar Crime Seminar final.

I have to teach 3 more classes at Franklin High School and finish my "journal."

I have to work 1 more week.

So, things are looking up AND I figured out why the rich text setting wasn't working (darn you safari) and now I have some Mozilla Firefox action on my computer, so expect more fun strike-out-filled updates in the future. 

WOO! STRIKE-OUT'S RULE!

12:34 pm: kljlkjljl

11:16 pm: I hate papers.

06:37 pm: Gettin' on final's time...


create your own visited states map


I've been to more states, but only to their airports: Colorado, Utah, Texas... But I don't think that counts...

03:20 pm: Boring Boring Boring (Vomit!)
I am less than a month away from being finished with Law School. (VOMIT!)

I have to write my "A paper," a 40 page paper of "Publishable quality" including a "substantial rewrite component" after having it examined by an advisor.

I have to edit my 8 page paper of non-law, touch-feely psycho-babble for Family Business Law Seminar.

I have to write a 12 page paper for Family Business Law Seminar, which I plan to do after interview the family which owns Holman's Funeral Services, the 78th oldest family business in the United States and located right her in Portland, Oregon. ('Spose I should ask if it's okay to do a case study on them!)

I have to take my Constitutional Law II final.

I have to take my White Collar Crime Seminar final.

I have to teach 3 more classes at Franklin High School and finish my "journal."

I have to work 1 more week.

(VOMIT VOMIT!)

I can't believe I'm so close to finishing... I've devoted the last three years of my life to law school and the prospect of finishing is thrilling and nauseating by turns.

I am sitting here writing a draft of my "A paper." It's a good thing that it requires a "substantial rewrite"! It is about restraining orders and discovery. And as I sit here writing, I am having a hard time with pronouns. I apparently have some sort of preconditioning to believe that the respondent to a restraining order will always be male, and the petitioner will always be female. I am trying to avoid referring to the respondent or petitioner as any particular sex and having a REALLY hard time without repeating "petitioner" or "respondent" several thousands times!

Oh well... Back to work.. 5 pages done - 35 to go!!

08:42 am: haha... I was almost Kelly Kapowski

Which "Saved By The Bell" Character Are You?

08:28 pm: My love/hate relationship with food
I am so frustrated...

So since moving to Oregon 2 1/2 years ago, I've lost over 40 pounds. I'm the thinnest I've been since the 6th grade. And it feels great, aside from the fact that I a shit ton of clothes that are now giant on me... The first 20 pounds I lost slowly over the first year and a half, with the majority of it coming off after I quit smoking and started running. The last 20 pounds I've lost in the last 6-8 months without much effort. Stress and life changes just kind of took it's toll on me with positive results.

So, regardless of how much smaller my body is now, my abs are still a mess. I've never had strong abdominal muscles and after an abdominal hernia surgery in college I really just stopped trying. It hurt. And now, in just a little over the month I'm heading to Jamaica with some girlfriends for Spring Break. And because I've lost so much weight, I've suddenly decided that maybe I can wear a bikini in jamaica... It would be the first time I've worn a bikini since I was like 7.

But, I don't think I'll reach my goal. First of all, i can't freaking keep myself away from cookies and ice cream... and burgers... and fries... I have these huge food cravings and then I'm riddled with guilt even thinking about eating! And I've been doing 50 minutes of pilates every day since Saturday. But I'm just not seeing any results. I know I'm not going to be a supermodel after 4 days of Pilates, but is it doing anything?! Should I be wasting my time even trying?! It's so frustrating to keep doing it and not seeing any results. Everyday I stare at myself in the mirror looking for even the tiniest improvement...

ARGGGGGGGGGG.

Anyone know of any good ab workouts?? Or cute tankinis?? I mean, I'm going to jamaica with some of the most beautiful women I know... I need to at least TRY to keep up...

08:42 am: Suprise, Suprise...

You Have A Type A Personality

A You are hyper, energetic, and always on the mood You tend to succeed at everything you attempt And if you don't succeed at first, you quickly climb your way to the top! You could be called a workaholic, but you also make time for fun As long as it's high energy and competitive, you're interested You have the perfect personality for business and atheltic success

05:16 pm: From Jen...

the Questioner Test finished!

you chose CY - your Enneagram type is SIX. "I am affectionate and skeptical" Questioners are responsible, trustworthy, and value loyalty to family, friends, groups, and causes. Their personalities range broadly from reserved and timid to outspoken and confrontative. How to Get Along with Me Be direct and clear. Listen to me carefully. Don't judge me for my anxiety. Work things through with me. Reassure me that everything is OK between us. Laugh and make jokes with me. Gently push me toward new experiences. Try not to overreact to my overreacting. What I Like About Being a Six being committed and faithful to family and friends being responsible and hardworking being compassionate toward others having intellect and wit being a nonconformist confronting danger bravely being direct and assertive What's Hard About Being a Six the constant push and pull involved in trying to make up my mind procrastinating because of fear of failure; having little confidence in myself fearing being abandoned or taken advantage of exhausting myself by worrying and scanning for danger wishing I had a rule book at work so I could do everything right being too critical of myself when I haven't lived up to my expectations Sixes as Children Often are friendly, likable, and dependable, and/or sarcastic, bossy, and stubborn are anxious and hypervigilant; anticipate danger form a team of "us against them" with a best friend or parent look to groups or authorities to protect them and/or question authority and rebel are neglected or abused, come from unpredictable or alcoholic families, and/or take on the fearfulness of an overly anxious parent Sixes as Parents are often loving, nurturing, and have a strong sense of duty are sometimes reluctant to give their children independence worry more than most that their children will get hurt sometimes have trouble saying no and setting boundaries Renee Baron & Elizabeth Wagele The Enneagram Made Easy Discover the 9 Types of People HarperSanFrancisco, 1994, 161 pages You are not completely happy with the result?! You chose CY Would you rather have chosen: AY (EIGHT) BY (FOUR) CX (TWO) CZ (ONE)

My test tracked 2 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender: You scored higher than 0% on ABC You scored higher than 46% on XYZ

Link: The Quick and Painless ENNEAGRAM Test written by felk on Ok Cupid, home of the 32-Type Dating Test

07:44 pm: The first survey I've ever done...
I generally don't like these things... I read them about my friends and usually think about how i would answer it, but never take the time to fill it out... So, maybe I'll give it a try...

Welcome to the 2006 edition of getting to know your friends. What you are supposed to do is copy (not forward) this entire e-mail and paste it onto a new e-mail/lj post that you'll send/post. Change all the answers so they apply to you, and then send this to a whole bunch of people including the person who
sent it to you.



Start time: 8:00

1. What time did you get up this morning?
OH man - late... 8:10ish?

2. Diamonds or pearls?
A little of each, even though I realize diamonds are bad... they really are pretty...

3. What was the last film you saw at the movies?
Brokeback Mountain

4. What is your favorite TV show(s)?
Grey's Anatomy, Gilmore Girls, Law and Order (any and all...), AMERICAN IDOL! I'm excited about this show, Conviction...

5. What did you have for breakfast?
A raw chocolate-chip cookie...

6. What is your middle name?
Riley

7. What is your favorite cuisine?
Oooh... Thai, mexican, burgers and fries... Salad - is that a cuisine?

8. What food do you dislike?
Lamb, seafood, anything really weird...

9. Favorite chips?
Cheetos or Lays with FOD.

10. What is your favorite CD at the moment?
HA! The last CDs I listened to were at Christmas time... Really I just listen to OPB (NPR) right now... I haven't even listened to my ipod in a week!

11. What kind of car do you drive?
A green 1996 Saturn SL1

12. Favorite sandwich?
Turkey Club

13. What characteristics do you despise?
selfishness, arogance, lack of awareness of others, Ignorance...

14. Favorite item of clothing?
pajamas?? anything snuggly...

15. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation?
I don't know! Anywhere?? right now, I'd pick somewhere warm - it's freezing! ooh... Africa?

16. What color is your bathroom?
"Pinkish blueish creamish" <--- same as Jen's - Blue painted trim, pink and cream and blue wallpaper, cream and blue tile...

17. Favorite brand of clothing?
Ann Taylor!

18. Where would you want to retire to?
Somewhere warm - I don't think I'd want to be in Florida though...

19. Favorite time of day?
um... Depends on the day - mid-morning probably - there's still so much promise for the day!

20. Where were you born?
Fairview Hospital - Cleveland, Ohio

21. Favorite sport to watch?
um... Tennis?? Figure Skating? Curling??

22. Who do you least expect to send this back?
?

23 Person you expect to send/post it back first?
Emma?

24. What laundry detergent do you use?
Kirkland Free & Clear

25. Coke or Pepsi?
DIET COKE

26. Are you a morning person or night owl?
um... either!

27. Do you have any pets?
A fat, wonderful, adopted cat, Zeus.

28. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with everyone?
um... I'm doing my first DUII trial next week?

29. What did you want to be when you were little?
A singer on Broadway

30. Favorite candy bar?
Are Reeses Cups candy bars??

31. What is your best childhood memory?
the BEST childhood memory?? holy crap... This is why I don't do these surveys - how am I supposed to pick my best childhood memory?? that's a lot of pressure! I have to think through 10 whole years? Okay, i can't answer this one... A GOOD childhood memory is hot summer evenings spent outside with all of the neighborhood kids on Parkwood playing kick-the-can and other games...

32. What are the different jobs you have had in your life?
Babysitter, Housekeeper, Pizza-maker, Fast Food person, Store Clerk, Resident Assistant, Research Assistant, Account Manager of a Broadcast Sales Firm, Research Assistant, Law Clerk, Certified Law Clerk

33. What color underwear are you wearing?
Black boyshorts

34. Nicknames?
Um... EK? ERK? They called me Bubbles at Girl Scout Camp. My momma calls me Dolly or Erie... (sounds like Airie).

35. Piercing?
my ears... used to have my navel and my tongue pierced...

36. Eye color?
Brown

37. Ever been to Africa?
No.

38. Ever been toilet papering?
Yes! And I have a scar to remind me of one incident...

39. Love someone so much it made you cry?
*sigh* yup...

40. Ever been in a car accident?
3 and 2 fender-benders where I was rear-ended...

41. Croutons or bacon bits?
mmm... Bacon...

42. Favorite day of the week?
Friday - there's always so much promise for the weekend...

43. Favorite restaurant?
Thai Lahnna, Eleni's, Frankie's,

44. Favorite flower?
Tulips or lilies?

45. Favorite ice cream?
Currently, Haagen-Dazs vanilla-almond ice cream bars...

46. Disney or Warner brothers?
Disney

47. Favorite fast food restaurant?
Burgerville, USA!

48. What color is your bedroom carpet?
Hardwood floors, baby.

49. How many times did you fail your driver's test?
none.

50. Before this one, from whom did you get your last email?
Law School Announcements

51. What store would you choose to max out your credit card?
Pottery Barn, William Sonoma, Ann Taylor, Powells, Borders, Ikea...

52. What do you do when you are bored?
check email, read, watch tv, sleep... heh... Who has time to be bored!

53. Bedtime?
Between 10 and 11...

54. Who are you most curious about their responses to this
questionnaire?
?

56. What are you listening to right now?
Law and Order: CI

57. What is your favorite color?
Blue and Pink...

58. Lake, ocean or river?
Any!

59. How many tattoos do you have?
One

60. Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
Egg.

61. How many people are you sending this email to?
none

62. Time finished?
8:14

12:37 pm: Alright, Alright...
So, I got a nudge from joe and so I'll post. It will be an incredibly BORING post, but I need some advice with something I'm struggling with! My SCHEDULE!

so far this semester, I've been going to 16 credits worth of class. I only need 10 to graduate. AND I have this big paper to write in order to graduate.... So, I'm trying to develop a schedule which is both interesting, but not unduly burdensome, and I'm having a hard time deciding which classes to take. So, here are the options, as well as when they are scheduled and the amount of credits they are worth...

Street Law - where I teach high school students about the law - NO FINAL - 3 credits - Mon 4-6pm
Jurisprudence of Property - with my favorite professor, going to be a great class but A LOT of work - FINAL - 3 credits - Mon/Wed 6-7:30
Wills and Trusts - I feel like I should take this class, but I've only heard bad things about it - FINAL - 3 credits - Mon/Wed 8-9:30p
Family Business Seminar - EASY class, from all accounts - 3 minimal papers - NO FINAL - 2 credits - Tues 6-8pm
Constitutional Law II - I HAVE TO TAKE THIS! - FINAL - 3 credits - Wed/Fri 9-10:30am
White Collar Crime Seminar - Should be a good class, although maybe hard - FINAL - 2 credits - Thurs 6-8p

The schedule that I've kind of outlined as of late is as follows:
Street Law
Family Business Seminar
Con Law II
White Collar Crime Seminar


HELP!!! HELP!!! HELP!!!

Opinions appreciated since I can't make decisions without community consensus!

08:38 am: Alright Folkses
I am sitting at school in Wood Hall on the campus of Lewis and Clark Law School coming to you LIVE from my new COMPUTER! WOOT WOOT WOOT!!