Bullet Points
Bullet-point updates are cheap and unsophisticated. They're also very easy to write. Enjoy!* Kansas has been in the news on an almost daily basis recently. Stories range from the capture of the B.T.K killer in Wichita, to a NY Times op-ed piece about dying Kansas towns giving away land to people who agree to move there, to commentaries on the continued relevance of the book "What's the Matter with Kansas" as a framework for understanding the success of the conservative movement in the U.S. It's almost (almost) enough to make me wistful for the Great Plains. If only *some* of it were good news...
* I'm going to Kenya! For the first time in my eight (!!) years with Aiesec, I'm finally going to an international conference. Expros! Not only will I have the opportunity to meet Aiesecers from all over the world, but I'm going where Amanda, my lovely girlfriend, spent four months on her traineeship. After a week of the conference, I'll head to the Masaai Mara for a safari, then to the coast of the Indian ocean. Now if I can just find a way to post pictures....
* No word back from law schools yet. However, I'm making good progress in studying my first year classes. I've already been through Tort, I'm nearly finished with Contracts, then it's on to Property, Civil Procedure, Criminal Law/Procedure and possibly Constitutional Law. I'll save the polemic of justifying why I'm doing all of this. If you're truly interested, let me know.
* In the last several months, I've been listening to more (and more interesting) music. We've been to a couple of great jazz concerts (John Scofield, Matt Wilson, and, on Saturday night, Arturo Sandoval), seen the amazing M. Ward at the Knitting Factory and putting some serious wear and tear on my iPod.
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Now you know I'm going to ask why the barrage of first-year classes before the first year of law school....is it to avoid the stress of that dreaded first year? I guess I should've done that....
8 years? That's just pathetic... and people tell me I was bad.
I hope to God that you are going as a party delegate. You wait all these years and then you go to a conference to work a couple months before you leave?
Digs, you're right.
Mike, have no worries...I'm going to have fun!
Arnaub, we should talk. But in the meantime, pick up a book called Planet Law School. It lays out the reasoning, but it essentially boils down to the fact that your law career can hinge on your success in your first year of law school. Professors don't make it easy on you to do well, so you're better off learning the Black Letter Law principles on your own, then tailoring your knowledge to the professor's exams.
Ask Adam's gf for learning tip.
I have nothing worldly or relevant to add, so I'll suggest some music...
Good Company Soundtrack - Particulary the David Byrne and the 'Iron & Wine' cuts.
Nickel Creek if you want some modern bluegrass. Green & Grey is amazing off 'This Side.'
Bic Runga for some mellow Kiwi Pop.
I'll always suggest some classics for jazz like Miles Davis, Wynton Marsailis and Harry Connick Jr.
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