And the race is on…

Before I begin today’s post I’d just like to say to my readers, no matter how small in number you are, that I don’t mind you copying, printing, and/or sending my posts to friends or family members as long as you leave the post exactly as I wrote it and you don’t claim it as your own. That may sound cocky or whatever, but hey I don’t want my thoughts claimed by others.

Well the time has come for yet another semester of college, and this time I can see the future up ahead. This semester and then the next one, and then, God willing, I will be on my way to law school. I am still clinging to the hope that I will do fantastic on my LSAT and get into Vand, but UT Knoxville would not be too bad either. I have one last year to make the most of my college experience, which means more football games, more parties, more relaxing, and just plain more living. With a year left, the race is on to be smarter, stronger, faster, better.The real world is looming, and it can be a scary s-o-b. Not only is there the whole law school thing, but also passing the bar, finding a job, and everything else. But I’m not going to think about that, not right now. I’m going to live in the moments.

So Mock Trial begins tommorrow night, and I’m really excited. I have a very good feeling about it. My favorite coach Brandi puts it best when she gives us our pre-tournament pep talk. She always tells us that we are in the perfect moment of a tournament; there are no ballots lost, and both a perfect record and first place finish are possible. She reminds us that our goal is to make that moment last as long as possible. That’s where we are now, at the beginning of a season when perfection is possible and there are no ballots or tournaments lost. I intend to make it last the entire season, but that’s just me. We’ll see how ti goes, but I’ve got faith in our team. Middle will be a mock trial power house once more.

Anyway, back to that whole living in the moment business. I intend to do a great deal of living. I’ll be spontaneous and relaxed; I will be a lot less evil and sarcastic, ok well maybe not considering who I am, but I will be more fun to be around I hope. I’m going to make the most of this one last year, and then carry that ‘make the most of it’ attitude with me through it all. Well at least  I’m going to try. Here’s to the next year; here’s to being alive.

This post has been sort of fragmented and pointless. Better post tomorrow, hopefully, or maybe Friday. I swear I’m becoming an addict.

Quote of the Day: “I could really use to lose my Catholic conscience
‘Cause I’m getting sick of feeling guilty all the time” – “Consequence Free”, Great Big Sea

And so, I blog…

I’ve determined that I should blog more. I mean this thing is a waste of space if I don’t do enough blogging. So I will try to update daily, or at least two or three times a week. Meanwhile in the world of Lucky, life goes on. It’s dull, draining, and not much fun, but it does go on. My flashdrive, which contained a large quantity of writing, has decided to keel over, and that pisses me off to no end. I’ll probably take it somewhere and get the data recovered, if it isn’t too expensive. I’ve immersed myself in book after book, since I am still without a car and therefore cannot get a job. I think Da has finally broken down and realized that I can’t get a title for the green p-o-s. I’m really hoping he has because I’ve got to get a set of wheels in order to get my bum to class everyday. That was really off topic. Anyway, I’ve gone through several books, and I still refuse to read Twilight because of all the screaming fans who have for the most part ruined the book for me.

I’ve finally gotten around to formatting the desktop, which is as I type downloading the 66 updates that it needs, and it’s present location is frustrating because I have to work from my bed. That is not as comfortable as it would seem considering. However I will be able to use it for some of the things that are more difficult to do with my laptop. Also on the ‘computer’ front. I’ve taken to making forum skins, and I really like it. This is my site: Starlights, and I made it without using Photoshop, a program I would die for right now. I’m still working on my first skin, improving it, but it’s already as nice a skin as I’ve ever done.

I’m registering to take the LSAT in October, and it scares the crap out of me. I’ve been informed by all my professors and those who’ve already taken the test that the logic games section is the hardest, and that if I can manage that and do well, I will have a high score. I need that high score to get into Vandy, especially since my GPA isn’t extremely high, it’s only a 3.3, and I don’t have enough extracurriculars to look incredible on an application. So I’m going to start scholarship huntingand start looking at applications to the law schools and writing essays and getting letters of recommendation. The time has come for me to get into law school.

Spoony took his application for the sheriff’s department to be notarized last monday, and he’s gotten a lot of things together since that terrible revalation. As for his choice in jobs, I’d like him to pick a safer way to make a living, like driving cars that go 180MPH haha kudos to you if you get that joke, but I support him in whatever he chooses to do. He’s getting into website travel agent type deal, and at this point every little bit helps us get to the point where everything is better. I plan on moving out when I go to law school, and if everything goes as planned Spoony and I can get everything back the way it should be. And that brings us to the end of today’s blog and the quote of the day. Yay, Shakespeare!

Quote of the day: “The course of true love never did run smooth”. A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Act I, Scene I); William Shakespeare

Truth, Justice, and the American Way

“Why do you want to be a lawyer? They are slimy, sneaky, and foul. There is nothing good about being a lawyer; they do nothing beneficial to the world or society.”

That is the typical response I get when I tell people that I am pursuing an education in law; most people wonder why someone as artistically inclined as I am would be interested in something as cold and harsh as the legal profession. It is not a woman’s game, even now in a very progressive era, and I’ve been warned that it will be a long and difficult road to getting my J.D. and passing the Bar. I’m prepared for that. I know it will not be easy to get through law school, and that the competition will be cut throat and tough, but I’m willing to face that trial, no pun intended. I know that there is very little artistic about the practice of law really, at least in the eyes of many people.

But I find something incredibly exhilarating about a closing argument and a cross examination. There’s something exciting about fighting objections and discovering the fatal flaw that unravels the opposing side’s case. And I enjoy the power trip that comes with knowing that everyone is listening to me, that it’s my show at least for that moment in time.  And there’s something rewarding about knowing that all the work and research I’ve done has been useful and important. But none of that really gets to why I want to be a lawyer.

The title of this blog is Truth, Justice, and the American Way for a reason. I want to use a law degree to make a difference.You see I haven’t quite decided what field of law I want to go into, but I’m narrowing my options. I don’t want to be a corporate attorney because I refuse to be anyone’s hired suit to be used to find the most ‘legal’ way to squeeze another penny from the average person while giving them marginal quality. I won’t do it, and you can kiss my ass if you think that’s just stupid idealism. You can bet money that those oil companies have lawyers that help them figure our how it can be legal to do what they are doing to the average citizen. And I don’t want to work in insurance law unless I’m on the policy holder’s side because I refuse to find ways to screw people out of what they are owed. I’ve been considering child advocacy because I want to work in a field that means something, and I’ve had some friends who could use a good child advocacy lawyer on their side. That’d be a rewarding career, though probably not a high paying one. I mean it would be one of the best ways to make a difference. I was told once that I would make an excellent child advocacy lawyer because I had such a good heart and strong passion.

I have a passion for Constitutional law; I guess its a nerdy thing, but I love it. And I don’t always agree with how the Supreme Court rules.  I took the ConLaw centering around civil liberties last semester, and, despite it being taught by Vile, I really liked it. I have strong beliefs when it comes to ConLaw, and I would love to argue in front of the Supreme Court some day. Some people say it is the Holy Grail of the legal profession. I’d love to fight eminent domain, and some of the garbage that I think is unconstitutional. Perhaps that eminent domain bit comes from the fact I come from a small town where family farms mean everything to people and I hate to see the government come in a take it just because they want to develop the land and make some money. I laugh maniacally when politicians’ find their houses being swept up by eminent domain.

So my third and final selection is to be a district attorney, also known as a prosecutor. I guess there’s something glamorous feeling about putting the bad guy away. I don’t know whether I’ve got what it takes to go to court and argue that a person spend a long period of time in prison, possibly decades or life in prison, but I sort of want to see justice for people like my AP English teacher Ms. Mackey, who’s daughter was brutally raped and murdered and the man who did it nearly got away with it. I want to help people who deserve justice, which may be one of the only things I’m idealistic about. I guess that may be my most idealistic aspiration, and it’s probably something I could never do.  I’m probably not cut out for that sort of thing, nor am I good enough. But I’d like to try some day. I really would.

So yeah, that’s why I want to be a lawyer and what I want to do with my law degree. Hope you enjoyed one of my few less cynical and snarky posts.

On a completely unrelated to the topic at hand note: You’ve probably noticed a sudden import of posts. Those are my writing from an old blog. I thought I would add them to this one instead of trying to keep up with two blogs.