SO things have started calming down a bit (thank goodness). As of Monday I am done with my seminar paper and my Con Law final. I really haven't the faintest idea how I did on the final - it was my first open-book open-note test in law school, which was a bizarre experience. [I suppose it's more bizarre to expect students to come in with every scrap of information memorized, since lawyers in practice wouldn't write briefs using just the information in their heads. However, the norm in law school is a grueling, multi-hour, closed-book final so Con Law was a first.] Even though I had my outline with me, the multiple choice section was a beast and the two essay prompts were quite long and demanding. I'm pretty sure I did well on the essays, but my grade (as always) will be completely dependent upon the curve. We'll see how that goes.
I'm glad to have my paper done as well. After taking my first seminar class in law school, I think that I'm hooked. It was difficult throughout the course of the semester to have writing deadlines (which often would detract my time/energy spent on other classes), but it's REALLY nice only having three finals this semester. Also, I love to write papers. This particular seminar class was unlike any other law school class so the paper was a little different - in this class, the focus was on how law fits in society and how scholars in other academic fields approach and analyze various aspects of the law. It was interesting and challenging, but more importantly, it is over. I think as a 3L I'll be signing up for some more seminar classes...
Anyway, I'm marching steadily towards the end of finals and coming home! It is weird to think that it's already December of '09. Finals time is eerie because it creates this terrible vacuum; I know that Christmas is coming and I know I get to come home soon, but all I can focus on are the looming twin deadlines on the close horizon. I am sitting on my couch in my new house, ignoring the Christmas carols pouring from the radio and the commercials urging me to buy, buy, buy. I have a huge stack of notecards that I'm devouring slowly, willing my brain to absorb just one more case, just one more rule... I also have my cell phone, a glass of water, a snack and my computer. Until December 14th and 15th, this is my world. After that, holiday time and family visits will exist again.
