as you may have noticed, i changed the name of my blog. i got the former title of my blog from a t-shirt i received as a law school graduation gift from an exboyfriend. on the front of the t-shirt it said "so, a girl walks into a bar...." and then on the back, in big bold letters, it said "EXAM." i thought it was pretty clever so i borrowed that title for my blog.
it turns out someone else uses this same title. in fact, after doing a search, many people use this title. one woman included a post on her blog about how i had copied her blog title, so i decided it was easiest to change mine, as i never intended to copy her title, nor did i even know i had until i started receiving emails from her blog readers.
i did a search first to see if anyone else uses my new title "recovering from three days at the bar." the search came up negative, so i'm hoping this title is safe. if you do in fact use this same title, instead of posting something on your blog so your blog readers send me emails about what a horrible person i am for borrowing a slogan from a t-shirt i own, just let me know and i would be more than happy to change my title. i have much respect for all my fellow bloggers, especially those that undertake the great endeavor that is the bar exam and post their experiences so others who will take the exam can know what to expect. i think blogging is a great way to stay sane, focused, and not overwhelm our friends/family with incessant "bar talk."
thank you.
- L
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Saturday, May 17, 2008
and the results are in.....
I passed! What a great feeling.
More later, off to celebrate.
Best of luck to everyone else. You're all in my thoughts!
More later, off to celebrate.
Best of luck to everyone else. You're all in my thoughts!
Thursday, May 15, 2008
i hate the mail
i've been doing my best all week to ignore the fact that this friday is "the day." [i just finished reading a book called "alas, babylon" where the characters use the term "the day" to refer to the day america was destroyed by nuclear bombs - i've adopted the term.]
but, its really hard to forget about what happens tomorrow when i'm constantly reminded of it. phone calls, emails, words of support from family and friends. but now, even the stupid mail is reminded me of bar results. all week i have been receiving mail from bar prep programs inviting me to join their bar prep classes for the july exam. apparently they're so sure i failed, they send the info out before results are released ;)
and the letters are great, they usually say something like "are you that idiot that failed the bar exam? if so, we have just the program for you!"
okay....not quite like that, but that's how they make me feel. they don't even acknowledge the chance that the reader may have passed.....they don't say something like "congratulations if you passed the exam! however, if you didn't, i'd like to take the time to tell you about our program..."
stupid bar programs and their stupid mail. i think i need to get a mailbox like this:
tomorrow is going to be a very long day. not much going on at work this week, so that will be slow. i'll probably leave early, go home, and get all good and drunk so that by the time i'm checking my score, i'm laughing regardless.
good luck to everyone! keep me updated.
out.
- L
but, its really hard to forget about what happens tomorrow when i'm constantly reminded of it. phone calls, emails, words of support from family and friends. but now, even the stupid mail is reminded me of bar results. all week i have been receiving mail from bar prep programs inviting me to join their bar prep classes for the july exam. apparently they're so sure i failed, they send the info out before results are released ;)
and the letters are great, they usually say something like "are you that idiot that failed the bar exam? if so, we have just the program for you!"
okay....not quite like that, but that's how they make me feel. they don't even acknowledge the chance that the reader may have passed.....they don't say something like "congratulations if you passed the exam! however, if you didn't, i'd like to take the time to tell you about our program..."
stupid bar programs and their stupid mail. i think i need to get a mailbox like this:
tomorrow is going to be a very long day. not much going on at work this week, so that will be slow. i'll probably leave early, go home, and get all good and drunk so that by the time i'm checking my score, i'm laughing regardless.
good luck to everyone! keep me updated.
out.
- L
Saturday, May 10, 2008
SIX days???????
wow. i just checked those little countdown clocks on my fellow bar bloggers sites and realized there are only SIX days until results are released. i suppose i could have easily figured that out if i was counting, but i'm still under the delusion that i'm not worrying with every breah i take what the results will say.
it's weird, i haven't been thinking about it at all until about a week ago, and now, i have a difficult time thinking about anything else. my non-law school friends and family regularly ask when results come out (since it HAS been two-and-a-half months since we took the exam). i still always tell them "they come out in a few weeks." even now when it's only SIX days, i give the same ridiculous answer. i know i'll have to call everyone next weekend and tell them how i did, i just don't want a million phone calls next friday from people asking.
and after i respond that results come out in a few weeks, friends and family always say that phrase that i hate....
"don't worry, i bet you rocked the exam. you're smart, how could you not?"
it's great that people are so supportive, and have so much confidence in me. but the people who say things like that clearly don't understand the bar exam. because let's face it....very few people "rock" the bar exam. and, smarts doesn't necessarily have anything to do with it. everyone who takes the bar exam made it through 4 years of college and 3 years of law school...that's pretty smart in my book. and yet over half of those people DON'T pass the exam.
also, because my laptop crashed during the exam, i didn't even get to finish thursday's essays and PT. so, while i'm trying to be positive and hope for the best, i am realistic enough to know that my chances are not good. but when people say things like they are so sure i passed, it makes it that much harder to call them next week and tell them i didn't.
a part of me just wants to know, even if i failed, because waiting is probably worse than anything. but, another part of me wants to continue to live in the ignorant bliss of still having a chance. i cleaned out all my barbri books from my locker at school this week and had an eerie feeling as i entered the building after being away for three months. all i kept thinking is..."i hope i'm not here next week studying again." i don't know if i can do that again. i have complete respect for people who take the exam more than once, knowing how difficult and challenging it was just once.
it certainly does help to stop by other bloggers' sites and know that i'm not the only one that is starting to get a little nervous. thank god for the internet.
it's weird, i haven't been thinking about it at all until about a week ago, and now, i have a difficult time thinking about anything else. my non-law school friends and family regularly ask when results come out (since it HAS been two-and-a-half months since we took the exam). i still always tell them "they come out in a few weeks." even now when it's only SIX days, i give the same ridiculous answer. i know i'll have to call everyone next weekend and tell them how i did, i just don't want a million phone calls next friday from people asking.
and after i respond that results come out in a few weeks, friends and family always say that phrase that i hate....
"don't worry, i bet you rocked the exam. you're smart, how could you not?"
it's great that people are so supportive, and have so much confidence in me. but the people who say things like that clearly don't understand the bar exam. because let's face it....very few people "rock" the bar exam. and, smarts doesn't necessarily have anything to do with it. everyone who takes the bar exam made it through 4 years of college and 3 years of law school...that's pretty smart in my book. and yet over half of those people DON'T pass the exam.
also, because my laptop crashed during the exam, i didn't even get to finish thursday's essays and PT. so, while i'm trying to be positive and hope for the best, i am realistic enough to know that my chances are not good. but when people say things like they are so sure i passed, it makes it that much harder to call them next week and tell them i didn't.
a part of me just wants to know, even if i failed, because waiting is probably worse than anything. but, another part of me wants to continue to live in the ignorant bliss of still having a chance. i cleaned out all my barbri books from my locker at school this week and had an eerie feeling as i entered the building after being away for three months. all i kept thinking is..."i hope i'm not here next week studying again." i don't know if i can do that again. i have complete respect for people who take the exam more than once, knowing how difficult and challenging it was just once.
it certainly does help to stop by other bloggers' sites and know that i'm not the only one that is starting to get a little nervous. thank god for the internet.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
the waiting game
i haven't written anything in a while because i really don't have much to say at this point. results come out in approximately 10 days. since the exam, i have done a pretty good job of forgetting about results and focusing on having a social life again. but, now that "the day" is near, i'm getting a little nervous and antsy. i think at this point, i just want to know, whether it's good or bad.
i feel like so much in my life right now is dependent upon how i do. if i passed, do i stay in san diego, or look for a job as an attorney elsewhere in california? if i didn't pass, should i move outside of california and give a different state a try? should i stay at my current job? should i take the test again in july, or wait until february? as a single woman, does it make any sense to start dating now, or should i hold off since i may be too busy studying to have a relationship?
i'm so tired of thinking about all this. the good news is, i did pass the moral character background check. who would have thought.....me....MORAL? ;)
out.
- L
i feel like so much in my life right now is dependent upon how i do. if i passed, do i stay in san diego, or look for a job as an attorney elsewhere in california? if i didn't pass, should i move outside of california and give a different state a try? should i stay at my current job? should i take the test again in july, or wait until february? as a single woman, does it make any sense to start dating now, or should i hold off since i may be too busy studying to have a relationship?
i'm so tired of thinking about all this. the good news is, i did pass the moral character background check. who would have thought.....me....MORAL? ;)
out.
- L
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