7 weeks

As of today we're 7 weeks out from the Texas Bar Exam.

Still SO much time left but really not that much time at all.

I don't have a whole lot going on in January and February (a baby shower, an engagement party, and a wedding), which is one of the reasons why studying for the February bar is a bazillion times better than studying for the July bar.
I was pleasantly surprised at how well I've done on the torts MBE sections I've done, considering I haven't looked at these questions in quite a while. I'm not so surprised at how much of the contracts stuff I don't remember. I'm hoping my memory will be refreshed as I keep looking at it, but yesterday was not a good bar study day.

Other random thoughts:
- I'm trying to figure out a time to make a trip to Champaign for a basketball game. This is kind of difficult because of the whole studying thing, and for the time being my car is in Dallas (with Dirk), so getting down there is a bit of a logistical issue. I suppose I could always do the amtrak, but I think that's more crazy than I can handle right now.

- We need snow.
I never thought I'd be someone who wants snow, but I want it. It's freaking cold, there might as well be some snow on the ground. And when I look outside, I want to see THIS,

as opposed to what I see right now, which is this:

Gross.


- Mom is going through chemo and radiation and all that jazz. I know I'm especially useless from Chicago, but it really makes me wish I had some sort of medical training so that I could be even sort of useful. This weekend she made a trip to the ER (bronchitis, because that's what every chemo patient needs!), and I hate not being able to offer any advice besides "uhhh... you should see if they can give you an IV so you stay hydrated?"


- I blogged a while back about buying a refurbished MacBook Air and have had a bunch of people ask about it. Now that I've had it about 6 months I can confidently say that I love it. Seriously, LOVE it. It is so tiny and fast and amazing. And I can't even tell it's refurbished, it feels like brand new. They don't always have them available online but if anyone was wondering about pulling the trigger on a refurbished Apple product, I highly recommend it.

- When I was in St. Louis a couple weeks ago I forgot eyeliner and borrowed from a friend (how many people just cringed at the germy grossness of that statement?). Germs aside - I have a new eyeliner obsession. 

It's a little heavy/dramatic for during the day (I rarely wear eyeliner during the day at all, but I definitely wouldn't wear this one), but it's perrrrfect for evening.
Applies like a pencil but looks/feels like a liquid.


Alright, I'm off to track down some answers from someone in administrative court (different answer for every phone call I make, the Chicago way!) and to get some studying done.

Happy Tuesday, folks.