Oh hi!

So yeah. Hi blog. I've sort of abandoned you. But I knew you were there waiting for me. I've been busy going to Italy, and starting my new job and settling into NYC life.

Things are good. I am reminded by the tweets and blog posts of those still in law school that though--for the most part--I liked law school, I do not miss finals. I feel the pain of those still in law school. I remember trudging through the snow last December to take my Evidence final though the city was nearly shut down. Took me 4 hours by bus to get to campus, and they ended up shutting down the school while I was taking my exam (those who were mid-exam were allowed to finish). That exam ended up giving me the worst grade I got in law school. Oh well, 4L grades aren't something to dwell on!

Passed the bar. If all goes well, get sworn in next month. Passing the bar was a huge relief. Though that sounds obvious, it was more of a relief than I had imagined. When telling people what I do pre-results, I had this awkward response that was something to the effect of "I'm hopefully going to be a lawyer." Now, it really feels real.

Doing interesting projects at work. Trying to balance a few things at once, and that's a bit stressful, but so far they've worked out.

Today I went to Brooklyn to buy some chocolate bars at Mast Brothers. We'd bought a couple at Stumptown at the Ace Hotel here, but they were $10 ea, and at the factory they're 3 for $20. Bought 6 different kinds, and have to figure out which to keep for us and which to give away. This was my third visit to Brooklyn. All the visits have felt very different. The first was last summer, to Park Slope, for a work function at someone's house. A few weeks ago, we went to Coney Island and Brighton Beach. I really enjoyed that trip, including a visit to a restaurant that served Uyghur food. This visit, in what I think was Williamsburg, reminded me strongly of Portland. It was raining, so I got my chocolate and came back to Manhattan, and stopped at Union Square to watch "Up In the Air," which was pretty good.

Been watching some TV - watched season 1 of Damages, and am now in the middle of the first season of Dexter. Also been reading a lot. It's crazy how much time I have compared to working full time and going to law school!