And we're back...

Alright, so I took a brief break from this new endeavor. Alright, so it was a six month break. That's okay. The good thing is that I'm back. A lot has changed in the last few months, but perhaps most importantly is that I'm no longer a measly 1L at Cardozo. Now, I'm a measly 2L at Cardozo! Is there a big difference? Ummm, not really. One thing I have noticed is that the professors I have this year tend to call people by their first names rather than the formal Mr. or Ms. Last name that was used by all the 1L professors. It has been nice to come back and have an idea of what is going on and how to get on with all the business that law school has to offer.

Some of the new things to deal with this fall is the fact that we all know where we stand now. Yes, grades came out and labeled us for life as someone who should be interviewed or someone that should be looking for work in a different profession. It's not that bad, but you do kinda get the feeling that the people with all the interviews are looking down on those of us who did not. At least I got on a journal. There are, unfortunately for those people, students who wanted to be on a journal and didn't get on. What's even worse is that I've heard of someone who got kicked out of school for grades, but still managed to get offers from two journals. What a process! Journals are an interesting creature. I haven't done it yet, but it sounds like a lot of work for one credit and a line on your resume. We have to put in three office hours a week and write a note outside of office hours and homework in order to get one credit for the whole year. I'm not bitter.

One of the sad things about some of the journals is that they deal with a specific topic and then selected people to be on the journal that don't even want to work in that area of the law. This seems to be an overwhelming problem and a major fault with the current writing competition/journal selection process. They should have some way to indicate what you actually may be interested in working on during the year. I know that some people have no clue and so they want to be on this clinic and that journal to get an idea of two different areas, but it may be a lot more beneficial to the journals and the people involved to let people who want to pursue a certain area be involved with that journal. I'm just saying....

On a completely different note, I moved out of Manhattan. I gathered up all my courage and ventured out of my mouse house in Little China/Italytown and relocated to "the Slope" in Brooklyn. So far, my quality of life has gone up more than you can imagine and that is even taking into account the 25 minute commute. I think I kinda like it here.