Nearly through the week

I’m nearly through the first week of law school.  Mostly, I love it.  I’ve got four core classes, and then my other two are Basic Legal Research and Legal Writing & Advocacy.  The four core classes are Contracts, Criminal Law, Torts, and Civil Procedure.  Of the four core classes, my least favorite is Civil Procedure.  Even though I still don’t want to practice it, my favorite class thus far is Criminal Law.  I’m not quite sure what to think of Legal Writing and Basic Legal Research, mostly because they’re not structured the way my other classes are (and for good reason).  However I definitely know that my legal research class will be a tremendous help.  The citations in legal work definitely will take some getting used to and just from the little bit we’ve talked about, legal writing is a different animal too.    But so far, I love law school.  My apartment feels like home and so does the law school.  For the first time in my life, I feel like I’m exactly where I’m supposed to be.  Yesterday as part of our Basic Legal Research class, we got a tour of the law library.  It’s on the second floor of the law school and it’s so much bigger than you think it’s going to be.

On the other side, I definitely realize I need to be on meds.  I’m not going to get through law school without meds.  Thankfully my appointment is on the 31st, so I only have to get through the rest of August.  I’m not sure what meds I’ll end up on.  I’m hoping it’s Vyvanse again – that worked the best by far.  I was also on a small dose of an anti-depressant the last time around too since I was diagnosed has having disthymia (I doubt I spelled that right).  So I’m not sure what will happen in terms of meds.  For those new to the party, back in October 2006, I was diagnosed as having ADD, inattentive type.  I went through 7 or 8 different meds and it took about 6 months before we found the right med and the right dosage.  It was April of 2007 when we finally found the right med.  It did wonders for my school work and for my life in general.  Meds can’t take away all my ADD issues, but they help me manage the issues. 

There’s a part of me that’s amazed at how easy the transition has been to being on my own and away from my family.  It was VERY nerve wracking in the weeks before the move and I was definitely a little homesick and nervous that first week I was here but already my apartment’s home.  Yeah, I miss seeing my family everyday, but things change.  My brothers and I are growing up.  I think what I miss the most is the dogs.  I say that because if I’m really missing my parents, or I’m missing my brothers I can call them or send them an email or an IM.  I can’t do that with Sammie and Maxie.  I’m thinking of heading up for a weekend sometime in October but we’ll see.

In other news, I seem to have gotten sucked into Twitter.  Never thought I would but I have.  I’m inspired2013 if you want to look me up.

"Life is measured not by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."