Top 10 Signs Its Exam Time

Direct from the home office in Knoxville, Tennessee -

The Top 10 signs its exam time:

10. The lights in the law school have switched to "reserve power" meaning that I am at the law school after 1:30am;

9. I have not slept in more hours than I can count;

8. My diet consists mostly of sugar free red bull, diet coke and pharmaceuticals (as properly prescribed, don't get the wrong idea);

7. Aaron needs a haircut;

6. I am buying CDs on iTunes just to avoid listening to The Darjeeling Limited soundtrack for the 40th time today;

5. I can feel my heart beating in my throat;

4. I am wasting time desperately trying to come up with ten items for this list instead of finishing my take-home Disability Law exam;

3. I've taken to watching season 2 of Prison Break as a means of rewarding myself for solid stretches of diligent work;

2. I'm going to waste even more time by taking this away message and posting it on the blog; and

The #1 sign that it is exam time again:

I just had to go back and reverse the numbering on this list because I'm so tired that I screwed it up. Yet, I was so concerned about this away message that I was willing to waste the time to fix it instead of doing my work!

Stay Tuned...

Roadtrip Anyone?

What better way to cleanse the body of the Tennessee Bar Exam than a 11461 mile, 4 week road trip?

Knoxville, TN to Fairbanks AK (by way of Lake Nebagamon, WI and the BWCAW)

to Vancouver, BC

to Seattle, WA

to Los Angelas, CA

to Las Vegas, NV

to Salt Lake City, UT

to Denver, CO

to Santa Fe, NM

to Jaurez Mexico

to San Antonio, TX

to Austin, TX

to Dallas, TX

to Houston, TX

to Memphis, TN

to Knoxville, TN.

11461 miles.

183 hours of driving - according to Yahoo! Maps.

A visit to Camp Nebagamon.

A night or two in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

A week in Denali National Park.

A day or two in British Columbia.

A drive down the Pacific Coast.

A day or two in L.A.

Three nights in Vegas.

The Great Salt Lake.

The Grand Canyon.

A voyage of literary proportions. The kind of trip that will wash our lives of all the mundane and clear our souls for the begining of the rest of our lives.

Done on the cheap, with no firm plans, reservations or accommodations - just a starting date, an ending date and a list of things to do.

The things we dream of during exams.

Stay Tuned...

The Procrastination Flowchart

This was found at the My Million Dollar January blog.

Very accurate, and probably made while someone was procrastinating.

Stay Tuned...

Let me save us all the trouble...

Let me save you the trouble.

I hate Auburn.

I hate Tennessee.

I hate LSU.

I hate going 6-6.

I hate losing to Auburn.

I hate losing to LSU.

I love beating Tennessee.

I am embarrassed to lose to La. Monroe.

I'm not embarrassed to lose to Miss St.

I'm embarrassed to have lost to Auburn tonight.

You want to talk shit about my coach being paid $4 Million dollars and going 6-6?

I'll be happy to point you in the direction of Mike Shula and the talent that he left on this roster.

I'll be happy to make excuses.

I'll tell you all about injuries, and the poor play of John Parker Wilson.

I've got all that if you want to hear it.

What I really want to tell you is that 6-6 doesn't matter.

That the calendar year of 2007 will be judged by the recruiting class - the 22 commits, two 5-star and twelve 4-star kids - and what they mean to the program when the are two years into their college career.

You want to talk shit about Nick Saban?

That is jealousy, because the god's honest truth is that every school in the country would take him at the helm of their program.

Every Auburn fan would take Nick Saban.

Every UT fan would take Nick Saban.

Every LSU fan would take Nick Saban.

Well he is the Alabama Coach, and as long as Coach Nick Mother Fucking Saban coaches in Tuscaloosa the future is bright.

Yeah, we went 6-6.

Yeah, that sucks.

Yeah, Auburn has won 6 straight against us.

Yeah, that sucks too.

But watch out...and enjoy it while you can.

Roll Tide Roll!

Stay Tuned...

Law School: The Musical

For those of you in need of a break from the realities of law school (or practicing law) - feast your eyes on this classic video:

Click here to watch "Law School Musical"

I hope this has helped stem the stress of the "early exam prep" period and given you the burst of energy you need to keep mindlessly typing up those hand-written notes you took. That was a bright idea, in retrospect...

Props to Jhasta Moore for the find - I can't take credit for this diamond.

Stay Tuned...