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Hey hey. I hope this post finds you well. Im still livin the happy life up here at NIU. Today has been a blast. Woke up early, packed up my cooler, and headed out for a tailgating extravaganza that found me drunk by 1. It was great, its such a fun atmosphere. Then the game itself was incredible. We beat Iowa State, another team that was supposed to beat us. Place was packed, full crowd, tons of energy, the whole deal. It was freezing, but it was still amazing, us Huskies just dont give up. So right as we win, word comes through on various cell phones that the Cubs just clinched their division. Playoff time for the cubbies, so campus is nuts. It was funny, I called home to tell dad, in case he hadnt heard, and i asked mom where he was, her reply "Hes out in the front yard yelling 'cubs win! niu wins! wooohoooo!'". I love my family. Then tonight i went out to the bars like an hour after i got back from tehg ame and everything. Ive literally been drinking all day.
Classes are good. Ive hit a point where suddenly ive decided to start participating in class, which is working really well, partly cuz i think im impressing my teachers. Im finally starting to feel like i really know whats going on not just because i pay attention and stuff like in undergrad, but that im really understanding the concepts and stuff too. Im really liking the law stuff, at least the substantive stuff. It sounds corny, but the way it all comes together and plays off itself is amazing. Statutory Poety if you will. Its kind of nice because i can see me doing this stuff for the rest of my life. Or at least something like it. Then add in the fact that i feel like im understanding this stuff better than a lot of other people in the class, and makes it feel like i actually have a chance at success.
It is kind of weird how law school changes how you look at stuff though. Like ive been here about a month and a half now, and already i find myself noticing all these little things, either in tv or in conversations, and going on a little mental tangent about this or that. Its cool.
More good news in that Robbie boy is comin to town next weekend. Just means i have to bust my ass to get my work done this week, but thats alright. Theres a pot of gold waiting for me at the end of this Cason-Colored rainbow.
Got some new games, Disgaea and Silent Hill 3, both are awesome, and filling my empty hours nicely. Silent Hill has a great soundtrack that im enjoying as well. Though i should spend them sleeping. Sleep has NOT been a happening thing. Not that im staying up too late either, ive just been having the worst dreams, like theyve been driving me nuts. I wake up feeling like i didnt even go to bed. Not the way to start ones day! That and i leave my fan on when it gets cold and forget about it when i go to bed...the other day i woke up and my thermometer said my room was 47 degrees. It was awful.
Im also psyched, Kill Hannah is coming to town here Oct 15, so thats going to rock, i cant wait for that. At my favorite bar here in town no less, so thats awesome.
Um, lets see, anything else....My day was pretty shaped by the football game. I left at like 11 and got back at like 8. Then the adrenaline rush didnt fade for a while.
Hope everyones doing well, i must crash. My body is so pissed at me its unreal.
Sounds like everyones doing well these days, some of you i know that for a fact, and others i can pretty much assume from what ive heard. Reaffirms that my friends are awesome people. And for those of you with setbacks...forget her therell be another.
Miss everyone, just more incentive for me to do this law school thing right so i can cash in and fly everyone out to see me on my yacht. We just studied one case where the lawyer was working on a 33% contingency fee, and then the case ended up being huge, he made 1 billion dollars on one case. Mmmmmm contracts....
Hope everyones doing well, i must crash. My body is so pissed at me its unreal.
Posted 8:43 AM by Chris
Back again. Things are still awesome up here, not too much to say besides im having a blast. Time just seems to fly by though, like it doesnt even seem like my weekends happen, and the week is just a blur. In a good way though. I cant believe ive been here a month and a half, doesnt seem anywhere close to that long.
Workload is pickin up some, these stupid research and writing classes i have are like the worst of high school english busy work, and it takes forever. Which is annoying cuz the rest of it isnt all that bad. Its nice to just have to read, no papers or anything, especially since im actually interested in what im reading. Mind you i have to read each case like two or three times before i figure out what the hell is going on, but its still good. That and we're getting to Homicide in criminal law now, and everyone knows how i loves me some killin.
Speaking of killing, i watched Living with Tigers on the Discovery channel last night, and i think it changed my life. I love those damn cats.
Also, speaking of killing, Jeff is facing evisceration in the face of his non-action, so you need to do something about that. Just wanted to make it public that ill kill you.
Still going out with Erin, and everythings going really well there.
I also find myself far more into the football season than i normally am. NFL wise, im in a loser pool, and theres like a little more that 1300 bucks in the pool. I had no plans of winning, but after three weeks im one of like 20 something people left out of an original 130 something people. So, all of a sudden im seeing a good chance to pay my summer rent.
NIU football is huge too right now, we've pretty much been a no name school for however long, and now all of a sudden we're 22nd in the nation. Big game on Saturday too, and you bet youre ass ill be there. Tailgating as well, so basically ill be drunk by noon screaming obscenities at the other team as if they could hear me from the back bleachers, then acting as if i had personally won after the game. Itll rock im sure.
Bryans ship is back in port, which is cool, cuz now i can talk to him on the phone. Though i think its been a year, at least, since we've spoken at all, and he leaves me a message "Hey retard pick up your damn phone" and that was it. If it was anyone else i dont know if i wouldve known who the hell it was.
Okay, just wanted to drop a little update and let everyone know im still alive. If i havnt talked to you recently, you should call me. Id call you but ive got 8 minutes left on my phone card, so until i get that new one im stranded. Hope everyones doing well, from those of you on the West Coast to those of you rockin the East. And of course all you splendid people smack in the middle.
Im off to Torts. My least favorite real class, but one of the better words ever. Especially in context of a threat, such as, "Jeffs headin toward a Tortin'". See how that just rolls of the tongue? Okay, im off.