the thin line between optimism and delusion…

Well, Leon and I just got back from the ATL, which was quite traumatic.  I can safely say that I will have nightmares for years involving the Georgia International Convention Center. 

Last night was fun.  I made some new friends and got to act stupid with some old friends.  But of course we were still all pretty stressed out – it takes a little while to decompress. 

So that is what Leon and I are doing now.  Laying on the couch.  Decompressing.  I’m sleepy.  I went to borders this afternoon, which was a great way to decompress for me.  I love bookstores.  love love love. 

Have you ever met Leon before?  His full name is Napoleon, but he likes to be called Leon.  The hateful bar examiners wouldn’t let him accompany me into the exam.  But he was there with me in spirit.  And y’all were there with me in spirit.  Which meant a lot.  YAWN.

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Hey Y’all!  I’m still in augusta – I have a dentist appointment on monday morning – so I’m going to be here until then – after which I’ll be heading back to athens!  Yay Classic City!  I haven’t been back to athens since I left almost an entire month ago. 

There are actually a lot of people in augusta right now – which is nice.  I went to lunch with Paige today – and we had a good catch up.  Hopefully we will have even more fun tonight when she gets off work and can come play outside in the bars. 

I have been playing with my parents tivo and running errands and watching netflix movies and eating my mom’s food and playing with my dogs.  It has been nice. Bella is a bad dog.  So it Bo.  Bad dogs.   I don’t want to go back to school.  But I am looking forward to getting back into a routine and acting like a normal person – i.e. not staying up until 4 in the morning playing quarters.  Law School Betsy and I were discussing the other day that a month long christmas break does not afford us enough structure – we become alcoholic space cadets if we aren’t careful. 

Our house is C-O-L-D!  I liked the 70 degree weather we were enjoying earlier in the week better than the cold – even though 70 degree weather in january is kind of creepy. 

OH! And I want to spread the word – I am now a verizon customer – so if you are on verizon leave me a comment so I can know that we are IN!  I’m really excited about my new cell phone and my new carrier – I just have to watch my text messaging and my out of network daytime chatting. 

Y’all should be really proud of me – I got my oil changed today – and I’m getting my teeth cleaned on monday – and I mailed my rent check in – I got my health insurance worked out – I mean – I’m acting almost like a fully functional adult. 

Now I just need to get a new drivers license.  I’m still such a child. 

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I know Christmas was yesterday, and I know I haven’t updated in FOREVER – and I’m really sorry about that. 

But I have been at home and I have had a lot of real people to hang out with that I never get to see, and I’ve been lazy and busy with baking and eating and drinking and shopping and sleeping. 

I have posted all of my Chile pictures – look at the bottom of the side bar and you can look at my Chile pictures and my pictures from Costa Rica this summer.  I’m thinking about posting some more picture albums – but I haven’t gotten around to it yet. 

I know I say this all the time – but I do have a lot of thoughts I want to put down on paper – and I’m hoping to get around to it soon.  I also need to start working out again.  All I’ve been doing is eating and drinking lately – which needs to change. 

I’m reading Life of Pi – which I’m really enjoying.  I love being in Augusta – the weather has been wonderful.  I think I am going to lay on the porch swing and read my book for a little while this afternoon. 

Emily and Jennifer left today – which is really sad.  Libby will be here for a few more days, which is nice. 

I still haven’t cemented my new year’s plans – but I’m definitely going to be at the Sugar Bowl. 

Okay, I think I’m going to go watch some primetime in the daytime. 

Kisses. 

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Have y’all heard about the pack of squirrels in Russia that killed and ate the big stray dog?

No?  GO HERE AND READ ABOUT IT. 

Be very afraid.  Seriously, there are a lot of squirrels on north campus, around the law school.  I’m sure there are enough of them that they could attack me.  But, I will say, there appear to be a lot of acorns and such, so I’ll probably be okay. 

Who knew that if the squirrels didn’t have enough pine cones they would eat a dog instead?

Did you even know that squirrels ran in packs?  I find this quite upsetting, as I have been bitten by a squirrel before.  Although, that was probably my own fault, since I did pick it up (I thought it was dead).  The real question is what the hell was I doing picking up a dead squirrel (my dog was chewing on it)?  I think I was around 12 at the time.  Regardless, it wasn’t dead when I picked it up, but it was dead once I slung it off my finger onto the asphalt.  Yep, that is right, I killed it. 

All I can tell you is that it was the LAST wild animal I ever picked up – dead or alive (excluding of course cooked game I guess). 

Jennifer said it could be worse – the headline could say – "Flock of Seagulls Attacks Female Law Student."

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From Christy the Colonel:  Dance Offs are Dangerous.

From Scott who is trying to start a gas panic again:  Rita Could Equal $5. 
(also see: this and this.  Oh yeah, and this). 

From my gmail:  In India You May Not Kiss the Bride. 

YAWN.  I am so happy today is over.  I love Thursdays. 

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    I woke up Saturday morning and I felt awful.  And I mean awful.  I attributed this to having drank too many beers friday night.  But I had to get out of bed, at least long enough to climb into bed with Katie so we could buy Dolly Parton tickets.  She is coming to birmingham, and Katie moved to birmingham yesterday and abandoned me, but at least we get to go see Dolly.  I really, really, really love Dolly.  She is awesome and my hero since I was 4 years old. 
    So I get out of bed, and I feel terrible.  Katie and I decide that maybe we should eat something and we might feel better.  We go to zaxby’s, and it was miserable, because zaxby’s is really close to our house, and my car didn’t really have time to cool off before we got there, and my car has a hard time cooling off when it is sitting still, and the sun was beating down on us, and we thought we were going to die.  Once we get our big drinks and our chicken finger plates, we drive home, sweating. 
    As it turns out, I actually felt too bad to eat my zaxby’s.  Anyone that knows me very well, knows that my illness was very serious if I couldn’t even choke down some zaxby’s.  I couldn’t eat anything.  Watching people on tv eat anything even grosses me out.  So I start really thinking about how much I drank last night.  And I realize that there is no way that I drank enough to feel as bad as I am feeling, in addition, I don’t have a headache, or any real symptoms, I just feel like I am going to die.  Plus, my supposed hang over is getting worse, not better. 
    Turns out I have a fever.  When I finally checked it late in the day, it was over 101 degrees.  I haven’t had a fever in years.  Let me tell you, having a fever is no joke, it really puts you out of commission.  It was all I could do to climb back up the steps and get into bed.  I didn’t go back downstairs until sunday afternoon, and then only briefly before getting back into bed. 
    Luckily, my parents were in town, and Katie was packing, so they both took good care of me.   Of course, my mom comes three steps into my room and says, I’m not going to get any closer, because I don’t want whatever you have.  I was like, thanks mom, that is so loving of you.  But she did bring me chicken noodle soup, which really is just feel good food.  I couldn’t eat it until sunday afternoon, but it did make me feel better. 
    Mama also rented me a season of CSI, which I haven’t ever really watched, but I enjoyed it.  And I got a lot of sleep, and I am feeling much better today, which is good, because I was going to lose it if I had to lay in bed anymore.  I was getting quite bored. 

I think a lot of people are getting sick right now.  Anyone else not feeling well?  Anyone?  Anyone?

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Everyone is very fired up today. It is exciting, as I have said before, I love people that are passionate. But I’m not that passionate about this. (shhhhh, don’t tell anyone, I might get jumped in the law library). Don’t worry, I took a couple of hours out of my life and the lives of a couple of complying friends to drive to Augusta and participate in early voting. I kinda wish I was registered in Athens, because they seem to have a lot more things to vote for. Augusta didn’t have that many, and about half of the people I voted for didn’t have anyone running against them. The only big thing in Augusta was the SPLOST part of the ballot. Another reason I need to get registered in Athens is because I don’t know what is going on in Augusta. I voted against SPLOST because my good friend’s parents had VOTE NO TO SPLOST! all over their yard and I noticed it on the way to the poll (that and the fact that I didn’t think they should turn regency mall into a sports complex, we barely use the civic center as it is).

I know it is amazing that I am discussing local politics when I should have lots to say about the presidential election just like everyone else. But, in my opinion, there is no way to know what will happen either way. I’m not educated in political science enough to make intelligent comments about the possible ramifications of the decision, either way. I am glad that people care, I do think it is important. I like being around people with strong views, both sides. And I have certain strong views. But I can’t say that either candidate shares all, or even most of my strong views. Don’t worry, I voted, but I didn’t enjoy it.

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I didn’t watch a lot of the debate. I wasn’t in the mood, I was actually in a bad mood and watching a debate was not going to make it better. But I did flip to it a couple of times while watching One Tree Hill (which is not a good show, but I like it), and reruns of Sex and the City. The one thing I did get out of the debate was that John Edwards was straight up rude to Dick Cheney. I hate politics, and before last night I did not have strong feelings about Cheney or Edwards. I have actually always liked both of them, if I thought about (which I normally didn’t). But they both seem to have cool families. I know very little about Edwards, but I have heard great things about his daughter from friends of mine who know her, and I think this is a strong plus for him.

After watching the debate last night, I changed my mind. Edwards acted like a jerk. I feel bad for his daughter. You know he talks to his family like that when it strikes him. My dad and I would have it out. Anyone that could treat a colleague the way that Edwards treated Cheney is not a nice guy. I couldn’t even listen to Edwards well spoken arguments because he spent so much time trying to rub what he was saying in Cheney’s face. Cheney spoke to the camera and the nation, Edwards spoke AT Cheney. I mean, common courtesy is all I ask. I know that I am little idealistic, but I think that regardless of who you are, you need to have some manners. I wanted to think more of Edwards than that. I hate politics.

I met Justice Scalia this summer on my study abroad program. I was introduced to him by the head of the program at the breakfast table. Scalia had finished eating and was sitting around drinking coffee with his wife and the other teachers, enjoying the Aegean Sea. The head of the program stood up and gave me a hug, and introduced me to Scalia. I am standing next to the table. Scalia turns to me and shakes me hand, but does not budge out of his chair. I’m sorry, but I was offended. I was the only person he was being introduced to, it was a private setting, and he wasn’t being harassed. And he was being paid to be there. By me and my friends. I think I can count on one hand the number of times I have been introduced to a man sitting at a table who did not stand up. He should have stood up when I approached the table. But I don’t expect that. All I would expect is that a grown, cultured, intelligent man would have the manners to stand up and meet a young women that is studying his profession. He wouldn’t have even had to stand all the way up, he could have just done that half stand up thing. It would be different if he was in the middle of a eating (even though most men I know would have still stood up), or if he was doing something important, but he wasn’t. Especially for being so conservative, I would have expected him to at least have manners. But as my brother says, maybe I expect too much out of people. Maybe not.

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